Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-11-04
both SIDES CLAIM
new JERSEY VOTE
Democrats Place Their Total
Vote Above That of
the Republicans.
G. 0. P. GIVES UP COUNTY
Monmouth, Too, is Conceded
to the Democrats-Ex-
pect Big Vote.
G. o. P. GIVES UP COUNTY
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Trenton, Nov. 4.-Although 1t is
generally admitted that it is hard to
predict how this election is going in
the nation and in the state, because of
the difficulty in getting any definite
line on the trend of the independent
vest pocket" vote. both the Republi-
cans and Democrats are figuring out
a victory in New Jersey. Senator Edge
claims he will be elected governor by
plurality of 10000, and the Repub-
lfcans assert that Hughes for presi-
dent and Frelinghuysen for United
States senator, will carry the state by
pluralitfes as large as Edge, If not
larger.
The Democrats are equally as con-
f1dent. Governor Fielder declares he
has no doubt that President Wilson
will be reelected and will carry this
state by safe majority; also that the
state will go Democratic for governor
and United States senator. Naval Of
f1cer Wittpenn claims he will carry
Hudson County by from 10000 to 35,-
900 plurality and that he will surely
win the state by big vote.
All these respective party claims are
extravagant, according to careful es-
Inmates made by veteran political
forecasters in both party camps. Elim-
mating all extravagant claims of can
=
| culated by conservative Republican
prophets that New Jersey will go Re-
publican by from 1900 to 10000.
This takes into account the fact that
this state normally is Republican by
from 10000 to 10000; that 80 per
cent. Of the Progressives are back in
| the g. o. P. ranks, and will vote the
party ticket; and also makes allow
ance for some Independent Republi-
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son.
: The forecasters dispute the Demo-
cratic claim that Senator Edge will
lose a large Republican vote because
of his opposition to the local option
bill in the senate, maintaining that his
pledge to sign a local option bill If he
be elected and one be passed, against
the silence of Wittpenn on the ques-
ton; together with the fact that there
is no candidate running solely on a
local option platform, will prevent
any great detection from the Repub-
lican candidate on this score
Republicans who have been at the
| State House the past week from var
| ious sections of the state say they have
been unable to discover any appreci-
able sentiment for Wilson among the
| men of their party such as existed
four years ago.
1t is interesting to note that the
Republican leaders concede a Demo
cratic plurality of 1000 in Middlesex
and Monmouth counties. The Demo-
Gratis, however, claim a 5000 plural
| ity in Middlesex and 1900 in Mon
mouth.
In the final clash of the campaign
Democrats and Republicans are bat
tling furiously all over the state to
win victory at the polls next Tuesday.
The headquarters of the two parties
are about the busiest places in the
twenty-one counties, with party lieu
tenants stenographers and clerks
galore, under the direction of the re-
spective campaign managers hustling
almost night and day to make the
campaign successful.
The polls will open next Tuesday
morning at o'clock and remain
open until o'clock p. m. in all the
1900 election districts In the state.
The officers to be voted for generally
in this state are: Presidential cleo
tors, denoting the respective candi-
dates for president and vice presi-
dent; United States senator and gov
ernor; also the question of the adop-
ton or rejection of the proposition to
bond the state for 100000 to build
system of state highways consisting
of thirteen routes, as provided in the
! Egan act.
A member of congress will be
chosen in each of the twelve districts
of the state, as part of the national
ticket.
Besides the governor, the state tic
ket will include state senator in At
lantic, Bergen, Camden. Cumberland,
Essex. Hudson, Mercer, Morris and
Ocean counties; and sixty members
of the assembly.
Bergen, Cape May and Somerset
counties will elect sheriffs; Passaic
and Union will choose county clerks
and Burlington, Hudson and Middle
sex will elect surrogates. Besides all
these there will be the freeholder
fights, the battles for the municipal
offices and many minor skirmishes.
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