Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-05
G. 0. ?. FEARS THAT
ASSEMBLY MAY
Be DEMOCRATIC
Progressive Opposition in Essex
with Passaic Doubtful and
Hudson SOlidIy Democratic.

TRENTON. Oct. 5-Conhdent of the
election of Lewis, Republicans through
out the State are beginning to fear
that they are in imminent danger of
losing the Assembly. In Essex county,
they believe, the opposition of the Pro-
gressives will go far to defeat the
Regular Assembly ticket, while the
leaning of the Essex Progressives to-
ward Lewis, they think, will improve
his chances immensely. Passaic coun-
ty, where, of course, Lewis is strong,
is also doubtful so far as the Assembly
ticket is concerned, while Hudson
county is readily conceded to the
Democrats.
These three counties they add to-
gether, and thereby each the con-
clusion hat only a h~alf-dozen or so
more Democratic Assemblymen would
be needed to make the election of a
Republican United States Senator i'm
possible. Then, 1t is declared, 1t might
not be difficult to get in Warren,
Hunterdon, Sussex. Cape May, which
is always a close county and about as
likely to go one way as the other, and
Middlesex and Monmouth.
The Republicans also express much
concern about the party delegation in
the e Congress. They seem to
be pretty we'll satisfied that Louden-
slayer, Gardner, Parker and Wiley
will be reelected. They believe that
the manufacturing interests of the
State are in favor of their retention in
Congress. OF the election of Runyon
in the Fifth District, and Howell in the
DIt-5 yLz $1,000 80 ha
more in doubt, although they thought
that Howell would pull through much
easier than Runyon.
Considerable comment was made on
the Fowler influence In the Fifth Dis
trict and the proceeding of first turning
down Fowler and then indorsing him
by resolution in the nominating con-
vention was characterized by one Re-
publican as "a stupendous blunder."
Wilson VIII Sweep State.
The Democrats ridiculed these Re-
publican views and declared that the
Republicans were guessing and would
be kept guessing until the day after
election, when they would learn that
Wilson had swept the State, that the
Democrats had gained a majority in
the House of Assembly and within one
or two of it in the Senate,
The Democratic leaders here. basing
their views upon existing political con-
ditions and the dissatisfied temper of
the people, as we'll as the disaffection
which exists among the Republicans In
several counties, say that 1t Is a
logical deduction that the Democrats
will gain at least one member of on
gress in Essex, one in the Fifth and
probably one in the Third District.
To this they add that the defeat OF
both L~oudenslager and Gardner has
already reached the stage Of prob
ability.
Democratic Activity in Mercer.
There never has been, since the cleo
ton of the last Democratic governor,
SO much Democratic activity and en-
thusiasm as there is in Mercer county
today. 1t was said that there will
be a larger open Democratic vote
than there was three years ago, be-
cause of the convincing honesty and
independence of woodrow Wilson in his
campaign speeches. It was also de-
clared that the silent Republican vote
will swell the Democratic plurality to
such an extent that 1t will be alike
surprising and convincing.
In "a word. the belief is strong and
growing stronger that the Democrats
will control the State after next jan
uary.