Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-01
ROOSEVELT WINS
ALL IN JERSEY
VIII Have Solid Delegation Of
Twenty-Eight Votes.
MAJORITY OVER TAFT I6,O0G
Woodrow Wilson, on the Democratic
Ticket, Gets "a Delegates and Car
ries State BY About Same Figure.

The Roosevelt victory in New Jer
sey at Tuesdays primaries was so
complete and so widespread as TO
leave but little consolation Tor the reg
ular Republican organization which.
although divided. had in the main sup
ported President Tart.
From the latest returns IL appears
that Roosevelt carried the state by a
majority of between $1,000 and 1900
over Taft. The colonel not only car
ried all Of the twelve congressional
districts and the four delegates.at
large. giving him the entire twenty
eight delegates from the state. but he
got majority on the preferential vote
In nearly all of the twcnty-one coun
ties. The few scattering counties that
are placed in the Taft column gave the
president such narrow margins as to
be almost negligible.
With about 40 per cent of the Re
publican 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 expected.
Notwithstanding the loss OF the four
delegates in the two Essex districts
controlled by former United States
Senator James Smith. Jr.. and James
r. Nugent. Governor Wilson's victory
is scarcely less satisfactory to his fol-
lowers on the Democratic side. With
the single exception OF Essex county,
there were only two or three districts
in the state in which the Wilson OPP
position made even a substantial show
ing, SO that the Wilson faction feel
confident in claiming that New Jersey
Democracy Is practically unanimous
for the governor.
Revised returns showed little sub
stantial change. The First district.
consisting OF Camden. Gloucester and
Salem counties. was carried by Roose-
welt by about S25 plurality. In the
Second district. made up of Cape May,
Cumberland, Atlantic and Burlington
counties, Roosevelt had a majority Of
nearly 20OO He carried all three coun-
ties except Atlantic. which gave the
president 769 majority.
The Third district. comprising Mon
mouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties,
was somewhat closer, the Roosevelt
majority there being placed at less
than 200.
The Fourth district. Mercer and
Hunterdon couriies, gave Roosevelt a
majority OF ,rise more than 1000.
which was reduced by 100 in Somer-
set Union and Morris counties. com
prising the Fifth district. gave Roose-
welt a majority OF about 400. Morris
being carried by the Taft delegates by
less than 200.
Warren. Sussex. Bergen and the
slice OF Passaic going to make up the
Sixth district each gave small MAORI
ties for Roosevelt. making his total in
the district $50. The Seventh district.
made up of the rest of passaic coun
~. gave Roosevelt 1900. The Eighth
district. consisting OF part of Essex
and Hunterdon. gave Roosevelt a ma
joriiy OF nearly 5000. The Ninth AMI
Tenth districts. comprising the rest OF
Essex. gave him majoritics of approx
mately 1000 and 700 respectively. The
Eleventh and Twelfth districts. con
stituting the greater part Of Hudson
county. went for Roosevelt by approx
mately 100 and 1900 respectively.