Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-03
Republicans Claim State Will
Go 10000 Plurality.
LABOR VOTE CHIEF FACTOR
Bryan Forces Predict Plurality Of
1900.
HEAVIEST VOTE IN YEARS
Gov. Fort Feels Assured of Repub-
ican Victory-Expects 100000
Party Ballots Cast.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
TRENTON. n. J., November 3.-New
Jersey. according to the most reliable
estimates, will give Taft about 10000
plurality. Republican leaders are claim
ing the state by anywhere from $4,000
to $4,000. and the democrats are hop
ing for plurality of from 1900 to
1000 for Bryan. The unknown guam
tity in New Jersey is the labor vote.
and the leaders OF the labor men are
for the most part saying nothing.
In the congressional contest the dem
ocrats assert they will retain their
present numbers of representatives-that
is. four members of the delegation
of ten. The republicans concede them
only one
The Newark Sunday Call published
Sunday its annual canvass of state po-
l1tical sentiment, giving Taft a plural
ity of 1850 in New Jersey, the fore
cast giving Taft 12.OOO in Essex coun-
ty, of which Newark is the capital and
largest city.
The trend of events in the past week
has been such that Gov Fort feels as
sured that Taft will carry New Jersey by
no less than $4,000 plurality.
Gov. Forts Estimates.
In expressing his views this afternoon
he said: ION the question of the presi-
dency I believe that 100000 votes will be
cast for Mr.. Taft, and 1 also believe that
Mr.. Bryan's vote will not exceed, if il
equals. the vote cast for Mr.. Katzenbach,
who received last year the largest vote
ever cast for democrat for President or
governor in this state, and his vote was
$4,000. This would give the state 10
the republicans by $1,000 majority. This
may be little large, but I doubt if the
returns RI no fnr
large.
THE registry in the state is very heavy
and the vote will be heavy, and l am
confident that we will poll 10000 repub-
iican votes in this election. This will only
be 10000 votes in excess of the repub-
lican vote for Mckinley in 1900, and that
year the state gave Mckinley $1,000 re-
publican plurality
United States Senator's Prediction.
United States Senator John Kean says
New Jersey will give Taft a plurality OF
at least 5000 United States Senator
Frank o. Briggs this morning predicted
the election of Taft and of a republican
House. He said that while the majorities
in some of the states would be somewhat
smaller than Roosevelt received four years
ago there was no doubt as to republican
success. Former Gov. Franklin Murphy,
chairman of the republican state com
Hilttee, feels the same as Senator Briggs
as to republican success. He said: Ike
ports that have reached me during the
day convince ME that the estimate of Mr.
IaftS plurality which l gave out on
Saturday was entirely too conservative
In several counties careful canvasses OF
the voters have been made, and the re-
ports of these were not made until last
night.
Murphy Predicts Taft Victory.
'All indicate that New Jersey will be
safely republican for the presidential
and vice presidential candidates, and we
will have legislature next year with
an overwhelming republican majority"
1t has been a busy campaign, and
everybody has worked hard. 1 feel that
the efforts have told and am confident vi
the outcome. AS a member of the ma
tional committee 1 am informed that there
is not question but that Taft will be
President-elect twenty-four hours hence -
During the day / have heard from
every county in the state,' said Chairman
James r. Nugent of the state democratic
committee, last night.
Il never have felt so confident of a vic
tory for the democratic party as l do at
this moment.
New Jersey has never been so reused
by the national candidates Of the demo-
cracy. l have no reason to change my
view as to the outcome.
Our electors will have a plurality, as
we figure it at headquarters, of about
1000 to 2O.OOO.''