New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-02
rnocpECTS IN NEW-JERSEY.
onors CONTEST IN SOME COUNTIES.

-rvrI's CANDIDACY FOR THE sENArE-GEN'
GEN. 81 ,c1rI1Ay--THE SHOOTING SEASON
n,c,r Ar CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE }
rk U.rox n. j.. Nov. 1.-The election on
III he more exciting than the political proph-
The contest in at least five OF the seven
There State Senators are elected mas peeh OK
earnest and the local struggles Tor the seec'loh
'le'.h srs of Assembly have been almost universally
o. s and interesting. Cape May County mas propF
,esr seen such election campaign Us that VI 'hi'
p are are only about 200 votes cast ana the 'er
year =, loroe Senator Gardner, Senator Nichols, AS
n'O,y Armstrong and many others have been max
sen''.oobes for the Republican candidate, MI
lex and all of the meetings have Deeh
h II has not been nfrequently the case that among
Iae affairs would be who had driven thirty mlIes
'D .ho sandy roads TO listen to Republican doctrine
"a % discussion upon the oyster ques.'on-
anu the biggest thing in Cape May. 1t elects or de-
CsV'o., NJ the candidates and the tariff, Southern
les 1 and other issues sometimes disappear en-
, The Republicans have the whole press Oh 'he
ui', eth them besides o campaign daily paper anu
ava hopefu OF success
"'' pnrincton County the Democrats have Deen max
ln echt and the election of Mr. Carter, the Re
,ublIcan candidate, has Deen conoeuou ,ao
P,ors too much confidence, ana the kepuonoanS nave
perhaps that there may be danger from this source
peon ~ the Prohibitonists here as elsewhere In
Trsav is exceedingly puzzling' ana the degree oi
,,,I depend largely upon the extent 10 WHICH Uno
S,,on tickets which are to be found everywhere
notod The third party mako no concealmeh' Oh
are ,on 70 knife the Republican ticket wherever
..~ can They hope thereby to secure recognition
INC! 0 ..,obtsp which apparently consist OF the
VI o =, torcug their views upon unwilling voters
P' corptv has been wonderfully stirred up by
a,cn for Senator. The Republican Candidate
,Isard Ncsherry has made personal canvass anu
,,es has spoken at three different meetings III lhe
80 Adv He has been In every part Oh inc coun'y ~
Same rb. Democratic candidate, Mr.. Chase, Is
leas' On'0 ~ M great capacity and is suspected
I,oorats Of indifference TO the result for private
" - passaic County has also seen personal can
80 NJ ,iriegs making an able and brilliant campaign
rT armament has much money ana Is not avcrse 10 using
brt Repubican success Is predicted with entire con-
asonce Tn Hunterdon County the Republicans have
tn making remarkably successful campaign against
che hinge Democratic majority, and the attention OF
nomocrs has been diverted there, much to their dis
, az they wanted free hands to contest the more
doubtful counties.
Gsn.ral sewe whose candidacy for the United States
senate after ALL is the principal issue at stake In the
senatorial counties. is confident that the Repaphcan5
will carry Cape May, Burlington and Passac, win so99
chances MbideSeX. success in these counties "ou1
give the Republicans twelve Votes IN te Sohs $4,000 r
nine for the Democrats, ana inc mahus ol 1ehaUi
would be tied. There Will be no one 10 emu
iae Senator Schencks course of last year Governor
Albeit been making as mucn OF GohtesI as VIZ
,aossihe with no to help him among the Democratic
Senator MCPHERSON seems 10 nave uOe houuE
whether the charges against Mr. Mcpherson are true
not Mr. McPhersons fate is in the hands OF Uenera
Inc Assembly districts have been fought with little
reference TO the general result. Local ISSUES
and personal qualifications have determined
the course of the campaign In each
and IL is consequently difficult to predlct resuItS
shonld the Repubhcans carry the Assembly there VIII
he an earnest contest for the Speakersp IN Whch As
semblyuan Parker Will probably receive the northern
votes and exSpeaker Armstrong most OF those from tue
nthern part the state. In the senate the electO OF
Senator Grggs to the Presidency seems TO DC cOhcedu
The death Of General Mcclellan was true sorrow 10
,sre number of citizens of ths State Few men had such
,,oYer i'm dra wing toward them the affection OF men
who surrounded them From the time that he arrived AT
Trenton broken by the deprivation OF his command ia
1862 his circle of acquan III NeWJersey Mueou,
lie was partisan Governor, and the only criticism
his Administration came from Democrats VINO tnough
mat he was not enough with the opposition ana
zoo itttle dsnosed admit that Democratic party ser
vice was sufficient qua heatl0n IOI hOOr anu p4cc Ills
death gave rise to expressions OF deep regret:
The railroad cases Will De argued dt the opening
Of the supreme Court November terln here on ucsuaS
Tie work OF preparation las been enormous. The At
ance of maintaining law OF 1854 II is matter
of half million to NeW-Jersey lie saw that the
State must prepared to defend as vigorously as IL
would be attacked by the companies. lie secured "a
associate counsel, Barker e. mmere, Judge H0Hnau
OF Jersey City; W. 5. Gunnere. of Newark, and ". H.
COrhin Of Elizabeth, Penn, nephew OF General Grah!
by the way The testimony taken IN regard TO the val
nations has occupied all summer in the taking. IL
covers all OF every detail of railroad building
The railroads are represented by I. y. McCarter Tx
Governor Bedle, G. NJ. RObcsen, EX-ChanceNor William
son, Mr. Kaeroher aud james Gowan. The argu-
will occupy about two weeks ana Doth sizes are
fully prepared.
Tie shooting season begins tomorrow throughout
New-Jersey for all kinds of game. The partridge
shooting viii be good especially III the mo untains OF
the northern part OF the State.