New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-01
E1cE GAINING
FAST IN JERSEY
s,s a 2 to I Favor'te-
y" wittpenn Hurt L. by
singing Mud"

=. Il the surprises Of the political
a'' 4, New Jersey is the strength
| so go +. Edge. Republican can
n" 49, covernor. is showing at the
,,ur. At Murray's cafe IN
s,,ee,. where Newark does It's
T'". Netting, Edges supporters are
SF'".s.of2tolt that he will defeat
90 Nj,tpenn. They are willing to
: y" N 70 5 that Hughes will
t-yer Jersey. ..->.
o. "a. q this discrepancy is ''trieu'-
j.. -. .breuder political Observers,
sn 80, TO the greater energy ano
~ go, attending the campaign for
'''-. .... ticket An old Republican
= ..,n,r. whose knowledge Of Jersey
So ,,,-mert is Tho product Of
yH0i MASSES extending over
~ yssrs said yesterday nat ne
ri3 K inclined 20 reverse me hs-
80 TO on Hughes TO carry
y, .,s,f. and 10 20 c on hdge.
labor Far from solid
,,o.e of the recent canvass
MS mS' factory IN Newark IN
rsr cent Of the operatives oe'
Tx e. HUGHES The Democrats ne
si'eo ~ vere making ridiculous
''''.-', .S~.r3,ne the labor vote, which
oihs -. after the passage OF the
rhee.e cht-bour Law had, IN TACT,
A;inso- oSsrvhelmire trend 10 VIII
Int which since tnen nsu oeen
--i,r back 70 its Ola SilesIAnoe. Ae-
g. g. 20 large extent by jealousy;
'' -, HUNDREDS OF employees OF the
- eovernnent ia New Jersey, Tor
lso.ls have beer wondering why
M. .svsin - poorly paid, when "h-
up s.rrS il so easy on short notice
Eh ,srourh Congress a handsome
"a he comparatively plutocrane
49, a., Their bitterness has been
a. -, mo labor's consciousness as .
..ykirf eonmentary on the FfesloenVs
-. h, n. laboring man.
mi, Detection Expected
,-,l, q The big railroad term mails,
sr,loves who DO not benefit by
=. ,;rh'-hour law outnumber those
"a DO. and they are thinking that the
ss,, Of Wilson's surrender IN the gen
- nsrroll Will seriously hamper their
.r- essnees Of an increase. In other
v,r5s he Republicans say there IS no
80 ming as q labor landslide 20 VIII
a., in New Jersey. and that while they
I, not eypect 20 add 20 their normal
I,bor strength they certainly do not
,rtiejps;e any serious detection.
Edges strength is partly IN the nat
~, Of a Wittpenn boomerang Witt
w,n and Wilson have been trying TO
ssmireh Edge with the irregularities
n Republican rule IN Atlantic County,
whence he comes But IN neither lnves-
,igstion Of this political cesspool was
g5gs's name 60 much as mentioned, as
me Newark Evening News" 8 strong
Il pro-Wilson paper, points out This
pspsr rebuked Wilson for mis- attack on
Etrs. suggesting that II Edge was q
rodaet OF Republican politics in At
ante County, SO was Wittpenn identi-
FED With Democratic politics in Hudson
County. and that as between the two
s.--es Of corruption there was pre-
cons little 10 choose.
wittpenn Under Disadvantage
Edge, in the meantime. had been /
hsFng TO the line Of constructive sug- /
gssticn for state administration, pre-
te.ring this TO mud singing. Lately, /
however. he has felt justified in re-
tuine to certain episodes in Witt
fsrn's career which do not recommend /
tie latter 70 the electorate, and in the /
tsel Wittpenn labors under the disad- /
uaisge OF not having had his skirts /
tesred beforehand by official inves-
lcation.
To return 70 the subject Of election I
betting, il seems hardly necessary 70 .
ado that no wagers are being placed I
o. The race for the United States Sen |
aie between Joseph s. Frelinghuysen
md James Z. MARITIME. There is not a
cent Of MARITIME money in sight at any
odds.