The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-11-03
ELECTIONS TOMORROW OF
NATIONWIDE INTEREST
MAYORALTY ELECTION IN NEW YORK ONE OF
THE MOST STRENUOUS IN MANY YEARS.
New Jersey State Elections Also Draw Attention and
Predicted Fielder be Choice for Governor-Mas-
saChussetts Also in the WhirI

y who endorsed Mitchell and some Of the
: other Fusionist candidates. but played
= directly into Murphy's grasping hands
n by repudiating other members of the
n Fusion ticket. The places of the rc-
IS pudiated candidates were filled ur by
II their own selections This left some
:, candidates for office on all tickets and
! rival candidates for other Offices On
1 no ticket were party lines drawn.
n The injection of the Sulzer imUeach-
t ment into the fracas brought popular
4 interest to the boiling point Mitchell
: added fuel to the flame by openly de-
claring there was fraud in the regis
' tration. Murphy, through his usual
, underground channels Murphy him
self never talks) demanded a grand
. jury investigation The grand jury
merely told Mitchell that if he had any
communication to make to 1t, 1t would
be glad to hear it, and dropped the
matter. Altogether 1t was merry In
teTnecine strife while it lasted, a fight
which New York and some politicians
are not likely to forget. Marquis of
lQueensbury rules were suspended. The
stranglehold double Nelson and toe
holds prevailed and black-thorns were
popular. May the best man win tomor-
row.
| The New Jersey Fight.
| TRENTON, n. j., Nov 3.-New Jer-
sey's campaign is ended today. 1t is
all over but the shouting as far as the
election of a governor and Legislature
together with the election of NUMEROUS
city and county officers is concerned
All candidates ended their appeals to-
day and the voters will give their an
swer at the polls tomorrow. Many
| Jerseyites declare tomorrow's election
means an expression of opinion-and
the first from any stage-on President
Wilson's administration, since Wilson
has openly declared for Acting Cover
nor Fielder, who assumed the office of
chief executive when Wilson resigned
to go to the white house. Fielder mas
con when he was governor. lie has
continued to turn down the bosses and
has turned deaf ear to every sugges-
ton from Jim" Nugent, state boss fer
many years, and ex-senator Smith, or
whom Wilson, when governor, waged
open and relentless war, in every pcli-
cy of administration and legislation.
Fielder a Candidate.
Democratic predictions are that act
ing Governor James F. Fielder, derIo-
crat will be elected to the chief elecu-
tiveship defeating former Governor Z.
c. Stokes, republican, and former State
Senator Everett Colby, progressive, not
to mention the prohibition, socialist
and other candidates. Claims are made
also that the democrats will remain In
majority in the legislature, thus giving
them continued control of state affairs
and state officers. But republicans arr
also making claims of success t. LAY
The supporters of former Gov. rnor
Stokes are figuring out republican
sweep that will elect him and ,turn
the party to control of the state. The
progressives see great slump from
both old parties and the election C.
Colby, although even in their most op-
imistic moments they are not counting
much on the Legislature
Democrats Claim Victory.
Democrats base their claims for sue
,ess on the split in the republican
'anks, due to the break with the pro-
,ressives. They declare Governor
Fielder will poll practically the entire
democratic vote excepting only in Es-
ex county where his war on Smith
nd Nugent may result in some cutting
'he Governors recent repudiati 1n of
he Smith-Nugent crowd, it is belle, ed,
will cost the votes in Essex, the home
ounty of these old time leaders. but
5 expected to make him support 'se-
yhere.
Massachusetts Situation.
BOSTON, Nov. 3.-Is Massachusetts
D be the first eastern state to elect
rogressive governor? That question.
uring the past month and today has
cen asked as many times as there are
oters in the Bay State. When Massa-
husetts answers that query tomorrow
t the annual gubernatorial election,
may be NO." but political sharps
the state-when they forget
but the way staid old Mas
achusetts has cavorted in three pre-
ous elections-adnit there is "a pos
bility but not probability" That
lere is strong likliheed of heavy and
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