The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-03
Great Excitement Over the
Senatorial Contest.
Mr. Scovsl Still Holds Out
Against an Election.
SKETCHES OF TIE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATES.
Our Trenton CORES. cadence.


con, or tire selection OF to succeed him in he
Senate Of the Congress OF tho United States being still
subject inviting general public attention. the lobby
and galleries OF this chamber particularly well
marked with spectators, some OF whom ladies'
On the reconvenng of tho Senate at eight O'Clock
night little hour consumed In ransacting
ordinary business, when adjournment took place till
Tomorrow morning
One title incident occurred during the proceedings
which particularly relished by those Interested In the
Senatorial contest One member, urging tho passage
OF BILL remarked that he did this because the Lcgisla
uro might adjourn sine die in forty eight hours where
upon the President OF the Senate ar scove remarked
that he need not think adjournment would akc place
This remark set down somewhat as an in
dcation that Mr.. scove still sound In hrs
Give position, and that hence the election OF United
States Senator this term still in grave doubt
cANvAssisG THE SENATORIAL. QUESTION
Indeed, the Senatorial queston-or which there has
boon and still being much talk and little excite
mont among the politicians OF New Jersey, sylvia
MIA and Washinston--ls becoming very complicated
affair; not only grayc national interests concerned
but Important State interests involved 1t Is being
reduced to position 10 whether Pennsylvania shall
rule he subject o. not-Hheher New Jersey has money
enough to elect Senator OF her own free choice. In
mentioning this your correspondent has in view the
seemingly VOL authcntisied report that the Corn Ex-
change Bank of Phradeiina has offered thirty thou
sand dollars FOR Mr. eaells election, Mr. Catie being
cue President of said institution
POLITICAL HISTORY OF The SEVERAL cANpIpATHa
In a despatch previously sent 10 the HERALD
your correspondent rc.ored briefly TO the De sonnet
aud political history Tie several candidates before the
Legislature for TIE United states senalormi nomnaon
have some addii ona facts, and there Is bt
now that Mr.. ScoycI himself candidate for The
oiice in question hey will be read with interest
Liz Scovel al the seventeen gradu. ted Hano-
yer college, IN lnciana, Of which institution lis father
Rev. Dr. scovel, Was Pesd At Ailer graduating he
resided two years IN ie,sessee whore he Taught school
n 1852 he came 10 New Jersey and studied law under
abraham Browang Attorney GeiNrai OF The State. Mr..
1S;0 from the where he Flames N. scove
now resides The pas.y who is attracting IN CHI
attention was originally Douglas democrat, and at the
Present time your core ponlcnt Is perfectly We'll
snred in saying tina. lie is middle man, who does
not favor the wild sch OF the radicals the preu
dcss and party rrl Of tn ultra democrats and he
proposes Ia polite iuatters TO pJrsrc middle course,
one viii will be ccnistent with the political require
mene Of tho hour without regard party interests.
This being 80, we cannot how bo can avoid support
Ing President Johc reconstruction policy, which is
the only pol cy that VIII bring about permanent recon-
strucon
or Mr. Ca,tell VIC learn that he was born in Salem
county, and that he lived there several years. He
defeated Tor the New jersey State Senate and after
wards removed 10 Philadelphia He has been living in
Camden about Tour years; but being most o, his tmc In
Philadelphia attending TO business there, 1t Is held by
very many that he is not suitable person to send 70
Congress United sta ~ Senator from this State II
remarked among iose who are discussing the stock
ton AFFAIR that Mr. ,sei ever since his defeat for the
nomination OF Gov egs0r in the Slate Republican Con-
,enton has been engaged in directing h IS attention to
eusting Mr. Stockton and has been personally attentive
TO this matter a Washington the floor OF both
branches Of Congress OF this matter personally your
correspondent has no knowiodSo-he simply gives what
he heard.
