Evening star., 1914-04-08

So far as the New Jersey election 10
concerned, the only observa ton warrant
@d ny the results is that strong re-
publican district has gone republican.
This declaration by Chairman Doremus
OF the democratic congressional cam
paiSn committee on the outcome Of the
election in the seventh New jersey dis
trict Yesterday was accepted BY MANY
republicans al the Capitol today as sat
isfactory-so far as ii goes But they
go further and say that this victory
was won because progressive republican.
who bolted the ticket in 1872 returned
to the republican fold
If the same ratio is preserved in other
former republican districts in the coming
congressional elections they say. the re-
publicans will be eminentIy gratifed. II
is claimed by republicans that ANALYSIS
OF the New Jersey returns demonstrates
conclusively that the overturu in the
seventh district. or. rather the return
to form. was due unouestiona blv 10 rho
homecoming of the progressives who TO
the estimated number of (, lSJ voted the
regular republican ticket. thereby re-
ducing the democratic figures and forming
the republican plurality.
Tolls Question Not Main Issue
Republicans think that while there b
no doubt President Wilson'S canal to,l.
policy had some bearing upon veste--
DAYS verdict. il was not the controlling
consideration by any means In their
We" the taf1f was the main Issue ard
the dominating factor in the outcome
The seventh district is essentially
manufacturing community and !. il said
has been hit hard by the democratic low
tarlH In that district also are nany
voters who do business in New York CITY
and who are in touch with the financial
and industrial situation in the country a.
large In the dispassionate opinion of
leading republican politicians in Wash
ington. il was inevitable that the dissent
ing progressives who caused the disaster
of 1872 would not remain with the party
responsible for the legislation which has
brought hard times in the seventh dis
trict.
The significance of the socialist vote
yesterday. which almost e1uiva lenr
TO the democratic vote. is by means
overlooked II is explained by the fact
that Paterson has long been a hotbed of
socialStic. and even anarchistic. senti-
ment Recently the |. W. w. organization
has been busy. and has created a great
deal of trouble throughout the district 1t
has conducted fiery propaganda. and
the result is believed to be shown in yes
terday s returns
Statement by Chairman Doremus.
Representative Doremus of Michigan.
chairman of the democratic congressional
campaign committee. after conference
with Secretary Tumulty at the White
House issued this statement:
Two special congressional elections
We're held Tuesday. one in the seventh
New Jersey and the other in the twelfth
Massachusetts. In these two elections tbs
democrats have broken even. The seventh
New Jersey district. as recently gerry
wandered is strongly republican. The
late Hr. Bremner, because of his tre-
Inendous personal popularity. was prob
ably the only democrat who could carry
the district If the democrats had sue
ceeded there yesterday it would have
been almost miracle
"A resume of the elections held during
the past year shows an overwhelming
sentiment in favor of this administration.
Since President Wilson assumed Office
eight special congressional elections have
occurred in widely separated sections.
and the democrats We're successful in
five districts.
so far as SSe New Jersey election is
concerned the only observation warranted
hy the result is that a strong republican
district has gone republican.
Republican View
Representative Woods OF Iowa. chair
man Of the national republican con-
committee. issued this state
ment:
The republican victory in the New .Ier-
sey district shows that the voters
pudiate the democratic policy of Civ
ing the people honeyed phrases instead
of practical benefits. For the second
time in fourteen years republican