New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-11-04
rERRrr0RLAL DELEGATE NOMINATIONS.
HOJP NEU-JERSEY WILL 90.

THE STATE CLAIMED FOR TmDEN BY ONLY LOO
IrMAY 60 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Thu PIEID.
lPRON Az oCC As!OSAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TlBCNE
TRENTON, y. j., Nov. 3.-lhe prospects Of the
election Of the Hayes and Wheeler Electoral ticket in TIC
State " NcwJcrsey have been gradually hu surely i'm
proving weeks. The contest now is at least an
even Que with only very slight chance in GOV Hllders
favor That the Republicans have good ground for hope
is shown quite conciusiycly by the published estimates
na,le by Democratic leaders themselves, IN which the
STATE is claimed for Tdcn certainly only by majority
OF Zoo In this estimate, however Essex County Is
put down tOr l. Republican majority OF $500, and
Hudson County is given 10 the Democrats by
majority Of 1900 There can be no reasonable doubt
that the Republican electoral ticket viii receive much
larger majority than $500 IN county which has almost
uniformly been Republican by a majority closely APP
preaching OOO ana which year ago state election
devoid Of all the strong Influences Of Presd :ntiI cam
pagu elected eight Republicans out OF nine A.senlbymen
and when gave the Administration m l3'2 majority u
1850 On the other hand. Hudson County, tho gh gener
ally Democratic gave scuider Rapuhlcanl iot Congress
I'm 81 aor " of 2S9 and which IS safe 10 estimate
will not this year bc carried by Mr.. HSrionberSh by
majority greater than 1900. II fair allowance he
made in favor Of the electoral ticket above the vote
which viii probably be given to the Congressional caud-
date there is probability that IL Will exceed 1000
Other Democratic estimates have not been very dssim
lar from this, and their own figures, whI analyzed
have been much more against them IMAM any u'tNu IIoi
Republican sources.
In the Congressional contest the Republicans have
everything 70 gain aud nothing 10 lose since everything
which could d., lost lost two years aga. There IS
every probability OF reganing at least two, and per-
hap. three the districts which were lost under the IN
nucncc Of Gov Bede'- candidacy aud the iital wave Of
1874 The With and With Districts will Dee easily re-
gained on Tuesday next. the vth having Republican
majority Of 1900 and the With OF 5000. The real
battle-ground has become the Hid and with Districts.
The former Prof Athcrton, has something more than
fair chance OF remaining the Democracy and Miles
Ross In the With District the Democrats are certain
70 lose heavily and it win he less OF surprise if Mr..
StDstuy should defeat Mr Hardeubcrgh tian It was in
l,T2 When j. " Scudder defeated Noah CaylOr.
The Senatorial hght has been virtually reduced 10
MiidlescX County, where the Democrats nave conferred
oil their strength against Senator Jdrrar who mas spent
six years IN Trenton senator and i've a. Assembly
An attempt was made ny Tie Dem crats 70 loiGe
the against the reelection 81 senator morn III
Burlington County but t has been alani0nrd and mat
gcntlcnans election Is now conceded. The Repubhcl]
Will carry Cape May, Burlington, and NdfieseN which
they already possess and the Democrats Will certainly
maintain their hold SusspN since TIE Rrpuhlitans
have lrclted 20 make nomination there, ana VIII IL
vide their vote between the opposing Denocratic caud-
dates The Democrats viii certainly lose fasSic, winch
ex sneaker Hobart VIII probably carry by majority ot
900 or 200, and will certainly gain Hmterdon,
probably by heavy majority, the kepunllcdus conccl-
ing that senator Potts the only VINO can carry H.
The senate will probably stand IL Republicans Ia 10
Democrats The Republicans sustained n loss OF ono
laOrS or 1873 and 1874 having been Il Republicans 10
Democrats. ,
change the complexion OF the Assembly, ITS majority
Of l3 RcDubcans last Winter having been about what
would reasonably be- expected from the redistctne ~
1871 since which the Democrats nave never GOhtfobeu
both Houses aud have only controlled the House ono
year-lS73. The Assembly last year stood 81 hepaO-
leans to % Democrats