Nixon Scores Landslide Wins Big Margins in County, State
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Remains Solidly Democratic SEE STORY PACE 2 The Weather FINAL Windy with occasional heavy Red Bank, Freehold rain today. Light rain tonight. Long Branch Gradual clearing tomorrow EDITION afternoon. REGISTER Hfonmoulh County's Outstanding Home Newspaper 36 PAGES VOL 95 NO. 91 RED BANK, NJ. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1972 TEN CENTS iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiaiii imimiiiimiiiuiuiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiitiiii Nixon Scores Landslide Wins Big Margins in County, State By The Associated Press Though totals were incomplete, the vote appeared to have fallen well short of the 80 million to 85 million predicted for the President Nixon has soared to his greatest personal first presidential election open to 18-year-olds. A projection by triumph, but his landslide reelection confronts him with at the National.Broadcasting Co. put it at barely one million least two more years of divided government as Democrats more than the 73 million who voted in 1968. kept firmly in command of Congress. As mounting returns proclaimed he had won over- Nixon swept the nation from coast to coast Tuesday in one whelmingly what both contenders had termed "the contest of of history's most massive victories. He captured 49 of the 50 the century," Nixon told the nation by television from his states and approached the highest popular-vote percentage of White House office that now "it is time to get on with the any American president. great tasks that lie before us." In Monmouth County, Nixon received 123,848 votes and Then, he drove with Mrs. Nixon to a downtown Washing- McGovern, 62,240, giving the president a 61,608 plurality. The ton hotel. Joined by victorious Republican running-mate Spiro New Jersey talley was 1,650,926 for the President to Sen. T. Agnew, he appeared before a crowd chanting the Republi- McGovem's 987,977. can campaign slogan of "four more years" to express "thanks The President's 521-17 electoral-vote majority over Demo- for making our last campaign the very best one of all." • cratic challenger George McGovern rivaled Franklin D. McGovem, who maintained to the last that yesterday's re- Roosevelt's 1936 victory of 523 to 8. McGovern won only Mas- sults would prove wrong the pollsters who predicted he faced sachusetts and the District of Columbia in his party's worst massive rejection, wired Nixon bis support for efforts to "lead presidential showing. us to a time of peace abroad and justice at home." And Nixon's 61 per cent of the vote was close to the pre- But the South Dakota senator told his supporters in Sioux vious record, the 61.1 per cent-attained by Democrat Lyndon Falls, from where his 22-month quest for the presidency be- B. Johnson eight years ago. • gan, that "we do not rally to policies we deplore," adding "so But Democrats, ousting four veteran Republican senators, let us play the role of the loyal opposition." actually gained two seats for a probable 57-43 margin in the That opposition is likely to center in the Senate where the new Congress. They lost only a handful of House seats and Democratic majority that survived Nixon's sweep with in- gained a net of one governorship when Daniel Walker finally creased ranks stands ready to challenge many of the Presi- edged GOP incumbent Richard Ogilvie in Illinois. dent's programs as it has over the four years of his first term. "This is a personal triumph for Mr. Nixon — and not a Though Nixon's coattails clearly helped some Republi-_ party triumph," said Republican National Chairman Robert J. cans,, Democratic challengers withstood the GOP presidential Dole. tide to kribck off at least four veteran Republican senators — With 88 per cent of the nation's precincts counted, the pop- Gordon Allott of Colorado, Jack Miller of Iowa, J. Caleb Boggs ular vote stood: .. of Delaware and the venerable Margaret Chase Smith of Nixon 41,537,296, or 61 per cent. Maine, beaten at age 75, by Democratic Rep. William Hath- 'FOUR MORE YEARS' — President and Mrs. Nixon wave to crowd cheering "four more years" at the McGovern 25,506,308, or 38 per cent. ' away. Shoreham Hotel In Washington after Nixon was reelected. Vice President Spiro T.. Agnew Is at left. Howard Winsr Says It Was a Tough Fight Rep. James J, Howard, D- N.J., yesterday won reelec- tion in what he called the most difficult election of his political career. "It was my toughest cam- paign," Mr. Howard said shortly before descending the stairs at the Barclay'Hotel in Bclmar to greet more than 1,000 cheering supporters at the county Democratic elec- tion headquarters. (Related stories, pages 10,12. Mr. Howard had received an unofficial total of 97.090 END OF THE'RAINBOW —'FT<ifned by abackground campaign sign rainbow/ Sen. George's. votes to defeat his Republican McGovern and Mrs. McGovern enter sfage'Where he delivered his concession speech in Sioux Falls, S. challenger William V. Dowd D., last night after his unsuccessful presidehTlal-bid. • by 12,280 votes. The victory margin w.is about 6,000 votes less than Mr. Howard had received two years ago, but through court- Larrison, Kavalek Easily ordered congressional redist- ricting, Mr. Howard had been given two normally GOP Ocean County towns, while Win Freeholder Contests See Howard, page 2 HEY, I WON — Congressman James J. Howard, center, rubbing his neck FREEHOLD — Republican 82 per cent of the registered votes and Mr. Kavalek, 98,469. mouth County in the freehol- In excited acknowledgment of his victory, Is applauded by Assemblyman incumbent Freeholders Harry voters — 230.569 - went to the Mr. Lynch received 70,347 and der race. The Democrats last Transport Eugene J. Bedell, Keansburg, left, who declared It "a real gobd show/! Larrison Jr. and Ernest G. polls. This appears to be a low • Mr. Tinkler. 73,005. won a seat on the board in and Ell Belli, Marlboro. Kavalek easily won reelection for a presidential election in The freeholder political 1964 during the Johnson land- Bond Issue yesterday with a 24,000 plural- Monmouth County. Presiden- campaign this year lacked slide but quickly lost it three ity over their Democratic op- tial elections in the past 20 major issues and political ob- years later. Defeated ponents. years averaged about M per. servers had no doubt that the . The election returns are a NKWARK (AP) - For the Case Scores EasyV Mr. Larrison, 4l>, of Ocean cent turnout. two Republican incumbents good indication that the voting The two incumbent GOP would keep their county posi- public in Monmouth County is first time since 1963 New Jer- Grove, and Mr. Kavalek, 61, sey voters have rejected a of Middletown, captured 44 of freeholders were opposed by tions. aware of the job the Republi- Thomas J. Lynch Jr., 35, of The two GOP freeholders can board of freeholders is state bond issue, turning down the county's 53 municipalities a proposal for a $650 million in this 1972 presidential elec- Middletown and Leslie B. Tin- credited the board's accom- doing in the county, said Mr. Reelection Victory kler, 49, or Manalappn, both plishments and fore- Larrison. ° transportation bond. tion. The vote yesterday ap- .:••••'., Democrats, \ sightedness as major factors They recognize the busi- NKWARK (AP) - As his Two oilier candidates, How- Unofficial returns tallied peared to bo a rebuff for Cov. the New Jersey congressional Mr. Larrison received 98,036 in their reelection. ness-like operation of county campaign slogan said it was ard Krcund of the American delegation. Democrats' last night indicate that about William T. Cahill. who gave "The lack of issues in.the government under the Re- Clifford P. Case "of course" Independent Party and seemed on their way to an H- the bond issue his full support MHMimHin freeholder campaign," said publican board,<he continued. yesterday as the Republlcnn Charles W. Wiley, an indepen- i»-7 lead in the 15 congression- and campaigned for it around Mr. Kavalek, a former Mid- "I don't think that the oppo- legislator swept to a fourth dent, did not figure In the out- al districts, a loss of one scat. that state. dletown mayor who was elect- sition raised any positive is- term In the U.S. Senate wflh come. Case piled up enormous piu- The voters also turned back ed to his second full term on sues or had a positive pliff- remarkable ease. No Surprise ralllics in such Republican The Inside Story a Cahill-backcd proposal to the board, "made It an easy forrn and 1 think that the elec- Case piled up hugn margins The .outcome .surprised no .strongholds as B,er$e,D. and .JlarJlaawins county cross-country lJIJe,................._...Page 28 * -amend Uic slate constitution decision for the-voters:" ' torate "of •Mtmiivoullr County' In 'ever^county* that fiad re- • '•<«£• and-We' wA•pr^elVeUofi-Motrts Counties IjUt also held Mater Dei passes puncture tit. Peter's., .........Page 28 so that the attorney general Mr. Kavalek said he did not was quick to point this out ported substantial election re- polls Ihnt pointed toward a leads In the state's two tradi- Bench named National League's most valuable Page 2} and secretary of state would believe that "coattails" had yesterday," he said. turns this morning and with IH> Case victory above the till per tional Democratic bastions, County Fare goes cosmopolitan Page 28 in the future "serve at the plea- anything to do with the Re- Veteran FYocholder Direr- per cent of the vote totaled he cent mark. Essex and Hudson Counties. Sate DAR honors first regent Page 27 sure of the governor. publican victory.