Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-28
JOHNSON OVERCOMING WOOD
LEAD IN THIS STATE
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Atlantic. ass; Cape May. III; Glou-
cester, 1852; Hunterdon, IS; Morris,
ISL; Salem, 273; Sussex, 100; Union,
754. and Warren. 90.
There were a few scattering Repub-
lican votes in various counties for Her
bert Hoover and Senator Warren @.
Harding. of Ohio. whose names were
written in, but their numbers were so
small that no count was kept of them.
Wood led by a small margin in At
lantic county home of Senator Edge
and was running behind in Somerset
county home of Senator ~Frelinghuy-
sen.
From a state standpoint chief in
' terest centered in the fight between
| Senator Edge and former Governor
Stokes. chairman Of the Republican
state committee. which was treated
by New Jersey papers as a contest
for Republican leadership of the
state.
/ The names of Senators Edge and
iFrelinghuysen who led he Republic
| car Big -Four were left off of the reg
ular slate pledged to Wood which
was selected by party leaders Both
| senator's entered the ace and bound
themselves. IL elected, to vot for the
presidential candidates favored by
the statewide preferential vote.
|. Stokes had been credited by New
i Jersey pOiitiCldlS Win hdNifb dSpii-
atoms to become a candidate for
United States senator. while Senator
Edge has been reported as being de-
sirous of gaining recognition as Re
| publican leader of the state. A few
days g Senator Edge denied that
the Republican big four" contest was
one for political leadership. but added
he thought such advice would be
a most excellent thing"
rThA ssu.At i~o,,asg aloA ua raiGaI In
the Republican big four candidate
campaign. but its effect on the vote
was problematical. Senator Frellng-
huysen had former acting Governor
liRunyon, generally were considered the
dry candidates while Senator Edge,
Griggs. Stokes and Raymond were
| supposed to be favorable to the "wets.
Isaac Nutter and Sylvester L. Cor
rothers, unpledged negro candidates
who said they entered the fight for
the Republican big four" because
their race was refused representa-
tions on the organization place. were
( hopelessly defeated. They received
| but $40 and 7.214 votes respectively
in 1902 of the 2,025 districts in the
| state.
Senator Frelinghuysen led the "big
four in seven OF h twenty-one
counties and was among the first four
candidates in ten others. In his home
county, Somerset, with eight pre-
| cincts missing he had 1,129 votes or
thirty-three more than Senator Edge
| who was second on the list, and 521
more than Raymond, the next high
est.
Senator Edge led the list In five
| counties and was among the first four
in thirteen others. He carried his
home county, Atlantic, by 636 votes
over Senator Frelinghuysen, his near
| est rival and 1915 votes over Ray
lmond. the third highest.
Stokes led the big four" list in five
counties. Runyon in three and Layden
in one. Stokes n -Runyon were
lamong the first four in fifteen and
| eleven counties respectively.
The five of the twelve districts of
the state IN which the complete for
district delegate was first tabulated
| were first, seventh, ninth, tenth and
| eleventh.
In the first district comprising Cam
den, Gloucester and Salem counties.
Francis s.. Paterson, Jr.. pledged to
| Wood and Edward l.. Sturgiss. un-
| pledged, were elected without contest.
In the seventh district In which is
included Passaic county with the ex
| ception of Pompton and West Mill
ford. Joseph w. Hardy and collin r.
Wise, both Johnson men defeated the
| Wood delegates William w. Watson
and William I. Lewis.
Richard Wayne Parker and Austin
FColgate, pledged to Wood. were VIC
ftors in the ninth district, defeating
Adrian Chamberlain and Thomas w
ISmith, Johnson candidates. and Wal
ter Alexander unpledged. This dis
trict comprises part of Essex county.
In the tenth district also lying in
Essex county. William l.. Gloricux and
| Edward D.. Dufield defeated Everett
| Colby, the third Wood candidate and
Joseph Mitchell and Joseph Budd
| johnson adherents.
| johnson obtained two more dele
| gates in the eleventh district located
in Hudson county. There William p.
Verdon. and Philip Melcher defeated
Harlan Pesson and William G. WolleT
pledged to Wood.