Evening star., 1938-10-30
ELY HAS EDGE
IN NEW JERSEY
Weakness of G. o. P. Drive
and New Deal Aid to
Democrat Felt.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star stan Corraspondent.

By G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Stan Correspondent.
NEWARK. N. j., Oct. 29.-Now that
the Roosevelt New Deal administration
and Mayor Frank Hague, Jersey City
boss and c. I. o. batter, appear united
in their support of william H. j. Ely,
Democratic nominee for Senator, Re-
publican chances are rather limp. In
deed, the chances are that If the elec-
ton were held today Mr.. Ely would
win.
Former Senator w. Warren Bar
bour. Republican, seeking to stage 4
comeback. has conducted his campaign
in much the same manner as the dom
key who starved to death because he
could not make up his mind which of
two haystacks to visit.
Several months ago. after the Presi-
dent in q blistering fireside chat took
bit of hide of Mayor Hague because
Of his refusal to permit c. I. o. speak
ers to do their stun in Jersey City, it
was commonly reported that Boss
Hague would 60 along with Mr.. Bar
bour-or to put 1t in terms of practical
politics-Mr. Hague would not roll up
a huge majority against the Republic
can nominee In jersey City. Indeed,
the rumor Of . Hague Barbour COM
bination antedated the Presidents fire.
sioe chat.
So Mr.. Barbour eased along and did
not attack Mr.. Hague and his attempts
n
Barbour 60 out with blood in his eye
to attack the Roosevelt New Deal and
he rather hankered for c. I. o. sup
port without openly saying anything
about 1t.
Now that the New Deal and Mr..
Hague have come to practical UNDER
standing-they are both extremely
practical in things in politics-Mr.
Barbour is In bad way. Only an out
pouring Of the Republican "commuter
vote" that vast body of New Jersey
citizens who 60 daily to New York to
earn their livelihood, can save Mr..
Barbour on Election Day. If that vote
comes out in full strength-and does
not 60 golfing-on Election Day, the
Republican candidate may yet have a
chance.
Republicans Disappointed.
The situation in New Jersey is
necessarily matter Of much regret
to the Republican national organiza-
ton. which had looked to the State
as really good hunting ground this
year.
Mr.. Ely is former W. p. A. ad-
ministrator for New Jersey. He re-
signed that Office after he was nomi-
mated for the Senate. He poses now
asa 100 per cent Roosevelt New Dealer.
1t is we'll understood in this State.
however, that Mr.. Ely is a Hague
proteee and that he owed his job,
not to mention his nomination for the
Senate, to the Hudson County (Jersey
City boss.
Mr.. Ely is a half-pint candidate
in stature. Mr.. Barbour on the other
hand, is enormous He was at one
time amateur heavyweight boxing
champion of the United States. He
could pocket Mr. Ely and walk of
the stage-but he is unable to pocket
Mayor Hague Mr.. Ely served in the
past as State Senator from Bergen
County. as judge of the Second
Judicial District Court. as delegate
to the Democratic National Conven-
tions in 1882 and 1886. In 1882 he
stood with Mr. Hague against the
nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt and was
for Al Smith. In 1886 Mr.. Hague
having jumped aboard the Roosevelt
bandwagon Mr. Ely was for Mr.. RooSe-
welt.
When Federal Circuit Judge Clark
on Thursday handed down a 10000
word opinion in the case of G. I. o.
and American Civil Liberties Union
against Mayor Hague, he stirred the
political situation still further. The
opinion was a defense of the right OF
free speech, and as such hailed by
those whom Mr.. Hague had dealt
roughly with when they sought to
make c. I. o. speeches in Jersey City.
On the other hand Mayor Hague and
his friends have read into the opinion
right to censor and to deny per-
mits to speakers who have brought on
disturbances in the past.
Judge Clark, a Groton and Harvard
man, was elevated by President Roose-
velt from Federal district Judge to the
circuit court not long ago. His name
has been mentioned now and then as
a possible appointee to the vacancy
now existing in the Supreme Court Of
the United States. Possibly the sug-
gestion will be even more pronounced
in the future.
Decision Pleases C. 1. o.
With the Clark decision apparently
pleasing the c. I. O.'s and to some de-
gree giving Mayor Hague a loophole.
the c. 1. o. and the ardent New Deal
radicals may find it still easier to go
ahead and support Mr.. Ely for Sem
ator-Mr. Ely, who has the sign OF
approval from both the administra-
ton in Washington and from Mayor
Hague.
For a time the administration was
aloof; it was unwilling to get strongly
into the fight for Mr.. Hague's Mr.. Ely.
even though Mr.. Ely was shouting
from the housetops that he was 100
per cent Roosevelt man. Then Sec
retary of War Harry Woodring came
into the State to make a speech about
10 days ago. The speech was intended
at first to be rather formal Offering
supporting the New Deal cause, with
out mentioning Mr.. Ely.
Mayor Hague, however, put on one
df his celebrated circuses for Secretary
,Woodring with 100000 people turned
out in the streets of Jersey City to
welcome the distinguished visitor. Mr..
Nlo0drinu revised his address and went