Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-08
EDWARDS ELECTED
,. BY $1,000 IN n. J.
Jssturns Nearly Complete Show
Defeat Of Frslinghuyssn
I by Big Majority
slLzER CHOSEN GOVERNOR

Principal contests: For Governor
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Newark, n. j.. Nov. s.--Governor
EDWARD Edwards. Democrat. over.
Chelmed United States Senator Joeeph
Harding and Administration spokes.
man, In the race for the scat in the
Senate at Washington in the New Jer.
sey elections yesterday.
Running way ahead Of Judge Silzer,
the Democratic candidate for Governor,
who was also elected. Governor Ed.
wards held n two.to -one lead over his
colleague and won the election by more
than 10000 votes.
Returns from 2373 election districts
out Of 2464 In the State give: For
United Stntes Senator, Frelinghuysen,
340 ,665 Edwards. 439. $50. For Gov
crnor, Runyon, 367 .O5l; Silzcr, 410,.
4O5. For the 10000 900 road bond
issue, 164, ,5S6; against, 150,65l.
The landslide which roared down
around the ears of Senator Frelinghuy.
sen, however. did not carry with 1t the
backbone and structure of New Jersey
Republicanism. The State Senate and
Assembly will be Republican.
Edwards Explains Victory
Governor Edwards announced he at.
tributed his victory to discomfort in
New Jersey. He said that discomfort
was caused by the Republican tariff
and by the prohibition laws.
''The Nolstcad act he continued.
''has much to do with our victory. We
oeGoJ ;Eratinp az this lOIy ca n q
to legalize light wines aud beers. To
be sure. we were against the return 70
the saloon, but we made fight on the
ground that the rights of the people
had been infringed upon and that their
personal rights had been taken away
Governor Edwards became Chief
Executive of the State on the same sort
OF platform, except that it was more
radical. Then he stood on plank
making New Jersey as wet as the AT.
lantic Ocean Yesterday he won on
modified plank.
Judge George S. Silzer, also a Dem.
ocrat, was carried into Office on the
smashing landslide. He defeated State
Senator William y. Runyon by about
$4,000 votes. the exact figures. with
the same 17S districts missing, being :
Suzer, $50. 152: Runyon. 345,9ol.
Silzer's Road Harder
The candidate for Governor found the
soine much harder than did Governor
Edwards. While he polled n steadily
rising vote, IL did not grow as quickly
as did his colleagues. He found diff.
Guilty in Atlantic, Cape May, Hunter
don and several other smaller counties,
but the vote given him in Hudson and
Union Counties more than Offset such
losses. Sizer lost Essex County, which
includes Newark, while Edwards won
easily, and Mercer County. in which
Trenton Is situated. also went to Run
yon, although Edwards had succeeded
In placing it in his column.
The Edwards -Silzer victory was,
however. widespread. The winners
made big gains where they counted
most. Edwards carried Hudson by
almost $4,000. so that his support from
at times weak.
For years Hudson has been to the
State Democrats what the southern tier
Of States has been to national Demo =
Gratis. The Jersey leaders always
trusted Hudson to bring a big majority
TO their standard and It was usually
q question Of how large the majority
would be in estimating the chances Of
Republicans to carry the State.
Other Outstanding Features
Beyond the magnitude Of the
Edwards -Silzer vote, however. there
were other outstanding features OF the
election. To begin with. it rained most
Of Election Day-Democratic weather,
called 1t. But 1t did not appear to
affect the voters. The registered voters
in the State were trifle more than
100000. Reports today showed that
almost that number cast their ballots.
Even the so called country counties
turned out heavily. Middlesex, Somer.
set, Cumberland. Cape May. all these
turned out almost their full strength.
Another real feature of the election
which for several weeks has occupied
the center of politics in New Jersey.
\ Democratic Prosecutor of Middlesex
failed 10 solve it. but beyond being the
Democratic Prosecutor of the county
he was. when the case opened. the cam !.
paign manager for Judge Slzer. II
was opcrly feared by Democratic lead
ers that the situation might hurt their
pnrty's chances. Yet Edwards carried
Middlrsex by 5000 and Silzer-it is his
homo rounty--won by almost 700C
there.
The same condition was feared ir
Somerset County. Of which Somervill,
IL tho county seat. The Prosecutor
there aided the Middlesex Prosecutor
In the mystery until he was superseded
but Edwards carried Somerset by abou
1000 and Silzer he'd about the same
lead.
Women played prominent part II
the election. They came out early ant
rhey voted earnestly. They saw to l.
that three women were sent into tn,
Assembly. two from Essex County an,
one from Hudson where Mrs. G. W
Browne was reelected. Women ap.
parently came to the polls with NOR,
enthusiasm in the cities than in tn.
rural districts. however.
Legislature Still Republican
The Legislature remains Republican
by a large majority. OF eight place,
filled in the State the Republican,
elected seven, giving that party a gail
Of one IN the upper branch Senate
Alexander simpson, of Hudson, wa
the only Democrat to win In the Sen
ate. Th" 1923 Senate will contain
seventeen Republicans and four Demo
Gratis.
In the Assembly, the Democrat
gained one place. but the lower branc
remains Overwhelmingly Republican
~ to 1G. The division year ago wa
forty five Republicans and fftee
Three OF ten women candidates wo
seats In the Assembly, Essex Count
slecting two Republican women an
Hudson County re .electing Mrs. X. w
Brown, Democrat. The winners: