The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-11-01
Booze the.
Big Issue.
In jersey
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright by The Intelltgencer)

Trenton. y. J.. Oct SI.-'Roo1e." or
20 phrase Il more de,.Cac"tY-the wet
and dry lSSu'~-js thu whnls\ campaign
in the state oC\\cp- Jersey.
Governor Edwards r-e'--c- ,ica OF pro-
hib!,!on 5 10 MAKE the state a. wet as
the Atiantic ocean" = running 'on the
Democratic ticket against Senator JOS
eph t'reiiuChuysen. Republican, VINO
when questioned on The subject OF his
win cellar. makes the promise that
wh,n !; IS all used up he w!il buy no
MOI.
Broadly speaking. New Jersey has
the feeling that II the w" parties had
thought less about prohibition and mora
about the greater problems OF state.
somebody e,ss might rave been U"Hl-
mated hy both There isn't. as a matter
Of tact. much - choose between the
Republican and pcuocra, SO Tar as pro-
founG!ty # thought nv senatorial? ahili-
~ IS concerned The voters know that
Mr.. Freli~ ghuyse7's whol" background
IS that OF an ultra-coU Uservattve and
ina, Mr. E6vardS fantastic ideas Of
pubic office ara eXnemplidAd in his
DEFIANT ac;rtcds toward Tho rightccnth
eu1erdT en-.
Machine Politics.
81, Ncv Jersey IS popuious state
vher. uo','Sca, machines abound. and
where the tricks os the trade are so
widely prac-iced among n" Democrats
that MesS.S Tweed and Murphy and
Peuross and thu rest $aem as m"rs
schoo,5oyS in the Game OF mass Not'nS,
There Is '-~ instance. Tn" tar-tarUed
Hudson county presided over ov Boss
IIa.rIs. Democratic Chiettaju Calmly
- estimates thA majority that Will ~
given Mr.. Edwards a. something near
Sn.n0n This - g huge wall - erect
against a Republican candidate who
nlu>, marshal Republican vo'es from
tbs whole stat. aid cor-N TO tho Hud-
Eo0 county line with ~ least $4,000 TO
ove-co0,e tho Democratic tide,
Ard that's where the rub comes. Can
Senator F'rel!uEhuySsn gather enough
strength throughout the state TO APP
,roach the Democratic counties WITH
substantial majority" Normally. ne
would hava no trouble. For most nt
Nep Jersey Is Republican. Rnt this
raa- with the we, ard drv issue upper
r,nsr in he campaign, y - A pnEzIe'
Atlantic county vhtHh embraces At'an-
tir C'ity- = naturaSv Trt. Governor Ed
wards. will gNt e heavy vote tne'c'
Trenton has big vet conSt>'uencE
T. rssex county where the city ot
Will =. s-ronr Cor Edwards and IN mis-
,,ust hs included thirsty Republicans
so we'll IS Democrats. should Mr.. Ed
wards CO, better than an even break IN
5,sssx county and hold hia opponents
majority down In all the CO mites out
SID or Hudson. ne will win easily.
Outcome Uncertain
Tra. outcorr> tS uncertain In every
s,snec,. Cross currents have enn!-
mated party 1'rcs The women VIII
nrohablv decide The election. In Hud-
.or, county. Of course. whNre ne ma
chino works smoothly. tn" feminine
vote will meCclv double the male ballots
and most Of these will he Democratic.
Rrt elsewhere n tho stat" The women
e-e bound 20 vote drv and Will" th"y
do not look on Senator Frelinghuys"n
~ tho most capable man IN the state by
arv means they are. % Re sure, not
ro,i-c 20 NJ F-ellrr rhuysen 50 much
ne ,hev are ~o.irC against Edwards
There are elements in New Jerseys
nonrlat!or who ~He.rt Governor Ed
wards ideas on ~ enforcement ot pro-
h,h,tior TNev think that one kind OF
law-h-eaFlrg l.adt % another. that vice
ard CHINA are natural Sequ"'s % de-
Sance % 'hc fo1aral law and const'tu-
+ion TtRr have n contempt for III"
.,,nreSs.on which champions of ''bo"Z""
have given tho world about fhe f2,T
name o. New jersey The women'S or
rarizat!ons a-o WORKING night Ard 9av
N hea. Edwards Tho An''-Sa'o0n
,sagre hoe endorsed senator Fro'!ng-
huvsen. Toar = believed 10 have driven
,he senator into .hn leagues arms. hU'
wr5,Aver may hay" actuatcd him %
take tNs Grv Size his supporters are