New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-26
GEAER4L POLITICAL NEWS.

DEMOCRATIC QUA&RELS ~ NEW-JERSEY.
A ZINE ASSORTMENT OF sQUABBLts AND GENERAL
BITTERNESS ~ TIE NIH DIsTRiCT-FAIR PROS
PEcls OF EIECHNG A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS
Man.
Iron Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oFTHE TRIBUNE
BrLyIpERE, y. j., Aug. 25.-The Democratic
parry o N,WJ,sey have ROW on hand hnc assortment
Of family jars. The sly Ell rs Of Senator Mcpherson to
defeat his beloved colleague senator Randolph have oc-
casoned much bad blood between the state House Ring
and the friends OF Nj Mcpherson and quarrel Of IN
common Viyacty. and extending al over the state, Is
now the result. The Hon. Leon Albeit and the Hon.
OTeste Cleveland Hudson County, have gone INTO the
business of Killing each other of, and this makes first
class seo OF uself besides being complicated with the
general Randolph Mcpherson row. But, for small
ouarre tie one that waved this Congressional Dis
trlct is the most venOmouS. The district, which is
denseY Democratic, comprises tile four counties OF
Somerset Euntcrdcn, Warren and sussex. In accord
ance with party usage the Democratic nomination falls
10 Warren County which has recently become famous
for the sze OF its Democratic colony IN STATE Prison
The two leading asprauts the place ex-senator
sivertEorue and Prosecutor Harris. Tie latter IS
young man who ocal capacity did much 10 help
aJong the exodus to Trenton by sharp prosecution OF
the j Inocrac peculators. or course Harris represents
whateye hostility there IS IN the county against the old
ring slverthorre has bad experience legs
laor ana is a shrewd though uncuitivated statesman
1t is his credit that lie escaped the fate OF another
and SO far as appears he has been guilty of
no criminal of nee IN The premises But the OppO-
nent o. Harris he represents the old Ring The Demo
Gratis who helped dig the frauds insist that Harris
earned the by his stalwar fight against the
Ring The others insist that his prosecution was unfair
that pocketed indictments and used iavorsm, and
that at all events 50 many Warren County Democrats
were implicated In the frauds that the party cannot
afford to lose their votesvotes which would be lost
Harris were made the candidate.
with ippl
aud leading Democrats the county instead of trying
10 heal up the quarrel doing their utmost TO in
tensiy IL, each IN tfe hope that he may slip IN
should Harms and siverthorne destroy each other.
judge Morrow of this town. is among the foremost III
had clear lead the Judge esPOused the cause OF
With much violence. and is now actively at work
with the otner politics. Hitherto the Bench OF New
Jersey rarely degraded itself by entering holly into
partisan struggles. The judiciary. has maintained
semblance OF dignity at least, and Judge MOrTOw's
croobeJ excursion into politics has not added to his
repuc, especially among those VINO suspect tht ne Is
really cndeavoriug TO climb over Tue iouu whom ne Is
nominally aiding and secure the place Tor Lilloe1.
More discreet judge Morrow II no less bilious,
ia Judge Hand. of Washington lie mas adrOlty Kept
ont sight wnIle encouraging the COMBAT Whlle MS
repute for unsclsh patriotism as good, 10 say the
least az Judge MorrOws and he is weighted with less
Troublesome record Ia of TIE failure or bOih
sivertnorne and Harris likely than other
The arcst developmeni however, plot TO ignore
Warren County and ITS qnarres altogether For thls
reason Senator Pdcock, OF Hunterdon, and Lawyer
Cochrane Sussex, helping make the fight here
more determined aud deadly COchrane seems Just now
TO be making the most prosperous headway, but any
candidate Will go INTO the campaign under serious dis
advantages Meanwhile The Republican ranks
closing up for hopeful struggle In this county the
organz tiOn never before so complete. The Gar
field and Arthur Club Of Newton sussex County starts
on with several DrmOcrltc recruits and Hunterdon
County the home OF MI Potts, can ne trusted TO give
good account OF Itself Under the circumstances
Republican, representative from the lVth District Is
NOT n.yrobsblc.