The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-24
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.
What Win the Democratic Convention Do on
Wednesday the Bourbon Element Strong
But tho Greeley Fever Not Mild-How
the State Press Squints-The Lib
eral Republican Movement

On wednesday next the New Jersey Democratic
State Convention to elect delegates to Baltimore
will be held in Trenton but the shrewdest political
calculators in the State are unwilling to say posi-
lively what course the Convention will pursue
whether it will fall into line with the great majority
OF other States which have pronounced for Greeley
and Brown or 20 with little Delaware and demand
a straight-out democratic ticket. This is the ques-
ton which everybody in Jersey is now asking
everybody else, and will continue to be asked until
the Convention shall have settled the matter The
fact that such question exists renders it scarcely
necessary to say that there has been q break
ing up OF tlme-honored political points and
preiudices in the State OF "Morris whites"
and mosquitoes, as well as in many other demo-
cratic strongholds. There, as elsewhere, men are
to be found arguing vigorously for Greeley, who
q few years ago gloried in being rated rank cop
perheads, veritable Bourbons, men whO like the
late Colonel WALL would have regarded it the
highest honor OF their lives to be incar-
cerated In Fort Lafayette for utterance
OF their .honest convictions" Others again,
who have always boosted OF their patriotic con-
servatsm, are attacked with rabies and snap and
bite viciousy at the very sound Of Greeley's name
In connection with Baltimore. But as whole, the
sentiment OF the Jersey democracy, as near as can
be Judged after careful consideration, Is about
evenly divided on the great question, with the
chances slightly in favor OF wheel into line with
The Jersey Blues not blind to the prospect at
Baltimore. They admit the probability OF Mr. Gree
followed the watch and waits t polcv and so are N
position to shout for Greeley df Greeley IT s), or
"any other man,
THE PRESS AND LEADERS
OF the party are at sea on the whole subject From
the day OF Cincinnati up to the present the leading
democratic papers have avoided political discussion
as much rs possible, and have made but slight ef
tort to lead or form public opinion. The tone OF
their remarks leaves no doubt but that their desire
i1 nuth I.t nrAn b,t s,nattx
which might well have been borrowed by
the metropolitan Bourbon organ they deemed
things they 70 might be compeed 1 to
unsay about the time Baltimore speaks TO
partcnlarize, the tone OF the democratic press OF
the State may be summed mp as follows:-Thc New
ark Joau'nal Greeley If Baltimore says so: Paterson
Guardian, Mount Holly Heruh, Hackettstown Ga
zette, Washington STAR Paterson To,tstreund Ger
mani, Jersey City Herald and Sussex Herald, all
out and out for Greeley; Jersey City Standard War
rem Journal. Monmouth Democrat. New Brunswick
Bergen county citizen, Somerset Messenger, Eliza
beth He,a,d. Salem Sunbeam. all gradually veerng
Hunterdon Democrat Trenton True american, Mid
dlesex Democrat, Hudson county Democrat. Plain
field Constftut,onatist all pronounced against
with the leading men OF the party the
greatest diversity OF opinion prevails Governor
sagacious a politician to say he viii not lend a
helping hand to place Horace in the White House
should baltimore SO order John McGregor New
ccutve Committee, thinks there IS no hope for the
democracy except through Greeley SO thinks ex-
is reliably asserted, Attorney General Gnchrist
General Gel Theodore Run,on, VINO once ran
made Chancellor, Is willing to accept Greeley.
"Jim" Courier, OF Newark. heretofore most IN
compromising, dyedn the-wool coppcrhead, who
during the war, was within an ace Of Fort Lalya-
cite. for opposing the draft, has been fighting
Justify for Greeley Tor six weeks past. AS q matter
OF news to the Jersey politicians, it may not be out
N.
editor of the Newark Journal, whose anti-war
articles resulted in his arrest and punish
the war, is now ndtng vigorous articles for Horace
IN Chicago democratic sheet. Among the most
dore T. Randolph, Congressman John r. Bird, and
old Judge Naar. OF Trenton WHO'S faccously styled
nor Randolph from the first was inclined
to the belief that a fusion or straight-ont
ticket, with Theodore F. Randolph on IT.,
either head tail, is the dcmocracy's only sal
vation 1t is thought that his ardor on this point
has, however, cooled greatly since the extraor
binary Fifth Avenue fGscO which he had the honor
Of engineering for many weeks past. In view OF all
these circumstances it Is reasonable to expect that
the Convention at Trenton on Wednesday will be q
very exciting one.
Leaving the democratic situation, word or two
Is in order here regarding
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN ELEMENT.
considerable disafecton exists in the ranks the
regulars So formerly organized Is certain. The Con-
vention in Newark on Thursday last lacked neither
enthusiasm nor responsibility II 1t did great num-
bers. There were present from $50 to 200 persons
or 'soreheads'-f e., disappointed Office seekers
there were few, including cavalry K-Patrick but
the majority were thoughtful republicans, carrying
weight with them In any such movement. As
first showing of liberalism 1t was not to be scolied
at. The general opinion Is that If characterless
political peripaetcs OF the Jim Scovel stripe could
have been compelled to take a back seat from the
outset liberal repubcanism in Jersey would have
been great deal more outspOken long ago. Speak
ing of Scovel suggests fact. An effort was made
on Thursday to suppress jim from the Convention,
at least in the Convention, but Jim was not to be
suppressed 1t was liberal movement and the
liberals should be liberal to him, he thought. He
had his full say in the meeting.