Evening star., 1934-10-30
.C0MMUTER VOTES
JERSEY COP. HOPE
Travelling Workers Opposed
to New Deal Awake to
0ff.Year Ferv0r.
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Republicans say. And they are look
ing with considerable satisfaction to-
ward the big number Of voters who are
today ION relief"-not because they
are on relief, but because they believe
that most Of these reliefers will vote
for the administration that Is taking
care of them. In August the total
number of persons on relief in this
State was 504,5 divided among 1877
155 families. Included in this group
are many thousands Of voters.
Counting on Jersey City Vote.
The Democrats are looking, too, to
Frank Hague, the Democratic boss of
the State. to roll up a big lead in
Hudson County, which is Jersey City.
He has promised them lead Of 120,-
900 in that county over the Republic
cans. The G. o. P. leaders have been
moving heaven and earth to strike
from the voting lists hundreds and
. thousands of names which they con-
tend are illegally on the rolls. They
say they are making headway, but the
election machinery is in the hands of
the Democrats.
The Democrats must have this big
vote In Jersey City, usually, to carry
: them to victory. Owing to the grip
which the Republicans have on the
commuters" and on the rural Sec
tions of the State. they have won
elections in the past when all the
big cities went against them.
The Republicans are not the only
ones this year to be shouting stop,
thief at the politicians. The Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, Will
liam L. Dill, has charged that the
Republicans have stuffed the voting
lists in Atlantic County for their own
benefit. They say that with a popu-
lation Of $4,000 they have 10000 vot-
ers. an incredibly large number for
such a population.
Hoffman Dynamic Leader.
The gubernatorial term in New
Jersey is three years. The election
rarely falls in presidential year.
when Jersey turns out usually its full
Republican strength. In consequence,
the State has had many Democratic
Governors in recent years. Against
Dill. the Democratic nominee, is
ranged Harold G. Hoffman Repub-
lican. Hoffman is youthful and dy-
manic, with large personal follow
ing. He. Is motor vehicle commits
sioner, job which Dill had for Is
years before he became one of the
State judges.
The Republicans seem to feel that
they have a better chance to elect
Hoffman than they have to re-elect
Senator Keen. Family sorrows have
descended on Hoffman in the last
couple OF weeks. His wife's mother
died, and then within few days his
own mother died. This has taken
Hoffman of the stump for the final
week Of the campaign. However,
Hoffman is to make three appeals to
the voters over the radio before elec-
ton day. which will get him back
into the picture.
Dill Led Smith In Vote,
Dill is considerably older than his
Republican opponent. He was pop
ular when he was motor vehicle COM
missioner and made many friends
among the commuters. and he may
divide some of the voters in that
group with Senator Kean. In 1928
Dill ran for Governor. That was the
Hoover landslide year and Dill was
defeated, but he ran far ahead of
Smith, the Democratic presidential
candidate. Hoover carried the State
that year by 10000 and he lost it
in 1879 by $1,000. 1t is clear that
New Jersey has strong Republican
leanings from these votes. And in
the same year that Hoover was los
ing-with the Roosevelt swing on
the Republicans elected Senator Bar
bour,' Republican, with lead of
about 10000 votes.
New Jersey has IA seats in the
House, of which 10 are now held by
Republicans and 4 by the Democrats,
another indication that the State Is
Republican basically. It is generally
expected that the ratio of Republican
to Democratic strength in the House
will be about the same after the
votes are counted on November s.
The Republicans are likely to carry
districts /, 4. S, 6, 7, 8, II and IL
without a great deal Of difdculty. In
all these districts there are now Re-
publican Representatives. Repre-
sentative Isaac Bachrach, veteran Re-
publican, is having a real fight to be