Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-27
VICTORY IS SURE.
SAY ALL LEADERS
Major Interest Centres Today
on Contest Among Re-
publican Candidates.
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enthusiastically today of the outlook.

enthusiastically today of the outlook.
I'VE have reports from all section
of the State" he said, and they ar,
from the men best posted on politics.
These reports have been coming il
z Cor more than a week, and they are con,
.sistently and Increasingly favorable to tht
election of Taft delegates. In South Jer
sey, especially. representatives from the
farming section are more than satisfied
that Mr.. Taft is the best man In the
party. The Presidents greeting al
through the State showed that New Jer
sey is stirred to Its depths as never be
fore by the yoisit of a President.
The reception to Mr.. Taft in North
Jersey Saturday was memorable. ! was
with him on that trip, and never before
had | seen such an outpouring as greeted
him between Montclair and Ridgefcld.
During that trip there was not one cross.
road that was not crowded with people
who greeted the President.
LAS we went through Bergen county.
In some of the less populated sections,
the people from the country had lighted
huge bonfires. They had been holding
picnic parties to pass the time until the
President passed by.
.'All along the way he was cheered
vociferously, and Oh one occasion he had
TO tell the chauffeur TO slow down the
automobile so he could acknowledge the
greetings"
Johr l.. Armitage, president Of the
Woodrow Wilson organization. said TO.
day that assurances had come from
every congressional district in the State
that there would be an exceptional vote
for the Governor.
sentiment In Essex county" he added,
'.s urgent in its call upon the Governor
The work of the Democratic members of
the County Board of Elections, in de-
laying and refusing to take from the
poll list names illegally put on, shows a
spirit which the opposition relies on to
overcome the trend of the people to the
Governor.
governor Wilson will be nominated
OIL the second ballot at the Baltimore
convention of the Democratic party"
"Wilson will be the worst beaten man
who ever ran in New Jersey" snid
James r. Nugent today. Our delegates
Will carry Tue iNeDAyFOut No"iitito' iht
vote In Essex and Hudson will settle the
issue declsively.
.'Virginia, his native State. ignored
him. despite the fact that the South is
proud of its native sons. His actions
here were disapproyed by the Old Do
mipion State, and it Is q certainty that
the citizens of New Jersey have the
.a,,o onininn of him.
Borden d. Whiting, chairman of the
Roosevelt Republican League, before leav-
ing TO join the oRoosevelt party today
said:
1.-THE last milestone has been reached
and primary day Is here
"Our opponents are discouraged but de-
termined to make a desperate effort to
save themselves from defeat. Our own
forces are confident and inclined to as
chat the victory Is already won.
lust here lies the real danger in the
situation. More than n great, battle
has been won by desperation and lost by
-syercon6dence. Let us take that lesson
now to heart"
Mr.. whiting urged that the Republicans
Of the State be loyal, as it was the most
election since the days of Lin
coin.
Every vote will tell he said. 1--WE
shall win a victory on a par with those
In Illinois and Pennsylvania"