The New York herald., 1875-09-25
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.

ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR THE FALL CAM
PAIGN-THE TWO PARTIES IN ACCORD ON THE
FINANCIAL oUEsTIoN-THE PROSPECTS IN THE
LEGIsLATURE-THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
TRENTON, N j., Sept "a, 1875
Both political parties in this State are commencing
to make active preparations for the approaching fall
campaign Calls have been issued by them in nearly all
of the counties for conventions TO nominate candidates
for the various Offices be filed Besides the election
of new Legislature with the exception OF
thirteen Senators who hold over, a Sheriff
has to be chosen in each county, in order
to conform to Of the constitutional amend
ments recently adopted This will add renewed vigor
to the canvass, as there are many selfsacrfcng
who only willing to share the spoils of this lu-
crative Office OF the thirteen Senator'S who hold over
six are democrats and seven republicans The SEN
consists altogether of twenty-one members Or
eight Senators chosen in the last Legislature
six were republicans and two democrats. The
counties in which tho contests TO take
place are Essex Monmouth Union, War
rem, Somerset, Gloucester Salem and Camden.
Warren and Monmouth counties are Overwhelmingly
democratic In the other six with the exception OF
Camden which is largely republican, the party lines
are pretty evenly drawn, and in each OF them close
contest may be expected At the last GubernatorIal
election all of these counties, with the exception OF
Camden and Gloucester gave respectable majortes for
the democratic candidate, Governor Bedle. AS regards
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION
both parties harmonze in favor of hard money and
contraction. Purely local issues will govern the
test if the hue and cry raised by the republican press
in regard to the school question and the alleged ad-
vances Of the Catholics does not interfere But 1t is
surmised that the recent vote on the constitutional
amendments has settled these latter issues as Demon
fha tho af Gtafa diata
tempt by any sect to dabble religion with politics
LEGISLATURE
The democrats say they will elect their In the
counties Of Union, Monmouth, Warren, Somerset,
Salem and, perhaps, Gloucester, which VII insure
them working majority in the Senate Many of them
say that they will carry Essex county With six Sena-
holding over all they need is five of the
to secure them the control OF the Senate. They
are very confident that the House OF Assem-
bly, will be largely democratic, they had
Al representatives IN that body last to 10 republi
cans In Monmouth county George w. Patterson, late
member Of Assembly, is the most prominent candidate
spoken of In connection with the Senate his only oppo
nent, so far as heard from, being William H. Henrck-
SON. the late incumbent IL is conceded that Mr.. Pat
terson, who is pronounced democrat and OF anti
monopoly record, will be chosen, if not
majority The republicans being greatly in the mi
norty, will make no nomination. but they may rally TO
the support Of an independent candidate In Camden
county General w. J. Seweil the late incumbent will
be reelected by large majority. 1t is not likely he
will meet with any opposition In Warren county Judge
Sharp democrat, looms up as promin0nt
candidate while in Somerset county ex-Assemblyman
John G. schenck, republican, will make bitter
test In Essex county ex- Assemblymen David Dodd
and julius Fitzgerald looking for the democratic
nomination, while ex-AssembYman Kirk is likely to be
the republican nominee. In Gloucester county Sena-
tor Hopkins is working hard for
nomination. In Union county Captain William
H. Gill will be the democratic standard bearer and
Congressman Amos Clark the republican In this
latter county will be unusually lively
The first week OF next month will determine positively
who the various candidates will be, the county
ventons viii have all made their nominations by that
time.