Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-28
BOTHPARTY HEADS
CLAIM new JERSEY
But Fact Is Neither Chairman
Knows What Is Going to
Happen November Z.
apathy ONLY ON SURFACE
Special Dispatch to The. star.

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Special Dispatch to The. Star.
NEWARK, n. J.. October 27.-Just. as
elsewhere the campaign in New Jersey
has reached the "claim-everything"
stage. Republican State Chairman
Newton a. K. Bugbee sees q republican
CLEAN sweep with majorities ranging
from 10000 up. and Democratic State
Chairman Edward E. Gfosscup count
e-s with the positive assertion that
Wilson will sweep the state. carrying
all other candidates with him. Both
claims are based on hope rather than
on knowledge. and each chairman
would give his shirt to know that his
predictions would be verified by the re-
salt.
The facts are that there is deplor-
able absence Of those indications which
in a political campaign usually point
Enthusiastically to the outcome. They
refuse to become excited and enthus-
iasm is an unknown quantity. Candi-
dates of both parties are whiriwiniing
by automobile up and down the state
addressing twenty to thirty meetings
a day and stirring up little except dust
on the roads. Everywhere the crowds
are small and listless and nobody ap-
US. 1t is awful1y discouraging.
And yet there seems reason to be-
lieve that this apathy is mostly upon
the surface and that underneath there
is a quiet determination on the part OF
the voters not only to vote on Novem-
Der :. but to vote the sentiment OF
minds already made up. This is 1ndi-
Gated by the heavy registration. II the
vote comes anywhere near the total
registered it will constitute a record.
This is generally regarded as favora-
BILE to the republicans. When there Is
a light vote New Jersey Is likely TO go
iicans invariably win. New Jersey has
many thousands of commuters, men
who do business in New York or Phil
adelphia, but who sleep and vote IN
Ncans. but they take small interest IN
local fights. This year they are All
registering and republican expectations
are mounting accordingly. 1t Is hope
full sign
Republicans Have Better Outlook.
Unbiased reports from every county
confirm the belief that republicans
have the better prospect Of success A
conservative estimate would put 25,-
900 as the minimum figure by which
the Hughes vote will exceed Wilson
II may go to double that number. And
this in spite Of the fact that the state
Federation Of Labor has omcialIy IN
dorsed Wilson. The labor leaders have
never yet been able to hold the union
members to the support Of any partic-
ular party or candidate and there rs
good reason to believe that they viii
be no more successful this year. Four
years ago Wilson's vote in New Jersey
was S. 600 less than the combined re-
publican and progressive vote wilson
is less popular here today than theh
nf h.
Ucans and progressives is complete. As
the republicans see II 1t is a mere
question of mathematics and the best
impartial opinion agree that they are
right
A big reunion of republicans and pro-
gressiyes is staged to be held In this
city on next Monday. Invitations to
this have been accepted by practically
Guiding several who soon after the
Chicag 90 conventions had declared
preference for Wilson;
New Jersey progressives were almost
to a man personal followers Of Thee.
dore Roosevelt. and whatever Is good
enough for Teddy Is good enough Tor
them. Many are still sore over the
Chicago outcome, but they say that II
that IL he says that the election Of
Hughes is the proper thing. why, OF
course. they are for Hughes.
This feeling does not necessarily ex-
&,
r. Edge renubIican candidate' for gov
ernor is certain to lose the votes of
MANY former pro1resstyes because of
,,is afiliations with the Objectionable
repubiican machine Of Atlantic county
And because he defeated at the pri-
nar ies their. favored candidate, Austen
Sioleate. They prefer H. Otto Witt
helm, the democratic candidate, be-
cause of his record In overthrowing
fhe corrupt democratic machine in
Hudson county, and his pledges of re-
FORM administration However. the
same labor leaders who are for Wilson
are also for Edge, who was active In
promoting the passage~of labor laws
IN the LEGISLATURE. and their support
may offset the detection of former pro-
gressives.
= Democrats weary OF MARITIME.
=, ef,ctions are Ireeiy maze that
DIS phi A. Freiinghuysen, republican
- .;da.e for United States senator
-, q ~,
IN oe hleh man oh Tue tichSe- ihe
rSoBressives Will support him to a
pnan. and apparently he will suffer no
..-..,. ..-
e"eie Ai"ai NeASS''""' nc Seee 10 oii
ferent with MS opponent. present Sena-
tor James e. MARITIME. Even the demo-
Gratis are weary of the kind of adyer-
Using the party and the state get from
his ecceptricttIes In the Senate The
Naturalization is not liftine a finger to
helm MARITIME II did NOT want him
uornInated and when he beat Wescoft.
py Candidate. at the prfrna ries n an