Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-30
STATE FIGHT BLOW
TO JERSEY c. 0. P.
Governorship Race Places
Hoover Campaign in
Background.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEWARK, N. j., September %
When New Jersey got down to using
it's local talent at campaigning this
week, after having had Gov. Alfred E.
Smith, Herbert Hoover and then Mayor
Walker of New York here, 1t found
conditions within the Republican ranks
in a bad state of affairs. Few are pre-
dieting Hoover will suffer by the poorly
managed State campaign, but they do
say he could be helped considerably II
conditions were otherwise.
The week found Republican leaders
generally denouncing their own can
didate for governor, Morgan F. Larson.
They fear he has lost for himself, ana
maybe others on the ticket, the sup
port of the independent voters OF the
State. and it is these independents who
swing elections in New Jersey In presi-
dental years.
Larson was nominated in hot Re-
publican fight May is. His nomination
caused a Statewide inquiry TO De
started into alleged ballot box SWITCH
ing by Democrats. 1t has heen charged
and partly substantiated, that $4,000
primaries. Robert Carey, Republican,
was one of Larson's opponents, and the
Democrats saw to it that he was de-
feated, for they feared him more than
any other Republican.
Expose Evasion.
A Republican legislative committee
was forced by public sentiment into ex-
posing evasion Of the primary law in
behalf of the Republican candidate.
Democratic leaders who are known to
have helped Larson resented the deal
they were getting. Larson made a
speech last week in which he decried
the probe and said he hoped no one
would be hurt by it. The probe con-
tinued. The Democrats were not salts
fed with LarSon's nice words, and the
Republicans were up In arms because
their own standard bearer repudiated
the probe by which they were showing
illegal voting by the Democratic ma
chine.
Larson was hailed before Republican
leaders and told he could not kiss his
way" into ONCE. They threatened to
stop campaigning for him unless he
went at the Democratic control OF the
State as they thought he should. He
promised to let them run his cam
paign, but meanwhile had lost thou
sands of supporters.
The Democrats have the strongest
possible candidate running. He is
William L. Dill, State motor vehicle
commissioner for many years. who has
been assured overwhelming support in
places where independent voters hold
the balance of power His conduct of
his Office has won for him Nation wide
praise, and the predictions are he will
run far ahead Of Smith and Senator
Edwards In November.
Hoover Forgotten.
With the Larson troubles on their
hands, the Republicans have had to
forget Hoover, and they have failed to
capitalize the two-day visit he made to
the State last week. They have been
promised other national speakers to
keep attention Of the voters on the
national campaign and hope these will
save the day. Senator Curtis is to
spend two days in the rural sections
of the State In october and Senator
Borah has been listed for a night
speech in Jersey City, Democratic
stronghold, late in the same month.
Borah probably will follow Gov.
Smith, who Is coming into the State
again the Tuesday before election.
JOHN J. FARRELL, Jr.