New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-24
FIELDER Wins EASILY
IN JERSEY PRIMARIES
Wilson's Choice for Governor
Polls Big Vote, Sweeping
Hudson by $4,000.
STOKES ALSO A VICTOR
Colby Defeats Osborne on the
Progressive Ticket, but
Moose Vote Is Small
-Nugent Re elected.

James F. Fielder President Wilson s
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for Governor cf New Jersey. easily de-
feated Frank s. Katzenbach the anti
Wilson candidate. in the primaries yes
terday
Ex-Governor T.. c. Stokes won the Re-
publican nomination from his three oppo-
nents. and ex-senator Everett Colby de-
feated Edmund Il. Osborne for the Pro-
gresslve nomination.
Mr.. Fielder swept Hudson. his home
county. indications being that he Will
have a majority there Of more than 1900.
The indications gathered from the early
returns In Mercer County. Frank ;.
Katzenbach's home county. were that he
would carry II over Governor Fielder by
2.50 The first eighteen precincts count
cd showed katzenbach got 7i5 to 22l for
Governor Fielder. This Is at the ratio
Of a little better than three TO one. which
Is not so well as the Katzenbach man
the Mercer returns it became evident
that the Trenton man stood very little
chance for the nomination.
Mr. Katzenbach ran strong In Essex
County. where the Smith Nugent machine
is supreme, and the indications are that
he will carry IL.
Prooressives Make Poor Showing.
There was great surprise at the show
ing OF the Progr essive party. In many
precincts in the city OF Trenton there
has not been a Progressive vote cast
but those that have been cast seem TO be
for former Senator Everett Colby. II Is
admitted by the Progressive leaders tnat
the entire Progressive vote Of the county
will not amount 10 more than couple OF
hundred.
Ex-Judge Robert Carey. one OF the Re
publican candidates for Governor. also
polled large vote in Hudson. and was
leading Ex-Governor Stokes in that coun-
" early this morning.
with eight candidates fighting for the
nomination for Governor 10 stir their m
terest and with ideal voting weather
comparatively few Of the voters OF New
Jersey took part in the primaries yester-
dav. when. for the first time, they had
the opportunity 10 select their respective
candidates for Governor and also the
members Of their respective state com
mitt,es. II is estimated that less than 81
per cent % the regular vote was cast.
The Progresslves were hard hit Dy inc
decision OF the courts. that those VINO
voted I'm the Republican box last tali
could not vote IN the Progressive poN
yesterday. This resulted in thousands or
Procresslyes throughout the state being
disfranchlsed The blow was especially
hard I'm Hudson and Essex counties IN
which the Progressiyes are strongest
MAYOR Mark VI. Pagan OF Jersey CITY
was one of the first Progressives 10 teei
the effect Of this decision. When ne Went
10 his polling place yesterday morning he
admitted he had voted in the Republican
box last fall. whereupon he was told oy
tho election officers that he could not
vote IN the Progressive box yes'eruay.
He made no protest, and left the po''hs
place.
In Asburv Park. anticipating mat tney
would be- debarred from voting IN the'r
ovn urinary boxes. the Progressives de-
,,d.l IA vote in the boxes OF the old party
IN which they belonged on primary cay
last year They had stckers prepared
for William \. Berry as their cahdlua'e
for Mayor and for Martin L. Bauman Tor
Controller. The election officers reIuseu
IN count these votes last night
Tn. Progressive vote was small all
,,,ougb the state. and they blame II on
a., liefrancnisment OF so many OF their
followers.
Aside from the contest for the nomiha-
,io, for Governor. the most interesting
apht on the Democratic side was IN Essex
UNITY where Jim" Nugent former
,,,.ir,ran Of the Democratic State Com
n,ittee. was being opposed by Mayor
fulian A. Gregory, Of East Orange. Tor
nor student of President wilson Nugent
had the backing OF his powerful organlza-
lion and polled a big vote in Newark. In
the outlying districts Mr.. Gregory ran
strong. Early this morning 1t looked as
though Nugent had been reelected TO the
state committee by decisive majority
Mayors Vote Challenged.
When Mayor Gregory of East Orange
went TO the polls to-day to cast his ballot
his vote was challenged by Assemblyman
Lawrence McCabe, tr, Nugent man. on
the ground the Mayor was not a Demo-
crat Mr.. Gregory succeeded In convinc-
ing Mr.. McCabe that he is a Democrat
and said his Democracy carried him so
far as TO vote for Mr.. McCabe last fali' 70
the Mayors subsequent regret
The anti-Wilso men made a Clean
I'D" in Hudson County. where bitter
fight was In progress over the county
leadership. Tom" Martin. the Nugent
leader of the Assembly last winter. was
nominated for Senator over Charles
Egan. the Wttpenn candidate. and the
entire anti-Wittpenn Assembly ticket Won
The contest in the Democratic ranks In
Hoboken was especially acrimonious. with
the indications that Paddy" Griffin. the
Democratic boss. succeeded in naming all
his candidates. despite the strenuous ef-
forts of the independent Democrats.
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