New-York tribune., 1922-11-09
,Dubilalnt w cts
Hail Jersey as
Their. Trill1npIl
Senalor-Elecs Edwards rs
Frank in Giving Credit
for His Success TO OPP
position TO Prohibition
Boom for 1924 Begins
Friends Hopeful of Sup
port From All Parties;
Anti-Saloon Mem Bitter

Governor Edward l. Edwards's cleo
tion over Senator Frelinghuysen, of
New Jersey, by a majority Of $4,000,
and the selection Of former Judge
George s. Silzer as Governor in pref
erence to State Senator William n.
Runyon. are hailed by the vets every
where as triumph for beer and wine
The greater significance OF the Jersey
result is unquestionably to be found in
its bearing on the prohibition issue,
since outside the Edwards-Silzer ticket
there was no indication of any Demo
cratic landslide, and the Republicans
retain complete control of both houses
of the state Legislature. The new
Senate will have seventeen Republi-
cans and four Democrats, and the new
Assembly will divide forty-four on the
Republican side against sixteen
Democratic members
Governor Edwardss personal strength
and his ability to draw the moist vote
to his banners, which were so apparent
in his fight for the Governorship, are
accentuated by the result Of the pres
ent campaign. The Senator-elect ran
Tar ahead Of Silzer, and his majority
probably will be more than double that
accorded the new Governor, who wins
by margin Of 100000 comparatively
scant advantage in so heavy poll The
figures make it appear that wet Repub-
licans stood solidly behind Edwards,
but stuck to party lines when it came
to choosing their representatives for
the lesser Offices. The keenness of the
fight is shown by the size of the poll,
which was almost 90 per cent of the
registration, though the weather was
unfavorable IN most parts of the state.
Even Representation in Congress
The preponderance of Republican
representation in Congress was over
thrown. After the landslide of 1920
the state had one lone Democrat in the
lower house at Washington. The lone
ly standard bearer, c. F. X. O'Brien,
went back again on Tuesday, but he
took five other Democrats with him,
and the state is now evenly divided in
it's representation.
Among the oddities of the results
is the fact that Huntcrdon and Sussex,
beth normally Democratic counties,
voted against Edwards and Silzer by
small majorities.
The Democratic strength made it's
NEST vigorous display in Hudson
County. Governor Edwards's home, and
the district where Frank Hague, Mayor
of Jersey City. rules supreme. Hague
predicted $4,000 majority for Ed
wards from Hudson at the end of last
week, and boosted his figures to 10000
on Monday night. His latter estimate
came near to being correct. Hudson
gave the Edwards -Silzer beer and wine
combination a majority of $4,000.
Senator Frelinghuysen, veteran
statesman and personal friend 2of
President Harding, made the poorest
showing of all the leading candidates.
Although thirteen of the twenty-one
counties gave him majorities, sixteen
Of the list demonstrated preference
for Runyon, and the Runyon vote beat
Frelinghuysen's in every county save
Sussex. The highest Republican ma
lority was Runyon's 5000 lead in Bur
lington.
Juicy PIums for Democrats
The solid Hudson County vote will
give the Jersey City Democrats some
juicy plums to distribute next April,
when Prosecutor Pierre P. Garvan
goes out OF office. He controls the
Bureau Of Elections, with paw roll Of
$1o5,00o annually. Three county
judgeships also fall vacant in the
spring,
Apparently the Hall-Mills murder
case at New Brunswick had no effect
upon the election. There was a very
real fear on the part Of many Demo-
cratic leaders that the handling of
that affair would damage the chances