Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-03
Democrat Leaders Expect
Larger Hajorities
Than in 1907.
Widest ENTHUSIASM
MARKS TWO MEETINGS
Long Branch and Red Bank
Crowds Hear Candidates
Convincing Logic.
[rrom . star CORRESPONDENT. !

LONG BRANCH, Oct. 3.Woodrow
Wilson got fairly started in his Swing
around the circle" Saturday when he
swept through Monmouth county, adj
dressing audiences that taxed the
seating capacity of the largest halls
at Red Bank and Long Branch.
He was greeted with extraordinary
enthusiasm. and the shore section cer-
tainly liked Wilson and applauded with
widest enthusiasm both his appear
ance and addresses.
His reception was of the character
that presages sweeping victory in
November and all the leaders with
whom the STAR correspondent
talked were confident that the 1,400
majority that Monmouth gave Katzen-
bach in 1907 will be much larger this
fall as hundreds of independent Re-
publicans have expressed their senti-
ments to their friends and expect TO
vote for Wilson.
At the afternoon meeting at Red
Bank every clergyman In the town
was at the meeting, according to state
ments made to the STAR representa-
tive by an old Princeton graduate, one
of the leading lawyers of the county.
AT the Red Bank gathering college
fraternity loyalty for the first time
showed itself, for Candidate Wilson
was enthusiastically greeted by sew
eral members of the Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity's Alpha chapter to which
| Woodrow Wilson belonged when a
student at the University of Virginia.
at Charlottesville. Va.
! CIergymen Attend Meetings.
The Long Branch demonstration re-
peated the same conditions, a number
of the clergy being present. Both
meetings found scores of women in
the cheering throngs. In Long Branch
not only wives accompanied their
husbands and women with their wom-
en- friends were present. but many
young men brought their sweethearts
to hear Wilson. That many first votes
will be cast for the Democratic ticket
is altogether probable.
Saturday was Democratic day in the
bustling little city of Red Bank, and
expressions of great confidence in the
results of the election were heard on
every side. Several hundred delegates
from all sections of the Third con-
gressional district, which embraceS.
Middlesex, Monmouth and Oo&N
counties, arrived at Red Bank during
the forenoon to participate in their
congressional convention
Leaders from the different counties
predicted a vote for Woodrow Wilson
that VIII be the greatest surprise to the
Republican leaders of the State. In
every town and village Wilson voters
are being enrolled from among the
Independent ranks.
Middlesex leaders are confident that
Wilson will get a good majority in
that county. while Ocean county Demo-
Gratis state the normal Republican
majority of that Republican fortress
will be greatly reduced.
Middlesex. which sent Democratic
Assemblymen to the last Legislature.
Eexpects to do the same while in Mon
mouth the Democratic leaders believe
this will be a great Democratic year
and that their Assembly candidates
will be elected.
Ocean County Democratic.
Ocean Democrats have nominated
Low. of Toms River, for State SEN
ator, and Harry e. Newman, of Lake.
wood for Assembly, and in the exist
ing factional strife in that county.
which has greatly affected party spirit,
no one would want to risk his repu-
tation on what election day may pro-
duce
Congressman Benjamin f. Howell.
| NH, haa,1 rauon1iuatad for fha
ninth consecutive term by the Repub-
leans, is a recognized stand-patter at
Washington and a consistent sup
porter of Cannon and Cannonism. The
Democrats think they have picked a
strong opponent in Mayor Thomas j.
Scully. OF South Amboy, who was
elected to his present office by tho,
largest majority ever given to any can
didate for that position.
He received all the 241 delegates of
the convention and later received the
most emphatic Endorsement by Wood
! row Wilson, who urged the voters of
the district to turn in and elect their
nominee. In fact, Wilson said he want
ed to see all his running mates for
Congress and Assembly elected. and
believed they would be.
At O'Clock the congressional dele
gates. preceded by band, marched
from the Town Hall to the Frick
Lyceum to hear Woodrow Wilson.
! This building is very excellent one
for town the size of Red Bank and
has a seating capacity of about 1,5oo
, persons 1t was filled to the limit.
There were many flags festooned
about the hall, while an immense ma
: tional emblem was hung behind the
speakers platform. Ex-Mayor Otter
son, of Red Bank, presided Pending
the arrival of the candidate, who wHd