New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-06
STOKES SURE TO WIN.
PARTY LEADERS SAY
His Popularity and Stand for
New Repub|icanism Expect.
ed to Bring Victory.
NATIONAL FLAVOR TO FIGHT
Fielder's Treatment of Smith
and Nugent Likely to Cost
Him Many Votes-Col.
by Battling Hard.

[From a STAFF Correspondent OF The Tribune,
Trenton, y. j., Oct. with the Re.
publicans enthusiastic and confident. ,hs
Progressives hopeful and aggressive and
the Democrats gloomy and pessmistjc
the campaign for Governor OF New Jersey
will open in real earnest this week Thu
Republicans are enthusiastic because
they believe that In Edward C. Stokes
they have nominated the next Governor
of New Jersey, not alone because Of his
undoubted popularity throughout the
state, but because OF his stand for a new
Republican party, one that will be re.
sponsible to the people only.
Mr.. Stokes made his stand on this mar.
ticular question quite clear to-day. when
he declared that he intended 10 make
dignified campaign, discussing issues and
not men.
II was nominated by the people with
out spectacular appeal" he said, "and IL
elected I shall be elected by them | shall
be under obligation to them alone, and
their interests only shall I consider"
THE Republican platform is the most
progressive platform that has been issued
in this state for years. he went on. 1T
is platform that pledges the Republican
nominees to service. 1t is the MAGMA
Charta OF new Republicanism, and il
is the battle Of new Repubicanlsm that
will be fought this fall. Our appeal will
be made directly to the voters, and we
are not depending upon Democratic
quarrels.
THE Republican campaign will be made
upon clean lines out in the open. with an
appeal 10 the good citizens OF the state.
and we will not be hunting for votes in
the Democratic Mushroom, where these
unfortunate gentlemen are sorting their
soiled linen"
But the mere fact Of electing Mr.. Stokes
Governor OF New Jersey is not the only
thing that the Republican leaders have in
mind. They are looking little further
ahead. and II Mr. Stokes successfully
leads his party to victory this fall he will
be placed in the forefront as the logical
candidate for the Republican nomination
for President In 1916.
There are many circumstances which
tend to show that II Mr.. Stokes is elected
Governor OF New Jersey this fall he Will
/ at once become a national figure not
alone because he will have been the
means of rehabilitatlng his party, but
because he will then have defeated the
present occupant of the White House in
his home state.
Whether or not il is the fear Of defeat
that has prompted the Presidents friends
10 send Mr. Bryan and a lot of Demo.
cratic spellbinders into the New Jersey
campaign has not been stated but il is
taken as a somewhat infallible sign that
conditions In the Presidents home state
are not as rosy as his friends would like
them 10 be.
Under ordinary conditions the contest
in New Jersey would have about the same
| amount Of interest as that In Massachu-
sets. But The conditions in New Jersey
are extraordinary in that the Presiden!
F, has in James F. Fielder a personal can
! didate for Governor. BY some II is held
that In selecting a candidate for Governor
the President has practically placed him
| self before the people for their approval,
above other contests, and is one that has
strong national flavor.
Taking the recent primary vote as
criterion. il is quite apparent that good
many Progressives have drfted back to
! the Republican party, much to the dis
appointment OF the Democratic leaders OF
New Jersey, who have looked forward to
large Progressive vote as one OF tho
necessities for Democratic success The
strength Of the Progressives in New Jer'
sey is problematical just now but II hs-
ures mean anything the primary returns
| show conclusively that the number oil
Progressive votes polled on next Election
Day will not be sufficient, as heretofore
to defeat the Republican candidates
Approximately $4,000 votes were cast al
the Democratic primaries and $1,000 al the
Republican primaries. This seemingly IN.
dicates that Mr.. Fielder had a good LEAD
right at the start, and he would nave
too. If he had not made political orphans
OF about 5000 OF these Democrats WY
took part in the primaries. This ne ulss
when he read Jim Smith ana Jln,
Nugent and their supporters out oil tne
party. w men
Smith ran at the primaries, year aso,
he polled something like $50" votes ~
the state, and IL seems reasonable 10
lieve that they will go either TO MT S'oN''
or Mr.. Colby.
Anyway, Mr.. Fielder's pronunciamehw-
which, by the way. did not have the sup
port OF State Chairman Grosscup-ahu ~.
fuss kicked up by Representative Nh
kead have put the Democratic pa,E
skies and sevens in New Jersey ana h a..
created a condition which makes Ia VA
mony and united action sound Ike ,, nus
Joke. On the other hand, the RepupiiTrsssnyy
have all the carmarks OF success Ih.S
are united and are working shoulder
shoulder. 80, .ev.
Ex.senator Everett Colby and his ny
ing squadron are attracting lot Oh as''s,lc
ton. not alone because OF the ehe I; ~.
way he has begun his campaign, O us
cause OF the forcefulness OF his speechsss,,
Tomorrow morning he will begin A., .os At
OF South Jersey and will keep steaapy,
his novel style OF campaign uh''' S''0
Day.