New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-14
REGULARS WIN IN JERSEY
Primary Returns Indicate Safe
Majorities for Machines.
REPUBLICAN VOTE SMALLER
Murphy and Stokes Running
Close Together-Fowler
Probably Beaten.

At an early hour this morning indications
pointed to the success of both the Repuol-
can and Democratic machines at yester-
days primaries in New Jersey. There was
q big gain in the number of Democrats who
took part in the hallotiug. while the Re
publicans in most eases showed a falling
off. In Essex County the Republican lead
ers claimed the county by big majority
for the regulars James Nugent chairman
Of the Democratic State Committee. said
. that the entire delegation would be for the
nomination Of Woodrow Wilson
In Hudson County the Democratic ma
chine made practically clean sweep only
about sixty of the 23S delegates elected to
the state convention being in favor Of the
nomination OF Mayor Wittpenn for Gov
erner.
The contest among the Republican fac
tions was 50 close at an early hour this
morning that it was impossible to tell who
had won. the indications favorng the regu-
lars. George L. Record was defeated in his
own election district by more than hun
dred votes. Mayor George Gonzales, the
Progressive leader Of Hoboken was also
defeated in his district. Former Mayor
Mark NJ. Pagan also lost his ward
Despite the efforts Of the machine lead
ers to ignore the choice Of candidate for
United States Senator at the primaries.
large amount Of interest was taken IN the
new law, and at an early hour this morn
ing it looked as if Ex-Governor Franklin
Murphy would have the greater number Of
votes. his own county giving him more than
| 1899 Mr. Murphy also got q good vote in
Morris and Atlantic counties
Former Governor Stokes. who Is also =
candidate fer United States Senator. ran
away ahead Of Murphy in South Jersey.
however Mercer County giving him $50
to his opponent : so. He also received 90"
in Monmouth and $50 IN Cape MAJ, and
even in Camden County. where the vote
was remarkably light. he got 4al votes to
his opponents l23 Salem gave Mr.. Stokes
about 600 The probabilities are that Mr.
Murphy will have the largest primary vote
although good many counties will not be
heard from until late to-day.
While former Governor Stokes will have
from 2,50e to 3.GG0 votes for United States
Senator in Cumberland County his can
didates for Senator and Assembiynen are
beaten by close margins. AssembIyman
Nichols, for Senator, has about 500 and
Turner and Whitiear, anti-Stokes candi
dates for the Assembly. about $40.
On incomplete returns Stokes has big
lead for United States Senator IL Burling
ton County.
Returns from Passaie County districts
indicate that Edward c. Stokes will run
ahead in the contest for United States Sen
ator The vote is light. Stokes may run
ahead by five hundred. with Murphy sec
ond and Fowler third. Keans friends
worked hard to make the vote light. The
regulars made clean sweep on the con
! test for Governorf a solid delegation for
Vivian NJ. Lewis being elected. The regu-
/ lars also won in the Assembly fight over
! the Progressives.
Early this morning only small part of
the vote cast at the Republican primaries
in Bergen County had been returned. Ind1-
! cations, however were that the regulars
would win everything
Representative R. Wayne Parker was re-
nominated IN the It'll District, defeating
Harold J. Rowland, his Progressive oppo-
nent easily. Charles y. Fowler who
fought for a denomination in the 5th Dis
trict was defeated by Judge William z.
Runvun according to the early morning
/ returns
J The contests in Jersey City were marked
/ by considerable friction and numerous dis
| turbances III the lst and I'd wards between
the rival Democratic factions. There were
I seventeen arrests for Illegal registration.
and bench warrants were issued for six po-
lieemen for using their batons. TWO were
/ served PatroIman Coyie was taken into
custody and paroled. and Patrolman Curry
was held in $500 bail. The others sought
are Detective Sergeant Hoffman, Rounds
man Sniffen and Patrolmen Feunessv and
Malone. The vote was surprisingly small
III the strong Republican districts but
haa1-1- IN The Dernnaratic distri.tS