Evening star., 1922-10-18
BEWARE TAMMANY,
IS c. 0.P. Warming
Jersey Candidates FIaunt
Specter of Boss Murphy
Before Voters.
WET ISSUE A BUGAB0O
Democrats Expect to Garner Many
Ballots by Opposing
Dry Law.
WET ISSUE A BUGAB00
BY n. O. MESSENGER.
Staff Correspondent Of The Star.

TRENTON. n. J., October 18.-An
issue which the republicans are
seeking to raise in New Jersey Is the
alleged intent of the democrats to
''Tammanyize" the state. The demo-
Gratis have a new boss in Mayor
Frank Hague Of Jersey City, who. il
is charged, Is seeking to extend his
Tammany model machine to the state
and ultimately. it is asserted, to con-
Washington. 1t may be remembered
by habitual addicts of the political
columns that in mayoralty cam
paign in Greater New York severa!
years ago. when Tammany was MAX
ing it's fisht for the citv hall, all
Brooklyn was stirred by the charge
that Boss Murphy was trying to con-
troll the City of Churches. Horriiic
placards were posted, showing the
fearsome Tammany tiger. with red
light hung around it's neck. stealthlly
stealing across the Brooklyn bridge.
Don't let the tiger cross" was the
war cry of the opposition.
Now they picture the tiger crouch
ing through the Hudson tube. con-
Meeting New Jersey and New York.
descriptive of the reputed intention
of the democrats to extend Tammany
methods to the control of New Jersey
politics. Woof! 1t is to shudder.
One thing which Is worrying the
republicans a good deal is not only
the practical certainty that they will
lose several congressional districts,
but the possibility that they may
part with others, whose loss could
not be excused on the ground of a
rotnrD to denOcrafic nOrmalcv
Wet Issue Important.
The wet issue. so joyfully espoused
by the democrats and 50 enthusiastic
caIly acclaimed in the cities and large
pected to figure in the election Of
candidates for the House of Repre-
sentatives as we'll as for the senator
ship and the governorship.
The republicans will probably lose
the third district. In 1916 the repub-
licans carried it by 200. The demo-
Gratis captured it by 1000 in 1918 and
in the landslide of 1920 the repub-
licans swept it by $1,000.
The eleventh. in the northern part
of Hudson county. which has been
alternately democratic and republican
in past years, is expected to go demo-
cratic this time.
Two districts in Newark, the eighth
and ninth. now republican, are re-
garded as doubtful. In the eighth the
democrats have nominated an ex-
service man, Warren E. Coon. who is
very popular. In the ninth, repre-
sented by Gen. Wayne Parker. there
is a large negro vote, which, it is said,
has beeen alienated by Gen. Parker's
n q
bill.
In the Trenton district it is thought
that Hutchinson, republican. will win,
although there is discernible a great
deal of radicalism among the indus
trial voters. which lis worrying the
leaders. The Camden and Atlantic
City districts are counted by the re-
pub1icans as safe, and also the Plain
field and Elizabeth districts.
Feud Splits Democrats,
The Paterson district is fighting
ground for both parties. the demo-
Gratis being handicapped by a feud
between the Edwards faction and the
opposition. The sixth district, Gergen
and Warren counties, although it
gave the republicans $4,000 plurality
two years ago. Is not regarded as
safe for them this year.
The legislature is expected to con-
tinue republican. but by less ma
jority than now obtains.
The upper branch cannot, in the
circumstances. be lost to the repub-
licans, for If the democrats should
elect their candidate in each district
where new senators are to be chosen
they would still lack a majority. The
present complexion of the legislature
Is forty-five republicans and fifteen
democrats In tie house and sixteen
republicans and five democrats in the
senate. In 1920 President Harding's
plurality in the state was 354.654.
In the election for the legislature in
1921 this vote showed a falling off
in percentage Of the total vote cast
for the republicans. 1t cannot be
taken as a basis for hope or COM
parison in the present campaign.
Republican "Nerves.n
Some of the republican leaders ap-
pear at this time to be suffering from
a case of nerves. 1t is the unknown
and invisible menace in life that