New-York tribune., 1907-11-06
NEW JERSEY CLOSE.
Com pIete Returns Nag Shoe Forts
Election.

The result OF the election in New Jersey was
still in doubt at 2 o'clock this morning. Both
sides say they have elected their candidates.
The early reports indicated a plurality for
Frank s Katzenbach. 5r. Democratic candidate
for Governor, but later returns show John
Franklin Fert. Republican candidate. making
gains The Democratic State Committee claims
Katzenbachs election, but Judge Fort does not
concede this and says the result is close
At 3 o'clock this morning ex-Justice Fort,
speaking with The Tribune over the telephone.
said he had carried the state by 5000 and Essex
County by 14oO.
The Republican State Committee at 10 o'clock
claimed that the Republicans had carried the
state by from 5000 TO 10000. The Democratic
state Committee claimed that Katzenbach had
carried Trenton by 15O0. Senator shinn of
Ocean. vas defeated by William J. Harrison.
Republican.
The earliest reports from counties that
Bergen had gone Republican by 1900 and that
while Senator wakelee ran behind his ticket the
other Republican candidates ran in form. Mr.
Fort carried Hackensack by "a votes
Burlington reported that the Republican
didate viii be elected by over 1000 majority.
Returns seem to indicate that the proposition to
abolish the Board Of Freeholders for a county
commission failed
Union County. the home of United States
Senator John Kean. has been carried by the Re-
publcans by 800. This county gave Stokes. Re-
publican. in 1904, plurality of 4.273.
At 9:15 O'Clock an Associated Press bulletin
said that Warren County showed gains over its
usual Democratic returns and that returns from
Monmouth were favorable to the Democrats
Indications in Jersey City at 9:35 o'clock were
that Mayor Pagan had been beaten for re-elec-
ton by II. Otto Wittpenn by little more than
400 The ID Ward gave Wittpenn LILO
plurality. Pagan lost IT two years ago by 377.
Pagan carried his own district the 18th Of the
9th Ward, two years ago by %. His plurality
yesterday only 5. a loss of 80. The entire
Democratic city ticket has been elected there.
The state committee claimed Hudson County by
AaotJ for Katzenbach. Hudson gave Black a
plurality Of 1854 in 1904 The Republican
etate Committee conceded Hudson County to
The Democrats with the exception Of Bayonne
which city went Republican by more than 100
arlington, Harrison and Kearney and East
-'V"dIh were carried by KatZenbach by a
plurality Of 81
Essex County early claimed by the Demo-
Gratis by 1000. In 1904 Essex went Republican
Tor Stokes by 1898. Last year it went Demo-
cratic for Assemblymen by CLIO
Ex-Justice Forts home town, East Orange
was carried by the Republicans by 2,4OO, the
normal Republican plurality there being 1000
Aontclair which is usually Republican by 1000
went for Fort by 600
Camden County leaders claim that Mr.. Fort
has carried the county by 5000. Camden gave
Stokes in 1904 1906
Atlantic County reported early clean sweep
OF the state ticket for Fort by about less than
1000 The normal majority is about 1900 At
lantic gave Stokes in 1904 plurality of 1922
Middesex fell behind in it's usual Democratic
vote and gave Katzenbach only small ma
3ority Metuchen IS Democratic
Gloucester was reported to have given Katzen-
bach a majority Of about 300. This county in
1904 gave,a RepublicaI> plurality of l. 465
Newark probably went Democratic by 5000
or ZOO
Monmouth went Democratic by 300 TO / 100
Tor Katzenbach The entire Democratic ticket
won In 1904 Monmouth gave Stokes 1202
plurality The city OF Long Branch went Demo-
cratic by 300
Cape May gives Fort about ZOO majority in
Inc county. The city of Cape May elected a.
Democratic Mayor.
Mercer County was carried by Fort by be-
tween l.20o ard 150o. This is Katzenbach's
home county.
Salem County has g!gen Fort about 300 plural
ny Stokes had 7Is plurality.
Warren County gives Katzenbach 1000 Black
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