The New York herald., 1872-08-29
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.

straig ht-Out Movement the Greatest
Political Farce ON Record-How. the |
Case Looks I'm Essex County.
"Large bodies move slowly" says some writer.
It would also appear that small bodies move slowly
At all events the political bodies OF little Jersey are
Just now moving with snaps pace their only object
being, seemingly, to discover which can move the
slowest. For the radicals to charge the democracy
with q lack OF enthusiasm, or the democracy to
charge the same against the radicals, is just
like the pot calling the kettle black, or the
kettle the pot. 1t Is six OF one and
half dozen OF the other. It is now nearly three
months since Grant was renominated at Philadel-
phia; but yet there has been no great ratifying
demonstration, such as the old republican party in
past campaigns was wont to indulge in, at any one
point In the State. Atvarious points meetings
have been held, but In no instance have there been
numbers and enthusiasm as Of old. The democracy,
the other hand, have been resting on their oars,
and appear to be ''watching and waiting" just as
did those democratic organs and orators who would
not show their hands prior to Baltimore. The re.
pubhcans are ahead In that their State Executive
Committee are hard at work on the quiet and
long ago issued their call for the Convention to
choose Presidential electors. This takes place to-
day in Trenton. r a.a
GREAT DISSATISFACTION IS EXPRESSED f
in democratic circles at the tardtness displayed by
the State Executive Committee, who have not
made the first mOfe yet. letter was forwarded
by prominent hard-worKing democrat the other
day to Chairman McMichael In which II was set
forth that tour OF the State had discovered the
greatest apathy among democrats, whereas the
GRANTEES were up and doing, quietly working like
beavers. The writer Of this letter urged immediate
action and organization as vital necessities to sue
cess. It was thought the roasting the State Com
Uxcy.
tion and almost uselessness would have spurred
them up this year. but the same backward course is
observable now. +
Recently HERALD reporter called on
GENERAL THEODORE RuNYoN
in Newark, with the view of obtaining his ideas Of
the situation. The General is Q small compactly
built man, OF anywhere between forty and nifty.
he has fine, clear, blue eye, luxurtant mus.
and rather handsome. No one could be more
agreeable In manners. The General has once or
Marcus L Ward for the Governorship He He was s. de-.
feated. Since then he has been an active and an
xos5 snG in his but has as,
sn sixth Esse4 aRa0A' district oSnfreis Snf Il
Congress- but in the state Which
would be vacant before long. The Gene.ai readily
and gave his views to the reporter In response to
leading questions about as ioliows;-The quietness
which now prevails among all parties Is, to . GER
THE USUAL SUMMER VACATION
is not yet ended, and as the time ahead is ample
Summer is in itself sufficient reason for the pres
ent apparent inacti0n. General Runyon thought
s a not as sas %
experienced severe check because Of
the the cnss ssu % NSS os s That he eesu saudi
had previously admitted-a substantial triumph for
the democracy. They had secured their United
2fotn 6Ua mn tnru nf nf
eight and the Legislature. The election Of Cald-
wen, loaded as it was with charges OF fagrant
indeed said he, the GRANTEES tactly admitted I'M this
by their ndlsposition to crow boisterously. Ne in
teligent political observer, he thought, had antic
ton there and and its IS result had no no bear
pre- Prevails As regards the Inertia Of PARTIES in New
Jersey the General thought nothing strange OF that
IL o nv he a
would carry New Jersey by handsome majority
and that he would surely be elected The Bianton
greatest political farce Of the age, and totally
worthy or discussion, except as . huge joke.
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN ESSEX COUNTY.
Under the new apportionment this county elects
member or Congress all to herself this Fall Here
ony and th e fsde
was close county. In 1869 the republican Regis.
ter Mr. stap got INTO the best Office in the county
thousand @ votes. Last year Sheriff PecIwell. demo.
crat, carried the county by less than two hundred
one thousand liberal republicans in the county.
These, added to the solid democratic vote, would
s the sSu9 sure to e ays &c tSs
foremost, have already agreed, as lrst an.
sress. iuasu He is certainly the very strongest
@ @ sy sSS ne PW a pn4ts Il ss ws sesa san Ss
hesitation In announcing the result OF the election
the moment Governor Ward was nominated; but
opposing elements will be engaged-two against
one-t fs at least safe to say that even so popular
a man as Mr.. ward will have anything but a walk.
over. His prospects depend largely on who his op.
ponent snail be: on this point ut present the
strong temperance man. and Essex, which includes
Newark, Is not troubled that way to any local op-
ts'N to enter the canvass. His ARRANGEMENTS
were such, he told the HERALD representa-.
Ss ,e acre OF his e es ina IN s
should he be elected. Adolph Scliak, the Newark
Gambrinus and most polished and highly cuti-
sTessmsn s Nehemiah Perry as the n sarost % man to
snce he aaa
still more popular than Mr.. Ward he is regarded as
sSS - bS9a d w
nom the ssiors bench to independent ns Wealth. lsi
the manufacture Of soap and candles. The race for
the democratic nomination for County Clerk
is 90 close and 90 bitterly contested be-
tween weeterrcll and Fitzgerald that II
s now thought they may both be thrown overheard
and new man selected. Dan Baker is said to be
o candidate with Judge. Mills and James L. Gurney
for the republican nomination for the same ONCE.
II Is probable that the liberals will be wanting to
have q little finger In the democratic nominating
pie; but what they want or what the democrats
will give 10 yet to be determined. A conference
OF leaders will soon be had on the subject. The
liberals may secure the state Senatorship Sheriff
Peckwell will be renominated by the democrats, rs
term. He has proved an excellent ofYlcer, and the
diesa tsfaction about some OF his appontm has
all died away. The republicans win probably nOmi-
nate James $. Gamble. And 90 stands the sit"a-
tio0 In Ecco