New-York tribune., 1906-11-08
DRYDEN'S CLOSE SHAVE
BIG DEMOCRATIC GAINS.
Ns7u Jersey Legislature on joint
Ballot Ba7elg RepubRcag.


The corrected returns Of Tuesdays election in
Ssw Je-ser show that the Democrats came nssr
being able % elect 6 United States Senator next
winter. For the first time IN twelve years ths
Assembly IS Democratic but tho Democratic
majority a the lower house is only two votes.
which Is more than offset by the Republican
majority Of nine 81 the Senate.
A Republican United States Senator VIII be
elected by the NEXT Legislature but Il Is by no
means certain that Senator John F. Dryden VII
be reelected. There IS much opposition 20 Sem
stor Drydens reelection and the fact that the
majority OF the Republican members OF the new
Legislature come from South Jersey, which has
no representative IN the United States Senate
may mean that Governor Stokes VIII be ths
choice Of the Republicans
The Republican majority on joint ballot is
seven. but II Senator Drydsn's name were
brought before the CAUCUS this majority would
be reduced. as Senator Colby, Of Essex. and AS
seublyman Fake of Bergen. have announced
that under circumstance would they vote for
Senator Dryden. and 81 IL thought that they
raght be able 20 bring Eve or SIX Of the legtsla-
tore % think they 90. The loss Of his hons
ccunty aiso unravorGbly Affects Mr Drydsn's
nhaaoes.
Senator Drycen- however, has announced his
frrsntton Of keeping in the race. Mr.. Dryden
cans of the state al the recent primaries. and
tses reason why g Republican legislature
Ehouic not re-eleot htrn. even II he has lost his
Eone county.
Senator Dryden made the following statement
shall continue as The candidate OF the Repub-
ccsn party for election United States Sem
stor. As the Republicans VIII have a clear ma
sority on Joint ballot expect 10 receive their
support, and secure my reelection. Before
The primaries there were two candidates before
members of rhe party as their candidate for
Senator. These candidates were George l. REQ
ord and myself The decision at the primaries,
made by the Republican voters OF the state at
large, was by large majority IN my favor.
wes, therefore, made the candidate Of the en-
tire party !n the state and, having become such,
consider u my duty 70 my party 70 continue 20
be the candidate. ana the only candidate. as
shere is only one Senator 70 be elected. II Is
tor that reason that am confident Of the sup
porr of the Republicans IN the Legislature.
The Democratic gains ia the Assembly were in
Hudson, Essex and PRssaic counties the three
largest counties IN the state. The Bishops law
had much 10 DO with Democratic success n these
counties. where there is q large foreign popula-
ton Discussions IN the Republican party did
not help any.
In Essex. Senator Dryder's home county, the
Democrats swept everything The Assembly
plurality was 8 700 They elected q Democratic
Mayor IN Newark by more than u O00 and &
end left Major Lentz without any patronage
with which 70 continue HIS fight for the Repub-
lcan leadership. The Independent Citizens
ticket which favored the Bishops law, had
much 70 DO with Republican defeat The AS
sembly candidates poled about 10000 votes IN
the county.
The worst Republican defeat of all was IN
Hudson. where the Democratic county ticket
was elected by e plurality Of more than 10000.
LAST year John Kaiser. Republican, was elected
Sheriff by 5000 Jersey City last year gave
Mayor Fagan $500 plurality, but H Otto Witt
pen, Democratic candidate for County Super
visor had a plurality Of 1900 in Jersey City
on Tuesday.
n Passaio County the liquor question was the
main issue. and the Democrats carried the
ticket for Senator and Assemblyren through by
pledgtng 20 work for the repeal of the Bishops
law.
The other -ounties throughout the state. with
the excepuo Of Hunterdon. Sussex and Warren.
which are normally Democratic returned Re
pubicans 20 the Assembly, but by reduced ma
soTltfes.
The Democrats gained two Senators in Tues
days election. Jonn Iinchlife defeated Wood
Mckee, candidate fov reelection in Passaic
County ana George s. sizer won from W. H. c.
Jackson, who was also q candidate for re-elec-
1ion, IN 1lddlesex by q little more than one
hundred votes
Samuel x. Robbins who was the Speaker Of
the last Assembly, vas elected Senator On the
Republican ticket IN Burlington County Ran
ooph Perkins, Republican leader IN the last
Assembly, was reelected from Union County. |
sHe IS now spoken q as candidate for Speaker
OF the new assembly
The Democrats gained three Congress seats IN |
New Jersey Nine Republicans and one Demo- |
crat represented the state in The last Congress.
f,fTH- -f-e raT- 80
-four Democrats
The seats gained by the Democrats we're In the |
9th District where William Hughes defeated |
George Z Burke; IN the sIh District. where |
ae Gage Pratt defeated Henry J. Gottlob ana IN |
the 9th District, n which Eugene W. Leake de- |
feated Charles z. Pickett IN the 7th District |
r Wayne Parker pulled through by the narrow |