Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-15
STOKES POPULAR
c. 0. P. CHOICE
FOR SENAT0RSHIP
Sure OF Thirteen Counties, with
Small Pluralities in Four
Others.
CONGRESSMAN FOWLER IS
FAR BEHIND IN THE RACE
James E. MARITIME Carries Every
County as Democratic AS
pirant to U. S. Senate.

Complete returns of the vote for
United States Senator are slow in COM
ing in, and official figures are not avail
able except in "a few. counties. Re-
ports from the sections where some
sort of result may be determined indi-
cate that former Governor Edward c.
Stokes is reasonably sure to carry
thirteen. counties, while the result in
three or four counties, where The vote
was close would seem to show that
he was the preference of the Repub
l1can voters by a small plurality.
James E. MARITIME was the choice OF
the Democratic voters in every county
in the State. and he led his opponent.
Frank McDermit, by goodly majori-
ties in every section.
In Atlantic county the Republicans
gave former Governor Franklin Muir
ply about G00O votes, while Stokes re-
ccived 1900 and Fowler 500, In Bergen
county the result is still in doubt with
Murphy and Stokes running very close.
The indications are that Stokes will
have a small plurality. Fowler is far
behind his opponents. In Burlington
county Stokes leads with about 2,000
to spare over Murphy, with Fowler
third, about the same distance behind
Murphy. Camden county gives Stokes
q good plurality, the figures showing
that he WAS the choice of 1854 voters,
While Fowler received 525 votes and
Murphy 290 In Cumberland county
stokes showed another big gain, re-
ceiving 1906 votes, while Fowler got
S63 and Murphy $50 Essex county was
loyal to Murphy, with Fowler a close
second. The vote was: Murphy, 1851;
Fowler, 1898; Stokes, $500. Gloucester
county went to Stokes by fully 3,000
with Murphy second and Fowler third.
Hudson county favored Stokes with a
substantial majority over Murphy and
q big margin over Fowler, Hunterdon
county also swung over into the Stokes
column and gave him a good lead over
Fowler, his nearest opponent. Murphy
finished third in this county. With only
half of Middlesex county heard from
Stokes was away ahead of Murphy,
who, in turn, led Fowler
1t is not expected that the remaining
districts will change the result and are
looked to to further increase the ad-
vantage held by Stokes. Monmouth
county went for Stokes by fairly good
plurality, both Murphy and Fowler be-
ing too far In the rear to win out as a
result of later figures from missing dis
tricts.
Congressman Fowler Carries Morris.
Though Congressman Charles II.
Fowler was badly beaten In Morris
county in his fight for delegates to the
Fifth congressional convention, he car
ried the county for United States Sena-
tor by big majority of those who pro-
fessed a preference. Less than one
half the voters took the trouble, how
ever, to signify their choice for senator
With four districts yet to be heard
from, Fowler gets total of 2,0S1 votes.
Former Governor Franklin Murphy re-
ceived 1872 votes and Former Governor
Edward C. Stokes S24.
Ocean county gave good support to
Stokes, and he will have a good lead in
this section of the State. Murphy fol-
lows in second place here, with Fowler
not very far behind Passaic county
gave Stokes about 600 over Fowler and
about $500 over Murphy. The figures
were: Stokes, 1919; Fowler, 1881; Muir
pf1y. 1852; Salem county voted as fol-
lows Stokes, 1888; Fowler. 81; MUIR
ply, 81.
Union county gave the following re-
suit: Fowler, 1928; Stokes. 1,402; Muir
ply S97
Warren county also gave it's support
to Fowler, although Ttokes is pressing
him very close for the honors. In this
county, also. Murphy IS third.
While there are missing districts in
all the counties, the returns from these
sections are not likely to change the
estimates given above, and Stokes ap-
pears to have a good LEAD in the State
for the choice for senator.
Other figures available today show
the pluralities by counties as to Muir
ply and Stokes, leading candidates.
1,5OO; Cumberland, $500; Gloucester,
5000; Camden, 1926; Salem. $780, Ocean,
500: Burlington, 1900; Mercer, $500;
Union, sos; Passaic $40; Bergen s63;
Monmouth, 1900; Somerset, LOCO;
Middlesex, 1000; Warren, 700; Hunter
don. 500 Murphys pluralities are: Es-
sex, $4,000; Atlantic, 2.90O and Sussex,
so. Morris and Hudson figures are not
complete, but they will not affect the
result greatly, it is believed.
Stokes leads by 5000 on the popular
vote There were $4,000 votes cast,
which is about one-half the vote cast
for members of Assembly last year.
The Democratic vote was so over
whelmingly in favor of MARITIME that
,,ttle trouble was taken to total the
figures, McDermit being in most cases
t.oo+o,, o,,t four or five TO one through
out the State.
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