New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-24
Millionaires in Battle for
Senate and Governor
ship Nominations.
G. O. p. CONFIDENT
OF WINNING STATE
Democrats Split and Re-
publicanS Predict Mar
tine Will Be OuSted.

-Four millionaires and comparative
" poor man are winding up their fight
for the Republican nominations for
United States Senator and Governor IN
New Jersey.
The comparatively poor man who
seeks the nomination for Governor Is
George l.. Record. Even his own sup
porters admit sub-ross that the returns
on Tuesday night will give the nominal
ton either TO Austen Colgate or wal
ter E. Edge, his wealthy opponents.
Mr.. Edge in a speech in Jersey CITY
Yesterday noon declared he would win
on Tuesday by 10000. Two hours later
in Newark former Postmaster Frank >.
Book, one Of the Colgate managers, SAID
Mr.. Colgate would win by $4,000.
But while the adherents of Mr.. Col
gate and Mr.. Edge are strong in their
claims for their leaders, the Repuoil-
cans who have held aloof from any ac-
tive part in the fight declare the race
between Colgate and Edge is going to
be so close that il odds were laid II
would be even money.
Senate Contest Also Close.
The same, these men declare, applies
70 the fight tor the nomination for
limited States Senator made by Frank
lin Murphy, former Governor, and Jo-
seph S. Frelinghuysen, former State
Senator.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, who is in the IN
surance brokerage business in New
FORK City, is charged by his politicsi
foes with being a resident OF New
York. MIR. Frelinghuysen has countered
with denial. ,,.
Murphy. Colgate, Frelinghuysen anu
Edge that they had the SUPPORT OF she
state organization brought forth a as
claimer yesterday from Newton "A: n
pnghee chairman of the Republican
state Committee of New Jersey. But
close observers of the situation insist
that. for the most part, the support OF
the various county organizations mas
been given, either covertly or openly
20 the candidates. of Ex-Governor MUIR
phy and ex-senator Colgate.
On the Democratic side there is
four-cornered fight, not lacking. IN
humor. being waged for the nomina-
+ion of United States Senator. Inc
candidates are United States Senator
Marine. John W. Wescott, Attorney
General of the state; Frank NJ. McDer-
nit a LAWYER. Of Newark, and August
N. Bruggeman, Of Hoboken
Bruggeman Is Discounted.
Mr.. Bruggeman is manager OF the
Fmnire Theatre of Hoboken, a bur
iesdue house. Incidentally, he is
German-American, with many frlends
among the hyphenates..
Mr.. Bruggeman will not get the
nomination. That Is conceded py
Democrats, some OF whom are mean
enough to say that any vote brugge
man gets will be vote lost TO Unlteo
States Senator MARITIME, who is popu-
lar among the hyphenates, and vote
gained for his chief rival, Attorney
General Wescott.
Nj MeDermit discovered or Friday
that in one county his middle initial
had been omitted from the sample bal
lots. and yesterday he rushed post
haste to Jersey City TO protest against
the failure OF the printer of the sample
ballots 20 add the designation Demo
crat" 10 his name. Errors OF fore
thought" and "old political tricks
were Mr.. McDermit's Considerations
Of these typographical omissions.
The Democrats are united IN their
choice for the nomination for Gov
ernor, Otto Wittpenn, former Mayor of
Jersey City, being unopposed. But the
Democrats admit he will have hard
time between Primary and Election
Day, as the Republicans and Progress
sives are a practical unit.
Republicans See Victory.
Giving the Democrats all the strength
they mustered in 1913. when they put
Governor Fielder in Office, the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor this year
will be elected by at least 5000 ma
jority, according TO conservative Re
publican statisticians. They also de-
clare Senator MARITIME will be defeated
by a safe majority.
There is a great deal Of bitterness
shown in the contest between Senator
MARITIME and MIR. Wescott. Each de-
clares ne is the choice of the Wilson
administration, and on top Of these in
direct charges of untruthfulness the
friends Of the two candidates are con-
stantly indulging IN vicious PERSONAL
ties.
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