Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-10-24
PREDICT SWEEP
BYDEMOCRATS
IN THE COUNTY
F0recastsrs Declare That
Present Board of Freehold
ers Will be Reelected.
SUCCESS OF TICKET IN
CITY SEEMS CERTAIN

With election day only ten days
off and the Democrats ready to start
firing their big artillery the wise
acres or rather political forecasters
are beginning to make predictions
as to what November will bring
forth. "a Democratic sweep In the
county and city, is their prediction.
They declare that Fielder will be
elected governor and that the pres
ent Democratic Board of Freehold
ers will be reelected by big major
ity. They say the Democrats have
everything cinched In the city with
the exception of in the sixth ward,
where Frank Stas, the Republican
candidate is giving Chris r. Jorgen-
sen hard tussel. Every energy is
being used In the ward by the
Democrats in Jorgensen's behalf and
the leaders declare he will win even
though 1t be by small majority.
The Republicans fred their big
gun Wednesday night when Stokes
spoke in Washington hall The
meeting was big success, but the
Democrats have the last shot and
are getting ready to send a fusilade
of good points into the voters next
Thursday night in the Auditorium
through the batteries of Fort Will
liam j. Bryan, Fort Ollie James and
Fcrt James F. Fielder Next Thurs
day will be big day in the county
for the Democrats as Mr.. Fielder,
the candidate for governor, accom-
panied by the freeholder and assem-
bly, candidates will visit practically
every place of Importance in the
county and conclude in the evening
by addressing mass meetings here
and at New Brunswick. Democratic
leaders say that Fielder's election is
looked upon as certainty and that
success of the party In the county
and city is foregone conclusion.
Middlesex county has been consid-
cred Democratic under normal con-
ditions and even at the height of
Republican success, when the Demo-
cratic party was divided, the G. o..
p. victories were by very close
margin unless ac 1t was presidential
year. With what might practically
be termed two Republican tickets in
the field this year, the forecasters
declare success for the Democrats is
assured without any other asset.
The Democrats, however, are not de-
pending on the weakness of the Re-
publicans, but with strong, har-
monious organization are bending
every effort to roll up an unparal-
lelled majority for every candidate
on the ticket.
The Republican party is badly
split and there is a notable absence
of activity by the men who in for
mer days made Republican success
possible indicating that they see no
chance of winning this time. Some
thing seems to be missing in the G..
o. P. ranks, that is activity in the
organization. The candidates them
selves are active enough but it is
only a certain few who are showing
real spirit in an effort to lead the
party. The Republicans would above
all like to elect their freeholder can
didates on account of the vast
amount of patronage that is dispen-
sed by that body. The five candi-
dates are making a hard campaign,
but the Democratic leaders declare
the present board will be reelected
on their excellent record. Success
of the Republican freeholder candi-
dates would give the G. 0. P, ground
work on which to rebuild their shat
tered organization, but the Dem .
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