Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-24
N. ]. OFFICIAL
VOTE IS GIVEN
Edwards Won BY Plurality Of
89,545--Act To Canvass
State

TRENTON, Nov. 24.-With re-
turns in from every county of the
state showing the total vote which
Governor Edwards received for
United states Senator to be 2,0G1,
a plurality of 89,545 over the 362,-
sic votes which Senator Joseph s..
Frelinghuysen, his Republican OPP
ponent, received, there remains only
the duty of the state board of can
vassers to put its seal of approval
on these figures, which are filed with
h secretary of state, Is the clos
ing activity in connection with the
>EESent election. Governor Edwards
yesterday named the following to be
Dmembers of the state board Of can
vassers, which will examine and GER
tify the vote at the last election:
State Senators William B. Mackay.
Jr., Republican, of Bergen; Albin
Smith, Republican. of Passaic:
Thomas Barber, Democrat, of War
rem; Alexander Simpson, Democrat,
Hudson county. The governor is
chairman of the board, and he has
called a meeting of that body for
Tuesday. December S. at the state
only with. the examination of the
vote for federal offices.
The total vote which Judge
George S. Silzer received for gov
ernor was 427,529, plurality
of 44,S99 over his unsuccessful
Republican opponent. William N.
Runyon' whose vote "%a nm totalled
Issue for building the state high
q 1868 majority, the vote for the
issue being 261,039, the mo" votes
totalling 241,476.
The eight counties which Governor
Edwards carried, together with the
pluralities over Freiinghuysen, are:
Bergen, 6,191; Hudson. S8,294: Mer-
Ger. I'll; Middlesex, 5.235; Passaic,
3,147; Essex, 1921; Union, ALL;
Warren, 1,245.
counties, as follows: Atlantic,
2,309; Burlington, 3,771; Camden,
l,641; Cape May, 1860; Gloucester.
1852: Hunterdon, 636; Monmouth,
159; Morris. 2.063; Ocean. 1902;
Cumberland, 4,172; Salem, 1,460;
Somerset, sos: Sussex. 367.
Judge Silzer carried eight coun
ties as Edwards did, the only differ-
ence being that Silzer carried Sus-
, se.s, which Edwards lost, while Ed
awards oxrried Mercer, which, how
ever, went to Runyon in the race FOR
governor. The counties which Judge
CllZST CdIllCu toSOlASh "AS
,ralities over Runyon are: Bergen,
i792; Hudson, 80,18S; Middlesex, o.
$40; Passaic, 1852; Essex, 2,Sz0;
Sussex, SO; Union, 924; Warren, l.
453.
The thirteen counties which Run
Won, together with the pluralities
they gave him yer Silzer are: At
lahtic, SLAB; Burlington, 6,192;
Camden, 5,7S1; Cape May, 1,47l;
Gloucester 4,940; Hunterdon, $50;
Mercer, 1863; Monmouth, 2,SS0;
Morris, 4.551; Ocean, 2,043; Cum
berland, 5,1S7; Salem, 2,075; Somer-
set, S94.
The bond issue was favored In
twelve of the twenty-one OF
the state. The counties favoring the
issue, with the majorities in these
counties Of the affirmative votes
over the negative votes are: Allan
tic. 5,415; Bergen Abb; Camden.
6,40S; Cape May, 1872; Gloucester,
2,24O; Hudson, 1T; Monmouth, l.
173; Ocean, 1850: Cumberland, o.
$40; Essex, 1882: Somerset, 1856;
Union, 1,769.
The nine counties voting against
the bond issue with the ma1orities
of the negative votes over the af-
frmatives are: Burlington. 1,943;
Hunterdan, 1.644; Mercer. 5000;
Middlesex, 6,710; Morris 1,481: Pas
sale. 1879; Salem, 1,677; Sussex, L.
176; Warren. 1,782.