CREATE TABLE table_42093 ("Office" TEXT, "Democratic ticket" TEXT, "Republican ticket" TEXT, "American Labor ticket" TEXT, "Socialist ticket" TEXT)

Which Republican ran against the American Labor candidate Matthew J. Merritt?
SELECT "Republican ticket" FROM table_42093 WHERE "American Labor ticket" = 'matthew j. merritt'
SELECT "Republican ticket" FROM "table_42093" WHERE "American Labor ticket" = 'matthew j. merritt'