New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-01
THE NEW.JERSEY CONGRESSMEM

A EAFID GLANCE AT THE DIsTRIcrs-THE REPUBLi-
CANS CONFIDENT OF GAINING TWO MEMBERS
.vp PERHAPS MoRE-sECRETARY RoBEsoSS
FINGER IN The PIE.
lrRoN AN oCc lsIoSAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNE
TRENTON. n. j., Oct 31.-The Republicans
NJ are confident OF gaining at least two mem
her in the next Congress and the more sanguinc reuse
ia confne their expectations within this comfortape
limit In the extreme Southern Distrlct one I. H. o
Norman a reformed glass-bOwer, who somehow had &C
ouired the vocabulary Of communism, was therefore
commended as a candidate to n knot OF Greenbackefs
convened i'm Vneland and subsequently accepted
by the Democracy the champion OF wise nhah'''
The Hon Clement II. Snnickson. the present hehpor'
has been renominatcd by the Republicans ana mrHc
portion of his will be majority In the ld DiS'ot
the reform candidate is Hczekiah Smith, gentleman
who is not afflicted with career but who "as Known
locally "a a man Of wealth. The hope that he would
make cheerful response 10 assessments mas
justified his election. and being the owner oi p"S'
band i'm fee simple he is making an aggressive caPaE
filled with music emotion. and ertcnhack- some u'"
Rcpublicans have been alarmed by the noise oil TINS
canvass but there il reasonable DOUBT that DE-
,rd pnph Will he elected The lila District Is easily
Democrats, hut il Is not safe To make any Ie''.o' ~
to the vote Prof Ahcrton, the Republican c'noI"''
is So universally recognized as the superior OF Mics
Ross in mind and morals that 1t would he r'n''"h
uon the intelligence and virtue Of the 1tae {" assume
that the Democratic candidate will poll the solld
Democratic Strength Of the district But the Democrats
who vote for Mr. Athcrton will do 1t quietly an" M
attempts 10 estimate The detection aie untTlsl"or'H
gucsscs, colocd 10y the preferences oil the various
uropcts The defeat Of Mr. Ross has been p'cdicrdby
mot a few Democrats hut such contamination pre-
,,,nn,.,s a degree Of honesty and independence In
nautical action which most observers have failed I"
discover IN NcwIcrscy up e. date.
In the Iyth District, which il hop'lc-sN Dcn''ia'lc'
tlc Republicans hsyc made no nomination. '"' I''N'
united with very considerable revolt against AVIAN
clark The regular Democratic candidate. There seems
10 Doe NO question that tai, man Is Thoroughly uh' 1" DC
even Congressman and there b. ii' dispute a., ~ INC
,,.th.d, r1lloycd 20 secure h- nomination. His own
coruty ~oinci Set Will vote heavily against NM ana H
Uurtcrdnn and Warren he VIII lose much p'W"''"u'
slrpnr While in SUSSEX where Pee S i'S' Known 'h'
where a bolt from tbc regular ticket j., esteemed more
hruos than treason a-n;-t the state cor a"-t''i rom
t church the ola fashioned emo ratio majority VIII
d.. reduced on, q ir.n The Hon. E'u'U NtIhe' 'h'
indru,uI.u candidate. 3. most r,'im"lr E'H'''i"'"
was once state Senator aud Doe. been for years very
active member OF the stat" Board Of Education A"'''
Nm. u,ru,,.c,u. will Doe elected over the Hon.
4 " Cater, the present representative 81 inc
YIN District, in spite Of the latter genie
/ mani. .UurIu. olatory Ia behalf Of an educated
Marine The Republicans are also certain 81 TrsAuhs
ia, Essex District EX-'iayor FcDdir is not an it"l
candidate l,I there some muttcicd d~sdUtI''u'h
when hc Wa. nominated but c'udor VIII c"nc'de mat
I fI..t
H.. D.. "a c,lstlc man Of business, with shrc"d scotch
., and h. known among The cuIuoycs Of large man
,,.,i,rn, cit. al. generous dealer with the working
cI4..r. lie has ample means, AMI an aNk"atd pi'A-
bi, vent itself Iu founding" something every
nov, aud then in tic interest Of education. or religion or
peJe IL. il not ines pert camIaigucr, has healed
mn tc difference In his district, and expects Z" snow
under hi. opponent very deep This opponent Is WIN y
Richter a fair lawyer, OF good address, ANA some
! rc-ourccs prcuuIary ana other. lie seems To nave
been dcudcd into the hope of winning, and is ab"rhs
! with untirug zeal.
In Hudson County Hon \ \. TIard'nhcrs has been
rcnomuacd 10y the Democracy, and j. j. Stla-h is ul'
Republican candidate Mr. Idrlcnhcre j. an inoh nSlYe
man. who on one occasion broke away from his parts To
ia an act or simple Justice TO Secretary Robc-on, but
apooizrd for it ~ the Dcmocr c papers began
to express some feeling" the subject. This vote
made .,mctlnr " local hero Of him among Egpuh
caus and they foo-ny coqueted with him Oh tins ac-
count II was q small matter, but II has had some re
totc cons, drnccs. Mr Robcson e. no longer avortc
son if Nrw-Jcrsey and th.5 Republican Qualification OF
IIarlcubcrg. together with some appearances IN tho
Assembly districts, has gwen rise tD the suspicion that
: Mr. goi..ous friends are trying 10 help him into the
Senate Tn- fact /, attracting the independent vote.
Mr. stiastny is - very strong man, and with Judcious
suppor, lr would mako surprising canvass But the
WAYS Of jersey city politicians are past finding out The
auirrcls o the Smiths and Jouc-c, ~ the various Assem-
biz districts matters Of oycishadowng moment and
II makes little difference To- these who is rc>
dent or senator long Smith gets even" with Jones
or Jones "gcts even" with Smith. 1t Is very evident
that the Democracy are making their supreme effort
Hudson County ana it Is also evident that there
| wss q promising opportunity for Republican, To-
overthrow their combinations, bJ The developments ot
last few days not altogether encouraging IN that
| quarter