New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
WILSON BLAMED
FOR N. ]. DEFEAT
Primary Vote Indicates
Hughes Victory in No
vember, Say Politicians.

While New Jersey Republicans are
united in support Of the winners at
Tuesdays primaries and the losers
have sent cOnFratulatOry kilograms to
their successful opponents, the Demo
Gratis are still at loggerheads. Blame
for the split is laid at the door OF
President Wilson, whose candidate for
the nomination for United States Sen
ator. John W. Wescott, Attorney Cen
crsl Of the state, was showed under
by two-to-one vote by Senator Mar
tine.
The big vote given Senator Mar
tine" said a prominent New Jersey
politician yesterday, "was purely re
buke for President Wilson's inter
ference in state politics. ! also think
il indicates some Jersey Democrats do
not think too highly Of the former
head of Princeton. But IL is absurd
the Friends of Irish Freedom, claimed,
that the German-Americans or any
other anti-British group voted as
unit
Colgate First in Line.
Austen Colgate, defeated for the Re
publican nomination for Governor by
State Senator Walter L. Edge, was the
first of the defeated candidates on the
Republican side to pledge support 10
his rival.
my friends" said Mr.. Colgate,
"can now serve me best by joining
with me in a sincere effort TO elect
Walter +. Edge and the other Repub-
lican candidates The family fight is
over II was one grand fight, and we
must now unite for the important bat
tie in November against a common
foe. For the benefit Of state and ma
tiCn. the Republican party must be re-
turned 20 power"
Mr.. Colgate's statement ended with
a declaration that, as he resigned from
the state Senate when he entered the
primary fight. he considered his polit
ical career ended. But many Of his
friends in Essex County. who rolled
up 20.107 votes for him, against 10.150
TO- Senator Edge, declared yesterday
that Mr. Colgate would not be per
mitted 20 end his political career.
While the returns from ninety-one
districts out of a total of 1898 were
missing yesterday. the vote counted
showed that Mr. Colgate lost by more
than 5000 votes.
Murphy Loses by 5000.
Ex-Governor Franklin Murphy. the
returns showed was beaten by Joseph
S Frelinghuysen, New York insurance
broker, for the Republican nomina-
tion for United States Senator, by
more than 5000 votes.
Republicans said the primaries
showed conclusively the state would
20 Republican on November 7, and
that if President Wilson's unpopular
ity in his home state, as evidenced by
The primary vote, was an indication OF
the feeling toward him throughout the
country, Charles l.. Hughes would be
elected by a bigger vote than any one
had hoped for.
The Progrcssives will not nominate
any candidates for the fall election.
This was decided at a meeting of the
campaign committee Of the Progress
sive State Committee at Washington
last evening. Twenty-Five members
were present. and J. A Hopkins, Of
&orristown, chairman Of the state com
mlttes. presided.
A resolution was adopted pledging
the support OF The State Progressive
Committee 20 all candidates with Pro-
gressive ideas.
IL was the consensus Of opinion OF
those present that Frelinghuysen, for
United States Senator, Republican, il
a Progressive man, but opinion was
divided as 20 Edge. The defeat Of
Murphy was looked upon as Progress
efyo victory