Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-28
Big Vote Looked
for at Today's
Primaries.

Roosevelt supporters say he Is eer-
tain of twenty Jersey delegates, with
the possibility that he will capture
the entire twenty-eIght.
/ United States Senator Frank d.
Briggs gives Taft all but two of the
delegates. State Senator Austen Col
gate gives him twenty and Roosevelt
eight.
Wilson supporters assert he viii
sweep the state.
Opponents of Wilson believe the
majority of the Delegates will he anti
J Wilson.
/ The opening of the primary polls at /
o clock today marked the beginning OF
the end of a State political nght that
equals In interest by that IN Ono The
eyes of the whole country today are
turned toward New Jersey.
The politicians of both parties. regard.
less of their preferences, are practically
/ of the same opinon--that they have
rushed the fight to the limit. aud that il
anything has been left undone II was by
oversight
The polls opened at ! o'clock and will
remain open until this evening, and
while II first was believed that only 20
per cent. of the electorate would be rep.
resented party workers aud observers to
day say that the campaign has been so
strenuous aud the people so thoroughly
aroused that IS per cent Of the normal
| November vote win be polled
Whcn the polls opened at o'clocS
there was no great manifestation of in
tcrest. II was believed on all sides that
/ not until or 6 o'clock would the vote
begin 10 come IN 10 any great extent.
Aside from the regular ballots there was
no printed matter TO guido the eleetor,
save the sheriff's proclamation against
bribery
| For example, at the primary booth IN
| Mulberry street, near Mechanic. only ten
| votes had been east UP to 80 o'clock
| Az 2ti Mulberry street up to :a5 . 'clutk
thirteen votes had been recorded
One feature of the day was the order
OF the police which closed all saloons nj
O'Clock. the order To remain In effect
uptll go'cloek tonight.
! Everett colby. who Is running as dcle-
gnte-ai.large on the Roosevelt ticket
said this afternoon that the former Presl-
dent will win the fun delegation OF
twenty eight TO the Republican national
convention. He added that the former
! President probably viii run far ahead ot
the delegates. -lnrge, who, he predicted
win win by from 5000 TO 10000.
lie believed 65 per cent of the Repub-
llcan vote win be cast
Wnlter i. simpson. secretary of .he
Roosevelt League, comedies nothing 10
the President, insisting that Colonel
Roosevelt will win all the twenty eight
delegates ana that he will get the prefer
! entlal vote two 10 one.
w II. Sagurton, one of the secretaries
nt the Roosevelt headquarters. figures 10.
day that Colonel Roosevelt will get eieI,.
teen congressional district delegates and
four delegates atlarge. This gives Taft
six MIR. Sagurton expects that ColoneI
Roosevelt viii win thef preferential vote
by 5000
james X. Nugent this afternoon relter-
ated his declaration that Woodrow VIII
sou Will be the worst beaten man who
ever run In New Jersey.
1T Is my opinion said Mr. Nngent,
TINT every election district in Essex
county Will he against the governor and
]
In beaten everywhere In the State.
II think about 30 per cent. of the
Democratic vote will be cast at the pri-
mary"
Edward W. Gray. secretary of the Taft
Business Mems League of New Jersey,
was optimistic today
''If the voting strength comes out"
he said. President Taft will carry prac-
tically every congressional district ex-
cept two In the whole State. Those are
in Hudson county. | should say that
we we're In doubt about the third district
a few days ago, that includes Middle
sex, Ocean and Monmouth, but now we
are certain OF that
MY statement is based on my own
observation and that of others, in con
nection with the Taft trip through the
State. One illustration will suffice At
Lakewood yesterday the audience which
greeted the President was six or seven
times larger than that which met Col
onel Roosevelt. The town had a holt
day aspect. Farmers were there with
their wives and daughters, and the wom-
en- were In white froeks. 1t looked like
a big Sunday school picnic.
THE solid, substantial citizens were
at the meeting, and | understand that
the day before when Roosevelt was
there the character of the crowd was
different. 1t was turbulent and of diff
ferent element. Tint is an illustration
of the situation all along the line
III the people continue their interest
today the result may be astonishing, ana
TAFT viii carry practically every dis
trict,
"This state is conservative and always
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