New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-10
Nrw.JERsrY REPUBLICANS ENCOURAGED IN THs
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN


Trenton. n j., Sept. e.-The nominations Tor Con
~ the last week have encouraged the Republicans
noro than ANYTHING since the Asbury Park Conven-
tim When Representative so distinguished and
so satisfactory TO his district as Mr. Phelps reurcs u
IS not uncommon TO find his party IN all ugly Suussio
over the succession But the convention III 'no f'h
district was unanimous and enthusiastic from hrSt 10
last Mayor Beckwith, the candidate proposua py
passaIc County. was accepted by Bergen and Morris
with qualifications and no man ever eh'erou uPoh
campaign under more cheerful auspices In tue ISL
district there was stu greater danger OF biundering
The nomination was eagerly sought by half dozen
candidates and the nominee, Christopher berson' was
selected at last because II was evidently the pest 'hhg
IN do He VIII receive the usual majority OF the dis
trict. .
The warfare which the second nomination by tho
democrats thus far made has provoked ATTRACTS wide
attention Representative Pdcock OF the lVth Dis
trtct who leads the Hunterdon County Democrats, is
warmly supported by the members OF inc warren
County ring now In power again al'er various Ca
periences at state Prison and elsewhere. Inc nom
nalon was conceded to Sussex County by usage, and
Samuel Fowler the Pidcock candidate, ana Charies j.
Roe anti PdcOck made the contest. Zoe WON pJ
big majority. The convention had oeeh caeu On INC
basis Of the Congressional vote, plan which Pdcock
had concoctcd as sort of revenge upon the districts
that had opposed him. While the anttPidcock men
were able to make bitter contest, they were over
powered. Pdcock dared not take the nomination MINI
self but he determined his man should nave H. ana
Fowler was nominated The Roc delegates had niean-
while withdrawn and had nominated him independently
The Republicans have yet to select their cahdidate
IL would be moral victory to overcome the flacocA
Fowler combination.
The five counties that have tested the County opuon
law have surprised the majority OF observers tour OF
them adopted county prohibition, and only the hnuehce
of the Cap May hotelkccpers prevented that county
from Joining with the Others II is fair to say That
these counties have been recognized centres OF the tenn
perance movement; but when the Democratic county OF
Warren gave over 1000 majority against license there
ts significance given that cannot be denied NO more
elections can be held under the law until January.
Meanwhile Interesting facts concerning the produc-
ton of beer and ale the law went INTO erect on
Nav have been exhibited The great brewing estab-
lsments Of the State are located In the Fifth ernal
Revenue District ard Newark has most OF them The
active brewing season comprises the months of May,
lime Julv and August the period covered by the now
law There should have been under ordinary circum-
stances an increase I'm the production Of several
thousand barrels but in Newark there net loss OF
O39 barrels I'm four months production. The total
production of the district shows a slight gain. The
law has therefore, had a pronounced effect upon the
production but further examination shows that this IS
disappearing for while the production Of June and
July 1855 fell below that Of 1887, the production IN
August rose from 03,958 barrels in 1857 10 1O $3.50
barrels in 1883 The beer pays fcdeIa TAX OF 81 a
barrel, and consequently the general Government re-
cevcd nearly 100000 from the brewers OF Newah
alone and from the district over Sl3OOOO
IL has been decided in Bergen County that saloon
keep per who holds license granted under tho olu law
before Nav IS not amcnable TO the provisions OF tho
new law until he has been licensed under IT,