Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-01
Ten Words or Less en- Cents
REPUBLICANS
CONCEDE LOSS
OF The STATE
(sepcial Correspondence. J

statement in six words epitomfZes
the conclusion arrived at by mo-
} only the democratic leaders but also
the men who are managing the re-
publican campaign.
Senator Briggs, chairman of the
Republican State Committee, and
those closely associated with him In
the gubernatorial canvass, will un-
doubtedly vigorously deny the asser-
ton that DR.. Wilson will be the next
governor of New Jersey, but 1t is
nevertheless a fact that the repub-
lican campaign managers have given
up practically all hope of seeing
Vivian M. Lewis elected governor.
In accordance with political custom,
however, Senator Briggs will Issue
the usual ante-election prophecy OF
a sweeping republican victory on
election day. In the face of this,
though, a correspondent of the
EVENING NEWS has obtained in
formation from indisputably reliable
sources that Mr.. Briggs himself has
conceded In private talks the GER
tainty of New Jersey going demo-
cratic on November s. -
The republican leaders fear that
every county in North Jersey, ex-
cept Passaio, will line up in the DEM
ocratfc column. This view includes
the county of Mercer. In five Of
these counties-Hudson, Union,
Somerset, Bergen and Monmouth
1t Is acknowledged that the republi-
can organization are in bad shape.
AS already told, Senator Briggs
efforts to harmonic the three war;
ring republican factions in Hudson
county have failed and there will
now be no united party effort in
that bailiwick in behalf of Lewis.
Efforts will be made, however, dur
ing the present week to do the best
in Hudson that the political corcum-
stances will allow.
Union county is in admittedly bad
shape for the republicans OF account
of the situation in Plainfeld, the
republican stronghold of the county,
where City Clerk James T. McMur-
ray and others of the Fowler faction
are openly working against the re-
publican candidate for mayor and at
least two of the republican assembly
candidates, not to say anything of
the boiling of the Lewis nomination
by such republicans as former Mayor
Randolph.
In Somerset county the republi-
can campaign was given a serious
blow when Senator Joseph T. FIRE.
l1nghuysen, who is chairman of the
republican County Committee, left
for Europe shortly after the state
convention in which his ambition to
be gubernatorial candidate, received
but slight consideration. Although
Senator Frelinghuysen stated that
he was called abroad by an import
ant mission which he could not
avoid, 1t Is common talk in the coun-
ty that the senator was intensely
piqued owing to the small showing
he made In the state convention and
that in reality he went away during
the campaign as the result of intense
disappointment at his failure in the
convention. Former Assemblyman
Edward B. Cooper, a Warren Town
ship farmer, is the acting chairman
of the republican committee during
the absence of Senator Frelinghuy-
sen, but very little campaign work
has been done In behalf of the re-
publican ticket In the county. AS a
matter Of fact, or account of the
conduct of Senator Frelinghuysen,
there has been some designations
from the county committee during
the campaign. On the other hand
the Democratic County Committee is
very active and those who are con
versant with the situation there ex
pect to see Somerset county demo.
cratic by a liberal margin.
Conditions in Bergen county fol
the republicans are anything but
good. There the Regular" republi
can organization Is lettering follow.
| ing the factional ROY over the coun'
ty clerkship nomination. Personal
ly Mr.. Lewis is popular in Berger
county but at the best 1t Is consid.
cred doubtful If the republicans car
avoid a defeat of all of their candi
dates in face of the internal dissen.
lions there.
!, Although not q great deal has
been said about the conditions in
Monmouth county. 1t is known thai
republican leaders are very appre.
, henstye of results there. One of the
problems with which they are com
PEELED to deal is the situation in
Neptune Township, the municipality
In which Ocean Grove Is situated.
Hundreds OF citizens in Ocean coun.
ty declare that they will vote the
democratic ticket this year because
of the treatment accorded them by
the republicans in connection with
efforts to incorporate the camp meet
ing community into a borough form
OF government. In the hope of car
rying the county for the republicans
Senator Briggs after a careful can
vass of the situation, has altered the
plans for the closing hours of the
campaign for Mr.. Lewis. The gu
b~ernatorial candidate will make an
eleventh hour visit to Monmouth
county on the night before election.
He will speak in Asbury Park, Red
Bank and Long Branch.
In Mercer county the republicans
are at q distinct disadvantage this
: year on account of the republican
J municipal administration in Tren.
ten, which has brought about a tax
rate OF S1.96 on greatly increased
valuations of property for the pres.
ent year. The tax rate has jumped
twenty-six points in one year and
si~xty-three points in three years. II
is generally conceded that IL the re.
publicans survive this increase Il
will be contrary to average notifinal