1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey 1896 Presidential no 1910 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1910 1916 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1916 November 4, 1913 File:James Fairman Fielder 1.jpg 150x150px James Fairman Fielder Democratic Party (United States) 173,148 46.13% File:Edward C. Stokes.jpg Edward C. Stokes Republican Party (United States) 140,298 37.38% File:Everett Colby 001 (cropped).jpg Everett Colby Progressive 41,132 10.96% 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsFielder: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Stokes: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Leon Rutherford Taylor (acting) Democratic Party (United States) James Fairman Fielder Democratic Party (United States) The 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1913. Democratic acting Governor James Fairman Fielder, who resigned a week before the election so that he could succeed himself, defeated Republican former Governor Edward C. Stokes and Progressive former state senator Everett Colby. The state's first-ever direct primary elections for governor were held on September 23,Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 1914 M.R. Dennis & Co. Archive.org https://archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1914mull/page/194 Mullin Edward J. Lundy F. L. Fitzgerald Thomas F. Gosson Louis C. Gribbins J. Joseph registration 194 though the contests were largely uneventful. For the Democratic nomination, Fielder defeated former Trenton mayor Frank S. Katzenbach, making his third run for governor. Stokes easily topped a four-man field in the Republican Party, including former U.S. Representative Charles N. Fowler, whom he had defeated in the 1910 primary for U.S. Senate. The Progressive primary was closest, with Colby defeating Montclair industrialist Edmund Burke Osborne by 29 percent of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates James Fairman Fielder, State Senator for Hudson County, President of the New Jersey Senate, and acting GovernorHEAR 7 CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNORSHIP: Men Seeking Jersey Executive Office Meet on One Platform in Newark https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/09/05/100405405.html?pageNumber=10 10 5 Sep 1913 The New York Times 12 Jul 2022 subscription Frank S. Katzenbach, former mayor of Trenton and candidate for governor in 1907 and 1910KATZENBACH A CANDIDATE: Ex-Mayor of Trenton Wants to Be Governor of New Jersey https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/02/12/100388558.html?pageNumber=24 24 12 Feb 1913 The New York Times 12 Jul 2022 subscription Withdrew H. Otto Wittpenn, mayor of Jersey City Candidates The Democratic nomination was hotly contested between two progressive candidates from Hudson County, acting Governor James Fairman Fielder and H. Otto Wittpenn, the mayor of Jersey City. Fielder prevailed by securing the endorsement of President (and former Governor) Woodrow Wilson on July 23, when President Wilson called on Wittpenn to unite the party behind Fielder, who had "backed [Wilson] so consistently, so intelligently, so frankly and honestly throughout my administration ... that I feel I would have no ground whatever upon which to oppose his candidacy."Biography of James Fairman Fielder (PDF), New Jersey State Library Wittpenn acquiesced and withdrew from the race. Fielder, who thus had the support of Wilson and the party machine, easily defeated third-time candidate Frank S. Katzenbach in the September 23 primary. Results 1913 Democratic gubernatorial primary James Fairman Fielder (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 80,414 69.61% Frank S. Katzenbach Democratic Party (United States) 35,115 30.39% 115,529 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Robert Carey, former Jersey City judge Charles N. Fowler, former U.S. Representative from Elizabeth and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1910HERE'S FOWLER'S PLATFORM https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/05/30/100624794.html?pageNumber=7 7 30 May 1913 The New York Times 12 Jul 2022 subscription Carlton B. Pierce, state senator from Union County Edward C. Stokes, former governor of New Jersey and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1910 Campaign Former U.S. Representative Charles N. Fowler ran on a progressive platform favoring a convention to redraw the state constitution and various electoral reforms, including the recall of all officers except judges, initiative, referendum, and making failure to vote in a primary a bar to voting in the general election. Results 1913 Republican gubernatorial primary Edward C. Stokes Republican Party (United States) 60,644 70.05% Charles N. Fowler Republican Party (United States) 10,571 12.21% Robert Carey Republican Party (United States) 10,336 11.92% Carlton B. Pierce Republican Party (United States) 5,022 5.80% 86,573 100.00% Progressive primary Candidates Everett Colby, former state senator from Essex County Edmund Burke Osborne, Montclair art calendar industrialistCrossroads of Commerce: The Pennsylvania Railroad Calendar Art of Grif Teller A Working Partner: The Osborne Company 44–56 https://books.google.com/books?id=6sZVp41FVOsC Cupper Dan 2003 9780811729031 Campaign On July 26, both candidates spoke in Ocean Grove at a mass meeting of the New Jersey Men's League for Women's Suffrage, along with George La Monte, Lillian Feickert, and Mina Van Winkle.NEW JERSEY MEN'S LEAGUE FOR WOMEN SUFFRAGE MASS MEETING AT THE OCEAN GROVE AUDITORIUM https://www.newspapers.com/image/142744562/ 9 Asbury Park Press 25 July 1913 subscription 12 Jul 2022 Osborne originally requested that Colby tour the state with him, since both candidates were from Essex County, but Colby declined before acquiescing to a debate in Montclair on September 11. The debate was moved to Newark's Kreuger Auditorium at Osborne's request to accommodate a larger audience.Debate Lost to Montclair 6 Sep 1913 12 The Montclair Times https://www.newspapers.com/image/515308631/ subscription 12 Jul 2022 Results 1913 Progressive gubernatorial primary Everett Colby Bull Moose Party Progressive 6,458 63.91% Edmund Burke Osborne Bull Moose Party Progressive 3,647 36.09% 10,105 100.00% General election Candidates John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) Everett Colby, former state senator for Essex County (Progressive) Daniel F. Dwyer (Independent) James Fairman Fielder, state senator for Middlesex County, president of the New Jersey Senate, and acting governor (Democratic) James G. Mason (Prohibition) Edward C. Stokes, former governor of New Jersey (Republican) James M. Reilly (Socialist) Results 1913 New Jersey gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=9CZECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1715 Guide to U.S. Elections 24 December 2015 9781483380353 2016-01-25 Kalb Deborah Democratic Party (United States) James Fairman Fielder 173,148 46.13% 7.80 Republican Party (United States) Edward C. Stokes 140,298 37.38% 5.23 Bull Moose Party Progressive Everett Colby 41,132 10.96% N/A Socialist Party of America James M. Reilly 13,977 3.72% 1.38 Prohibition Party James G. Mason 3,427 0.91% 0.26 Socialist Labor Party of America John C. Butterworth 2,460 0.66% 0.19 Independent politician Daniel F. Dwyer 875 0.23% N/A 375,317 Democratic Party (United States) References 1913 Category:1913 New Jersey elections New Jersey Category:November 1913 in the United States