The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-10-28
LANDSLIDE FOR
STOKES ON WAY
All Signs Point TO an Oh
Time Republican Victory
on Election Day.
THE CANDIDATE CONFIDENT

GALWAY OOt- <A--AAluOuku LWt
weeks Of the campaign are still to b.
passed, Edward C. Stokes, the Repub
hcan candidate for governor of New
Jersey, Ia confident that he Will bs
elected More than this. not only he
but the best qualified political observ
srs In the state, believe that all the
signs point to an old time Republican
landslide on Nov. 4 In reviewing tbs
campaign up 30 the present time the
former governor said yesterday:
81 shall continue my personal cam
paign actively, In a dignifed manner
upon broad issues and as free from
personalities as possible. shall, OF
course, answer quickly and to the
point any unjust attacks from what
ever source they may come.
Il stand for the development Of New
Jersey In every one of its varied and
important phases Of life and for an ad.
ministration that will render efficient
service, not alone to the public al
large, but to the individual citizen
There are q large number Of issues
before the people Of the state: economy
in management of public affairs, tax
alton, proper regulation and control OF
corporations. strengthening of our pub
lie utility act, development of our agri.
cultural resources. abolition of grade
crossings, genuine municipal home rule
for our municipalities these are OF
interest to Jerseymen, and there are
others of great Importance The Re
publican platform Is a progressive doc
ument that sounds the note of new
Republicanism, the slogan Of which Ia
Forward
This campaign in New Jersey marks
q realignment of forces. The defeat Of
the Republican party last fall was SO
decisive that it's friends had little hope
Of its revival. To reorganize 1t, to
stimulate It's courage, to muster 1t in
fighting array and at the same time
to free 1t from the forces that were
reactionary and detrimental has been
no easy task and problem. This APP
parently impossible regeneration has
however, been accomplished to such a
degree that the Republican party to
day b a fighting organization, full OF
courage and energy. So formidable
have become it's forces that the Dem
ocrats. who expected a walkover in
the coming election. are resorting to
every possible means at their command
to retain their power by brineiue
about the defeat Of our gubernatoral.
senate and assembly candidates.
"A great proportion of the so called
Progressive vote of last year was a
vote for Colonel Roosevelt or protest
against the management of the last
Chicago Republican convention These
voters had no intention of permanently
leaving the Republican party. and thes
were willing to return whenever that
party showed a disposition to shake
on the management that proved so un-
popular last year. The election of the
members of the state committee this
year has given evidence to these FRO
gressives that new and younger men
are coming to the front.
'sThis evidences the coming of new
Republicanism and is a call to the
young men Of the state to be active in
party affairs. have already appealed
to them to take part In the campaign
and have stated that If elected want
ed to make the next administration
young mans administration The class
Of Progressive voters to which have
referred is entirely content to accept
this as evidence Of reform in the Re
publican party management and will
return to the party ranks I have had
letters from a number of them in diff
ferent parts of the state Gill. the Pro
gressive nominee for congress last fall
In the Mercer district; Hetrick. g
Roosevelt delegate to the Roosevelt
convention of Monmouth: Senator
Bradley Of Camden and a long list OF
others indicate the drift.
"Mr Fielder. the Democratic candi-
date, was not allowed to select his own
campaign manager and was beaten In
the organization of the state committee
by vote of something like 16 to 3
Indeed, the whole Democratic situa.
ton Is confusion COMPOUNDED. Mayor
wittpenn of Jersey City. one of the
cleanest men in New Jersey public life
was the natural choice of the Wilson
forces for governor.
"Governcl Fielder had not been espe
cially fiendly to the president, and
the forces around him were entirely
hostile to the president. Former Unit
ed States Senator Smith and James r
Nugent wanted. however. to defeat
wittpenn. and IN the commission gov.
eminent fight In Jersey City they join
ed forces and defeated Mr. Wittpenn.
injuring his prestige before the state
as a gubernatorial candidate Then
President Wilson, probably fearing tbs
defeat of Wittpenn asked Wittpenn "a
withdraw and threw his support ia
Fielder.
"The president was thus in the posi-
ton Of supporting the candidate of his
opponents. After his nomination Gov.
ernor Fielder announced that Senator
Smith and Nugent were not true Demo
Gratis and that perhaps they were work
ing with the Republicans. The lattei
suggestion / have clearly and emphatt
caliy denied, and have stated most
explicitly that we are not expecting
votes from the Mushroom where the
Democrats are sorting their soiied lin
en-. AIR. Nugent promptly challenged
Governor Fielder's statement and de
manded the proof. Governor Fielder
promised another statement in reply,
but has been called of and has an
nounced that there will be no more
denTnciatory philippics.
'.The Democratic state chairman
poured oil on the troubled waters by
saying that he had no proof that Mr..
NUgent was not working for the Demo
cratic party. He also said that Mr..
Nugent had nominated him for the
craftsmanship Of the Democratic state
committee. knowing full well he was
for the election of Mr. Fielder as gov
ernor and for the whole Democratic
ticket. Apparently an attempt is be
ing made to heal the breach between
the Wilson and the anti Wilson forces.
and Senator Smith and Nugent are
fighting in the Democratic ranks. How
long harmony will dwell in an alliance
Of this kind l cannot say. but l am
making the fight as Republican on
Republican lines and against what ]
regard as united Democracy.
If Mr.. Fielder should be elected the
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