Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-11-16

counties in which Democratic Assem-
blymen were elected are: Hudson
Twelve; Hunterdon, one; Monmouth.
two; Warren, one. The Republican
results of the Tuesday election in the
Assembly contests were as follows.
Atlantic county, two; Bergen county
three; Burlington, one; Camden.
three; Cape May, one; Cumberland.
one: Essex, twelve; Gloucester one:
Mercer, three; Middlesex, three;
Morris, two; Ocean, one; Passa,c,
five; Salem, one Somerset, one; Sus-
sex, one; Union, three
While the Republicans are rejoicing
over the New Jersey results on Tues
day, with the State giving more than
sixty thousand plurality for Charles
Evans Hughes for President, about
seventy thousand for Senator Walter
T.. Edge for Governor, and about
eighty thousand for Joseph S. Ere
lingnuysen for United States Senator.
the Democrats are wondering how
their organization fell down so hard
in practically every section of the
State. Something happened that was
not on the cards that were exposed on
! the tables. What it was the leaders
profess not to know. They mean to
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something of an investigation. How
far they will get Or where they will
airive is problematical. They are es-
pec'aIly interested in studying the
j Hudson county returns, where an ex-
pected plurality of 10000 or more fad
ed into less than three thousand for
President Wilson and less than eight
Thousand for H. Otto Wittpenn for
Governor
Neither can they understand the
Monmouth county vote, which permit
ted their assemblymen to scrape in.
but gave nearly thousand plurality
for Hughes, almost as many for Edge
and more than a thousand for FIRE
linghuysen Up in Sussex, too, amaz-
ing things happened, from a Demo-
cratic viewpoint. President Wilson
got plurality of about $50 in the
rock-ribbed mountain stronghold CT
the Democratic party, but the organi-
zation buckled somewhere or some
how, for the county gave Edge a plur-
ality of 55 and Frelinghuysen a plur-
ality of 81 and sent Republican as
semblynlan to Trenton by nine votes.
Down in Middlesex, too, things didn't
go right, and in Ocean there was
something wrong. The two latter
with the turnover in Monmouth coun-
ty, the seeming defeat of Representa-
tives in Congress Thomas J. Scully
for reelection and only the official
count, and possibly a recount, will
settle the matter
In Essex things didn't go at all as
had been expected and the 5000 Re-
publican plurality predicted by the
Democratic leaders scared to $4,000
Elsewhere in the State there were al
so queer happenings, if you look at
the result of the voting through Dem
ocratic goggles, and someone is going
to hear from someone else in no un-
certain tones when the careful look
ing over the figures is completed.
There may be some material change
in the lineup of party leadership be-
fore the next election rolls around
The leaders don't like the present
conditions in the party and the rank
and file members are also out with
strong kick. There is going to be
digging up of Pep, or ginger or
something else during the next few
weeks, and it is expected that the
boasted party harmony will be liter
ally kicked to pieces for the purposes
of party reorganization. Anyhow,
there are lively times ahead.