The Washington times., 1908-09-28
Political Destiny of Necu Jersey Rests With One
Who Has But Single Voice in tie State Senate
Proves a Mystery TO Coun-
try, But Still Is in the
Ascendency.
Internal War Affects Ma
tional Ticket in Home
of the Octopus.

They nosed into things in most irreg-
ular fashion, and got twenty-five cleo
ton officials indicted for stufing ballot
boxes.
Cases Pending.
The cases against mofc Of these are
stin pending, a demurrer having gone TO
the supreme court During the trial Of
one OF these cases, in the lover court,
it was freely charged that the prose-
cutor was not trying 10 bring out The
evidence or 10 secure conviction.
The situation became so raGa that
George Record finally rose IN the court
room, not being in any way connected
with the case. addressed the Judge, and
dramatically charged that the prose-
cutting attorney was not trying to win,
but rather 70 lose his cases.
While Colby was gaining hts Sena-
torial nomination, Record ran for the
Congressional nomination and was bad
ly beaten So there IS thOrOughgofng
soreness all round. Last fan IN Jersey
City, Pagan was beaten by the machine.
which threw the place &c a Democrat
rather than let him in His followers
likewise are ready TO knife anything in
sight.
One more interesting aspect Of Jersey
politics. Theodore Roosevelt probably
IS weaker n friends and influence in
New Jersey than IN any other State in
the Union. SO IS William Jennings Bry-
an. Why? Because IN the official home
OF the octopus constant educational
propaganda has been al work 10 poison
the mind Of the public against such
troublesome persons. Most OF the Jer-
sey press-thts shouldn't be alluded 10.
however, IN Cath. nor mentioned II you
happen 70 be invited out 10 tea in As
kelon-is under influence Of the inter
ests-
Two Are Independent.
Essex and Hudson counties are more
independent, simply because they are
so close to New York, and so largely
inhabited by New York people, that the
New York newspapers have the chief
circulation. and nearly all Of them have
for years been fighting the Jersey ma
chine But all the old bOsses-Drycen,
Kean, McCarter, Dave Baird. sam DICK
iusOn. Dan voorhees,, ana the rest OF
them-are haters Of Roosevelt, just as
ex-senator Smith and the Democratic
bosses have 10 use for Bryan.
There Is one shining exception 70 the
rule OF Interest control OF the press
This IS the Newark News, which has
long been CALAMITY fighting for better
things IN Jersey
There is a great element Of Jersey Re
publlcans VINO believe reform must be
secured, even II II involve retiring the
Republican party from power IN the
State.
Strength of Sentiment.
How strong this sentiment is may
be gained from the tact that at the
last gubernatOrial 1Icction the Repub-
!lcans had only about 100 majority for
Fort. while their gIEernatorial majority
three years earlier had been 5000. And
the fight was entirely on State issues
Nobody can cell how far these local
conf IicatiOns viii affect the national
result this year. New Jersey IS nor
mally q decidedly Republican State, and
It probr.bly Will 90 for Taft by ma
jOrity 20 big as 10 satisfy his most en-
thuslastic campaign manager. But in
local affairs Jersey IS due for some big
times IN the next, few years.
This man Colby IS headed toward the
Senate or the governors chair. II he
keePs HIS head and doesn't make any
bad mistakes. The days OF unQUestiOn-
ed machine rule are ended.