The New York herald., 1871-09-03
NEWARK CITY POLITICS.


The NIayoralty ,Iuddle-Will the Republic
cans RenOminnte Mayor RicOrd e-The
Democrats in n Qnandary.
Next to the gupernatorial contest the most ex-
citing phase perhaps, Of Jersey politics Is the stua
ton lust now In the city OF Newark. The Newark
charter election always eXcites a lively interest
throughout the State, from the fact that 1t takes
place lust a trfe less than month ahead OF the
general state 1t IL the first gun is
fired In The State, and its effect is always felt
throughout New Jersey Last year the ward rowdlcs
and pothouse politicians crammcd the democratic
primaries and foisted on the voters batcn OF Al.
dcrmanic nominees the like OF which was
never known in Newark. In one instance
man was nominated who had not
been long enough the country to obtain his
naturalization papers. the result was that Newark,
which under a normal state OF Affairs Is an exceed
mgly oGee place, went over bodily to the republi.
cans. Buch sweeping defeat was never known In
tue history OF lSs democracy Out or thirteen alder
men elected the democrats only counted one and,
Tar facts Co. 1t mas never Deen positively as
Woerrh was supplemented the following November
by the democratic Sedan slaughter, which witnessed
the killing or OF Cleayeand for Congress in Hudson
county and poor Phi Rafferty, in fassaic. Our OF
nine Assembymen and one senator In Essex county
the democracy carried only one, q gentleman who
sions that "the pen IS mighter than the sword"
Since then, however,
TIE NEWARK DEMOCRACY
have learned wisdom, and have been quietly, hut
carefully reOrganizing the demoraiiZed party uniI
II Is now IN condition t to enter the most spirited
campaign. The rank and file Is now in splendid
lighting Trim, but are IN u great quandary lor
leader. There never was such ueartn OF CON-
petent ecutive leadership. The great and absorb
ing question now puzzling the leading men of The
party IS who snail be selected Is tho candidate for
inc Mayoraty? There have been named so far
william n. Camp, Thomas Dawson, John G. Lltte
and A. c. Wcstervct. Tie two latter are Alder
men. Westeryelt was last year tresldenG OF the
Council, but, during f0nr years of service, has
chiefly sgnalIzed himself by being invaraole back
ward When opportunity OfierGd Tor hlm to come
he was permanently Identified with was rne sunday
horse car question, ana his efforts on mis- point
would never have amounted TO pms worth, put
Tor the sIrons support of the press, led
by the HERALD. For year past he
has been steadily losing ground vita his consttu-
ents, and atteriy his championship Of the notori-
Ously unpopular pavement alleged swindle, which
Is said To have cost the company the snug little sum
OF $40 600, has utterly ruined hlm politically. Mr..
Liteil Is a very nice man In Ills way, but could no
more be elected Mayor tian passed through the eye
OF a needle. He is weaker dsmocrat even tnan
Westerveit Mr.. Dawson has been President OF
the Board OF Education, and so fur a. Known IS
quite popular. Mr.. Camp Is native young New
popularity Is however, purely personal in It's char
acGer. He has never held any prominent puo!c
olce and is more generally appreciated as liberal
party man, and generous, genial, gentemany
fellow than as genius In the science OF political
economy. some time ago Billy publicly an
nOunced that nc was not candidates but it IL un-
derst0od thai under unanimous circumstances he
might enact the fCie or the great HOrallo. AT tho
present writing his chances for the nomination are
decidedly the hest.
TiE REPUBLICAN, PARTY
In the city IL also IN quandary on the Mayoralfy
question. The only name mentioned III connection
with the nomination is the pre- sent incumbent, MI.
+. w. Record; but in consequence oil hts opposition
TO the Aderniaf,ic ring, when has such glnring
weakness for 'No. pavement" MS chances are
not so certain now as u few weeks ago. There has
sprung up against him IN his own Official party
fierce opposition which result IN enoryalng and
demorazing the republicans. With the Germans
the Mayor ~ very popular, being constant a,ien-
dant at all their pIcncS anu political gatherings.
To sum up the strength of both parties lt becomes
exceedingly risky TO predict winch will come out
at Ihc Top OF the heap on The 10th OF October, the
Gay OF election. u IL safe TO say, however that
should the present division in the republican ranks
continue and the democrats agree upon a suitable
popular candidate the democratic disgrace OF last
year stands u splendid chance of being Thoroughly
pXpUrpato1. q