The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-30
Result Does Not End Taft'S
Chances. Says state Chair
man Briggs.
FROM 1G. .OOOTO17.OOO AHEAD
Wilson Pleased NOtwitllStand-
ing the Opposition Put Up
in Essex County.

although divided had in the main sup
ported President Taft From latest re-
turns it appears that Roosevelt carried
the State by a majority of between 10000
and IL 900 over Taft
! The Colonel not only carried all OF the
twelve Congress- districts and won the
four delegates at large. giving him the
entire twenty Eight delegates from the
state, but got a ma jority on the preferen-
tial vote in nearly all Of the twenty lone
counties The few counties which are
placed in the Taft column gave the Presi-
dent such narrow margins as to be almost
negligible With about 10 per cent. Of
the Republican vote polled in the State
at large the Roosevelt victory was all
that his most ardent followers had hoped
for and more than most Of them had ex-
pected'
: Notwithstanding the loss Of the four
delegates in the two Essex districts con-
trolled by forme United States Senator
James Smith. Jr.. and James Il. Nugent.
Gov. Wilson's victory il scarcely less
satisfactory to his followers With the
single exception of Essex county there
were only two or three districts in the
State in which the Wilson opposition made
even a substantial showing so that the
Wilson faction feel confident in claiming
that New Jersey Democracy is practi-
cally unanimous for the Governor.
State pril. entered largely into the
, Democratic results In most counties
the Wilson vote. though embracing only
"A small percentage Of the electorate. was
so overwhelmingly in his favor that his
friends did not even bother themselves
with tabuiating the returns
BY "A small rercenta ge Ct the total vote
therefore, Roosevelt ard Wilson will go
to their respective conventions as the
choice Of New Jersey
. United States Senator Frank G. Briggs.
chairman Of the Republican State COM
mittee. made no secret Of the fact tonight
that he was greatly disappointed at the
results Of the election. Up TO the very
last he had hoi ed that President Taft
would receive "a substantial percentage
of the delegates.
so far as the campaign is concerned,
said Senator Briggs to-day. Il know
nothing that Gould have been done that
was not done in behalf OF President Taft
II is plainly apparent that those who
voted yesterday are i'll favor of Col Roose-
about ~ Ter cent of the total vote was
polis<i, how ever. showed that large pro-
portion Of the voters refused to interest
themselves in the contest.
Speaking of the situation generally.
Senator Briggs refused to believe that the
result in New Jersey would put an end to
President Taft's chances Remarking
that the President now claims to have
$40 of the delegates to the convent ion
the Senator sid that his nomination was
assured unless Col Roosevelt and his
followers should succeed in bulldozing z
the Republican national COMMITTEES
Gov W ilsOn was in a particularly happy
frame of mind to-day. The repor-s he
received not only from New Jersey but
from elsewhere seemed to give him re-
ncwed hope. OF the New Jersey situation
he said:
Il never doubted the result. but I am
non" IN" less delighted that the Demo-
Gratis of the State have stood by me So
generously and with so unmistakable a
verdict, Their approval makes me very
happy. because II is their Judgment OF
the new regime in our politics in New Jer-
s"y and means that the new order ia TO
he sustained with steadfastnesS and en-
thusiasm. New Jersey is permanently
enrolled among the progressive states
The Roosevelt forces are already plan
ming to select Successor to eX-Gov
Franklin Murphy a. u member OF the
Republican national committee Borden
-. Waiting of East Orange. president of
the Roosevelt League. Is slated tor the
place and seems likely To be chosen
The personnel oi the Republican state
committe" will not change until the Gu
bernatorial election o' next year
Revised returns to-day showed little
! substantial change over the latest re-
ports ~ given in THr SIN this morning
The First district. embracing Camden
Glouc"sta ar and Salem counties, was car
ried hv Roosevelt by about $50 plurality
In the Second district, made up of Cape
May, Cumberland. Atlantic and Burling-
ton, RoOsevalt had a majority of nearly
1000. lie carried all three counties ex-
cept Atlantic, which gave the President
100 ma jority.
The Third district comprising Mon
mouth. Middlcsex and Ocean. was some-
what closer, the Roosevelt majority there
being placed at less than 700 In the
Fourth district Mercer and Hunterdon
gave Roosevelt majority of trifie
more than l.TW, which was REDUCED hv
100 in Somerset Union and Morris coun-
ties, comprising the Fifth district. gave
Roosevelt about 400 majority, Morris
being carried by the Taft delegates by
less than 200
Warren. Sussex. Isrgen and the slice
of Passaic fong TO make up the Sixth
district each gave small majoritics for
Roosevelt. making his total il the district
5s5 Tn" Seventh district, made up Of
the rest of Fassnc county, gave Roosevelt
200 The Eighth district. consist in z
Of part of Essex and part OF Hudson,
gave Roosevelt ajority OF nearly
5000. The Ninth and Tenth districts,
comprising the rest of Essex. gave him
ma jortirS Of approximately / 200 and
200 respectively, The Eleventh and
Twelfth districts. taking in the greater r
part Of Hudson county, went for ROose
welt by approximately i,loO and loo
respectively.
lin the two Essex districts a compara
lively heavy Democratic vote was rolled
and the Democratic contest in a few of
the adjacent counties brought out a
fair sized vote. In other sections of the
State, however, only a small proportion
} Of the Democrats went to the polls.
The returns in Essex county were not
completed in Newark until yesterday
and they showed that Col. Roosevei 4
defeated President Taft by 3.2H votes
The total Roosevelt vote in the county
was i3.5l5, against 8.l8S for Taft. Senator
LA Toilette polled $50 votes.
Gov. Wilson lost the county by AN
votes. he was the only candidate on
the Democratic side seeking the Presi-
dental preferential vote, His total vote
was 5,5S7
Approximately ~ 900 voters cast their
ballots in the election. At the primaries
last September about ~, COO voted In the
city OF Newark Roosevelt pollcd 7.om
votes to 5,2nt for the President. La Fol
lette = total was l5i Wilson's vote in the