New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-10
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
THE SEVENTH NEw-JERsEY DIsTRIC

THE SEVENTH NEW-JERSEY DISTRICT.
DEMOCRATIC COMPLICATIONS THAT RENDER THE
ELECTION OF REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN POS
sIBLE.
The Democratic Convention to nominate q
candidate for Congress from the With District OF New
Jersey TO succeed A. A. Hardenbergh will meet to-day
at nOOn in Odd Fellows Hall. Hoboken. The contest
for the nomination promises to be unusually bitter Az
the close Of the last session OF Congress Mr. Harden
bergh announced that he would not be candidate for
denomination. This induced several other politicians
to enter the field, the Democratic nomination
being considered equivalent to an election
In this stronghold Of Democracy. Among the most
prominent of the candidates was Mayor Taussig HIS
candidacy met with strong opposition, and his oppo
nents made q hrewd use OF the prevailing impression
that he willing spend money 20 secure the nomi
nation They out invitations for meeting at the
Windsor Hotel ono being invited. however, who was
not known TO be opposed to the Mayor. AT that
meeting committee was appointed TO wait on Mr.
Hardenbergh and urge him to consent 70 accept me
nomination In order TO the party from defeat Mr.
Hardenbergh consented, and then public meeting was
called for the purpose, announced In the aver
tsements and the posters spread Literally Throughout
The meeting was really Intended as " Doom ioT MT
Hardenbergh, but before the time nAed Ior noia
mttee positively declining to be candidate
under any circumstances In the meantime mayor
that he had only consented to be candidate
because he had understood that Mr. HardenDergh would
Il
stances would he be IA candidate against Mr. Harden
bergh.
The almost simultaneous publication Of Mr.. Harden
bergh's and Mayor Taussigs letters originated the
complications which exist. Mayor Taussigs oppo-
nents aege that before he published his letter ne kpeW
that Mr. Intended 20 withdraw and that his
decnatiOn TO be candidate against Mr. Hardenbergh
only a shrewd political movement TO strengthen
himself On the other hand, many or his friends
believed that his withdrawal sincere and trans
fer red their influence OF the other candidates
Mayor Tausgs opponents transferred their influence 70
william McAdOo, young man who represented the
he la-tA
his adherents began to advocate the nomination OF
Allan L. McDermOtt, the Corporation Attorney OF Jer-
sey City. Before Mayor Taussig's withdrawal McLer-
mott had been strongly supported by MoAdOo, Dnt
they have become bitter political enemies and the fee
Is strong that they do not speak 10 each ohe
Their strength among delegates to the convention Is
about equally divided Among the other cancldHtes
mentioned are Colonel f. p c. Lewis Of HOOOken
ex Mayor Traphagen, of Jersey City, and Mayor
Taussig. IL either McAdOO McDerm0tt
or Taussg gets the nomination, his election will not
necessarily follow by any means The bitter feeling
exists the Democrats will make II possible
for "A good Republican TO be elected by hard work
Among the leading Republican candidates are ex-COn-
gresslnan Brigham. eX-Justce PelOubet, eXShern
Tufey and Gilbert Collins