New-York tribune., 1888-08-27
PUBLIC AxFAIRs IN xgw-JERsEE
THE STATE coSvENrIoS-LfcESsE on NO LicANsA
NOMINATION FoR csN0hEss.

NOMINATION. FOR CeNGhESes
Treuton NJ J-Tho call for the State Repuoncsn
Convention 70 nominate electors "as 'sssa
week Tho convention will assemble here on oep'cm'
Der o. tho Democratic Convention preceding u Wy ons
day. The business Of the convention VIII NOT occupy
a great deal Of tmc and the occasion VIII DO macs
notable chiefly BY the resolutions adop'eo anu 'H'
speeches that may be expected from pro"'"oh' .'oH
brs OF the party Tho interest ana enthusiasm sn"
In local organizations and al the cuo cohVcn'ion
at Asbury Park may bs expected IN . sun sca'e,
degree at this assemblage. by that time neariy an
fbe candidates for Congress- and most OF the seha'oa
and many Assembly candidates will oe In the he!d ana
tho real hot work OF the campaign VIII Do uhuer
way IL Is possible, TOO, that BY t1at 'nc mo Dono
Gratis will have shown Interest ana naVe ao'copea
a plan OF action. Heretofore they have oeeh inu,i
ferent TO an astonishing extent The Repuphcan cuos
are now proceeding with the canvass Oh the o'a'e
and good results are anticipated In consequence
The first election OF the fall viii take place tnls
week in Cumberland County, where, under the County
Option law, the people will vote on hoo"'' :" Nv
license, There has been an earnest II eue., CAM
pagn among the temperance people, ana ID ."os.hsr
probable that they viii vote Tor no no'".o 10 10
tlons in four other counties will follow weeh iater
and tho prospccts OF license success 10 cacn Oh
these is considered better than that OF the license
party D., A.. e,.,. q,
The first nomination for Congress In tho state Is
that OF Mahlon Hosgland (Dem.) In tho thtn
District which Is now represented py Mr. Fheps
Mr.. Hoagland Is an oid man
lives secluded life near RockawAy, Morris County,
where he is the richest Of the country round.
He Is an iron manufacturer and protectonAst. He
Will mako a respectable run Tho Repnoheans viii
nominate next week and Mayor Bcckwith, OF Pater'
son, will probably DO their nominee MS eecuoo
s beyond any doubt The Ist District Republicans
win at the same time select successor to Rcpre-
sentative Hires and the Democrats OF the iVth DIS
rict will find a candidate for the place OF tnc nf
mortal pldcociL The ProhIbtonlsfs are maMng NOM
inatIons i'm the Congressional districts ana VIII com-
plcte their ticket later They announce vlgorous
ranpaIrn. Their candidate Tor Presldeot 1encra
Fisk has some personal strength Ia No"-Serey out
IL is noted that the professors At Drew oomnary
whom a Iayman recently said they wore the MOST
companionable lot Of men ho ever met-erc sup
noricrs of Harrison and Morton, despite the claim
that General Fisk would carry the Mo'hods1
Representative Phelps is at the West End HOTEL
Long Branch and VIII enter actively upon tno oon-
arorlal campaign In which his position as the iead-
ing candidate OF his party has boon conccdea dor ne
last two years. The prospects Oh Nopupncsm
majority in the Legislature are exceLeh' lrom every
point Of view. . a., p,,-,,rr,or
County IS one OF the interesting features OF 'ne nial
ket Gardening OF South Jersey. III Is not cnarsce
hat this has anything 10 do with the large Coioreo
population Of that section.