New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-08
Republican Ticket Ahead
in One of the Five
Pivotal States
FRELINGHUYSEN AND
EDGE ARE ELECTED
Democrats Probably Get
Only Two of Twelve
Representatives

New Jersey, one Of the five pivotal
states, has been carried by Hughes
with a plurality OF about 10000. Such
was the estimate, based on incomplete
returns, made at Republican State
Headquarters in Newark at midnight.
Walter f. Edge, Republican candidate
for Governor, and Joseph s. Freling-
huysen, Republican candidate for
United States Senator, were elected,
Edge by about 10000 plurality.
ln>addition, the Republicans appear
to have retained majority of the Con-
gressional delegation and of seats in
both houses of the Legislature.
Hudson County, the Democratic
stronghold, proved disappointment to
the Democrats. With a majority of
from 10000 to $4,000 here, they figured
they might carry the state, particularly
If Essex, as they hoped and expected,
gave the Republican ticket a plurality
much smaller than usual.
Plurality Is Small
But Hudson could muster only II 900
plurality for the President, while
Essex, forecast within week by the
Republicans at 10000 for Hughes, actu-
ally rolled up plurality for the Re-
publican candidate of $1,000. In both
counties there are strong German ele-
ments which, it is supposed, voted al
most solidly for Hughes.
II. Otto Wittpenn, Democratic candi-
date Tor Governor. ran somewhat ahead
of Wilson. both in Hudson and Essex
counties, presumably because the Ger
man Democrats who baked at the
President found him acceptable. New
ertheless. the vote for Edge in both
these counties proved a surprise, es-
pecially in Essex. where estimates
based on incomplete returns gave him
plurality of $4,000.
Another election surprise was the
Hughes plurality of 1000 in Mon
mouth, normally Democratic county.
Here, however. the heavy negro vote
counted for the Republicans. Mon
IL,
the summer White House.
Four years ago Wilson carried New
Jersey, with 1929 votes, against l45,-
4l0 for Roosevelt and 1885 for Taft.
New Jersey already had one Demo-
cratic United States Senator, James f.
MARITIME, and in 1912 it proceeded to
elect another, William Hughes, of
Paterson.
In 1913 the state chose another
Democratic Governor, but Edward C.
Stokes. the Republican candidate, re-
ceived 1929 votes, compared with
only 1872 for Colby, who was bearing
the Progressive standard.
Absorption Much More Marked
The Republican absorption of Pro-
gressives was much more marked in
the Congress elections of 1914, when,
out of twelve Representatives, the Re-
publicans elected eight and the Demo-
Gratis four. The Progressive vote for
the twelve totalled only $1,000, and
proved deciding factor only in the
9th District. which A. c. Hart, Demo
crat, won by 400 votes.
Last year New Jersey elected q
House Of Assembly, as she is obliged
to do every year, which contained
forty-one Republicans and nineteen
Democrats Republican by little bet
ter than two to one. The Senate con-
tans thirteen Republicans and eight
Democats.
In this years struggle the Progress
sives were openly allied with the Re-
publicans for every Office from Presi-
dent to Assemblyman. Everett Colby,
tho propressives' candidate for Gov
ernor IN 1918, is a member of the
Republican National Campaign Com
mittee, and former Progressives Of in
fuence, like Edmund B. Osborne, ran
for Office on the Republican ticket.