Evening star., 1936-10-25

In a business way, since 1929. The
Republican organization there has al
ways carried things with high hand.
A suspicion turks that the Republican
organization, intent on keeping con-
troll in the county, may be willing to
enter into trade with the Democrats
which would not be favorable to Lam
don. Whether there is anything to
the rumor no one seems able to say.
In Camden, an industrial center, the
Republicans face the same kind Of
difficulty as in other cities, with the
workers seemingly strong for Roosevelt.
1882 Election Results.
In the Roosevelt landslide of 1882
the Democrats carried only out Of
the 81 counties in the State. In that
year Hudson County. under the lead
ership of Frank Hague. turned in a
Democratic lead Of $4,000 votes.
Hague insists he will better that this
year. On the other hand. 1t Is likely
that the big Republican counties,
Bergen, Morris and Union, will roll up
Republican pluralities that far outdo
the figures for 1882. There is a huge
commuter vote, so-called, in Jersey
which usually only comes out in force
In presidential years. These voters
live in Jersey and do business in New
York. Their vote Is strongly Repub-
lican, and when 1t really comes out It
swells the vote in the State by couple
OF hundred thousand.
Two of the counties which the
Democrats carried four years ago,
Warren and Passaic, are in far better
shape for the Republicans than they
were in 1882, it is said. The Repub-
lican organization in Passaic is on its
toes and is likely to give good ac-
count of itself. The Republicans have
plenty OF money for campaign pur-
poses and are leaving no steps I'M
taken to get their followers to the
polls on election day. President
Roosevelt's more recent appeals to
business and his declarations in favor
OF the prof1f system and private busi-
ness have been aimed to appeal par
ticularly to the Jersey commuter type
OF voter. 1t is doubtful, however, that
he will get very many of them.
The Democrats are relying strongly
on the relief vote in Jersey. All kinds
OF charges have been made that relief
money has been used to win votes
In this State. The charges have been
denied, however, and the administra-
tion has refused the Republicans a
chance to look at the books. The
q. o. P. leaders are making the most
OF the denial of information about
w. P. A. expenditures, alleging that
the Democrats have something to con-
ceal.
Candidates to Visit.
Both Roosevelt and Landon are to
be in Jersey on Wednesday. The
President is to be in Bayonne, where
he will board a boat for Bedloes
Island for the fftieth anniversary
ceremonies at the Statue of Liberty.
Gov. Landon Is coming to Newark for
campaign speech and parade. On
Thursday President Roosevelt will 20
ito Camden for a speech. So the
State is not being overlooked in the
final election drive.
Jersey today has Republican Gov
:ernor. one United States Senator and
10 of the IA members of the House
delegation. 1t can scarcely be sized
up as a Democratic State in any sense
OF the term. In presidential elec-
'tions the State has been faithful to
the Republican party. In the last
nine national elections its electoral
votes have gone to the Republicans
with the exceptions of 1912. the first
Wilson election, and in 1882. The
State turned its back on Wilson in
1916, although Wilson had been Gov
ernor Of New Jersey before he went
to the White House. and in 1912 the
combined Roosevelt and Taft vote was
far in-excess Of the vote given Wilson.
Due to the wet issue and the great
liking which Jersey had for AL Smith,
the plurality given Herbert Hoover in
1928 over Smith was less than the
plurality obtained by Harding in 1920
or Coolidge in 1924. How effective the
Smith support of Landon will be in
New Jersey is just one of those conun-
drums OF the campaign. There Is
everywhere tendency to discount the
influence of AL Smith. 1t is quite clear,
however, that large number of Dem
ocrats this year are going to take a
walk along with Al Smith, who came
into the State at the close of the cam
paign four years ago and made a
speech for Roosevelt that probably had
something, to do with Roosevelt's vic.
tory. In 1928 Smith carried Hudson
County by 10000.
New Jerseys Republican Governor.