Twill now turn aslDn TO Mr. scovel To show tho bit
erness with VIII CHI soove has been prosecuted during
Ss made 70 drive him out Of sSs Loyal as a a. ca
den and that he assaulted by brgadcr general OF
militia The attempt him out OF the League
Es Ss'1 '''p'''' ''' -'' ''' ''''' No. '' '''''
Another gentleaoan who seems to bs looming up
o. q prominent candidate is Dudley $. Gregory Of
Jersey City Ills being 20, IL advislblo TO
sona,ned among TIC brief sketches Of the several can
tidates published Ia the HERALD Of sunday last MT
Gregory born In Fairfield county, Connecticut His
ancestors took part In the American Revolution His
father young to engage In tho active scenes
OF that contest, bu, his uncle Matthew Gregory, Of
Albany (now living III Albany, IN the rlnctieth year OF
lis age) who lieutenant and HIS maternal grand
fathef, Captain sahiogd, were distinguished IN the
Ss father removed TO Albany with his family,
with view TO permanent residence there. and In 1919
being then lad just enicr. ala teens he attracted the
sisnton Of Arhbala NeInyrr then Comptroller Of tho
State OF New York, who Was Ten member OF the Leys
ture OF that State and of he presidential electors
~ho voted for William Henry Harrison He RESIDED
at Albany and mingled roy with his fellow eitixchs,
snd was general ia'oie Aos rush be s,ee,ion
OF his associates with several commissions IN inc
military, which at that time held high reputation
Tor character and sciplne For two years. he was
chosen one the sccc' OF Jersey CITY, and, alter
wards three elected Mayor undos the city charter
xhen he declin q elect He was ono or inc Two
trustees for Reorganization OF tie Ere Railroad, re-
curing his sign arre 10 millions Of dollars IN Donds now
held ali over the world Ec " still an active director
there aud refused Office Of COMPTROLLER with salary
OF Ave thousand doars, AMI II now and has been ior
years one Of the vice Presidents OF the Amcr-
can In stltus Of New York. He In tho same
Congress with lincoln end Jobnson. He received the
appointment Commissioner Of Customs rom President
Fillmore which he dcc ned. ho did also the Governor
ship OF one Of the Territories.
Roth MI Stockton and Mr. Catsll absent from
Trenton tonight The hotels now well hlied With
Stranger, host of whom, l. sald are potcans iron
he nsshborng ,owisrs. Wnsniasion, arc o'her paF'A
An important ten sios here is that Connecticut has
souc democratic fo TINT reason ITO democrats are quite
X. "a T1nrr an a.nUl n
Naturally and farosobiy affect Ny. stnckton's Gaze
Tomorrow z = ez eeed another aiiemp viii be msde
in tbs Legislature h. bring about lont session
Tfg rRks-
An tho newsfapes q thus State are qaiss exercised
Srom different stnndpon's The fur .iIs>rfcrn OF this
city, a really very ably edited j,arnal. rcnnarks;-
6hr caticiI Is the candidate OF the republicans Tor
ruiied states gentleman whose interests
ajnIost entirely con,~d Philadelphia and who s the
se a hn niessts are in Now Jersey
whenever any very important subject V introduced IN the
ea'e 81 New erey which the people OF tho state are
irreresc cd the vi suggested whether The State is really
ssa,o or whether II y merely territory held N partner,
ship by The States Of Nov YORK ana rennsSNsn,,
We propose ANY change our railroad accomnodaiona
o. t. elect Governor leg stature or congressman tro
whole hive ss"s,Ss or r PS,. ansH - o ss n
ion ton The ispuscsas q Philadelphia. Id on ~
Wost Jcrscy under tlsir ychafrc while The re-
publican Of New York, lei on By h kcm Who e, ~ on
80 Jr,aev sde take control - ~ Jersey The ICpub
tesns "A ths STATE wbo have net stark of indepcn
dcrce OF thought think hn very ane strnt cement
uGscd thoy we're 20 delighted with last all that they
,ncrel political brelSfs Oees In New York and Phla
seha aud publicly esiised the fact in their own va
oF on course we ,.shnot complain II the republicans
80 yiluq 10 sei t,er Independence FOR consdera-
tin Int we submit tst ths crne ug sycophancy TO nc
money rover q thcgc large sa'cs = scms'h,ns tna'
scsr, before tarnfi,ed the heightened indepen-
den-e OF the early Jorscym n. Before the o M
fsndnq di.nity 20 Der pick lnon,, Walls, southarda
r,os.as siocktanR ard Dayons. such political
srtrvtcra and into cdd lad 70 retire New jersey
as stata ndecd; bat regrst hat tho events ~
a.. faaf bsr a
ysnonee for the pol'eai manrnvring 81 outsiders, or
"a hs wnfIs OF Bcn u nkin, 'aofcr barrel tsipcd ny
another papor n article treating on the same mat
Ear say4.-- a, !. -. .xo.,a..
an. IN nc whols rs, sion The SENATORIAL question VIZ
na,nraE ntlr,eL laIgn LunloI o o,e 20 ivy oellN