The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-13
THE JERSEY CAMPAIGN.
sHE STRrGGLE ron CONGRESSME EN-
AVID THE SEN.iTORSHIJ'.

U5strict Rafferty, ONCrv hClmina Hill
George Hnlscy GoiuE Uudcr-Thc rrCach-
c,y Of Pnnsbnrn-Thc Next Legislature
Robcson or Williamson Tor the uuited
Stntcs senate.
Correspondence Of The sun
TRrx1oS, Oct. u, lS7o-Thc preparations for
&c election. In New Jersey on the 1uesd,y next
arcr III lrs, Monday in Nov mber are just COZ
ucncine ard in every county the sound Of hammers
closing riycts M gives torcn Of the coming fray
One m nth, unless where a Presidential election m
bends, is now considered in New Jersey sufficient
/, long to devote to the c-ctements and anxcics OF
. political canvass. Years ago 1t was not So "a the
character and standing OF the candidates for both
sate and national Official honors then called out the
greatest activity aud energy on both sidci. such
names as Hombower. Frciinghuys'n, Ncvlns.
Brown, Southland Pennington Wal, Room, Dayton,
and Alexander were to be in the canvass eitler
~ speakers or candidates. and the announcement
shat any OF them were to he present At n mass meet
lng usually attracted enormous crowds, made TIC
ranvasscs intensely interesting. and enlisted all the
enthusiasm Of the Strlc. Now however. coriup
ton haa So rcrmcatcd our whole election system
nnl the political auagcts Of the State poison
oil with it, tn, T. is,to their interest to secure the
NOMINATION OF wEA, Avn INFERIOR MEN
who can lc approached and controlled when In
Office Tic result has been that our political con.
ic-'s Lave io~t their FIRE and interest. The great
mass ttlc ore. Hudi that corrupt schemors AID
tri.ks'crt control the county aud disirit Coavon.
tons and force into nomination their creatures.
take no interest whatever in the POLITICAL gather
Ing, which for the 'lmc reason avoided by men
WHO are calculated to en'rlicn and Instruct the
teoplc hy thor knowledge and eloquence. A class
Of irothy spouters, attorneys clerks, editors OF
local items TOR country papers, aud prosecuting At
arncys supply the speaking, and make these gath
cnngs duh and dismal indeed, as comrared with the
good cid times when the buglc blasts Of New Jcr.
scy's leading statesmen were worth a thousand
men
WHAT Is TO mr. DONE.
New Jersey in November elects Eve Congressmen
and seven State Senators, one OF whom Is TO MI a
vacancy In Norris occasioncd by the death OF the
hneniei Cobb which took place recently nv rail.
road accident, near the sulphur Springs, Virginia,
with an eniirs lew louise Of Assembly; Inasm1 nc.
place Of Ca,tcl the election becomes one OF great
Int rest
NooRg's DISTRICT.
And fret as to the Congressional election. The
First District embraces the counties Of Camden.
Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem, Cape May, and Al
Atlantic TITS dis ric' Nollod a. tie last Congress
lsioual election, o. b3 votes whereof Moore, the
Rcputlican candidate received some ls,24, and was
elected BY upwards OF 1900 majority. Moore was
mSn Of no promnency and possessed 10 qualifications
the and noes. aud In Congress has not reached
position OF respectable mcdiocrlty His competitor
was Samuel ]. Byard, IN attache Of the Camden hnd
Amboy Railroad Company, at one time q very ba-
tant know-Nothing, hut very little known outside
tie politics OF his county man OF no force. and
only set NJ as nil c-pin candidate 70 be knocke
down. We believe he did not receive majority In
. single county in his district.
In the present contest both parties have brought
forward somewhat stronger men. the Republicans
having nominated Mr. ilaz cten. Gloucester
county farmer, an extreme Rad,,a., Several }oars
ago he was dyed-in-t Ie-woCl Ab'lli onist and u
rampant temperance advocate II 1904 he ran
against ,lawson for Congress and wa defeated
olawson taking the ned rs na!iye American on t,c
rrinciDlos OF the platform Of ls45 endorsed by
remnant OF the Wig party then In a noibun Con
dnon. The Democracy rave nominated IN oppo'
ton Mr. BcnJani I. Lee. q native and resident o.
