The New York herald., 1878-10-29
NEW JERSEY POLITICS.

Tho political contest 10 the Seventh Congressional
district OF New Jersey, comprising tho cltcs Of Jor-
sey CITY, Hoboken and Bayonne, and the several
townships OF Hudson county. promises to DO one Of
tho most interesting in New Jersey for years
There four complete tickets In the field, and
several attempts. as ye. Intellectual, have been made
by anti-General Committee democrats to place an.
other ticket in the held Hudson county has Of latc
years gwen tho democratic ticket majority OF from
5000 TO 5000, and has earned tho name OF the
banner democratic county Of tho State the
dtsanection exlsling among the democrats and
the progress made by she grcenDackeSs,
Is is expected VIII reduce tins majority
greatly. For Congress Patrick II. Lavcrty, the
present SheriG, has bcsn nominated by the demo-
cra,s; Lewis A. Brigham, ex-msmber Of Assem- by,
received the republican nomination; Jonn b. WI
ra0L contractor, has been nominated by the green
bnckers, aud the independont grsen6ackers have
placed nomina.ion Y wa Sn1aaSsy HS Sarf' 'no pup
In tho shrisvaity contest the candidates are John
Mullins. the president oi the Jersey City Boara OF
Finance, democrat; Colonel John J. Tonsy, former
Assem- biyman, republican; Isaac Van saun, green
back, aud James RallstOn, Bayonns saloen keeper.
indepsDdsnt groenback.
SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE POLITICAL TONE OF
M GREENDAcx NEWSPAPER.
General oxsey. ot New Jersey, has for soms time
been sho proprietor and editor Of the Nalionolis
grssnback daily In Paterson On Saturday afternoon
four O'Clock he drove up to the once OF the paper
and received his usual number OF copies and then
drove hrs residence distancs In the country.
Tho numbers OF the paper contained the usual Cd
itorial and reading matter edited by himself
Hardly had ho however, Left town before the
publisher Of tho paper, Mr. James O. Fisher ordered
the forms removed from the press and tho papers
already run destroyed. New matter democratic In
pCiitics, tnen set up the green back uckos was
taken down from the head Of the columns and the
democratic ticket substituted The usual number OF
papers then run OF ana published Mr. Fisher
claims that General Hoxsey was over $500 bohind In
his pay euts and that his printers would not work
any unless be adopted the course he did. Cen.
eral Hoxsey denounces the whole unparalleled
fraud psrperated by M Fisher and several leading
democrats TO sell out the greenuack party. Ho says
he pccuniarily Interested IN the success Of the
paper. had obtained all The advertisements and hao
secured the publisher. .I8f
The pubic werc naturally astounded at the change.
Gonornl Hoxsey did not know OF IL until yesterday
morning, when he went to Paterson from hs country
residence He At once procsededt0 the editorial ofcc
Of the Nati0ndiis, but found u locked, though he
I. could the at work inside He called ~ the
business c1ics demanded TO the publisher,
but was informed that he net IN Later IN the
day he met w. A. Fonda, aiawyer, who had been act-
ing In ths capacity OF city editor OF the paper An
angry alteration ensued but bystanders prevented
encounter, which vas expected every minute.
Tho General announces his intention Immediately y
10 commences the publication OF another daily.