New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-03
THE NEW-JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

THE CONTEST FOR UNITED STATES sENATOR-RE-
PUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
IRON AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TKlBUSE
TRENTON, n. j. Nov. 1.-The Legislature
elected next Tuesday in NewJersey will choose uh'eu
Senator and as the next opportunity does not occur
until the session of 1881 gentlemen with "ciams ana
records in either party have tender interest IN the
political complexion Of the coming Senate ana ASSEM-
bly, The Senate now stands II to in favor oil the
Republicans. who also have a majority Of IA in the
House and as it possible for party to secure the
electoral vote the state while the other holds the
Legislature on Joint ballot there Is complicated ac
tvity in the Assembly districts and in the counties
selecting Senators this year which bewilders INC
canvasser.
Passac County bids fair be the banner county lor
aggressive Republicanism. The Hon. G. A. Hobart eA
Sneaker of the Assembly will be elected by
tremendous majority 10 succeed the present
Democratic Senator. This result viii be NANNY uuc
to the personal popularity of the Republican chu''
whose judicous management OF such dehcate uuS'
as the recevcrshp of the Midland Railroad has been as
noteworthy as his success in other positions OF pohlca
and public responsibility Hunterdon County can
hardly hope again TO achieve result so surprising rs
the election Of Senator Potts three years ago and YET
the same man PidcOck who was then deserted py ne
better portion Of the Democrats, has again Iorce" i
self into the field, and his opponent is again man Oh
character. In MiddeseX County Mr. JafFard i mahlnB
hot but Hopeful hght, Whle MI lhoihc VI nun"
whose chances at one time quoted as doubtful
seems now beyond danger, and In the other counties
there is 10 possibility Of political change Inc Demo
cratshope 10 gain five or Assembymcn In Hudson ana
Essex alone almost enough give them the control oil the
lower House. On the other hand the Republicans eX-
meet To gain in Monmouth, Gloucester, aud Cumberland
counties aud are hopeful OF acccSsons elsewhere us
evident that the Republicans have 1t in their powerO
elect Mr. Frelinghuyseu's successor, and II Is equally
plain that they will throw away this opportunity unless
they are diligcnt and circumspect
1t matter Of remark that none Of the Republicans
who have aspirations the United states Senate or
who have sufficient prominence 90 he named as possible
Senators have made open approaches IN that dlrec
tion Mr. Frclupluyscn IL dgnifcd. distant, aud eco
nomical Mr. Cortlandt Parker is never anything else
Mr. william waiter Phelps has been IN Europe. hl.
S.we ia probably under orders, and, being aware tdt
faith upon the which has boosted hn heretofore
Mr. ROhesOn is only suspected, and his friends
DENY any design upon his part, While Mr.
Bndley's name mentioned. On the
u InoSSr3tic side Mr. Browning Of Camden Is
professcdly I'm training the everlasting Mr. joel Parker
+, rarruOus abOut his prospects, ana M Belle j. making
ernor The most ludcrOus figure IN the canvass Is l4t
~ Mr. John H. Mcpherson of the Jersey Cty slaughter
house. Tuis gentleman maglnes tldt the /. >. senate
Chamber il yaWnlug for HIM, ana, trusting 10 SutH
siInnor rs men like Mr. PiIcUc of HunterdOu and Mi.
Yard az sussex can supply, he u working with gciJ
Dcrlty II IL said that be has settled upon the Assem-
bymdu from Hudson as ms Whpl'.h a. ltJ Luton nn
tnis fact ought To insure the return oi Rcpubuch from
the Vth District Strange things have happened n New
Jersey, but abaOir politician has never YET been
made over into United States Senator II would prove
state "a bali dozen eminent Republicans c0uld De so
fred with Senatorial ambition a. 70 compel some iuteu-
sity OF personal interest IN the election. Tie pcculuy
vgor Of TIC Democratic canvass 9wls lirScH 10 OK
pectauons" OF gentlemen like Mr.. MciheIsOn