Cumberland county, who hal been a merchant ami
A. now e. injected with tic West Jersey Mari Raj
very pleasant manners. he may possibly carry
Camden. Clpo MAY, and Atlantic counties; but a.
rs"ntt him, The strong po'sbiiiss ere mat he VII
solve IN opposition to MORO suffrage Nas sma ]
affair. 1hc r,rr. vo.- Va lis d'-,rDt - one 2,2Jp.
and tee Republicans coru; largely urou It.
HNGu. DISTRICT.
The Second District s. compassi OF the couu'..s
Of Monmouth, Mercer. Burlington. and ucesn
Tni. district pgllcd at tSr D.' CoaTre'-iDna' e c
tonol al,1g} votes v1cro Gov. !'u-i!ne. lie Re.
publican candidate. received l5f9i, and G.u
haigni L. 30 giving Height q majority ~ 80. The
contest Nas q most unequal Jnt, "a Gen II igh'
possessed large iamIy iudHe1cc' was mmcnsel'
ropular througlout tro d ;r.ct ana imUcasur Div
the sUpe Tor Of his connection Intellectually possess
Ing Considerable GafCitness and uch 'orce a. pub
lie SPEAKER Ger. Pushing, ON the contrary Wa
very htus known. had no experience in uoitical
contests and WIS limited In his resources that he
confined himsel! 10 set written speech watch soon
tired the attention 81 ms gulttrr, ana Al length be
came q source Of considerable amusement to the
political assemblagos VA he district lie WAS inn ru-
dent enough to yrntiiate Gutc freely his advanced
o
fheir right TO the ballot, which his opponent seized
with grcat deNt " and used against him with tell
Ing effect Ine popular ricl Ia the district not
at that time quite prepared to receive the doctrin"
as POLITICAL creed, however much it may have been
tie army but only In the aaciy of non -combatant
and had neither laures to Nv, go that his
war record was OF ; ry little use to him. and his
ss sompeto s' lot al Tes when iaiins
from inc lirs Of one who hat , seen service :. to
aS resSy s ope CONGRESS res sng wo
golden. opinons from CO. ''iiuelts by his activity
and dey' ton il that 'he vital Interests Of the
dstlet lie had the D tigc TOO Of nav ing de Gated
Gov p. ven N his first canvass for Congress, who
b. b., vie prous in several contests before, aud
vas supp '"i 20 be the most popular man IN INC
district. Again "h competitor, much stronger
men than Gen IL ~ would have had 20 .uccumb
lu the rec 1t nominating Convention of the
Democracy, h, q at Hightstown, great efforts we're
made To induce Ger Hsrlt TO present himself n
third time, ~ Ms prof -tonll business and tho
rlaiui syo4 family handed nis time and at
ma
was then solicited, but he also declined and the
Convention fral!y settled down upor Smne C.
F0rkoT OF n. trntown, gentleman whose cOnnec'
uCn viii !ohtics has been principally confined 10
serving delegate TO conventions, and who IL AT
present ore OF the T. 1ocrltic State Central Com
mittoe. lie ellis the unic II cashier bank ct
bOrdcntown, ana has none OF ne experience which
an ave larticpation in the Do cal contests gene
rally gives We IL consequently Vcry little known 10
tho people oil the istrict, and generally considered
a very weak candidate, especially when Il IA re
uiembered that his uta sOnst IL DR.. Newell, who,
Ia all his political contests for the GOvernOrshp
sui Congress, has never been defeat but once
The DOCTORS large and intimate acquaintance with
The people OF the district and his familiarity With
ell the political rick"ry OF Congressional canvasse",
make hun most form ah'e opponent. The he
guhhgans count 100 upon he aid that will be ren-
uereN Wy the negro yO in the district, sup
poseu 10 foot up over two THOUSAND,
whlcl Doctor Newell earnestly courts and which
IN ms snort speech on accepting the nomination,
hia opponent utterly r"puOlatrd AID hung from him
IL Ia claimed however, that te Ir,udices Of color
crop out very strongly H. the a-r.crtlla districts
which comprise more than twuiaird- oft { Iopula-
gums one negro vote, lC7kcr viii Gain $50 white
ones Should this be So II may 10 possible that
Fprker will core OH Triumphant. 4 may, under all
IN circumstances, be set down, We uink, as very
doubtful district. Haight's or Parker nomination,
witt the strong hOld they have upon the . opc u,
lhe district and the influence they WELD upon the
stump. would have made u positively certain
o. met Newell or any other man the Republican
eOuld have brought forward. IL Is lnlerstood gen
rrlly In this district that FOrker was nominated
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