The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-23
NEW JERSEY DEMOCRACY.

THE STATE CONVENTION AT TRENTON TO-DAY
EX-GOVERNOR JOEL PARKER AND THE PREsr-
DENcY-wILL THE CONVENTION PROCLAIM
HIM ITS rIRsT cHoIcE?-ssTHE TALK" IN
THAT DInEcTIoN-TII.DES STOCK IN THE
'.TIGHT LITTLE sTATE"--pRzIIMINARY CON-
yENTIoS NOTES
TRENTON, May o. 1874
Tomorrow will bs held here tho New Jersey Demo-
cratic State Convention Tho indications are that &c
viii be corrcspoDdnsly full ollie and animation
same degree the Republican Convention held hero
last week, lacking In these qualities The leading
question discussed here this evening, and for that
matter throughout the State all Last week, was whue
viii the Convention do in the mattsr Of pedgng or in
struc,ng dclegatess II pretty safc say fun
less grossly msintormcd as to the general sent
monts OF the State democracy that the Convention
viii present the or Hon. Joel Parker 70 the Sc.
Louis Convention New Jerseys first choice for
President The presentation will be made In the samo
respectful but forcibc that Mr.. TiIdsn's namc
was embodied In the platform OF the New York Demo-
Convention. As set forth, in correspondence
published few weeks ago the HERALD the friends
OF Mr. Parker urge him on the following grounds:--
WHAT Mr.. PARKER's FRIENDS SAY.
In the hrs place they that tho chances OF Mr.
Tildens securing the twohrds vote At 81 Louis are
fatally weakened because OF the powerful open and So
crct opposition which they believe exists toward him
IN his State and OF the still powerful oppo.
sition there IL TO HIM In the West by the ancient Al
lens friends who consider that Tildens influence and
not Hayes popularity laid the old out In the
paign last fail Personally and politically Mr. Parkers
friends say they admire Mr. Tldcn, and he should be
nominated, would give HIM no hali-hearted support:
but for tho reasons stated they do not regard bin
chances OF getting the nomination as likely. Tiidcn
defeated they think IL than probable that Tdsns
friends would deicnt the nomination OF Western man.
and that besides, the Western strength Of
THE IyPLATlox nEREsy
Is alone enough 10 rule out Western man. Parker,
they proceed to argue would DO acceptable the rival
factions in the West and IN the East u compromise
i.fua thrr.
strong points, say they his perfect characterization
from any party ring or clique, his great popularity
among the masses IN his own State ana In his OVID
county (which recently passed strong laudaory reso-
tions advocating tho presentation OF mis- name to St.
Louis by the Convention mere tomorrow ms perfectly
his thorough ntncss Tor the Presidency AS re-
CARDS ability. and though last not least,
hls great popularity In Pcnnsy vana, which, they be-
levc, would that Slate to the democracy. 1t
Mr. parkcrs fortune be Governor Of New Jersey
when The safety of Pennsylvania threatened by tho
troops the soil OF the Keystone State In response
10 Tho appeals OF Governor Curtin, thus SAVING tho
State from being overriddcn and devastated by the
enemy won tho admiration Of the PcnnsyIvanians as
expressed through Governor Curtins official ac-
Another strong point for Mr.. Parker
with the Penns ylvanians that whc he second
time Governor OF his native state the latter led all the
States In generous subscription to tho Centennial
On the whole Mr. Parkcr's nomination. his advocates
very properly Insist would utterly dispose OF the re-
publican use of
THE SWORD or SECTIONAL STRIPE
There has been some talk OF late IN the State thnN
Senator Randolph and his friends secretly opposed
to Mr. Parker, that they desire Parker Killed on for
first place tho and Randolph advanced Tor tho
second A prominent democratic State official, ono
who is regarded as u familiar OF Sir. Randolph's,
pronounces this statement being cut from tho whole
cloth. He says Randolph avors Mr. Parkcr's nonina.
ton He himself considers that the Convention hero
would act most wisely ~ making use OF Governor Par
ker's name Us described above.
rIipES's JERSEY STOCK.
After Parker, Mr. Tilden Is the average Jerscyman's
choice, and, oven It is with oil their feelings OF
State pride, there are delegates whose first choice 10
Instructed vote for Tiidcn As whole, tho general
impression seems 70 be that while Mr. Tdsn - In one
sense stronger nah than Parker the latter is never
thecss all things considered tho available the
safest, sures least vulnerable 10 attacks within anl
without the party
II Is now within an hour Of Midnight and already liz
masscd hero one half the couvcntionthat Ia say,
between 400 500 delegates All have heard here,
after careful canvass OF leading democrats, connrms
the forecast given above vizhat the sentiment Is al
one way, for condtionaly pledging tho delegates q
There Is some small opposition to this course
but It is believed that by morning opinions Will be
imous vote for Parker Quito contrast Is presented
condition Of affairs at the Republican Convention last
enthusiasm the unterricd always found
to make big show in New Jersey, but TO the talk OF
delegates. At last weeks Convention was able
TO give pretty positive prediction as re-
CARDS organization. egatcs, &c. THIS time nothing
seems to DO cut and dried The State Committee have
arranged for temporary officers OF the Convention but
there Is nothing SAID the permanent organizs-
ton that Is to be lett I'LL to- morrow Thus as re-
CARDS delegates, there Is certainty there last
week. In Senatorial aud district delegates there -
sharp rivalry. give the result OF my Of coun
ties; For Desgstes-at Large there are named John
Stockton, OF Mercer A. A.. Smalley, OF Es-
sex; Miles Ross or niddlesex; Henry g
Hudson, and w. W. shipper, Of Hoboken The ticket
~ most likely to be Albeit, McGregor Stockton and
Ross For district delegates there 10 swarm OF
aspirants- Those reduced ARE as folows:-First dis
trict A. v. G. Hoagland; Second district, @. d. w.
vroom, Caleb g. Ridgeway and Garrett $. Cannon;
Third district Messrs Patterson, Yates and Kngsand
Fourth district, John H. Lyon, Samuel Smith and J. j.
Bergen Fifth district, John Hopper, Carrot Ackorson
aud A. b. Woodruff; Sixth district, David Dodd, p.
Doyle and b. J. Ford; Seventh district Rudolph Rabe,
A. O. G. Barretts0n and Patrick Lavorty
Each district Is restricted to two delegates.
srRgSADE TO SENATOR STOCKTON
What purp0sed to be serenade was rendered tonight
John r. Stockton In front Of the Trenton
House. II the first time no appeared before what
might DO called the state democracy since his retire.
nent from the United States Senate. He received
very codly, effort to got up cheer for him at the
lengthy speech, dwelling upon the mpor-
tance of the centennial campaign. Il was sad
to think, he said, that tho only strength
Mr.. Brstow had because his banner en-
blazoned with reform. The whole natonlwas debased,
he said, by the present administration The only
thusastic cheers no excited WAS when he mentioned
Joel parkcrs and proclaimed him rs the man Tor
the emergency, the first choice OF New Jersey for the
Presidency.
Mr.. stockton followed In q vigorous democratic
speech by Mr. Leon Albeit, VINO likewise pronounced
himself in favor OF Parker for President
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
The State Committee have agreed upon the following
temporary organization:-
Chairman. Mr. Leon ALBEIT of Hudson; Secretaries,
b. H. Throckmorton. James l. Barr and Thomas G.
Bonnell