New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-04
TAFT HAS GOOD CHANCE
TO CARRY NEW JERSEY
Presidents Friends JubiIant
Over Gains He Has Made
in Last Few Days.
T. R. HURTS DEMOCRATS
Sure Indications That Third
Termer Has Drawn More
Votes from Wilson
than from Taft.

Votes from wilson
than from Taft.
| From tho Regular Correspondent Of The
Tribune
Trenton. n j.. Nov 3.-With Election
Day only three days away, the friends
of President Taft in New Jersey are
jubllant over the gains made by him In
the last few days. They refuse to con-
/ cede the state either to Governor Wilson
or Colonel Roosevelt, and they now as
sert that although the fight has been
an uphill one President Taft has an even
money chance of carrying the Demo-
cratic candidates own state.
1t is not hard to account for this OPP
timism on the part of the Presidents
supporters, for there are unmistakable
signs that the third party has made as
great. IL not greater inroads. into the
ranks of Governor Wilson's supporters
as 1t has into the Republican party.
OF course, the Democratic managers
are claiming the state for Governor Will
son. but they are timid in their asser-
tons, and the strongest prediction they
will hazard is that the Democratic cam
didate for President will at least have a
plurality OF 1000.
Two years ago Governor Wilson car
ried New Jersey by close to $1,000 votes.
But the majority was not made up Of
Democrats. On the contrary, they came
from the Progressive Republicans OF the
state, and now these Progressives have
Governor Wilson also had the support
Of Jim" Smith and his Democratic ma
ehine. This year the machine is not sup
porting Wilson, and this same Demo.
cratic machine polled $4,000 votes for
Smith at the recent Senate primaries.
SO that there are good grounds for the
optimism Of the Republicans.
Jerse. Tariff State, Too.
All this, Of course, is aside from the
fact that New Jersey is a protective
tariff state, a veritable hive OF industries,
most Of which would be affected If the
tariff protection was taken from them
Edmund w. Wakelee. chairman OF the
Republican State Committee, said yes
terday that he expected the tariff ques-
ton alone to swing enough votes to Pres
Ident Taft to enable him to carry the
state.
"All Of the factories in New Jersey"
said Mr.. Wakelee, ARE running at full
steam, with fun forces, and / don't think
the workingmen Of New Jersey are going
TO take any chance Of having this pros
perity checked by voting for a party
IL, 10 10,
the boast that It is going to tamper with
the tariff The workingmen Of New Jer-
sey- are the ones who Will control the
election In our state. don't believe that
on Election Day they are going TO turn
their backs on President Taft, whose wise
and efficient administration has been re-
sponsble for the boundless prosperity We
now enjoy"
Edward L. Grosscup, chairman Of the
Democratic State Committee. said yes
terday that Governor Wilson was going
to have plurality OF not less than $500
in New Jersey. Governor Wilson" Mr..
Grosscup declared has given New Jer-
sey the lrst real peoples administration
II has had in a good many years. His
record has been one OF faithfulness to
the people, and feel sure that the voters
of the state will stand by him on Elec-
ton Day"
But the Presidential election is not the
only thing that has a hold OF the interest
in New jersey, for the fight for the
Legislature this year is as important in
the eyes of most Jerseymen as the Pres-
dency itself The incoming Legislature
In New Jersey has the important task Of
selecting a United States Senator TO sue
coed Frank o. Briggs, whose term ex-
pires on March next. the Democratic
candidate being Judge William Hughes.
In addition, the Legislature has TO select
d State Treasurer TO succeed Daniel S. !
Voorhees,. and II Governor Wilson should
be chosen President the Senate will have
the choice OF his successor as Governor |
when he resigns.
Fight Has Been Strenuous.
The fight for the control OF the Legis-
Iature has been just as strenuous as the
contest for President, the only difference
being that the third party does not figure |
strongly in the contest, the only apparent |
purpose OF their legislative candidates be- |
ng to bring about the defeat Of the Re- |
Jublicans.
The fight for the Senate is also a warm
1ne, with the additional feature that IL /
the Democrats should succeed In getting 4
control Of the upper house the man who /
will have the deciding vote as TO who |
Governor Wilson's successor will be is /
Senator Richard Fitzherbert, of Norris, |
who last year was found guilty by !
majority OF his colleagues OF conduct |
Senator in connection with an acetylene |
gas bill Fitzherbert still retains his
seat and no attempt has been made to
get him out of II by the Democrats
The principal fights. for Senator are in
,ape May Burlington and Passaic coun-
les. all OF which are now represented !
~ Republicans.
Thomas T. McCran, who was Speaker
" tho House last winter. Is the Repub-
lean candidate In Passaic. He is going
O win. and so are the Republican candI-
ates In Cape May and Burlington, thus
nsurlng a Republican Senate.
The House will be Republican, too, I'M
ess the voters OF Essex forget them
elves long enough to put Jim" Smith
lack In the saddle.
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