Evening star., 1914-08-12
c. .O.P.F|GGHTSHARD
FOR JERSEY SEATS
Congressional Battle to Re-
capture Lost Districts
Shows in Primary.
SPECTER OF BULL MOOSE
STILL STALKS THERE
Analysis Of Conditions Shows Close
Contests Will Be Fought to OBJ
tain Nominations.
BY N. G. MESSENGER.

NEWARK. n. j., August 12.-Presi-
dent Wilson'S state will he the field OF
q bitter struggle 70. seats in the ma
tional House Of Representatives this
fall, and the preliminary skirmishing
already is under way. The demo-
cratic landslide of 1912, which left I'm
Gle Bill Browning as the lone repub-
lican pine in the House, was a sicken-
ing affair to the republicans. who had
counted heavily upon the protective
tariff to keep Jersey in line. But
the destructive bull moose detection
swept everything before it.
Last winter. in an election to fill 4
vacancy, caused by death of the demo-
cratic member. the republicans gained
one seat in the Paterson district by
such a handsome majority as to cause
them to raise a bloody but unbowed
head from the debris of 1912 and cry,
''Ha, A return to form And this eN-
pectancy they are now cherlshlng
fondly to their bosom, although still
haunted in places by the specter OF
the bull moose that stalks abroad and
bellows in sepulchral tones.
Browning, in the Camden district, and
Drukker, in the Paterson district. are
expected to be re-elected on the repub-
Hcan ticket. As en- offset. the eleventh
and twelfth districts are counted upon
surefy-to re-efecr the democratic IN
cumbents, so these four districts can
be put aside from further considera-
ton.
Will Fight Baker.
In the Cape May district. the second.
J. Thompson Baker, democratic incu5n-
bent. will be renominated, but the re-
ntrh aft Sc1lp nj
the polls in November. Prior to 1912
this district was normally 10000 re-
publican. The outcome depends upon
how many of the progressive back
sliders will return to the fold The
prospect of a big revival is so good
that there are five republican aspirants
for the nomination-former Assembly
men Richards and Bacharach of At
lantic county. former State Senator
Nichols OF Cumberland county. former
Senator Lewis and the present Senator
White OF burlington county. The dem
ocrats hope that this spirited contest
for the nomination will leave enough
dlsgruntled republicans to re-elect the
democrat.
In the South Amboy district. the
third there is trouble. Thomas j. Scully
democrat has held the seat two terms
He is a good provrler'' for his dis
trict. d good spender' and very popu-
lar. But the Junior order of American
Mechanics and allied organiZa tions (you
savey what that means?J are up in arms
against him.
Two republicans are seeking the
nomination to oppose him. Joseph
Thompson of Ocean county and Robert
Carson of Middlesex The progressives
have not decided whether to put can
didate in the field or not.
The Trenton district, the fourth, now
represented by Allan b. Walsh, a demo-
crat. has combined republican and bull
mo % IN Nf AZ uF,J. -
majority. The outlook for the republic
cans is bright, because they propose to
nominate former State Senator Elijah
B. Hutchinson. He was Roosevelt man
to follow the colonel out of the repub-
lican party. He is strong with the pro-
gressives and acceptable to the old
guard. 1t looks now like q fifty-fifty
fighting chance for the opposing candi-
dates.
Fowler Would Come Back.
In the fifth district. Morris and Union
counties. William Edgar Tuttle. the
democratic incumbent. will be renomi-
mated. Your old friend Charles N Fow-
Ter. for so long identified with banking
and currency legislation in Congress,
wants the republican nomination So
does ]. H. Chapstick of Morris county,
whom they say is a standpatter. The
dominic wants in on the republican
nomination. too. With this wealth of
material the progressives have not de-
ctded their course.
The Hackensack district, the sixth,
is represented by Archibald c. Hart.
democrat. who will be renominated Mr..
Hart. II is declared. has had hard
luck" with his appointments. and 1t is
| reported he is in a peck of trouble In
consequence. which encourages the re-
publicans to look over an otherwise
rather unpromising field. S. Wood Nc
| nomination, having stood up in previous
hopeless fights until beaten to a pulp
| but the organization is said to favor
former Senator John D. Prince OF
PaSSaic
In the eighth district, partly Newark
kead. democratic incumbent. will retire
| 1t is said. to seek the more desirable nom
| ination of sheriff Of Hudson county. TIL,
republicans intend to make a fight fol
the district. Edward w. Gray Of New
ark, secretary Of the republican stat,
committee and formerly secretary to Gov
Stokes is thought to be in the lead fol
| the republican nomination. He will b.
opposed by Robert Torrance of Hudson
| county and Robert A. Mitchell of Essex
Under normal conditions this district i.
republican. but here the bull moose call.
defiance stridently. The progressives will
probably nominate John NJ Klein O
| Essex.
Maj. Parker Seeks Vengeance.
In tho ninth district. taking in tn,
| Oranges. represented by Walter l. Nc
| Coy, democrat, witness the proposed re
naissance OF your friend Maj. r. Wayn,
Parker. who seeks the republican nomina