Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-08

The next Senate will stand: Repub-
Leans, II: Democrats, 10.
The party division in the House will
be as follows: Republicans. 81; Demo-
Gratis %.
In the congressional election in the
First district to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Henry c. Loudenslager.
William J Browning, Republican, was
an easy winner over Thomas M. Fer
! rell, Democrat. gloucester, the home
county of Ferrell, gave him 1856 major
ity, Salem went for FerreH by "a ma
jority, but Camden came to the sup
port of Browning, with a majority of
about $500. leaving the Republican
candidate with margin of about 1000
to spare in the district
The Democrats made gains in the
Senate in Monmouth and Salem coun-
ties, but lost one in Essex. county. A
Democratic senator was chosen in War
rem.
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape
May and Cumberland reaffirmed their
allegiance to the elephant by electing
Republican representatives to the lower
House. Hunterdon, Sussex and War
fection for the donkey and stayed be-
stride his back.
In Union. Morris, Somerset, Mer-
GER, all of which went Democratic
last year, there was an overturn yes
terday, and these counties are now
back again in the Republican column.
Bergen has elected one Democrat and
two Republicans to the Assembly. The
-,
nor Hennessy.
Middlesex county, which elected a
Democratic delegation of three last
fall. has sent back this year two Demo-
Gratis and one Republican.
Ocean and Monmouth repeated their
performance of twelve months ago and
sent Democratic representatives to
Trenton.
Passaic is Republican, as usual.
Salem broke away from its rock
ribbed Republican fastenings and
Gloucester reelected a Democratic as
semblyman and Republican senator.
Blow for Wilson.
The worst beaten men in yesterday 6
election were those whose election was
advocated the most vigorously by Gov
ernor Wilson. For instance, in Somer-
set county, George M. LaMonte went
down before William w. Smalley in
the contest for the State Senate. Gov
ernor Wilson had made the fight of
LaMonte his own, and paid three visits
to Somerset county in the course of the
campaign to bolster up the LaMonte
candidacy.
In Essex the fortunes of Senator
Harry V. Osborne were apparently lit
tie helped by the two appeals that
Governor Wilson sent out from Tren-
ton for his election, as he went down
to defeat by decisive majority.
Candidates who were known as VIII
son men in the last House had hard
shedding. In Bergen William II. Hin
ners, UP for reelection, was blind
follower of the Governor in the last
session. In Union county Hugh ]. Nc
Loughlin, another Wilson man, was
elected to stay at home and in Morris
county Eugene S. Burke and Albert c.
Bum, both Wilson men, were beaten.
In Mercer the Democratic candidates
carried the Wilson standard all through
the campaign. One of them was Pro-
fessor Henry Jones Ford, of Princeton
University. At the same time the Dem
ocrats elected their candidate for
SnerliI, former mayor waiter Mduuen'
of Trenton, by a decisive majority.
Ransom, Republican. ran high on the
Republican Assembly ticket. but the
low man on the Democratic ticket de-
feated him by more than 10000.
Nicholas P. Wedin was forced to re-
main at home all day yesterday and
was confinf to his bed until late in
the afternoon as a result of the great
strain Of the campaign.
Surrogate John P. Egan was reflect
ed J + a majority of $4,000.
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