The New York herald., 1871-08-17
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
WHO WILL BE GOVERNOR ?
why Jersey is Outside the Union-The Know
Nothing Element-Randolph's 18th OF
n July Proclamati n-Candidates
= rr for Governor.


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AFTER one month more the claims Of the rival can
dates on the democratic side for the aubernarorial
chair OF New Jersey will have been decided by the
State Convention. The candidates are unusually
numerous and the canvass Is being conducted with
extraordinary vigor. 80 that 1t Is very dicut 10 tell
In advance who the lucky man will be. IL seldom
happens In Jersey politics that the coming man casts
his shadow before, especially since the Camden and
Amboy monopoly lost its prestige in the
management OF State affairs. Every political
convention nowadays in Jersey is nothing more
than the battle Of two and often half dozen
srings" and clques, and In the combinations by
which choice Is made 1t almost invariably hoppens
that promises are made that are never fulfilled.
Then follows the long waiting for the season 10 'get
even;n tnen comes the splitting up Into new rae
tons and the unexpected overthrow OF the domi-
nant party. This Is the explanation OF the ever.
shifting fortunes OF the Jersey democracy and Of
those political vagaries and summersaults which
bafe all the calculations OF politIcans within as well
as without this "foreign dominion" Jersey is
proverbially
''OUTsrDE THE UNION"
because puzzled statesmen Of late years count
upon her with any degree OF certainty IN the political
campaign. There is no Tammany to gObbe up all
the smaller 'rings," and as long as these 'rlngs"
left to fight 1t out among themselves so long VIII
their followers be demoralized, the esprit OF party
be myth, and the public ofices be open, not TO the
intelligent. the patriotic and the honest but to the
wealthy or the successful political trickster.
There is In reality no head. no motive power to
either political party IN the State. The Democratic
State Executive Committee Is as Objectionable to
the rank and ae OF the party as was the belly to the
members in the fable. II Is well known that very
large majority OF the foreiguborn citizens demo-
'orats, anu yet the old
KNOW NOTHING ELEMENT
prevails In the councils OF the State Committee 1t
IS this condition OF things that the lrshrepuocan
movement had its origin, and It Is to this that
George A. Halsey owes his election to Congress from
the Fifth district The Irishmen WHO voted against
,Orestes Cleveland, the democratic candidate might
sbe counted by thousands. They can tolerate and
even support republican who had been Know
Nothing, but IN democrat they re garded the
offence unpardonabe, because, after all. the re-
publican party owes TO 1lsnInen rs people absO-
Iutely nothing. The democratic party, on the other
hand. to which Irishmen always attached them.
selves up TO tho outbreak OF the war, Is deeply IN
their debt, and every element calculated TO
PROVOKE THEIR HOSTILITY
even wound their Conscientious leelingS SnOuld
be eliminated tor the benefit Of the party otherwise
a large number OF Irlshmen, as III Hudson county,
son. alter wandering among the Know Nothing
tribes, sets himself upon the stool 0f repentance anu
makes an apology ior MS n w. nn ns
otherwise qualified he Will not lose an lrlshman's
vote OH the ground Of his old associations SEN
cslble course like this would have saved Hudson
county TO the democracy last fall. Unrepentant
Know Nothngs must be kept aside If the democracy
'w0uld win every time.
The members OF the
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE
arc veritabe descendants OF the builders OF Babel
Harmony Is never known among them. The only
respectable powerful ana real worRlng elelnelt IS
what Is known as the Newark Regency, and with
this exception the representation from the eastern
section has been for the past iour years source OF
weakness and defeat. Hundreds nave neen driven a
eoDnoxious individuals. Until the State Committee
is relieved OF their presence the republican party
word victory on their banners Reconstruction not
An the rebel States but IN me very iamy OF The
AS already stated
for the Gubernatoria chair are more numerous
than usual First looms up Nehemiah Perry the
candidate Of many defeats. HIS railroad cohncc
tons killed him III the Convention before. but with
tine decline OF the power OF Camden and Amboy his
prospects were becoming bright. unfortunately,
however, he committed an error which will cost him
che loss OF many votes Three years ago ne es.
.poused the cause OF Cleveland for Congress so
Newark. The proceedings were very stormy, but
finally he carried MS man ana made
slanea nsss on Hs mss sa a' M n1 sap10r sn
-suppO.t hIm against Randolph for Governor but
like many Other politicians ne lived to be nr 1Isap d
Perry receive the nomination for Governor Ills
chances OF success now with such antecedents are
Next comes his old rival
GENERAL RUNYoN,
tWnose generalshp in the fight against Marcus L.
Ward brought dire defeat 10 himseif ana to his
party. The democracy are not III temper Just now
TO take up defeated candidates,
Monmouth county seems determined to carry on
the prize.
the old war-horse OF the party, still active still
popular and still O sound. uncompromising demo-
o al others is the man to win at TINS crsls lie Is
silent on The subject but this silence is probably due
to his friendship ior
who Is plotting ana planning day and night, and
says he means TO wtn Charley Is popular In Mod
emouth county and few counties adjacent but that
fl ALL There Is one man Ill Monmouth county VINO
As not candidate Tor Governor. bat WHO Is lar more
popular outside Monmouth county, especially In the
,easU-Austin II, Pattersol-who represented Hudson
aud passaic well Monmouth III the late session
OF the Legislature on the charter question. Patter-
cen wou Il carry more votes just now in Hudson and
Passaic tnan even Joel Parker.
the next Candidate Is also from Monmouth
county though he resides now Ill Jersey CITY.
JUDGE BEDLE,
the inncxibe, rigorous expounder OF Jersey law,
the terror OF crimIn1s man Of the strictest IN
,tegrliy as citizen and judicial oilcer. II there
be any candidate OF those mentioned who could
make inroads into the RANKS OF the republicans, That
man is Judge Dede. Many OF his friends would
deeply regret his entry into the arena of politics.
Every man, without distinction Of party, admits
that he Is above reproach. A HERALD reporter had
a long conversation with HIM few days ago on me
Campaign in particular. The Judge viii accept The
nomination II It bc rendered to hnn, but he viii
NEVER DESCEND TO INTRIGUE,
nor as much as solicit VOTE He Is not by any
means desir0us for political honors, and while he
lght be able to render good ana faithful service TO
the party II elected the party would not confer any
sbeucnt on him by elevatlng hm 10 the position.
lie would he simply abandoning a legal practice
three times remunerative. HIS judicial term
Expires next spring. and II Is his desire 10 return TO
his practlce lie believes, however, that his nomi.
nation would have the effect OF reconcng the irish
AND German elements in the party, and thus healing
the d,ssensions Of the past two years Although the
Judge Is 100 modest to express any opinion regard
ting his prospects, there are indications from every
quarter OF the State tnat ne Is
THE COMING MAN.
The chances IN his lavor are ten TO one II Gov
,ernor Randolph Will only keep his hands Oh. The
t,overnOr's touch will be tie stamp OF defeat His
18th OF July proclamation was very eHphorinos but
II was the political death OF Randolph. NO law was
.arstained for there Is no law the statute book
In reference TO sucl prOccssions. HIS ACTON was
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