Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-07
STATE WATCHES MIODLESEx
IN THE COUNTY RETURNS

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talk of the election of an assembly,
man in Middlesex and possibly in
Mercer. The former county, however
from a Democratic standpoint Is IN
a poor shape. The party is all Spit
up. according to the word from that
section. because OF differences
among the leaders last winter wheh
Governor Edwards r~eappointed COM
mon Pleas Judge DAILY and Prose-
cutor Stricken.
Unless there is a great silent SEN
timent against the Van Ness act or
some other thing which the RepuD-
lican party is responsible for. which
will find expression tomorrow In the
voting against the G.. o.. r. candi-
dates. the situation may not be SAID
70 be one which augurs well Tor
Democratic control of the assembly.
II is more than likely h a the
House will show a substantial DEM
o~cratic recovery from its deploraole
position in the last legislature, when
ID had only one member OF the low
or branch. but that is the best may
be predicted on the reports of sur
face conditions and indications.
Indeed. there is a very strong pos
sibility that the Essex delegation
may he split between n two par
ties. being made up of both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans. Much inter-
est tomorrow will center around the
candidacy of Mrs. Jennie c.. Van
Ness. who is running for reelection.
and who is in disfavor because OF
the act which bears her name and
which she sponsored at the behest
of the Anti-Saloon League.
The Republicans have an even
chance. if not a shade the better of
carving enough of the House eat
TO Give them control again next
winter. Such counties as unlon'
Camden, Atlantic, Morris. Passalc,
Bergen. are expected to be found
in the Republican column again and
their total strength viii give the u.
o. p. eighteen votes to start a num-
Der of rural South Jersey counties
will materially increase this total
il is certain hat at least two
Mercer and probably two Middlesex
Republicans will almost bring the
total of this party close to the re-
ouired thirty-one votes or the thirty
which will give it an even say with
the Democrats.
It is possible that tomorrow
nights returns may upset all the
political dope as to the assembly
fights in the different counties, with
the exception of Hudson and War
rem, which are ranked as surely
Democratic. Hence anything writ
today is mainly of a speculative
character.
There are to be state senators
tomorrow in the following
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Blanchard White: Cape May, to
succeed William II. Bright; Hunter
Ion. succeeding George +. Martens:
to succeed Thomas
Brown; Passaic, TO succeed Albin
Smith,; Sussex. to succeed Henry I. !
Rays. and in Gloucester, to fill the
lnexpired term of Edward l.. Stur-
.ess, recently named Internal Rev
nue. Collector for South Jersey.
White, Bright, Smith and Sturgess
ire Republicans and Martens,
Brown and Rays, Democrats.
Indications are that Republicans
will be elected in Burlington, Pas
,aic and Gloucester; Democrats in
Iunterdon and Sussex and Middle
,ex and Cape May are in doubt.
only three of the senators men,
Toned above out of the seven enum-
are running to succeed them
selves. They are Bright, in Cape |
May, Smith in Passaic, Republicans
md Rays. Democrats in Sussex.
Because of Republican ~factional
differences in Cape May there has
been talk that Senator Bright may
be defeated tomorrow. This is n
Of the doubtful counties, but the
sporting odds, in better p~arlance
would be with Bright. in the other
iebatable county. former Assembly, |
nan Fred De Voc is attempting to
continue the line of Democratic
senator's from Middlesex
which began back with George s.
Silzer back in 1907. He is being
by Morgan F. Larson, city
engineer of Perth Amboy. the Re-
publican candidate. The same split
n the Democratic ranks which is
likely to prevent the election of
Democratic assembly will operate to
lurt De Woes chances, according
o the political calculations.
Republican, is picked to sue
,eed himself in Passaic. and Kays.
to win again in Sussex /
Thus the C. o. +. would appear to
be in the best position in the sena-
.orial fights in five counties and the
Democrats in two.
Detectives to Be Ready
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. T.
Prosecutor Joseph +. Stricken has
ordered the entire staff of county de-
tectives to be on duty at the court
tomorrow. According to the
usual custom the officers will be held
ready to quell n disturbance &C.
curing 1t any of the polls. No
is anticipated at present, the
being only precautionary.
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