Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-25

FRANK M, McDermitt. the third
senatorial candidate, polled Lara ia
the county of Essex, but In the rest
OF the State his vote was incpnse-
quential.
Although former Judge John v.
Wescott had withdrawn from the rara'
several days ago, there were many
citizens who were apparently mt
aware OF this fact, and he received
votes IN numerous districts He cot
J2o votes in Essex.
Judge William Hughes, of Paterson.
TO-DAY made the following Statement
10 the Evening Star in regard I'd his
senatorial victory in Yesterdays nri-
mary election
thlnk that the election yesterelay
was triumph for the~~,rirnarv.
method Of deciding senatorial prefer
#ence, y There Az ~ danger 81 our & xfr.
returning to tlle old-time scheme ~
electing senator's
Personally / am very much n ,s,sd
with the result. There are Certain
number of people in the state whom
Senator Smith represents and i am
glad that they had the privilege Of
WI iiilil y.
What do | think my election was
due to? That is difficult to say. For
one thing believe that my record IN
the House counted for good deal.
Then there was Governor Wilson =
aid, that of Mayor Wittpenn and Of
members of Congress. All this, / am
sure, contributed greatly to my suc-
cess. and IN large measure brought
about the result of Yesterdays elec.
ton"
state Vote Light,
The vote In the State as a whola
was light, but In Essex and Hudson
large percentage of the voters mar
ticipated in the Democratic primaries.
An estimate of the vote cast In tina
Hudson primaries places the number
at $4,000. Judge, Hughes will have A
plurality large enough there to or.
set the lead that Essex gives Alr.
Smith, thus leaving the plurality
that Hughes will garner IN the rest
of the State clear margin TO the
good. The Hughes plurality in Eud-
son county is estimated at from 4.5o0
to 5000
Passaic county, the home of Hughes,
gave It's favorite son hatterine
plurality. His lead there will be In
the vicinity of 1900. In the adjoining
county of Sussex, part of the district
that Hughes represented so long in
Congress, he was also given a large
vote. Reports from Bergen. the third
county in the old Sixth congressional
district. are meagre, but the indica-
tions are that Hughes was remem-
bered faithfully by his former con-
stituents there and given a plurality
of about 1000.
South Jersey Goes To Hughes.
All the South Jersey counties ara
in the Hughes column. In Camden.
the home of former Judge Wescott,
who stumped the State with Governor
Wilson for Hughes, after he himself
had withdrawn from the fight, the
Hughes plurality is approximately
/ 200. Hadden Heights. the home OF
Mr. Wescott, apparently sgnified its
displeasure at his withdrawal at the
behest of interests outside the State
by giving a plurality to Mr.. Smith.
Hughes also carried Monmouth
v.
done in his behalf by Representa-
tive Thomas j. Scully, of the Third
congressional district.
In Mercer, where Governor Wil-
SON campaigned against him till
after the polls had opened, Mr..
Smith made q good showing, espe-
cially in the districts of the city
of Trenton where the workingmen' \
vote is heavy. Governor Wilson
stood in the rain at polling place
at Princeton yesterday and inveighei
against former Senator Smith be-
fore going into the booth to cast his
own vote for Judge Hughes.
Made No Move In Maine.
Some of those who heard him re-
called that he had absolutely refused
to go to the State OF Maine 20 make