New-York tribune., 1871-11-16
A SKETCH OF THE NEw-JERsEY ELECTION.
ITS MOTIVES AND ITS RESULTS.

TO Ihe EdBtOr Of The TrtoNne.
SIR: Let me put the result of the election in
New-Jersey round numbers without worrying you or
your readers with details Of In this or that coun
ty which they know nothing about and for which they
have no Just means Of comparison Suffice 1t to that
NewJersey been one Of the balanced
OF States and therefore Of the most ckd the Demo
crats winning about five out OF eight Yet this
year It was hoped that this changefu shifting would
cease The Republicans last year carried the Logsa-
ture-tbere was no State ticke-by brilliant majority
This year. when their prestige in the national councils
and their influence In the campaign of 1872 would be ma
teray affected they have permitted Democratic GOV
ernor to DC elected by somewhere from 5000 to 5000 ma
jority while they have themselves secured strong
working Republican majority in both Houses Of the
Legislature and the aggregate Republican majority on
the legislative ticket is not less than 5000 This too
in the face Of the fact that Mr.. Parker, the
Democratic candidate for Governor is only the figure
head of statesman and OF the further and more con-
siderable that like most minority parties the Demo
Gratis put up their best for the Legislature The con-
cIusion would seem to be that Mr. Walsh (Rep) was
beaten and the Republican party victorious The latter
has certainly indicated It's power to win For instance
in Essex County the heart OF the State which last
year $500 majority for Messrs Hill and Hasey, the
county lying in two Congress dstrictsJ Mr.. Walsh Is
beaten by and the Republican CorOners about whom
there was no Of contest and who represent the
vote Of the year. minus the general apathy were elected
l.AI
mediately surrounding the home Of Mr.. Walsh the
Democratic majority for Parker is $685. the Republican
majority for COroners $685. which take to be about one
third the straight Republican majority Of the counties
included In the State Parker Dem has 6,OOO and the
majority for Republican Assembymen is not less than
5000 ,
Figures enough. New-Jersey politics no puzzle TO
Jerseyman and easy enough TO explain after elec
ton Yet there those who understood them before
hand Eliminate certain nonexstant elements from the
contest Camden and Amboy. just leased, had shut up
their political shop and cared for nobody The Morris
and Essex Railroad In the same placid mood. Erie
was the only grim chamberlain" and Erie sleepy.
doing actually nothing. There no great powers at
work and in q State always closely watched the hgnt
was brought point whore rested upon the personal
and representative character OF two men-Parker and
Walsh It was time for the Republicans to win, pro
vided always they put forward name which would
be q ralying cry and call out some enthusiasm They
chose to do otherwise The Democrats did their level
best in nominating Parker The old woman in the camp
meeting when asked she loved the Lord, replied that
she had nothin' agn him" 30 with Parker. He had
served with fidelity and credit In previous term had
lived pure lte had good presence easy and naturally
friendly manner, and is withsl good jurist No man
had ANYTHING agin him." He did not furnish the OBJ
iectiye point for the Republican attack.
On the other side, Mr.. Walsh hardheaded and es-
peclslly wilful Engshman, Of talent but OF too
much aggressive force manufacturer who had risen
behind him. large giver to the church, but insisting
he must represent the full amount Of his paidup stock
temperance man, ready to smite any poor fellow who
had liking for sppejack and who politician as he
was had worked hard to array against himself the mil
lions on mOns capital In the brewing interest In Es
sex and Hudson County The brewers never told their
love- but 1t told the day of election He was an en-
poyer 90 rigdy just and discplinaran that his men
were cowed and abject. His power OF appeal,
as he thought and we're told lay in the devoted at
tachment felt for him by the church to which he had
been 80 large giver Politically, he was fixed and
Houare Republican, with an abundance Of executive
ability-no bad Governor for peopfs Who want to be
governed He had sought to be Governor three years
ago and yielded gracefully to detest in the Convention
He then made push for the Unit 6t ties senatorship
and was beaten by Mr. Frelnghuysen Ast Winter This
Fall he came up aGun full Of pluck, and coerced the
Ring" into Withdrawing their OppOs ton on peril Of
their own defeat 10 the credit Of the Ring be It said
that they stood by him nanfully made him the repre-
sentative Of the Republican ides and the bulk Of his
efficient and remunerstive support came from them
word about the "Ring." Ex-Gov Ward Ia at the
head of Il, but he has been absent some months in
Europe Exsocretary Of State Cougar Is the executive
osoar and Senator FrenEhuysen and the Hon. George
A. Halsey, may be counted a. high counSelors They
ana their colleagues constitute peculiarly Jersey
"Rne" proud of the honors Of ofce but working Just
a ven ont "a In and not decent man 2" the State will
charge any ono Of them with ever havh Ro peouniary
proAt from all their labor for the party Those OF US
vho vbuld like to have the Republican party without
leadership. experience or vork-A commune, In which
e man "a "a good Rs smother, anO perhaps little bet
ter-thosa who would 80 hinge better II only any
man would trust them, don like the "RtnE" OF course
not. rn.,.n, No. n. "ptn11 Tint
hod NJ respectable gentlemen hunehed their shoulders
tool their ssyphus stons and rolled It up hill - we %
thev could They arc watching It roll down now But
All these other elements Of poweri Mr. WAsn 10 An
EpRlishman and a. such essentially obnoxious 70 tne
Irsh vote but tat was nothing and neea not De
csunted But be met also the consolidated opposition OF
the O. o. A. NJ powerful and intelligent orgAnisauon'
its membsrs strong In influence among ell the frades
IJp,ous II was the mechanics who beat Ar. Walsn'
sprupe s he vas from the loins Of their own oass and
they d with qutet elaboration such a. have never
witnessed before They made no speeches. uttered no
protest, and their pwpoee was. Only euspeced-not
ArOwn until election day. Then they hAa punns's ~
the pos and the whole force Of tho Wornngmens we
confronted Mr.. walGh He gained absolutely notnlng
from his Church associAtOnss His Deaocrane
voted for Parker. His Republican brethren soSoo IV
hm-most Of thm. His asScCiAte =.
never fted band for him, not one Of them4 Ana 90
ended. Jesi Parker My BE- fairly said 70 have run 1000
ahead Of his tckes not On his strength but On tee weAD
tits Quesr freak II political election turning ADJ
Solutey upOn psrsOnal likes and dslies, but WITH sas
fytnR oonscouesa al the time that it StenS the party
for another year, and % lang re have an unusually
exceent Republican LesiSesure can do no great harm
Count then NeWJeriey "a u Republican ranta for an
othereaF cay truly under oil this drae
with the whole body Of the workngmen arrayed Against
our candidate cooperating with capital with American
ism and with old Jersey feeling, We have s been able