Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-11-05
PRESIDENT WILSON GETS
ENDORSEMENT BY VOTERS
OF THE STATE YESTERDAY
Close Vote in Essex County
But Hudson Rolled Up
Big Majority
COLBY A POOR THIRD

James f. Fielder, of Jersey City,
who took up the reins of the govern
ment at Trenton when Woodrow
Wilson resigned as chief magistrate
OF New Jersey to become President
of the United States, only to lay them
down again several days ago to as
sure no technical objection in his
probable election as governor of New
Jersey, has been undoubtedly elected
to that high Office by the mass of
progressive and free-thinking voters
of this state by a plurality estimated
from 10000 to $4,000. Later re-
turns will probably show that the
former estimate is more correct.
Former Governor Edward Casper
Stokes, of Cumberland county, who
ran on the Republican ticket and
gave Mr.. Fielder his most severe OPP
position, has admitted the election Of
the Democratic candidate. Governor
Fielder Is well qualified for the office;
he has been senator from Hudson
county for several years, In addition
to his occupancy of the Office follow
ing the resignation of President
Wilson.
the election of a governor in New
Jersey this year, because it would
mean the Endorsement of President
Wilson and his policies, or otherwise,
politicians declared. 1t is evident
that the President has been approx,
ed, despite the adverse efforts of the
"Old Guard In Essex county, lead
by former U. s. Senator James Smith,
Jim" Nugent, and his clan. The
Newark Evening News claims the
election of Fielder at $4,000 giving
these figures at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. 1t stated that thirty districts
out of forty-five in the county of Es-
sex, where the knife was out for
Fielder" and 100 districts out of
1876 in the city of Newark, showed
a combined plurality for Fielder of
1911. Normally, Essex county Is
strong Democratic. Governor Fielder
ran we'll In Hudson county, which is
his stronghold, and several smaller
counties of the state, including Mid
dlesex, who gave him plurality of
$500.
has gone for Stokes by plurality of
$500, with Mercer county, including
the city of Trenton, following in the
rear with Stokes plurality of 900.
Notable, indeed, was the run of
Everett Colby, the Progressive candi-
date for governor, in all these coun-
ties. He ran well throughout the
state and thus shattered every hope
that Stokes and his managers may
have entertained for the election of
the Republican nominee. An early
report showed that Stokes had been
in Passaic county, which
is normally Republican, gaining a
large plurality, estimated from 10,-
900 upwards. This was Immediately
Offset by the report that Governor
Fielder had carried Bergen and
Union counties. Jersey City, which
is the largest city in Hudson county,
as well as the home of the Democra-
tic candidate, coming to his aid with
a plurality of 10000. Other returns
indicated the election of Fielder in
county, which is the
home district of Mr.. Stokes. Be
cause of the fact that the polls In
This state do not close until o'clock
p. M, whereas the polls close at
o'clock p. m. in New York State, the
Jersey returns were exasperatingly
slow in coming in, and, when report
I'd, were not In detail, but only in
estimated pluralities.