New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-27
SAYS WILSON IS BEATEN
Nuqent Claims Big Victory for
Machine in Primary Battle.
VOTE Is EXTREMELY LIGHT
New Law Makes Count Slow, but
Seems to Give satisfaction
Republican Regulars Win.

Contrary to expectations. there was an
extremely light vote at New Jersey = hrs'
urinary under the GeTan law yesterday.
owing 20 the multiplicity OF candidates anu
the length of the ballot. the complete re-
sults wifi not he known until some time TO-
Gay.
The light vote was helpful to the Smith
Nueent machine in Essex County, where
Governor Wilson and his followers had
complete ticket in the field in opposition
10 the one supported by the machine.
AT an early hour this morning James H.
Nugent who led the fight against the Gov
ernor. claimed the success OF all the OF
ganization' candidates by a vote OF to l.
Nusent based his assertions on the returns
received at his office in the Newark Clty
Hall. Complete returns, however, viii not
he I'm until late to-day II the former state
chairman prediction comes true it will be
severe blow to Governor Wilson, VINO
made four speeches in Essex last week III
support OF his candidates.
At o'clock this morning Alfred ~ Dai-
rymple. chairman OF the Essex County ne
publican Committee said that the regular
candidates. according to the returns he mac
received, had won by an estimated HidJoi
ity of 1900 I'm the county.
Returns from % out of $50 districts gave
Colonel Austin Colgate the regular can
didate for nomination for Senator 2,4oS to
OS votes for w Fellowes Morgan, his
Progressive opponent. The regular AS
sembly candidates were running close to
Mr.. Colgate.
Mr. DaIrvmple was reelected to the
county committee by vote of IS to O.
while Tyler Parmby, the Democratic
county chairman, was defeated in his dis
trict by one vote.
The primaries were confined 10 legisla-
tive. county and city candidates. except IN
the 1st Congress District where William D.
Browning was selected as the Republican
candidate to FIJI the vacancy caused by the
death Of Representative Henry {. Loudeh-
slayer Former Representative Thomas
Terrell will be the Democratic candidate
The Republican Progresslyes claimed a
clean sweep for all their candidates III
Hudson. Mark NJ. Pagan. they assert mas
been nominated for Sheriff and Andrew D.
knox for Mayor in Jersey City.
In Hudson County the election was eX-
ceeGingly quiet. about 70 per cent OF those
who took part in last years primaries vot-
ing Yesterday At an early hour this
morning not one election board had sent IN
returns. From the way the ballots were
running in Jersey City the indications we're
that Mayor II. Otto Wittpenn was an
easy winner over Mark a. Sullivan for the
nomination for Mayor.
According to the returns received from
sixteen out Of ninety-four districts at an
early hour this morning. Assemblyman FL
mer H. Geran, sponsor Of the new election
law. will probably be renominated. the IN
dications being that he will run away
ahead OF the other candidates for the AS
sembly nomination. IT is probable that
Assemblyman James l.. Hendrickson was
also renominated.
In Passaic County incomplete returns IN
dictate victory for the regular Republicans
for Assembly over Progressive Repubhcans'
The Wilson Democratic Assembly candl-
dates were mopposed.
Former Assemblyman Albert r. McAlliS-
ter won the Republican nomination for As
semblv in Cumberland County by large
ma iority. carrying nearly every district.
He defeated Assemblyman w. f. Turner.
The election passed off quietly in Newark
I'D 10 the closing hours last night The
expected trouble in mastering the intrica-
cies Of the new Geran law did not material
ize. The voters found the process of Sc
lecting their candidates simple and easy.
There was a rush for the polls at night
and many came too late to vote.
In Bayonne Matthew T. Cronin. Demo
cratic leader. was nominated for Mayor
by the Democrats. who also nominated Ed
ward F Carbin for President Of the Coun-
ell and Hugh H. Mara for Recorder.
There was a hot fight between the Repuo-
Hcan regulars and Progressves. The re
turns indicate the nomination Of the reg
ular candidates Theodore NJ. Ten Brock
/ for Mayor, Aaron A. Melniker for president
OF the Council and Percival G. Cruden for
| Recorder
| United States Senator Frank q. Briggs
| chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee. issued the call yesterday, under the
provisions Of the Geran act, for the state
convention TO be held in Trenton next Tues
| day.
! The convention will be in session I'm the
| hall Of the Republican club at the same
/ time that the Democratic state ConNen'
! ton is in session at the Masonic Temple.
Each convention will consist of the Sen
ators who hold over and the candidates
nominated TO succeed those whose terms
expire. Beginning in 1919, when the mem
| bcrs of the two state committees VIII be
/ chosen at the primaries by the electors
! these bodies will participate in the con
I ,,.utiops &c their Darties
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