Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1913-11-06
CUMBERLAND
IS DEMOCRATIC
Fielder Carries County by
400.
ACkLEy is SENATOR.
Wallsce Defeats DR.. Thompson fo
Surrogate-Sheppard Elected
to Assembly.

Cumberland County for the first
time in its history gave a Democratic
plurality for Governor, the total vote
showing that Fielder will have a few
more than 400 plurality. With this
Gubernatorial vote Democratic is a
plurality for John A. Ackley, the
Democratic candidate for Senator, his
plurality in round figures being 200.
Frank F. Wallace, Democrat, tri-
| umphed in his fight for Surrogate by
handsome plurality which goes up
to the neighborhood of 900.
In all of the Democratic landslide,
Raymond Sheppard, the Republican
candidate for Assemblyman, comes
out victor.
That Cumberland County is lost to
Stokes seems incredible until the
count Of 1900 votes for Colby is made.
That gave Fielder his plurality and
made Cumberland Democratic. Great
er surprise comes from Millville
where Stokes lost the town by 70 to
Fielder Bridgeton went to Fielder,
too, the Democratic plurality being 81.
Colby lad 499 votes in Bridgeton and
479 in Millville. That tells the whole
story. 1t applies to the Senator as
well. Edward NJ Ffthian, prog, had
513 votes in Bridgeton, and in Mill
vile $50. Colby and Fithian were far
in advance of the other candidates
upon PROGRESSIVE ticket.
Fielder carried several of the town
ships as well as Bridgeton and Mill
vile. Stokes carried Vineland and
lost Lands township. Fielder car
| ried Downe and Commercial, also
Hopewell
In Bridgeton Morris Davis made a
splendid showing despite the fight of
the Progressive campaign. Here
Davis had the magnificent vote OF
1146, while the Ackley vote was but
S09 Davis carried most of the town
ships, but lost Millville through the
vote that went to Ffthian.
The Prohibition vote was negligible
and the Socialist vote amounted to
nothing.
The early voting indicated the re-
suit. All the news from the ballot
box indicated Democratic victory. Es-
pecIally depressing to Republicans,
was the vote in Millville.
When former Governor Stokes was
informed of the Millville vote he was
astonished and could scarce believe
it. A Stokes plurality of 400 had been
confidently expected
Most of the Republicans had figured
that the Progressive vote would be
about 1000 in the county. When it
went to 1900, it spelled hopelessness
to the Republican leaders and they
hastened to congratulate the Demo
Gratis.
The one bit of excitement attending
the count of the vote all through the
evening was the closeness of the Sen
atorial contest between Davis and
Ackley The returns kept the contes-
tants remarkably close and the de-
cision was not made until after the
returns of Lands township were re-
ceived. Ackley had surprising vote
there and Davis defeat was made
right there.
Raymond Sheppard, Republican,
won for Assembly by substantial
plurality.
Frank F. Wallace badly defeated
DR.. Thompson, carrying Bridgeton
and Millville handsomely. In all of
the townships Wallace gained rapid
ly. On this side Of the county many
of those who voted for Colby and Fifth
ian upon the progressive ticket, voted
for Wallace. Corrected figures will
show Wallace to have nearly 1000
plurality.