Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-16
n. !. SENATE FIGHT
ON WET-DRY ISSUE
Raymond, Anti Prohibitionist,
Looms as Chief Opponent
Of Frelinghuysen
MACHINE VOTE IS DIVIDED
By CLINTON W. GILBERT

~ttU correspondent bSoI''
Copv-|oht. 1917. bv Pubic Ledger co-npa1,
Washington. June 16.-The present
state Of the senatorship contest in New
Jersey illustrates how conditions have
been changed by the political overturn
in Indiana. Pennsylvania and Iowa:
! Three candidates are now in the field
against Senator Frelinghuysen. who has
steadily weakened. so that his renom
nation. which was assured few weeks
ago. is now no longer certain.
And New Jersey is important in an.
other respect in that It will present
the wet.dry issue, once more tam!ng
I'd in Congress over the sale of drinks
on American ships and imperiling the
Ship Subsidy bill, more distinctly than
anywhere else in the Union.
senator Frelinghuysen is the candi-
date Of the drys. EI-Mayor Thoma,
Raymond. Of Newark, will run in the
Republican primaries with the support
ot the vets. And the Democrat most
likely 20 be nominated, Governor Ed
wards. IS the most outspoken wet in the
country. So that II a dry Republican
is named a straightout wet-dry lineup
viii take place between him and Ed
| wards.
Machine Vote Divided
The anti.machine issue which was
presented H. Pennsylvania and Indiana
appears IN New Jersey. Mr.. Freling-
hlysen and Mr.. Raymond are both or
gan!zatiOn men. George l.. Record and
Eynrctt Colby are, Ike Mr.. Beveridge
and Mr. Pinchot, old Rooseveltians and
represent the anti machine sentiment in
the State.
Thus both the machine vote and the
anti machine vote are divided. OF the
two Progressive candidates, Mr.. Record
seems to be the more important. He
was earliest in the field. He Is the
more radical and !s making the more
effective campaign, trying to draw Mr..
Frelinghuysen into a discussion Of the
issues with him and attacking him as
man who votes dry, but maintains a
considerable cellar.
Mr., Colby IS more conservative.
While he tends to divide the anti-ma
chine vote which might otherwise go 70
Mr.. Record, Il IS felt that he will at
tract a certain vote that nigh: other
wise go 70 Mr.. Frelinghuysen.
Vets and Drys Fight
II !s believed, however. that in New
Jersey the wet-dry issue is more i'm
portsnt than the machine issue and that
the real contest in the Republican
primaries will be between Mr.. Fre)ing-
huysen and Mr.. Raymond.
The ex.Mayor of Newark will have
large support in the big cities Of New
Jersey, in Newark, Jersey City, Ho-
boken. Atlantic City and Paterson. H."
will carry the counties in which these
centers of population lie.
The contest in New Jersey resembles
that IN Indiana. because the leadership
Of the Republican Party OF the State is
involved. II Senator Frel!nghuysen Is
defeated. Senator Edge will be left in
possession of the machine, just as Sem
ator Watson was In Indiana when Sen.
ator New was defeated. Al present
there is kind Of joint leadership Of
the two Senators.
Senator Edge is supporting his col.
league. but his followers cannot be de-
livered. His own home, Atlantic City,
will probably vote for ex.Mayor Ray
rnond Mr.. Frelinghuysen increases
his difficulties, SO far as Senator Edge =
supporters are concerned. by making an
old enemy Of his colleague. eX-Con-
gressman Patterson. of the South Jer-
sey or Baird machine, his rampa!gn
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