The New York herald., 1874-11-02
A NOVELTY IN POLITICS.

homet s-The Outlook In the state.
TRENTON Nov. l, 1874.
| In one important respect the political campaig
now drawing to the eliminating point has
no parallel In the history OF New Jersey
politics. There are two opposing armies.
One the republican, Is led in person by
its chieitain and standard bearer, who Is
concededly one OF the abest and shrewdest
WORKING politicians In the State The other, the
democratic, is ied-just here comes the main point
IN this unparalleled campaign-by nobody in
particular and itself in general Its nominal
leader has from beginning to end taken no part
whatever in the conduct or management OF the
campaign, thus being
THE LEADER IN NEW DEPARTURE
In the mode OF eieotionoering which has hereto
fore been much talked or but never put IN prac-
tice. In other words, while Mr.. George A. Halsey.
the republican nominee for Governor has zeal
ously followed in the footsteps OF all preceding
candidates for ONCE, including himself. has
travelled the State from one ena to the other In
accordance with the most orthodox electloneering
rule. Judge Joseph D. Bedle the democratic
candidate, has budged not al inch from his seat
on the bench or moved finger IN his own behalf.
Herein is the marked novelty OF the campaign.
On the one side. Mahomet goes to the mountain
and explores every nook and Granny and crevice in
IT. on the other, the mountain ifit wants Mahomet,
must go and take him OF the bench. In the way of
ELECTIoNEERING.
Mr.. Haleey has assuredly improved each shining
hour and used his best endeavors to gather politi
cal honey from every opening nower, otherwise
named voter. Before inQuiring into the proba-
BILE result OF this quiescence on The
/ one hand and tireless activity on
| the other, it may be stated as q
matter OF fact that although the democracy have
NO "guide philosopher and friend" In their nomt-
nee SO far as his action, or rather inaction is con-
| cerned, the party, nevertheless was never in q
more advanced state OF organization and disci-
pine nor Infused with a more enthusiastic esprit
de corps than now. While it is true
that In many OF the coup pties-notaby
in Hudson, where the "unterrifed" are so strong
that they every year indulge in making Kilkenny
cat ights-there are squabbles on local candi-
dates more or less serious, the party as
| WHOLE on the State and Congressional
tickets, was never In better fighting trim.
The ohio and Indiana victories and
their own sweeping victory IN the home of Mr..
Ealsey, the republican city OF Newark, have had
decidedly strengthening effects on the state dem
ocracy while enervating the rank and nle and
leadership or the opposition. Following this gen.
eral photograph OF 'lhe situation" comes the In
quiry into the relative strength OF
THE GUBERNAToRIAL NOMINEES.
Against the Judge there are arguments open
and arguments secret. The open arguments
urged by the opposition are his ontinuing on the
Bench while being nominal candidate Tor high
sragsns the udes ernue into areas the
mire OF partisan politics. and the
Ex-Governor Randolph might render HIM Liable to
influence therelrom touching the United States
Senatorship which Randolph mas an appetite Tor.
The dragging the-ermine-lntO- Ofpolitics
business mas fallen nat At another time when
there was NO 'crsis" such as there is now said to
| nr Vlf m lnc n fhn rnun nnt s.f
citizens generally, this might have hac some force,
but as the case stands the belief is general .hat
JUDGE REDLE's RIGID ADHESION
to the cause he himself cnaked out long before
the nomination, to, under no circumstances, take
as before with his Judicial duties. has @
sse psop mos Of whom are sick ana
tired of the old way Of working the political
ns few
tion IN the orange troubles OF a lew years ago
having aroused strong antagonsm 70 70 the latter.
unto the third or fourth cousinship.
THE SECRET ARGUMENT
against the Judge Is printed circular In English
and German addressed principally to the liquor
anu lager beer interests winch charges him with
showing the hand OF tyrant, fanatic and an
legged charges to grand jurles In HUDSON
in this aSe
publican presses and on republican stumps 1t
against Mr. Raisey I ana great many besides aso
though not teetotaers. were nevertheless IN favor
OF peace and quiet on Sundays.
AGAINST MIR. HALsEY,
personally, there is nothing urged, but he is held
accountable Tor all the SINS OF his party, real ana
insignificant objection to Mr.. Halsey among republl-
cans is the TACT that Essex county had the last
this one Also In south Jersey, too, the friends
OF Cornelius Walsh are still sore over
has to bear are the third term milestone, the un.
savory Nettleship safe burglary odlum (Which ex-
tends tends to most Of the Of the clique
OF Senator Freinghuysen with regard to the
gag law. Subsidy Pomeroy and the Civll Rights
the way OF releasing his own city, Newark. from
the ring Besides this, 1t is urged with considera-
tualy handing the State over to the clique, and
the United States senatorshp TO Robeson, who
Republicans rep bic ss themselves do not ' deny % that
there Is widespread dissatisfaction IN the ranks
hS ne az o up a M he
heard Of from reliable quarters IS true the de-
mand for - change" VIII sweep Bedle into the
GovernOrsnip, and by handsome majority. In
deed, already the word has gone out from leading
republican authorities to concentrate all efforts to
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS
and next the Legislature. II "trading' will &C.
stinted AS regards the Congressional districts
there Is no doubt but the democracy Will gain sew
fns 5 ds SsFTy %aHsH
but just now Is to the republicans what
snuasa Haa S R Rsssson ans sea. j
whom have lost caste pretty much. The repubi-
can candidate for Congress is young, moneyea,
legal limb named Sinnickson while the demOc-
racy put their very best loot foremost In
nominating an old and tried friend or the masses,
the working classes, Charles Albertson. There
are high hopes OF his redeeming the district IN
/ the second "Jackr Smiths chances look bright
/ for overtaking Sam Dobbins, the third term
| trimmer" Miles Ross, democrat, will probably
! redeem the Third district from Amos Clarke Jr.,
| VINO has hurt himself by claiming credit
| Tor getting the Ezabethport-Staten Island
channel appropriation through Congress, whereas
! q democrat (Mr. John +. BonnelD unquestionably
bore the camel's burden OF the work. The Fourth
district will, OF course, be walked over by the
democratic candidate, Colonel Hamilton. The
Filth Will be close; Mr.. Phelps, republican, made
good record in the last Congress anu would
probably be returned without doubt, but he has
ed AGAINST him the bulk of the colored yotns