The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-09-19
in THE POLITICAL FIELD,
GOSSIP AB0UT THE APPROACHING
STATE AND LOCAL CAMPAIGN.

tai, Congressional and AssembIymauic,
Presented in Terse Para graphs-The
Latest Guns in the Local Contests.
Ex-Sheriff Horatio Ely, of Monmouth, is
dead.
The Burlington County Democratic Con-
vention viii be held October 2.
The Third Essex District Prohibitionists
have nominated James w. Pearsall for AS
sembly.
The Democrats of Camden claim they
will elect the entire delegation in the next
Legislature.
The Cumberland County Republican
Convention will be held at Bridgeton Tues
day, the 2sth inst.
The Sixth Essex District Prohibitionists
have nominated Fillmore Condit, a
butcher, for the Assembly
John b. Knight, of Brooklyn, N. j., has
been nominated by the Second District
Prohibitionists for Assembly.
w. S. Darr, a colored man, is candi-
date for Republican Assembly nomination
to the Second Camden district
David F. Merritt has been nominated
for member of Assembly of the First Essex
District, by the Prohibitionists.
The Republicans of the Second Cdmber-
land Assembly District will nominate their
candidate on Monday, October 4.
The Orange Prohibitionists have nomina-
ted George j. Ferry, ex-Mayor OF the city
for Assembly in the Second district.
The Republican Congressional Conven-
ton for the Fourth District will be held at
Remington on the 9Th of October.
Charles E. Hendricksoc, of Mount Holly,
will be supported in the convention for
Governor by his own County of Burling-
ton.
Hon. William Walter Phelps aud wife
reached home from Europe on Tuesday.
He refused to be interviewed on political
matters.
d. "a. Wainwright, the Prohibition nomi-
nee for member of Assembly from the Sec
ond District of Monmouth County, has
Withdrawn.
1t is said that Alderman James Smith,
Jr., will make big effort to be the perma-
nent chairman of the Dsmocra 10 State
Convention.
The Democrats in Phelps's district have
called their Congressional Convention for
Friday, October /, at the Mansion House
in Hackensack.
Assemblyman Titus of Warren county,
whose career last winter is said to have
been satisfactory, it is stated will not seek
the ususl denomination.
The Warren Journal which opposed
Congressman Piacoek's denomination, has
not word TO say about him now that the
nomination has been made
The Newark Republican City Committee
have decided to hold the City Convention
for the nomination of Tax and Water Com
missioners on Monday, October 4.
Lawyer Van SICKLE, of Bridgeton, is
seeking the Democratic Congressional
nomination against Hires. This is. the
nomination Burr Muller wants, too.
The B1idgeton Pioneer, Senator Nicholas
paper, thinks that John w. Newlin has no
business to enter the race for the Senator
ship. And why not, Brother Nichols?
The Warren Democratic Assembly eau
cuses were held yesterday. The delegates
to canvass the votes will meet in conven-
ton at Belyidere week from tomorrow.
A special correspondent at Louisville of
the Newark Euening NeUS thinks that N.
w. Voorhees,, of Clinton, will be run
against Pidcock for Congress in the Fourth
District
The New Brunswick Home Nsics explic-
lily charges that Andy Albright buys the
favor of the papers that advocate his nom
ination for Governor at the rate of $50 per
column.
Chester Van Syckel, who was voted for
by the anti-Pidcock delegates to the late
Convention, states that his name was used
without authority and he disapproves of
such action.
Great pressure is being brought to bear
by his friends on Mr.. j. P. Mcdonnell to
accept nomination for Assembly in the
In'rd Passaic district on a citizens and
labor ticket.
Inc Fourth District Republican Con-
gressional convention will be held at Pat
ID
County convention will nominate Ooun-
ty Clerk the same day.
The Monmouth county Democrats will
select delegates to the State Convention
next Saturday. The delegates to the Third
District Congressional Convention will be
selected there the same day.
1t is reported that x-Assemblyman
Thomas B.. Vreeland will be a formidable
anti-"ice water" scheme candidate for the
Republican nomination in the First Assem-
bly, district of Passaic county.
The Newark Sunday Cal says that the
signers to the constitution of the Republi-
can Association of Camden County, which
is inimical to Senator SewelI, number
already over 5000, but that is probably an
exaggeration.
Since 1S45 thirteen Governors have been
elected by the people. OF these three
have been Republican Newell, Olden and
Ward) and ten Democratic, of whom six
were lawyers, but one, Randolph, never
practised. Five ex- Goyernors are still hy-
Ing.
One of the most noticeable changes made
ia the Sunday Call by the accession of Viii
Hunt to the editorship is its change of
political 'front.' Il has become Republican
annex, and Hunt spends Ill his efforts in
its columns to discourage the Democratic
workers.
The Bridgeton Pioneer comes out
strongly in favor Of the nomination of Gen.
eral Ward for Governor. Irhe Pioneer
claims : there is q good fighting chance for
q Republican Governor" and believes that
General Ward is just the man to make that
fight successful.
The calling Of the Republican Congress
sional Convention in this district for Sep
fernber 3f1th several DAYS before the State