Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
DEMOCRATS SUCCESS
PRESAGED,' SAYS
GOVERNOR FIELDER
Executive Tells Politicians
at Interstate Fair That
Party Is Uniting Solidly
for Victory in State.

| TRENTON, n. j.. Oct. 1.-Governor
Fielder as the guest of honor at the In
terstate Fair here today on Politicians
Day, declared that reports are coming to
him from all parts of the State that the
! Democrats, after the primary contest, are
uniting soidly for party victory.
I'm my opinion" he continued "this
presages Democratic success November 8
all along the line"
From Governor Fielder down to the floor
cleaners in the Capitol. the State House
was represented along politicians row."
near the grandstand. Nearly all the State
officials were there, in addition to hun
dreds of candidates successful in the
recent State primaries.
Titles were on every tongue. General"
Colonel" Major" Captain" Sen
ator," sheriff." Surrogate" and CHIEF
were those most frequently heard. There
was handshaklng on every side the noise
of political discussions We'd with the
shouts of the takers about the grounds.
Following the custom OF previous years
the fair manaGement provided an auto
mobile to take the three most prominent
men about the race course in full view
of the cheering thousands before taking
them to seats in clubhouse box on the
grandstand. These men were Governor
Fielder, Democrat; Ex-Governor e. C.
Stokes, Republican. and ex-senator
Everett Colby. Progressive. BY thus
punching the three parties the fair man
agement escaped all charges of i'm
partially.
Representative Allan b. Walsh OF this
district who Is seeking reelection on the
Democratic ticket, was paired off In an
automobile with his Republican rival for
the office. ex-senator T. C. Hutchinson,
of this city. The occupants of the car
received plenty of applause. but it
couldn't be ascertained whether the Dem
ocrat or the Republican was the favorite
in the cheering.
Nearly a score of automobiles. with
rivals for office riding together similarly.
were In the procession which circed the
track just before the racing and Yaude-
Vile program began.
TALK GOES THREE WAYS
The political talk at the fair went three
Republican and Pro-
gressve. The Wilson men were jubilant
over the fact that all of the Wilson Con-
gressmen who ran in the recent primaries |
were renomlnated and pointed TO this as
a sure indication OF Democratic VIC |
tory in New Jersey this fall. on the |
other hand, the Republicans claimed that |
with the tariff a war" and probable |
State tax, as great issues to be used |
against the Democrats, the Republicans |
would easily elect majority of the New |
Jersey congressional delegation. They |
claimed the First. Second. Fourth, Fifth, |
Sixth. Seventh. Eighth. Tenth and prob |
ably the Ninth districts. In the Ninth |
district President Wilson removed the
Democratic representative. Mccoy by |
appointing him to the bench, thus leaY-
ing the Democrats without a nominee.
The Sd, llth and 18th Districts were con-
,eded even by radical Republicans TO the
Democrats.
Democratic candidates argued that their
party would carry six and probably eight
districts out of the ~, while the most
'adical party men declared the party
would make clean sweep.
The situation I'm the Ninth. McCoy'a
District. was the subject OF great deal
Of discussion. McCoy's successor on
he ticket must be placed there by petit
ion and he is barred from using the
Democratic party" because
Mccoy pre-empted that title in the prim-
lTy election. II was pointed out that the
for this reason started with
1t was agreed even among Republicans
hat the likelihood OF their carrying the |
senate this year Is doubtful, but they
,laimed fightng chance. The Assembly,
hey declared. would be Republican be-
'ause of the disgust Essex Wilson Demo-
rats feel toward the Smith-Nugent ma
'hine and also because OF Democratic
In Hudson over the AS
embly ticket.