The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-24
BOSSES Hif IN NEW JERSEY
PRIMARY ELECTIONS GIVE
THEM SMALL SATISFA0TION.
suockss Of Colby RssaFded Is q Personal
ffiumph-Pref, tsFtiBes OF Passaic
likely to he Speaker Of Assembly u
n Goes Republican. N fSpocted.

likely to he Speaker Of Assembly u
n Goes Republican. ~ HSpocted.
TaixroS. Sept. as.@PoHtical leaders Of
both parties In New Jersey found much
10 occupy their attention to-day In trying
to figure out the probable effects OF the
direct primary system of making nomina-
lions. which was tried for the first time
yesterday. The results on the whole were
not entirely satisfactory to the manipulate
ors of political machines. Although the
organizatiowhSsasa for the most part
mlccessful III controlling the nominations
there were sdahG HohSbld exceptions that
rive promise OF o~verthrowing boss rule
In SEVERAL counties.
Tho new system was productive OF 90
many,oomplioations,thatit 10 not entirely
satisfactory to many of its forner advo-
Gates who have learned by the experience
Of Yesterday that it ,is quite as possible
to thwart O popular choice Of candidates
by injecting local fayorites into a contest
as under the old fashioned boss regime.
The direct primary contests were en-
tirely within the counties. there being no
general State issue-at stake, except such
as may be said to have been raised be-
tween the New Idea Republicans and the
regular organization men and by the in
lection Of the liquor question into many
Of the local contests.
The victory achieved by Senator Colby
In securing a denomination in Essex county
IL regarded here as a tribute TO the per-
sonality Of Mr.. Colby rather than an
unqualified Endorsement Of the move
ment which he leads. This In deduoed
from the fact that he ran well ahead Of
the New Idea Ass emily candidates OF
his party. while in the adjoining county
of Hudson the new idea candidates were
completely routed and In the peighboring
counties OF Bergen and Passaic they were
also worsted, The reelection OF Senator
Colby over his Democratic opponent Is
regarded In Republican circles here "a a
foregons conclusion,
The Democratic machine In Essex also
received a Jolt by the nomination for
Sheriff Of William Harrigan, IN old time
Assenbiyman Of Newark. who was not
generally regarded, m serfousiy In the
running. Harrigan will be pitted against
William FellowSs Morgan, a New Idea
Republican. who has promised to carry
out the policies Of Sheriff Frank H. Som
mer. This will bring the liquor question
as Involved In the Bishops law promi-
nently before the voters Of the county.
n In the Assembly fight In Passaic the
denomination OF Prof. John D. Prince Of
Columbia University will probably mean
his sSleotion az Speaker OF the next
House in the event OF his election and that
of a Republican House, both OF which
- I---I-l a. I,nAlt Aarfafn DrNf
Prince would have been the Speaker this
into by some OF the State leaders.
An analysis Of the results OF the scores
CT local fights throughout the State has
not proved particularly encouraging to
the Advocates Of local option; In the
city u Elizabeth Gen. n T. Collins
crats Tor Mayor. In Mercer Philip Freu-
dermacher. consulting, manager Of a
brewery, was nominated by the Repubh-
cans Tor Sheriff in the face Of public pro-
tests from the pulpit. With three other
fandiSs ~ ~ sns ser, xots P1,'oa atia %Sio
county .thcs only serious contest resulted
in the h6fhflationlof a Councilman backed
by tho Higher influences.
OtHAas ecunttes lof south Jersey which
nave bSSrs the hene Of local option In the
State 3fsflsis DO stand by the candidates
Wuo A1oc upolatou't~ WV ptP -
prohihAaetsid This was p~oticeably true In
Burlington. where tbs Republican local
option aapdidates for the Assembly were
routed And Ia Gloucester. whore Assem-,
blymsn, William, q, Cattel. an avowed
} candidsts Of local option, was beaten In
his hehf Tor The. Republican nomination
for5SsAhE9&, by George W. ?. Gaunt. The
.atter was the candidate OF Representa-
tive HpnfyoC Loudenslager, who was
oeateii 81 ohip attempts 60 make other
county ~hbmihatfops by the faction headed
By Stape SENATOR Boyd Avis. ,
The CohKress fights were not involved
in tho ddirett primaries, but the election
Of delegates will mean tho denomination
OF mcekiof the present Representatives
with htsle az no opposition. Those who
IRE tsus dpfaetioauy sure Of denomination
n 'nclude, REPRESENTATIVE L~oudenslager Of
AoysH off Rs Third, Wood Of the Fourth.
Fowler Of the Fifth. Hughes OF b Sixth,
Parker OF the Seventh n Hamiil OF the
Tenth. IN these are Republicans but
Hugies and Hamill. In the Eighth dis
trict CORNER, Representative William H.
Wiley wia probably be nominated by the
Ensbps Kinkead 10 the slated nominee
Of the :Defhoerats IN the Tenth district
and Joseph Kean, Jr., Of Jersey City Ia
likely % be his Republican opponent.
ThefB care several candidates In the
field sof the Republican nomination In
the Gfxfhii dietfiot, which is likely to 60
to Bergen county.
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