The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-03
Win Four Extra Votes
on Joint Ballot in
Legislature.
REPUBLICANS AGAIN HAVE
CONTROL OF BOTH HOUSES
Essex Swings Assembly to g. O.
P. and Leaders Will Claim
Rewards.


AS a result Of the election in this
State Yesterday, the Republicans re-
tained complete control of the Legisla-
ture The next Senate will be made
UP of fifteen Republicans, gain of
two, and six Democrats, loss to the
minority OF two. The House or As
sembly of the 1s4th session will have a
Democratic minority four stronger than
that of the outgoing House, the in
coming lower branch standing forty
one Republicans to nineteen Demo-
Gratis. The election Of the Republican
Assembly ticket in Essex saved the
House to the party in power. Had
the Democrats won here, the House
would have been political tie. On
joint ballot the Republicans will have
a majority Of thirty-one. Last win
ter the Republican majority on joint
ballot was thirty-fve.
Six of the eight senators elected yes
to-day will have a vote for the next
United States senator chosen in New
Jersey, the successor to John Kean, to
be elected in 1911. The other two SEN
ators were chosen to fill vacancies and
their terms will expire in January, 1911,
Edward x. Mills, to succeed Thomas
j. Hillerg, resigned, in Morris county.
and Captain Thomas J. Mathis, to sue
ceed the late Senator William J. Har-
rison. in Ocean. Their successors must
be elected next year for a full term.
Essex county will present claims for
the House speakership, in all probability,
and If the speakership goes to south
5ersey then Essex will ask for the ma
Jority leadership, presenting as mate
rial from which. to choose such men as
ssemblyinan-elect Duane e. Minard.
of East Orange. Harold Al. Miller, of
Belleville; Coleman Z. Kissam, of Or
ange. and Robert S. lTerhune, of the
Eighth ward, the lawyer members of
the delegation, not but that the laymen
also measure up to standards for high
place in the House.
The Senate will organize with Sem
ator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, of Som
erset county, this years president,
again at the helm. 1t is probable that
senator Ernest r. Ackerman, of Union.
Will retire as majority leader. He is
not altogether acceptable to the Repub-
lican party managers, who favor Sen
ator Edmund w. Wakelee, of Bergen,
as the guide for the majoritys foot
steps IN Legislative matters.
Passaic county was the hottest battle
ground in the State. Nowhere did
nlightier forces, more evenly matched,
meet in combat than there. Senator
John Hinchliffe, ,Paterson's idol, man
never beaten for any public Office in
more than two-score years of an active
political career, was opposed by Speak
er of the House John d. Prince, of
Ringwood. Republican choice for SEN
ato-. DR.. Prince won by a slim mar
gin. The fact that he won at all is
considered remarkable achievement
Middlesex county saw the complete
overthrow of the Republican party and
its candidates, a return to the stand
ard of Democracy that for years was
supreme there in the days of Miles Ross
and "Benny" Price. Senator George
S. Silzer, renominated by the Demo-
Gratis, led the party to victory, the AS
sembly ticket and the county clerk
nominee keeping right in the forefront.
Former Senator w. H. c. Jackson,
: the man Silzer vanquished three years
ago, who was the Republican nominee
for county clerk, was beaten badly. by
bernard NJ Cannon. The Board of
Freeholders and the city government In
New Brunswick were swept for the
Democrats
Silzer won over Judge E. w. Hicks by
a plurality. of 1.750. Three years ago
lie defeated Jackson by 106. Cannon
defeated Jackson yesterday for county
clerk by 1900. DR.. w. L. Ramsay, for
lner Assemblyman, and his associates
on the Assembly ticket in Middlesex.
John " L. Booraenl, and Edward Burt,
will average pluralities of more than
1000 over their Republican opponents.
While the Democrats gain control of
the New Brunswick Common Council,
the corrected returns give Morrison,
Republican. 103 plurality for Mayor
over Applegate, Democrat.
Evan G. Slaughter, Democratic nomi-
nee for Senator in Cape May county,
was unable to overcome the normal Re-
publican majority there, and Senator
Robert E. Hand was reelected by safe
margin. His cousin, Christopher s.
Hand, was elected to represent Cape
May in the House.
Assemblyman Griffith w. Lewis, of
Burlington county. majority leader in
the House last winter. won for Senator
in walk. as had been expected. He
will succeed Samuel K. Robbins who
was appointed clerk In chancery at the
close of the last session by Governor
Fort.
The Shinn forces won out in Ocean In
the election of Captain Thomas A.
Mathis, Republican. to the Senate, to
succeed the late Senator Harrison. He
defeated Peter V. Hoyt, Democrat by
a very comfortable margin. Assembly
man Benjamin H. Crosby was reelected
easily. He is a Fort man.
The Democratic organization under
Pidcock, in Hunterdon county, gave
loyal support to Senator William c.
Gebhardt, despite the stories of alleged
lack of harmony there, and the result
was victory by about 1,100 for the sem
ator over his Republican rival. DIR.