The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-21
The Senatorial Primary In New
Jersey

Jersey
The municIpal clerks IN New Jersey
had five DAYS after the primary election
on September i3 To certify the result
of the election for Endorsement for
nltsd States senator to their county
clerks. after which the county clerks
throughout the state shall 10 quote the
statute. proceed TO tabulatn the re-
suits and report them to the Secretary
ot state. who prior 10 the meeting of
the Legislature must issue a statement
oi the total votes received by the Candi-
dates for United States senator 20 each
member Of the Senate and General
Assembly. People have wondered why
the count OF votes for three Republican
asplrants to the lnlted States Senator
ship IN New Jersey went on 80 slowly.
There are two other aspirants. the Hon.
JoHN kEAN. who il now the senior SEN
ator serving his second term. and the
Hon DAVID BAIRD OF Camden. but their
names lid not appear under the heading
Favored for | nItei States senator on
the primary ballot Mr.. kEAN declined
the issue, fearing that such a rivalry
would cause faCtional strife and divide
the party when II could win at the polls in
November only nv getting togei her
The eN-Sherif of Camden county could
not see tina, such a primary would he
conclusive OF the popular will when one
third Of the Senators who would Join
with other Legislators in choosing a
senator were already elected 80 the
two ex-Governors FRANKLIN MURPHY
sentative Fowler had the column on
the ballot Favored for United States |
senator all TO themselves
Since election dav each candidate |
for Endorsement has been getting the |
returns from the counties "a best he |
could and claiming that he was most |
favored Unofficial figures hsv" been
gathered and tabuated with difficulty.
because interest m the contest was sub
10 interest m tho other primary
results
The fact is. the people Of New Jersey
have not taken the Senatorial primary
very seriously. About IO5 .OOD votes
w"r" pplled altogether. and thew were
80 well divided among the candidates
'n1' each claimed an advantage for
several DAYS Mr. TAFT pollei Pcs 32s
-u'"- 10 lpuS and Judge FoKT the Re-
luh..in candidate for Governor re-
""ivei leI3I3 Taking Judge FORT -
total ~ M average Republican vote for
State offices Ex-Governor STOKES. who
seems ~ have the foot II his primary
rivals. cannot claim that one-tifth 81 the
voters If his party prefer him for Sena-
tor can this result be- considered ~ a
ruandat" IN a moral sense To the legisla-
tor who will be elected on November :;
OF course the Republican Senators who
hold over need paw no attention Ia the
'hree corncre1 contest
Ex-Governor STONES is said To have
Expressed much satisfaction when he
heard that candidat" IN Essex for the
Assembly had declared that he would
vote for high man IN Joint session 81
the Legislature" This candidate IN a
county that seems 10 have indicated eH-
Governor MURPHY a. Its choice NAV
not must sign Statement No 2" when
he files his acceptance Of a nomination
for IN" Assembly Statement No ,,
a. provided IN the Senatorial primary
law. would morally bind him 10 vote for
the candidate for senator who receivei
the highest number OF votes in the
stat" other candidates for the leg
NAV not must decide 10 DC gov
ernei hv the ple-ige calei for nv State
"a
I h" candidate who reCciVed the highest
number 81 votes in the county Thus
a candidate for the Legislature" n Es-~eI
might inchn" To- sE-iov.rnor MURPHY. II
and another IN MON 10 Representative
FOWLER, and II legislative candidates
generally were men II many minds,
som" standing by the result of the
state, and others pr"frrring the county.
moral obligation. the Legislature ex-
previously elected Senators
would be at loggerheads about III. con
fiicting mandates
W wonder the voters did not take
tho Senatorial primary very seriously.
II Is not surprising that intelligent
mon regard u Ioco-.lv II "a RepubIi-
ran Legislature - elected IN New Jersey.
i NAV be- doubted y neither the mem
beers will consider N" so-cailei moral
of M" primary a. compelling
and Il Democratic leg stature should
H.. elected th. choice bet ween Farmer
NAETINF and Mr. FRANZ MCDFRMIT
would MAX" III" slipshod primary law
NOR" Of a laughing stock than ever
THE Police.
II is probabl" that n Mavor GAYNoR's
plans had not b.-n UPSET the police