The New York herald., 1876-10-02
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.
A DULL CAMPAIGN IN THE sTATE-TnH
DEMOCRATS ooNxIDRNT-THE TICKETS.

A DULL CAMPAIGN IN THE srATE-THH
DEMOCRATS coNxIDRNT-THE TICKETS.
THHSroS, Sept 80 1870
Politics In this State comparatively dull. With
the exception Of = few rousng mass meetings which
have been held in Newark and Jersey City BY botl
parties the State has been subjected any
excitement rhe democracy arc very confident Of
and claim majority for Tilden and Hendricks
OF least 10 o00 while The other hand the repu
licans seem despondent, although OF the leaders
say that Hayes and Wheeler will get majority OF
5000 thereabouts or both sides claim tho
legislature The republicans believe they will be able
to scnd Mr. Frsinghuysen back to the United
States Senate for another term, and II not
him. to scnd in his place either Secretary
Robson, General sewei or Cortandt Parker. General
Sewell has strong following, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company included and IN the event OF repub-
Iican Legislature being chosen II would not be sur
prise many II he stepped into the position
plod by Mr. Frolingnuyscn II the Legislature Is dem
ocra.c the most prominent candidates Tor the sena
torshp that side will be state Senator Abbett. ex
Attorney General Gchrist and Ex-Governor Parker.
1t Is said that ex-senator Stockton will
disgrace sticks to his skirss he will meet
with many obstacles on that account According to
chance Tor eectns bo,h the electoral ticket and ma
jority OF tho Legislature The school question, which
swept the State year ago for the republicans IS not
alluded to At all BY that party. rhey maze the
"bioody shirt" ard Mr. Tilden's alleged incot6s tax
evasion the burden OF the There are four
tickets IN the hed--tnc democratic, tho republican,
the prohibition and the green nback Tho latter two
will not poll enough votes TO create any alarm
among the two principal parties. Their supporters
not legion. Up to the present time the following
nominations have been made tno Governor is 70 es
elected this year)-
CONGRESSIONAL
Repubi,can n-First district, Clement II. slnnickson
Second, John Howard Pugh; third, George W. Atbsr
tom Fifth, Alfred Milis sixth, Thomas b. Pcdde .
Democratic First dlsirIct, G, H. sim norman; Sec
ond Hczekiah smith Third. Miles Ross; Fourtn, Al
vah A. Clark Augustus W. Cutler VIII probably be the
nominee in the Fifth district and A. A. Hardenbergh IN
the seventh.
The present Congressional delegation stands hve DEM
ocrats and two republicans A. the coming election
the republicans viii probably gain one-in the sixth
DISTRICT
rnK LEGrsLAruRK
The last Legislature had republican majority on
joint ballot OF H. Six Senators and q new House
OF Assembly 10 DO elected Tho Sena-
tors whose terms expire those from the
counties OF Cape May. Burlington, Hunterdou,
MiduIescx Passaic and Sussex The following nom.
nations have been made Sussex, Frank N. Ward.
democrat; Burlington. Caleb Rdgeway, democrat and
Barton ~ Thorn, republican; Mlddcscx, Lew d. Jar.
rard republican; George Ludlow Will probably the
Carrct Hobart Speaker, will probably get the r.
publican nomination, aud tho present senator. John
Hopper, tho democratic nomination. Hunterd0n
county, the Gibraltar oI tho democracy, wil COARSE
return domocrat-thcrc has been nomination
made yet. In Cape May. Richard X I.camina the
present Senator Will probably be reelected Tho
senate will very likely consist OF eleven republicans
and ten democratic The lower house viii be The pfln-
cipaI bono Of contention,