The New York herald., 1874-10-11
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
The Newark Charter Election-The
October Battle Ground Of the jersey

October Battle Ground OF the Jersey
Campaign.
On Tuesday the annual charter election takes
place in Newark and 1t promises to be the veliest
contest witnessed there in great many years.
Indeed during the last week 1t has had no more
exciting topic of general discussion than ''the
cnancesn OF this, that or the other candidate. The
city ticket proper is unimpOrtan, as It consists OF
officers whose nomination is equivalent to elec-
ton-two Tax Commissioners, two Water Com
missioners and tour Surveyors OF Highways,
divided equally politically. The chief interest is
on the Aldermen. The Council consists Of thirty
members. elected for two years. Each year fifteen
go out and fifteen new ones come In. AS now Or
ganizcd the Board stands nearly tw0-thirds repub
can, but so many go out that to retain control
OF the Council and consequently OF all the admins
tratve city ofices, chiefs OF departments, &c. the
republicans still have to elect nine members out
of the fifteen. Eight would tie them, and
city government into the hands OF the democrats.
Hence the struggle ON this issue alone is pretty
national interest is throw wn into the canvass. "As
goes Newark In October 30 goes New Jersey in
Novemberm has been been cry nearly as potent
the nation with Pennsylvania and her
octooeT election Tne State 5epn6can
Senator" Mr.. Cattell, ex-Secretary OF State and
now Consul Cougar and Mr.. Frelinghuysen, to aid.
their Efforts to carry Newark ior the republicans.
Tue democrats are not Idle in the same direction.
day will exercise powerful influence on the more
important Gubernatorial and Congressional con-
tests OF November; rur prosprcr
The prospect for the republicans is anything but
na s
after the Broadwell exposure and Hood OF other
swindling so-cailed. 'irregularities." The excuse
| was then made that 1t was the sunday Enforce
! ment law upon which the Mayor won but three
weeks after the democrats carried their Sherin
against very Pop1lsr republican whose defeat
ward. Then i was clear that the pso-
Fus naa and spoken % sor Sa the CITY nsM ms eeng e
Auditor. In December the republicans spranc.
thrust the same City Auditor into once FOR tnrd
term OF three years. Since then, as before, the
IN
having committed crimes. The republicans, then,
have 70 carry the odi9m Of these things. soeether
trial trial Ia addition they have ''a'pinaiis niii-
OF the denomination or Alderman Stainsby, who is
now under Indictment for Bumsteadism In con.
looks very discouraging for the republicans Tue
democracy, on the other hand, are burning with
and SO comp,ettne tie demoralizaon Of the f,ns
Their Aldermanic nominations, for wonder, are
unexceptionaoly good as whole.
Hudson County Republican Convention.
The Republican Congressional and County Con-
venton OF Hudson county was held yesterday
afternoon, in Cooper Hall, Jersey City. Mr.. Muir
head was elected chairman. !. w. scudder was
renominated for Congress- James n. Startup for
State Senator, John A. Totten for Register, ana
John b. Drayton for County Clerk. There was much
confusion about the selection OF nominee for
sheriff. Major Hart claimed that Hoooken
was entitled to one OF the nominees, and few
dissatisfied democrats from the same place sent
in q communication asking that one Con Donovan,
who sought the democratic nomination and tailed
to obtain 1t. be nominated. The communication
was received with derisive laughter. Major Hart
said tnat, as far as the republicans OF Hob0ken
were concerned, they were IN favor OF August
lngwersan. Two ballots were taken, and Fritz A.
Meyer was nominated The Hoboken delegates
went home disgusted like those In the Democratic
Convention. John Kennedy the present County
Clerk, wanted renomlnatlon, but the C0nven ton
frowned down the proposition.