The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-08
NEW JERSEYS STATESMEN.
mry WHO MAY BE CHOSEN TO REP
RESENT THE STATE.

DIasenHtOut
Done for RepubIIcans-A Prospect Tint
the Democrats will Garry Five Districts.
There seems to be good prospect OF
the Democrats carving 1--WE OF the six Assembly
Districts In jersey City at the approaching cleo
ton The prospect with regard to nominations
IL not definitely shaped in all the Districts nut IN
most Of them It can be pretty safely PREDICTED
In tho First Assembly District Mr.. Lewis, the
late Republican Incumbent, has not DECIDED
whether he will preHnpt a nomination he
was barely elected over n weak candidate last
time. He was compromise candidate between
the conservative citizens and the Ring that hai
made him Corporation Counsel; and hc leaned
nrst one way aud then the other, but DID not
succeed In establishing positive equilibrium.
ANDREW Clerke, silent member OF the nrin OF
Clerke n Co., In Maiden lane, will probably be
chosen by the Democrats, and " so. Ia very
likely to be elected. lie was the nrst cnpioe
last fall, but having refused to pledge himself at
the instance OF Matthlessen = Wiechers, sugar
irenners, to oppose bridging Washington street.
n weaker but more willing man was chosen.
In the Second District, MIR. Harmon, (Dem.)
s %n4 "%s he rsslected Ihis Is the Horse
shoe District, called because Of the shape that
tSe Republicans In Isl to crowd ali the Demo
scrats 10 lower Jersey City into one district; and
che Republicans have generally let II go by de-
The Third District, the seat OF the Pavonis
In Jersey City, and was carved out In redistrict-
ting as a suro Republican district has been so
torn by dissensions among the toads that have
aspired to make a stir Ia the puddle, that NOM
lnation is no longer equivalent to an
election. Speaker CarscdlleD, its last epre-
sentative. had awakened great expectations by
his fervency In revival eloquence; but he proved
any OF his predecessors. Censorious persons
kwere found to assert that his monopoly OF
@ morse ,eso No ,ns e x5,s m eontnue
the commissions In power than even the
,unctuous party loyalty which he claimed was at
IN bOt NJ % Democrats
out and Republicans IN lie shelved Mayor
ipeloubet who succeeded Hen Van , m ti,e as
ing. Peloubet had organized the Empire CUB
IN opposition to the pavonas and this evinced
to Carscallens mind this possession OF qualities
that eminontly fitted Peloubet to bo Police
he knSw ssc.us. thu tS mv4nns "' sS
dresses to the bummers and FOUNDERS
o S,soS Hu rnc GIVE the ss" Of bis
campaign oratory In the coming fall was very
shas,ns the ~ MIC nS
moves all the snass from the path Of Pavonia
Police CommIssioner Edmo ndson, who, accord
animal man, had 10 be seen before the contract
would go through, has been wanting an oppor-
tions for years past, aud is determined to dis
pose OF all the Democratic ISLANDERS 10 lump;
The Pavonias, ike Grant. rarely desert a friend
under fire. But Fire Commissioner Stilsing IL
no less entitled % profit by the party usage In
Assemb,man, and from Assemblyman
back to c9mmissoner, and he is one
held ONCE for three wears and never been In
dicted. which he considers strong point in his
Empire Club, and clerk OF the Board Of Com;
msscners OF Appeal, Is 6iding pts time until
ment have fairly locked horns, when h Q
expects to go for the fodder But,
chance II they nomicate agood candidate. They
elected Alderman bite two years ago, although
Pavonia Club rooms 80 as to make the contrary
appear. an offence for which two election Of
AaAra sod In fha atlt anti md far
70 have borne them company. Alderman White
beat any Of the Republicans named
The Fourth District. which was Intended to be
ofJersey City. elected Mr.. Brautigam asst year, q
Eepublcan, through Democratic dissensions.
German vote H. the Fourth, and Germans have
been elected to the Assembly on several occa-
cratic General Committee anu Major Harris lost
the district last year and bids fair TO lose it this
ridden ana Hendricks banner in Jersey City.
There is opposition among the Republicans to
oppose the schemes Of Lewis and Carscallen to
perDetuate legislative commissions. There Ia,
trict If the General Committee will allow the
Democratic candidates for the nomination to
recently unsuccessful as an Aldermanic candi
date, aud Eppenheimer, New York I'm oeraph-
or, are candidates, as wen as Major Harris.
The Fifth District Was meant TO be surely Re-
publican, but It, like the First and Third, mas
Iicsns will renominate Major Torey, who has
made very fair Assembymsn. But II the
Democratic nomination Is given, ss proposed,
TO ex-Mayor Van Reypen, he VIII be very likely
20 win. He ls man OF sterling worth, one Of
prominent part always az inst frauds whoiher
Democratic or Republican. and. as member u
the Board OF Finance, has done much to restore
reign OF economy and rettenchment, which
has gone So iII 'ewatd recuperstine lhe city,s
trayagance md corruption.
The sixth District Is another that was cut out
for Repunlicanism but that has proved several
times To be misnt. It furnished more mate
rial Tor the kepubhcan KING than any other dis
trict. ana after tue Ring Indictments Mr.. Ste
vens carried 1t twice Tor the Democracy, and
served croditablv In the Assembly. Carey Q r
cess IN the * years since the Republicans ger
rymandered IL 10 suit them. But Cary legisl--
Repubic an, carried II over his head last fail.
Brown respectable dry goods merchant IN
Jersey CITY, earned neither the repute OF facil,
tty and usefulness among poiiuclans, nor VI
backbone to resist their schemes and although
be IL understood TO be Wiling sacrifice II need
be, VIII scarcely De ren9lmhtted' fiitchArl
who Police Commissioner and Presi-
Dent Of the Board Of Finance while , the
now that bus mess Is dull, to tske hack AT the
winter trade In Trenton. but likelier esndi.
Mr.; whites success ia the Hudson Tunnel
Railway case should not mako him think MIN
ably nominate John Bluker, who does
towag, business a. DurlinG slip, Eas!!
Communipaw hshng village, and by
energy and Intelligence hos become wealthy.
He was an active member Of the BERGEN Com
mon Council before that ancient burgh was
merged Into Jersey CITY, Is we'll yersed in public
bnaits, and VII undoubtedly DO elccle ed against
any Republic IN That Is likely TO be named,
The Argus calls upOn Congressman Harden
bergh rise aud explain the votes IN the inter
est OF Boss Shepherd and R0beson. for which
The sun has asked him - step down and out,
md the Argts lepubllshcs the article for his
benefit. 1t L generally regarded a. fatal to his
chances Of denomination. sen tor A DDeit AMI
Ex-senator Mcpherson are talked Of Tor tue sue
session.
Independent Workers.