The Washington herald., 1914-06-01
DEMOCRATS FEAR
| JERSEY ELECTION
Reaction Probably VIII Send
Republicans Back to
Congress.
SURVEY OF DISTRICTS
Looks Like Kinkead and Easan Are
Only Members Who viii Be
Returned in November.
SURVEY OF DISTRICTS
b. FRANCIS .. eEssNER.

By FRANCIS D. GEssNER.
New York, May a-Across the Hudson
from Manhattan lies New Jersey with 2,Soo'
coo inhabitants. majority Of whom nave
enjoyed a spasTnodic secession from tne
Republican faith In recent years, foi'
lowing the fashion set by the great city
across the river. As possibly over loe,oue
Jersey citizens do business In Gotham
! town six days a week, they cannot oe
blamed for taking home the political
miasma that comes to the strip OF land
called Manhattan every few years. and
the trend Of things on this side Is usually
duplicated with splendid sureness on the
Jersey side. Once there Is q coming back
to the Republican faith and majority on
the New York side, and the Jersey voters
will forget that they have a distinguished
first citizen Of the State doing business
at Washington, and the old story OF a
Republican delegation In Congress will be
repeated.
Some Political History.
Only ten years ago Kew Jersey sent
nine Republicans and one lone Democrat
to Congress. besides having two valiant
Republicans. John Kean andt John +.
Dryden in the Senate. This almost solid
Republican delegation Of a dozen men,
bers was doing business less than eight
years ago, and now not one OF the dele
cation il on the roll call All are living.
except Dryden, Loudenslager, and Nc
Dermott. the lone Democrat of the list.
More living. all Republicans. are Kean.
the urbane and soft-spoken Senator from
Elizabeth; Gardner. of Atlantic City. who
had many terms to his credit; Ben How
fell, Of New Brunswick: courtls and Sc
rene Ira Wood. of Trenton: bachelor and
proud Of 1t Fowler. Of Elizabeth, who
yearned to be Senator: Allen. of Little
Falls; Wayne Parker. OF Newark, the
metropolis Of Jersey: Wiley, Of East
Orange; and Van Winkle. OF Jersey City
More who may seek vindication and
return to the scenes OF former glory are
Gardner. Fowler. and Parker The
others do not seem especially agitated,
and some new names are promised when
the Jersey Republicans get busy at the
primaries later on.
The Present DELEGATION.
And now after eight years look at the
Congressional delegation from New Jer-
sey. beginning with the southernmost dis
trict so long represented by Louden-
slayer. 1t is represented by William J.
Browning. Of Camden, the lone Repub-
lican from Jersey in House and Senate.
Browning has been in politics since a
voter and came to Washington as chief
clerk of the House in 1896, serving until
1911. when the Democrats found one OF
their own party able TO hold the job with
month of Browning's cheerfully given
instruction. Then poor Loudenslager died
and Browning. who had long been the
chief political lieutenant, was chosen to
the vacancy. We came In for a full term
two years ago with a majority not ex-
aetly overwhelming. but enough and the
only majority given any Republican Of
consequence in all of Jersey. There were
five candidates and Browning was glad
Of something more than a thoussnd plu-
rality. He is confident of doubling II this
year and also confident that he will have
some Republican colleagues from up
State when next November's tale is told.
Moving north on the map discloses
that the other eleven districts are rep
resented by Democrats. There are two
more districts than eight years ago,
thanks to increased population in the
counties across from Gotham town. The
old Cape May and Atlantic City district.
so long represented by Gardner, and who
kept 1t true to the Republican faith in
the smash of 1910. went wrong in 1872,
Gardner losing out for the first time.
Gardner's Finish.
wood, came capering over the wire
winner by 1000, plurality as startling
as 1t was agonizing to the Republican
Congressional Committee here in WASH
ington, which just could not believe II
possible to beat Gardner. Baker is
banker. originally from Lewisburg, Pa.
and took a notion a few years ago to
invest in real estate near the ocean.
After organizing a new town. he was
mayor, then a delegate to the Baltimore
and next was nominated for
Congress He was probably as much
surprised as Gardner was shocked on
election night, and now 1t is up to Baker
for a campaign of real work. thanks to
the marked reaction in favor Of old Re-
publican methods at Washington.
Adjoining the Baker district on the
north is the compact little district of
three counties, now very faithfully and
ably represented by the Hon. Thomas ].
Scully, of South Amboy, who came In
with the whirl OF 1910 and had less
trouble, also a large majority, in 1872
Scully is Democrat with big business
interests at home. but he also has a
and believes in really paying
attention to his Congressional duties at
In other days the New York City and
Jersey members were noted more for
staying away from Washington, so that
the Scully presence, activity, and faith
full keeping on the Job at the National
Capital has attracted attention.
Scully himself does not think there is
remarkable about 1t. or that he
is doing any more than he ought to do,
but 1t is so different from othes long
in Congress from Jersey that it is talked
about with compliment for the Eon.
Thomas J., and possibly some wondering
as to how long he will keep up. Sully
lives at the Willard in Washington, and
there is usually a gathering of Jersey
Democrats around the Scully chair when
the topic Of keeping Jersey in the Demo-
cratic column is discussed.
william Edgar Tuttle. I
Possibly the closest friend of SculIy in
the Jersey dozen of statesmen Is the Hon.
William Edgar Tuttle, who writes West
field after his name-a name that looms
large over a big lumber yard near the
Baltimore and Ohio track in the middle
Of Westfield Village.
Like his friend. Scully, the Hon WILL
lam Edgar is "a business man and proud
Of IT. Also. like Scully, he has the habit
Of really attending to, Congressional
duties In Washington. while some amiable
brothers handle the lumber end Of things
at home.
futile is two years younger than Scully
and was born In Horseheads. N. Y, COM
ing to Jersey after a couple Of years
at Cornell. He has figured in local
politics for several years back, wisely
giving special attention to the two popu-
lous counties of Morris and Union, which
constitute. II you please, one Of the
nnest compact and delightful districts
70 oe found in any State. The Hon. |
Futile won the nomination easily enough !