The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1916-05-09
The Contest for Governor.

A Trenton correspondent OF the Phil
adelphia Inquirer has this to saw:
An unbiased review of conditions in
the counties Of New Jersey, based on in.
terviews and investigation. as to the
situation In the Republican Guberna.
torlai contest. unquestionably points to
the nomination of Senator Walter r
Edge OF Atlantic county. These inves-
LEGATIONS indicate that he should carry
the republican primaries for the NOM
nation next September by upwards of
0,000 plurality.
1t is conceded that Senator Austen
Colgate, with the powerful Essex oreani-
zatlon Tor him, or at least for him so far
as II can be controlled by County Coun-
sci Alfred N. Dalrymple. will carry
Essex county. By what majority is de.
cloeoiy matter OF speculation. The
Spectre OF Essex usually dazzles the rest
OF the States, as il almost q majority of
the Republican votes of the State We're re-
] centred there, whereas, as matter Of
record. the highest Republican vote
polled In recent years was approximately
$4,000. This was at general election.
AT primary election it is presumed
mat seventy per cent. OF the vote is a
fair estimate - :
THE Republican vote of the State in
1915 was slightly more than 2OO, 600.
While Essex is conceded to Senator Col.
gate by most observers, there are Others
who insist that Senator Edge will break
even IN Essex. In this connection. it is
pointed out that last year when Dial.
rympie's organization carried Essex. its
vote was not as high as the anti-Dal-
rymple vote taken together. The San
us nad TWO tickets and this divided
tneiI vote. The vote now united would
sidering the reflections.
I'm Hudson county the election for
Presidential delegates at the primary
election last week may be taken as 4
good barometer OF the Edge Colgate
strength there. For some weeks prior to
the delegate election it had been posi-.
lively announced in Hudson county
tnat the organization, led by William p.
Verdon, Mayor Pierre p. Garyen. of
Bayonne, and former County Clerk
John Rotterdam, was strongly for Edge
for Governor, while the anti-orpaniza.
ton Republicans in the county were for
Colgate. This being so. the result of the
elecuon was decidedly an organization
victory, 1t winning four OF the five dele
gates chosen. 1t was, therefore, claimed
the day after the election that Edge car
RED hudson county, although many OF
the Edge boosters have continually
stated that they were satisfied to break
even In Hudson because of its political
and commercial connections with Sena.
tor Colgate.
In the other nineteen counties of the
State the indications are for Edge VIC
tones. Republicans who have usually
interested themselves in party affairs,
sucn as ohalrmen of county committees
members OF the Legislature and county
leaders, who have been approached on
the subject, almost universally admit q
preponderance of sentiment for Senator
Edge. Some of these counties NAV moi
De carried by large majorities, because
the Republican vote in some cases is
small, but in counties like Bergen. Nor
ris, Monmouth, Middlesex, Passaic and
Union, and the South Jersey tier, the
Edge majority will, from present indica-
tons, be returned in substantial figures.
From this review it can be readily
summarized that Essex's organization
strength has not the power to make any
serious dents in the Republican vote of
the State at the Gubernatorial primaries
if the reported indications are correct.
Most of the leaders in the different
counties have committed themselves to
one cause or the other, SO that little real
change in the situation is expected.
'Word comes from Passaic county
that there is every indication that for
mer Senator Prince will not be a eandi- |
date for governor, and that the real con-
test will be between Edge and Colgate,
with George l.. Record OF Hudson, en-
deavoring to take votes from them on a |
distinct local option plank. The New
Jersey Anti-Saloon League, the leading |
local option force, recalling previous DO |
sitions assumed by Mr.. Record, has not /
Endorsed him. and is leaving the Guber-
material question to matter of county