Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-09-25
Organization Men Win In Prac-
tICaIIy Every Section Of State
Victory for Edge 0VerwheIm-
Ing--LaMOnte Wins Without
Making Campaign.

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TRENTON, Sept 25: - Returns
from yesterdays statewide primaries
for United States senator nominations
show that Governor Edge swamped
his rivals by plurality of $4,000,
Record second and Gray third. In
the Democratic fight the absence of
figures left the result in doubt for :
long time. but at noon indications
were to the effect that George M. La
Monte had probably won by at least
5000 over Hennessy, his nearest ri
val. The Democratic vote cast was
very light.
Edge probably carried every coun-
ty in the Republican contest, even in
essex where Gray was expected to
run strong. Record, who polled 2s,-
600 votes two years ago for the gu
bernatorial nomination, seemed to
have lost considerable of his strength
in yesterdays contest
No total of the vote of each caridi-
date could be obtained at noon.
In the Democratic fight the result
narrowed down to La Monte and Hem
messy in the early returns with Simp-
son and McDermitt finishing in about
the order named. Simpson carried
Hudson county but the vote was very
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expected to be of sufficient proper
tions to effect the general result. Nc
Dermitt ran second to La Monte 10
Essex county, his home.
There the vote was: La Monte,
3s643; MeDermifts 2.741; Hennessy,
1890: Simpson. $50. Hennessy car
ried Mercer county for the Demo-
cratic nomination by eighty-four
votes. He was also ahead in Middle
sex from returns and was expected to
win out in Bergen, his home county.
La Monte won Monmouth by 1900
and also ran well ahead in all the
South Jersey counties, having at least
1000 lead in Camden. Union county
was represented here to have gone for
him by a two to one vote.
David Baird of Camden and for
mer Senator Hennessy were unopr
posed for the short term senatorial
nominations in the Republican and
Democratic primaries respectively,
and will go on the November ticket
for this place.
Senator Harold B. Wells defeated
former Senator Blanchard p. White
for the Republican senatorial nomin-
alton IN Burlington county.
Senator Lewis T. Stevens has been
defeated for the Republican nomina-
ton in Cape May by William III.
Bright. former sheriff.
The soldier vote remains to be
counted in the different counties and
the County Board of Elections are
given thirty days in which to record
IL after the primaries.
TRENTON. Sept. 25-The victory
of the organization candidates In yes
terday's primary election grew In
today with the tabulation
of returns from more than one-half
of the districts In the state.
Governor Walter E. Edge was an |
easy winner OF the Republican nomi- |
nation for the long term OF United |
States senator. defeating Edward w. /
Gray and George =. Record. by a vote
ten to one. n
Although early returns indicated
that George w. LaMonte. OF Bound
Brook, former state banking ana m
suranee commissioner, had won the |
nomination for United |
States senator. long term. later figures
pointed to a close race between La
Monte and Charles O'Connor Hen
messy, of Hackensack. Both had a
good lead over Frank McDermit and
Simpson"
There was no contest in either party
for the shor. term nomination fo- SEN
ator. Charles O'Connor Hennessy,
Democrat and David Baird Republi-
,an, the present incumbent being
inopposed.
There were nine contests for the
Republican congressional nomina-
ion and four in the Democratic party, /
but on The face OF scattering terms
he organization men appear TO have
won except IN the ninth congress sionoi
district, Here Daniel s. Minahan. an
Democrat. apparently de-
'eated w. G. Mcragua, -he orgamza-
ions choice.
The soldier vote may overturn
Iome OF the present nominations for
congress and the state legislature. II
Sew Jersey has about $4,000 voters
n the federal service and it win be
! month before their votes are