New-York tribune., 1874-08-27
st In sessap and will not conclade Its abors until to
morrow.
TIE vr,y-JERsEY REPUBLICANS.

THE NEiv-JERSEY REPUBLICANS.
| PREPARATIONS Foe THE STATE CONVENTION A
TRENTON To-pA, -MEssRs. HALsEY, CLARK AM
HILL TIE PRoNI> -ENT CANDIDATES FOR COY
ERNOR-rHE PLATro. M FoREsHADOwED.
TRENTON, Aug. 2e.-1 'Sere is large gath
wing Of delegates and represen tivs Repubrocns herr
in NJ ucipaton Of the Convention 70 be held tomorrow
Among he prominent arrvalA' are the Hon. Geo
A. naisey. 'snator Catteil. the Hon. John Hill, Amo
Clark ,r. Cour 'andt Parker the Hon. q. A. Hobart
Speaker OF the Ass mby Senators sewe Potts. Stone
and Havens John Re.,' ana large numoer " o'ne,'
Every section of the stat,' is we'll represented The
three prominent candidates Governor are the H&ns
George A. Halsey Amos Clark - and John hii Hal
sey is supported by the enu.-e delegation rom
tho LIST Congressional District, l." strong' anu
In addition those from Essex, B'nson' SOM
erset, and Mercer Counties. and part OF
Hunterdon. Clark will be presented by the dee2aii0Ns
from the lid Congressional District, the Burlington
delegation. and individual delegates from other
ties Hill will be supported by tho delegations from
Bergen, Passaic and Morris Counties, and will receive
also partial support from the delegations from
Sussex and Hunterdon. The lastnamed counties
formed part Of Hrs old Congress district There he
Is very popular Hasey has finally consented to allow
MS friends TO present his candidate for the
Gubernatorial nomination, and they confident he
will receive majority vote the first ballot They
are endeavorng to the withdrawal OF Clark and
Hill, and hope to succeed in doing unless the friends
OF these gentlemen should insist in giving them com-
plmentary vote before uniting on Halsey.
The platform will be brief, and made up mainly of
State issues There will be plank in IL declaring for
speedy return to specie payments and preserving nvi
oate the obligations Of the General Government toward
its creditors. The State will be congratulated on the
passage Of the general railroad law thus dvorcing the
legislation OF the State from the old corrupt iIuences
Of the railroad monopoly 1t is not likely that there will
be any mention OF tho third term, although several OF
the delegates have expressed themselves as unequlvo-
caly opposed 1t. There to be no doubt that
the Convention will bo harmonious and tho session
short.
The State Central Committee held meeting tonight,
the Hon. George A. Halsey, Chairman. presiding. 1t
agreed to present the name OF j. Wyman Jones OF
Bergen County for temporary Chairman OF the Conven
lion, and John Y. Foster OF The Eewark Courier and
Samuel III. Grey OF Camden Secretaries The Conven-
ton will DO called to order by the Hon. +. A. Potts,
State Senator of Hunterdon. at IL The Committee
Resolutions will hold session in the morning and
finish the platform. Senator Frenghuysen and others
will probably address the Convention.
REPRESENTATIVES, PHELPS AND THE PRESS GAG LAW.
From The Heu- York sun, Aug. 20.
The following communication reached us
yesterday, and publish 1t with sincere pleasure;
To the Editor OF The Sun. 80, -.
does not shine for and DO not recognize t night
But recognize the rgh, ny de. ,,t
and The Sun, touchng
the soeae Poland Gag law and this is answer
propo Monday Of the session, TO TO
pend the u upon passage bill to repe, II.
Bgshy HtR, Conn, Aug "a ls74 WIN WALTER PHELPs
We applaud the patriotism and upright purpose OF
this young Congressman from the Vth District OF New
Jersey IL true his punctilo about answering those
only who have right TO ask. sayors OF crcnmlOcutlOn
and i rather funny but humor Is his STRONGHOLD ana
nobody need complain. He Is sound on the main ques-
ton and. they In his favorte classic phrase at
Yale College. Maete rirtlte puer. Go Ahead
Now let us hear from the Republican State Conyen-
ton at Trenton Tomorrow. Let IT imtate Mr Pheips,
and ,uouuce this foolish and arociOu5 law, and de-
mand its immediate repeal
By the wav would be a handsome thin? FOR Senator
Fein sen this opportunity 10 proclaim his
conversion and his He should the repeal
of the law in the Senate the moment that MIR.
Phelps moves IT'S repeal the House. Let him rise in
The Convention tomorrow, all dressed IN black with
and the people will about half forgive hun.