The New York herald., 1872-09-23
THE CAMPAIGN IN NEW JERSEY.

A Lively Time in Prospect I'm Hudson
Countrywide Struggle for the Congres-
sfOna1 Nomination and the Shricvalty.
This week will be busy one with the candidates
for Congressional Assembly and county nomin-
ations In Jersey City, Hoboken and the townships
throughout Hudson county. The Democratic Con-
gressiOnal Convention win be held In st. Johns
Hall, Jersey City, at noon on Wednesday, and the
County Convention will be held on the same day
and ut the same hour. This arrangement is
certain to lead to confusion, and there are loud
complaints against the Executive Committee who
perpetrated this smart trick. The places of meet
ing are so far asunder that 1t will be simply impos-
sibe for any man to guard the interests Of his
friends in both places. The Chairman OF the Ex-
ecutive Committee whose name Is appended to the
CALL is William B. Rankin, who is making energetic
His opponents charge that the call s to out
flank them, and there Is no doubt whatever that 1t
causes them some uneasiness. In political matters
Rankin is shrewd tactican, but II would be pre-
mature just now to state that he will develop much
strength in the Convention.
Leon Albeit is also in the field He attained his
acme Of popularity when, at q mass meeting OF the
taxpayers, he arraigned in burning eloquence the
Ring which was plundering the city. But when a
few months afterwards he Undertook the defence
OF the members of this same Ring there were such
Of and dguss m
not however, till he delivered parting shot at the
great journal across the river which was bounding
Mr.. Abbett's political prospects have been
on the .wane: Attorney General Gilchrist
will be brought forward by his friends
In the Convention. He obtained the nomination In
1886, but was defeated by George A. Halsey, chiefly
through the dissatisfaction OF the friends Of the
late General Wright. Mr.. Glchrist has strong
claim on the people OF Jersey City for his signal
services in the dethronement OF the Ring, John
McWhorter, OF Hoboken, expects to receive the
unanimous support OF his fellow tOwnsmen, but in
this he may find himself mistaken, as James II.
Brann intends TO divide the hOnOrs with him.
Brann will receive the vote OF East Newark or Har-
rison, besdeSscattering votes in the cities, mainly
as tribute of respect for his services to the taxpay
on the famous Grand Jury. The friends of Mayor
he will no doubt receive q liberal support. Lastly
comes Moan d. Taylor, ex-State Senator, who has
passed from one political position to- another with
out ever being defeated He Is, beyond all ques-
tion. the most popular man with both political par.
ties in Hudson county, His personal friends are
numbered by thousands. He combines the liberal
republican and democratic parties more success
tiOn may be regarded as certain.
In the County Convention there Will be q lively
race for the Sherifialty. The members Of the Ring
who were indicted are determined to be revenged
on Sheriff Reinhardt He must be defeated II
they can accomplish It, tlme-hon0red usage
I'm both parties allows the Sheriff three successive
nominations, and Reinhardt has only served one
but they are very likely to be disappointed. In
proportion as the Ring and It's tools cOnspire to de-
feat Reinhardt so much the more powerful will tho
popular uprising be in his favor. Jersey City owes
him debt which cannot be Overpaid, as the first
Sheriff that empaneled an incOrruptble grand
jury for many years. But for Renhardt there would
have been no indictment of the municipal thieves.