Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-10


Governor4Elect Woodrow Wilson's
victory in the election of Tuesday
over his Republican opponent, Wv
ian M. Lewis, Grows III magnitude
as belated returns como In. His plu
rality in the state may reach $4,000.
There were indications that his
lead would be as great as that In the
returns Tuesday night, but to those
who were following the count it
seemed so incredible that an en-
trenched party should be so com
pletely rejected that conservatism
was the rule and wherever there vas
a hint that the returns would show
decreases for Wilson his opponent
was given the benefit Of the doULt
But decreases did not materiallze.
Missing districts, as they appeared,
simply swelled the Wilson lead.
Late returns yesterday further
showed the extent of the Democra-
tic sweep, when it became evident
that the Democrats had elected four
state senators out of the seven
places to be filled for the upper
house, and had captured forty-two of
the sixty assemblymen to be chosen.
AS the Senate will have twelve Re
publicans and nine Democrats. the
Legislature will show a DemoCra tic
majority of ten on joint ballot for
the United States senatorial choice,
forty-one being necessary to selec-
ton.
The only Republican candidate for
H., Trrha
elected Is Representative Ira w.
Wood, of the Fourth district, who
has just squeezed through by a plu-
rality of 1S1 over Professor William
Libbey. Henry G. Loudenslager, Re-
publican, was reelected in the First
district, and John j. Gardner, Re
publican, was reelected in the Sec
ond district. The election of Lou
denslager is to be contested by his
Democratic opponent, former Mayor
Joseph Nowrey, of Camden.
Wilson carried every county in
the state except Atlantic, Camden,
Cape May, Cumberland and Salem.
Cape May and Salem he lost in each
case by less than 200 and the plu-
ralities o. Lewis in Atlantic and
Camden are nowhere near what the
Republican leaders had expected.
Passaic stood firmly by Lewis, Civ
ing him about 5000 plurality,
Hudson county outdtd itself.
When the last vote was counted yes
terday morning the results showed
that Wilson had carried it by &C.
1927. Essex, with 14,212 plurality
| for the Democratic candidate, was
not exactly one of the surprises
There was plenty Of evidence Of a
big upheaval in this county in the
prediction campaign. Newark con-
tributed 1857 to make up his total
plurality in Essex.
Union and Monmouth run closely
for the honor Of being third in tie
Wilson column. With returns COM
plete Union shows a lead Of 3,273 for
the Democratic candidate, While
Monmouth gives approximately D.
800. Bergen is close on their heels
with $500 plurality.
The Wilson plurality is a record
breaker. True Edward C. Stokes de-
feated Charles c. Black by 51,G44 in
1904, but that was year OF Hnpre-
cedented majorities due to the
Roosevelt landslide. Governor Fort
had barely more than 5000 three
years ago. Former Governor
Franklin Murphy had slightly more
than 1900 in 1901, and Foster NJ.
voorhees, had $500 three years rre-
viously. John w. Griggs, who was
elected in 1895, the first Republi-
can governor in many years, had a
plurality of 26 9G0.
Barring the Stokes vote there was
never such plurality recorded in
New Jersey for any candidate for
governor. OF the long liRe of Dem
ocratic executives the largest plu-
rality ever given was for Joel Park
er, the war governor of the state,
who had 14.b97. which was tremen-
Gous in that day.
Complete as was the Wilson vic
Tory, Il was mt more decisive than
the popular demand for a Democra-
tie Legislature.
The reversal in Essex county may
be taken as indicative Of this feel
ing. The eleven Democratic nomi-
nees are successful by an average
plurality OF 6,17S.
Az with Essex, Hudson elected It's
Assembly ticket by an oyerwbelm-
ing plurality, giving them a lead of
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