The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-01
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
More About the United States
Senatorship.
Interesting Piece Of Political
History.
Mr.. 0eovel's Position and Antsce-
dents Fully Explained.
HE Is READY TO GO INFO An ELECTION.
Wants to Know the Man to
be Selected.
President Johnssn's Party Defined to
10 the Unisn Party.
Brief Sketches Of the Several Candidates
for the SsnatOrshp.
sc. &c. &C.
HE IS READY TO 60 INTO An ELECTION
Brief Sketches Of the Several Candidates
Our Trenton Cerrsspondence.

TRsSros, March 81, 1904
Notwithstanding the temporary sitting Of the
Legislature and the absence from the city ct their homes
and "elsewhcre" OF ncarly all tho members Of both
branches still there s strong undercurrent OF sxcits-
ment among the people and politicians In regard 70 the
result Of contest Tor tho United States Scuatorshp
Very evidently the feelings Of the people In favor Of
Nj. Stockton, Of any who will sustain tho rsosn.
struction policy Of President Johnson Letters have
been received here from nearly ali pars Of tho State
showing beyond doubt that this is the fact
INTERESTING PIECE ov POLITICAL HfsroRy.
In the Early part Of last winter In the nrst joint
ing Of the legislature In accordance with the practice
during the whole history Of this States Legislatures he
joint meeting adopted rules for the government Of It's
own conduit and among othsn the following
Resolved That candidate shall be declared elected
unless upon rererng majority Of the votes o all tho
members elected &, both Houses a the Legislature
Subsequently II found through the disadection OF
half dozen democrats, who would consent 10 vote
for Stockton who the nominee for United
States Senator that election 10 n such posstioa
could bs mads under that rui4 Therefore tho Lrgis-
aaure. in joint ss~s.on Nsr Is 1895 sdOp.sA Tho
following "'''-t
Resolved ina. tho resolution Mat no candidate shA
bs declared elected unless upon pc wing majority OF
the votes Of all tho members cedcd % both housss OF
the Legislature be rescipded add that any candidate
receiving piuyaliiy q votes q she members present
shall bs declared duly elected
Under this rule the rspablicsm hoped succsed n
elsctins Hon. john C. Tee Eyck TAX nc psrcsiary into
consdsgstoa the dissasctos q ws ts.scs,s towards
NJ ssssktSa-sht rspublicans besusias thirty ssvsa
sure for Ton Eyck, which would give him plurality "
tho disasssssd democrats remained nrm- Bot - tho
the election three Of shs daaectsd democsA yielded
the caucus nominee and voted for Mr. Stockton, who
received - votes and Mr. Ton Eyck s7-ssas.om Ken
psdy Doughty and jenkins, democrsis scattering their
votss-whsrsupsa tho Hon. Johs p. Stockton, having
received plurality Of ali the votes oass, declared
duly elected Un,ted States The Of SIX
yesrv from the 9Th Of March. isoS
THIS = the history Of Mr. stocktspp election.
Mr. scovsl the gentleman who 10 now attracting -
much attention holding the controlling vote
the whole matter Of whether there shall be Senator
elected this ssnion not, holds that n tho Lsgs-
laiurs, In joint meeting are competsnt 70 prsscnbs
. rule that the majority OF all tho member
elected shall bs necessary 70 election for United
states Senator then they equally oompseni To pre-
scribe the other rule tha, the plurality may. He and
o,h-n entertain doubts hst " Mr. Ten Eyck bad sue
oeeded in being elected no protest would have
tered against IT, and the radicals In the senate Of the
Congress NJ the United would have sjecsed
M sopv.Is POLITICAL msrcrv
".
Unoa During the darkest days of the rebellion, when
strong" weak and others grew very
shAsy no man was more unoeaslns "a hs snos 70 sop
think that the radicals IN Congress have any right 10 do
thst under the gus~ Of iegsisoo which dc rebels IN
failed n accomplishing, and he fesls that purse
IND shs oosr-s he has sdopssd be senx Cor me bss
ntssssss of the American people ami of The country
Mr. ssocfsoo kss proved hmssr conservative mss ana
willing 10 suppor wise pfry for pre,rrv ING The iss
Iag unity ef hsss ssses and the policy Of Andrew John
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pahy with tho issssss of the sooth ike hoosss man
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him up Iaso prominence; but, @ he snervsrds
found css only With the uiera motive of
and tbey selected him 70 do hard vosk Dss vben
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,ss ssssa So' nsass' s ssst ss "gss o., .. s,
found hii. so much fos thsir feebs snori', foe be
would NOD BE- erpsbsd and utls they even desir.d 70
aroos ssi sss shsrp Zoe them ssa be even complied
tbsm W vote for him. Eo-, having found ,hsi sb.
Hsry-.hs rspaslIesn party -hleh b. slisd n'm..h
fs~esd o. The commencement u The norihsrn retel0nt
be has 70 great exsnt cut Ioess from and srp'ssed
parry which goes n for svlaE. not ae.''cJins, ,hs
county dsinsd By the reoonsrgcoa pa ~ e fr~sl
dent johnfou Mr. sc0ssi 10 on &c ar psfh h0u
sgHinsa traitor and his otjeci 'th tn4n' ORD snd
party int~rs.ts ntsrwsri
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awysr by profession and sfmtted W The h<f -
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In 1877
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the Com Exchange bask o. Phisdsphls All his b1si.
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