The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-05
LEWIS BOOM FOR
GOvERNORsH|P IS
GAINING GROUND
Republican Leaders Admit Pas
sale Victory Strengthens
His Candidacy.

Especial to til. Newark star.l


TRENTON, Nov. 5.-Vivian M. Lewis.
of Paterson, State commissioner of
banking and insurance. is one of the
biggest, II not tine biggest man, in his
party today, to Judge by the comments
of Republican leaders who are congrat-
ulating one another on the Republican
victories throughout the State. Lewis,
by electing his candidate, John D.
Prince. speaker of this year House.
to the Senate from Passaic county, over
John Hinchliffe. the Democratic can
dida .e, hitherto unbeatable. proved
ninse If a party power that neither fac
lion can afford to overlook.
Passaic always has been more than
doubtful quantity SO far as the sena-
torial situation is concerned. While the
Republicans were able to feel fairly
certain of favorable Assembly dele
CATION from that section. Hinchliffe's s
strength was such that defeat for their
senatorial candidate seemed almost
certain. Lewis overcame that difficulty
In the recent election.
Commissioner Lewis has long been a
possibility as gubernatorial candidate
In 1907, at the State convention which
nominated Governor Fort. he had a
strong following and could have Won
more votes. But his friends believed
the time was not yet ripe for his can
didacy. His victory In Passaic bears
out the contention now made by those
friends that in 1910 the party will be
unable to find a man better qualified
than Lewis to bear the Republican
standard.
Lewis was one of group which met
to exchange congratulations here yes
terday. Secretary of State Samuel D.
Dickinson, reestablished boss OF Eud-
son county. was another. He discussed
quite pleasantly the defeat of Mark NJ.
Pagan, the Progressive candidate Tor
Mayor Of Jersey City.
Essex county came in for Its snare
of praise for cinching a Republican
house in the next Assembly. Winton
G.. Garrison, treasurer Of the state Re
publican committee, was felicitated FOR
his part in the Essex results and as
sured his listeners that the house dele
CATION could be counted on as adding
strength to the majority. State AS
SCISSOR David Baird, under whose lead
ership Camden county gave its Gus
tomary Republican majority, was also
very much in evidence and appeared
to be in the best of humor over the
result
Even at this early date the possible
tiles and probabilities of the speaker
ship and floor leadership of the House
are being discussed. 1t is felt that If
North Jersey is able to effect COM
bination Essex should get the speaker
ship or il not that, the leadership.
Several North Jersey counties have
formed the habit of combining with
South Jersey. however, which makes
it doubtful whether Essex will be able
to dictate. 4
A movement has been started to
make Senator Edmund w. Wakelee, Of
Bergen, leader in the Senate, and 1t Is
thought that the combination may be
made to put a similar combination
through in the house.
Among those mentioned as in line
for high honors as a result of Tues
days election was former Governor
Franklin Murphy. Of Newark. chairman
of the State Republican Committee. 1t
is felt that his, chances of winning the
United States senatorship are vastly
improved, the defeat of the Republican
party in Middlesex being construed as
blow to the hopes Of Senator John
Kean, who looked for support from
that quarter.
The vote will be canvassed by a sena-
torial committee within short time,
and 1t will show that there were more
Republican ballots by something like
25, 900 than Democratic cast on Tuesday.