New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-05
REPUBLICANS SEE
JERSEY VICTORY
&. o. p. Sentiment Has
Grown Steadily Since
Trenton Conventions.
NEW BLOOD REPLACES
OLD GUARD BOSSES

Democrats to Bring Cabinet Men
Into State to Explain Tariff
and Currency.
The decks are cleared for action In
what promises to be an election OF ma
tion-wide interest, test Of the Wilson
administration and the Presidents pol
icies in New Jersey, his home state
Before the end Of the week the polit--
ical batteries Of oratory will be opened
wide and there will such discussion
Of both state and national issues that
little will remain for misunderstanding
Of Just what the Democratic tariff law,
the new currency measure and the " II.
son anti-corporation acts have meant
fer a state that teens with Industries
Since the conventions OF all three
parties last week, when, 10 the surprise
Of the Democratic administration Oh
tho state. the Republican LEADERS pre-
scented facts and figures to Indicate 10
what extremes the party IN power nao
gone 20 balk progressive legislation, TO
spend the money of the taxpayers IN
the creation Of needless Jobs and 10
exact revenues from sources already
overburdcned 50 as TO stave of, II pos
sible, direct state tax, Republic
sentiment has grown from one end or
the state to the other
From prediction that the G.. o. Z.
forces would capture at least five OF
the Congressional districts now con-
trolled BY the Democrats, State Chair
man Newton A. X. Bugbee has sd-
vanced 10 declaration that his party
will sweep the state.
Several things have happened to LEAD
the Republicans to express confidence
in the outcome, chief Of which has been
the elimination of any basis for the
timeworn charge that the party''s des"
TIMES are controlled by political bosses
II is a notable fact this year that the
"old guard" Of the G.. o. P. forces has
been supplanted by young and aggres-
sive workers, who in the primaries
threw down the gauntlet 10 the bosses
and in several instances came out on
top.
This is especially true in Essex
County, where some of the old line
bosses DESTROYS of retaining their grip
on public patronage were repudiated
in the turning down Of three favorites
for important county Offices and the
election of three men who were backed
by the organization as a whole but
were not in favor with the so-calIed
party leaders
The same Progressive members
banded together last Tuesday night
and handed another defeat TO the
would-be bosses by re-electing Herbert
" TAYLOR. of Newark, the county
chairman. Tie had been opposed by
combination that did not like his in
terest in the movement that resulted
in the sidetracking OF the bosses or the
old school. All this has tendency TO
bring into action Republicans who had
heretofore affiliated with the Pro-
gressive party.
Actuated By the convincing argu-
ments of Ex-Governor Edward g.
Stokes. who looks like winner Of the
United States Senatorial nomination IN
1916. county leaders, in conjunction
with the members of the state commit
tee. have already begun a systematic
canvass Of the state 20 win votes. The
Ex-Governor laid down the rules of the
game for the party workers last tues
dav at the convention in Trenton, when
he averred that nothing but militant
and truthful campaign would win sup
port for the Republican ticket.
Chairman Bugbee has almost com
pleted canvass Of the state and has
ACCOMPLISHED much in localities where
there was need Of more harmony be-
tween the state and county leaders.
DEVELOPMENTS in the 9th Congressional
District during the last week further
encouraged the G.. O. p. leaders. There
Representative Walter I. Mccoy, who
had established record for his close
adherence 10 the Wilson policies, was
renorinated at the primaries, but sub
scauently was appointed to the SUI
irene Court bench of the District OF
Columbia. His withdrawal from the
Congressional race left the Democrats
IN predicament that is not likely TO
be settled until II is too late.
Chairman Bugbee and his aids IN the
state committee are confident that eX-
Congressman r. Wayne Parker who
was 10 oppose Mr. Mccoy, will win In a
walk. The Democrats can find no way
under the election law to substitute a
candidate under the party designation.
The result has been that four men
have entered the contest. at least two
Of whom will remain TO divide the vote
on Election Day.
That the Democrats anticipate the
battle of their lives for the Congress
qional seats is indicated by the ela5o-
rate preparations started In Trenton on
Saturday, when it was announced that
several members of the Cabinet and
Southern Congressman would be
brought into the state in an effort to
offset the Republican expose of Demo
cratic rule. Secretary Redfeld will be
among the visitors, whose only duty on
the stump will be, according to present
plans. to answer the criticisms bound
TO come from the manufacturing and
other interests over the tariff law.
There will be plenty Of work for the
Democratic spellbinders. since the Re
rubiicans have prepared line OF at
tack that will bring force to the arGu-
ment for a protective tariff and less
arbitrary currency system. The u. ..
p, leaders have pointed to the European
war as the best example for America
"a 10 the need of d protective tarlu.
The war. in the opinion Of Mr.. Stokes,
came as temporary repeal Of the IN
derwood tariff law, and the imposition