Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-05
6. D, P. GAINS
IN LEGISLATURE
JerS6ji Shows Itself to be Real
WET"

J
I TRENTON, Nov. 5.-"Congratula-
I tions on your victory. If l had to lose
I would prefer losing to you rather
than anyone / know in this state,
State Comptroller Newton A. X. Bug
bee, Republican to-day said In grace
fully conceding to State Senator Ed
ward 1. Edwards. Democrat, that the
latter had emerged victoriously from
yesterdays stirring battle for the
governorship. AT noon here 1t was
I apparent that the Jersey City bank
president will have a plurality OF
from twelve to fifteen thousand.
The defeated candidate when at his
desk this morning in the comptroliers
office and when asked for an expres-
sion of his view of the result feclared
the issue was "Wet" or dry" Il re-
gret very much" he added, that the
program of improvements in New
Jersey should be interrupted by a
change in administration, but SIN
cerely hope that the new governor
will continue along the broad lines
laid down by his predecessors.
New Jersey yesterday showed itself
to be wet" when 1t voted into ofilce
Senator Edwards over Mr.. Bugbee the
margin between the two candidates
may go as high as fifteen thousand.
Although the Democrats have cap
tured the governorship for the next
three years, and all that goes with it
In the way of patronage and prestige,
the hands of Mr.. Edwards Will be tied
In the matter of forcing his Ideas
through the legislature. The voters,
while endorsing him personally fall
ed to send him a body of law makers
of his own political precepts and re-
turned a Senate and House OF Assem-
bly, of opposite and hostile political
belief.
The house will be Republican by
about five majority and the Senate 10
to again.
The legislature will again be Re-
publican on joint ballots by about
dozen votes which means that the
next state comptroller will be of that
party The place is now held by Mr.
Bugbee and he can have 1T again if he
wants it.
In the senA.or fights the Republi-
| cans were victorious in Atlantic, Ber-
gen, Burlington. Cumberland, Mon
| mouth, Morris and Ocean and the
| Democrats in Hudson and Mercer.
Mercer county provided unusual
things of the election. Mr.. BuGbee
! Jared very badly at the hands of his
| home folks His Mercer plurality
| dropped from the expected 1000 to
about 1900. In additional S. Roy
| Heath, Democrat, was elected sena-
! tor over John T. GlH, chairman Oh
the House Education Committee, by
several thousand. Heath is the first
Democratic senator from Mercer In
| over twenty-five years. Former
/ Mayor Walter Madden, Democratic
was chosen surrogate over Mr.. Gro
yer. Republican. in this county.
Edwards is expected to have $1,000
in Hudson. 5000 in Essex. 1000 In
Warren. He sprung a surprise by
overturning Union winning by 116 He
also wins Sussex by a slight plurality.
Republican stronEholds showed a de-
cided slump in the Republican vote.
Camden was the very striking exam
pie there. Bugbee had 1000 in place
of the 5000 for Edge and Baird last
year. The zone fare question helped
with prohibition in Camden, just as
these two were the big factors in Es-
sex. Another remarkable vote was
| in Passalc, which gave Bugbee but
| 500 instead of the normal 5000
Republican plurality.