New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-12
THE ELECTION ~ NEU-JERSEY
HOW THE STATE WAS WON BY BREWERY IN.
TERESTs THE COMING DEMO-
CRATIC STRUGGLE.

Trenton n. j., Nov. 1.-THE disappointment OF
Ncw-Jerscy Republicans on Wednesday was uncon-
ceaed. The National victory made the result In
New-Jersey only more Notifying The great Drew
ing and saloon interests of Newark, jersey City and
Paterson combined and swept the board. The south
ern counties where rural sentiment dominates, gave
larger Republican maioitcs than usual The losses
of the Republicans I'm Hudson, Essex and Passaic
counties sufficient to give the Democrats more
than the ma Orty they received In their National
ticket and for members Of the Legislature. Had
Essex done ordinarily WELL the Legislature would have
leen Republican by majority at least, while Pas
sale in losing Senator gave the Democrats control
of the upper house for tho first time In twelve years
The vast sums Of money used by tho brewers and
saloon-kcepers to defeat Assembly candidates, made
the election one Of the most corrupt on record In the
three counties named above. The sole object of the
saloon men was to elect Demo ratio Asscmblymen
and Senators, but the money was used TO help the
general ticket we'll
Interest now centres in the course the Democrats
will pursue. 1t Is said that tho plan Of campaign Of
the Democrats has been utterly defeated by the cleo
ton of Harrison. Confidently relying upon Cleve-
lands election. Senator Mcpherson was to have
Cabinet office, and Ex-Governor Albeit tn Sena oshp
There will be no Cabinet place for Mr. McPhe son,
and he Will try conclusions with Albeit IN the caucus
II will be a desperate struggle. but Nh Mcpherson
cannot wn it Is said and he will have To meet the
Albeit Meanwhile, the brewers come forward with
their demand. They will accept no compromise, they
say and VIII elect Senator uati! the high
license county option BIZ Is repealed Tho Demo
cratic leaders sec peril IN this, It wocd affect
them dlsastrously the cleo ton for Governor next
year. and they have already adopted plan of action
They icpudatc in public the statement that the Dem
ocraic party is allied with the interests, declare
they VIII upon retaining The 81 license features
OF the liquor law. and VIII repeal only
the county ptOn portions. The sundayciOs NJ part
OF the act they VIII modify, they say, only so far as
give saloon keepers the right Of trial by jury I'm pro-
cccdings for the forfeiture OF license. Tho Democrats
winter. Including thos AFT clinc the elections.
The consolidation Of ths Reading B1ltimoro and Ohio
and Iehigh Valley Railroad interests Is currently re
ported, and II is said they intend 10 use the staten
island terminus of tho Baltimore and Ohio for coal
and frrghts and tho fchigh Valley terminus for
passengers and Now-lork frcights The NcwJrrscy
Central seems be left in the cold In this combination
and lis future becomes uncertain. y land agent OK
ttc Ichri Valley has been naang purchases In Union
County for a connection between tho LchGh Valley and
the baltimore and OhlO's Staten Island road The
combination would axe a further Increase In rail-
road valuations I'm the state. which now Yield MIL
Ion and a quarter OF taxes.
There is a growing suspicion that the Pidcook Demo-
cras whose candidate Tor Congress was samuel Fow
Ter are determined TO have him seated and
The Republicans Will probably have recount of the
whole district should Fowler claim the certificate. II
Is reasonably certain thar voorhees, OcpD has major
Nv Of about 100 IN thr district but the friends Of
Fowler Of the Kind who hesitate at nothing.