Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-07
NEW JERSEY.


 This state is undoubtedly Democratic The majority for Cleveland appears larger than in 1884. The legislature is also Democratic in both branches.
 The Democrats have also gained the Third congressional district and may have retained the Fourth district, in which there were two Democratic candidates running, although the Republicans claim the election of Noorhees by a small ma ajority. Cleveland made gains of about 1, 400 in Essex, Hudson and PaSSalG counties. On the other hand the Republi- eans made great gains in the First congress Bional district
 The result In congress districts is as fol lows:
 First District-Chris. A. Serzen Rep(, 5000 plurality over William Brindley Dem. and Labor).
 Second-James Buchanan Rep), 5000 plu- rality over Chauncey H. Beasley Dem,). Third-Jacob A. Geissenhammer Dem) 2,5OO plurality over John Kean, Jr. (RepD /; a Democratic gain
 Fourth-In doubt.
 Fifth-Charles D. Beckwith Rep) 1000 plurality over Mahlon Hoogland Den.).
 Sixth-Hermann Lehbach (Rep.) 4plurality over Joseph Haines Dem). Seventh-William McAdoo DemD S04 plurality over Gilbert Collins RepD lie ltlSSb I6luIllS lfe 1OlAON iliS eil- ites for president in the counties:
 In Jersey City Cleveland gets about 3,50O plurality, and 6 ,00O in Hudson county. Nc Adoo, for congress, was cut i'll the lower section of the city, but he gets at least 300 majority in the county. In the assembly districts the Democrats are particularly sue cessful, and gain four assemblymen In the First district, O'Neill, the Democrat who was so bitterly opposed by the church people of the district, is elected by more than 500 plurality. Mclaughlin, the Independent Democratic candidate, did not | get 100 votes. In the Second district Norton, the regular candidate, got at least 2,5O0 majority, Q thousand more than his opponent 1 got votes.
 Essex county showed great Democratic 1 gains. Herman Lehlbach (Rep.) was re elected to congress by 1000 plurality. The | Democrats gained three assemblymen in Newark, one of them in the Ninth district, which heretofore been strongly Republican with but one exception. The county gives a Republican plurality of about $50 for preSi- dent against ,215 in 1884.
 Caldwell Essex county, Grover Cleveland's birthplace, gave Harrison 80 plurality.
 Harrison gets 600 plurality ill Burlington county, and Carter (Rep) is reelected sen ator by about 500. The Republicans re-elect Hansell in the First assembly district and Doron in the Third. The Democrats elect Davis in the First, gain. Buchanan Rep.) for congress, has about 600 plurality in the county.
 Cumberland county has gone Republican on the presidential ticket by about 200 plu- rality Republican gain of 200 The Re publicans also elect Neuchard in the First and Cheeseman in the Second assembly dis tricts by about 500 plurality each.
 Somerset county, Senator McPherson's home, gives Cleveland 175 plurality, a Re publican gain of 14, and elects Jacob Klots (Dem.) to the assembly by 175 This is a Democratic gain. Voorhees, (Rep.), for con, gress carries the county by $50, running against two Democrats.
 Cape May county gives Harrison about $50 plurality. In 1884 it gave Blaine 231 It elects Walter s. Leaning Qep) senator by about 800, and Eugene c. Cole (Rep) tc the assembly by about 50. Bergen Rep.) for congress, carries the county by about $50 The vote was the heaviest ever boiled in the county, and the Republicans gained in every precinct.
 Harrison carries Mercer county by about HOO plurality, a Republican gain of 800 Buchanan (Rep), for congress, gets ], POO The Democrats elect Schroth to the assembly in the Third district, a gain The Republi cans elect Scudder in the First district anC Chambers in the Second district by 6S4 plu rality. It is calculated here that Cleveland will have 5000 plurality ill the state. The Democrats concede the election of al three Repu blican candidates to the assembly
 Morris county gives Harrison 125 plurality a Democratic gain of 250, and is nearly a ti, on the vote for congressman Carnot B. Meeker (Rep), for assembly in the First dis trict, has about 172 plurality, and John Nor ris (Rep) in the second district about TO Naughton Dem) is elected in the Third dis trict without opposition. Elias B. Mot (Rep), for county clerk, receives about 17; plurality -. Elizabeth City gives Cleveland 1, 100 plu rallty and the county about TOO
 Middlesex county will turn up GOO plural ity for Cleveland, the same as in 1884 Geis senhainer Dem.), for congress, has probably small plurality in the county, and Adrian Oem.), for senator, claims 800. His election is conceded The Republicans gain an as semblyman in the First district, electine Eggert. This is gain They also re-elec1 , Herbert in the Third. The Democrats cleo Kane in the Second district Ths returns, so far received, indicate that Harrison will not have over ,OOO blu ralitY in Passaic county. This is a Demo cratic gain of 800 over 1884. The Democrat. also eject John Mallon senator over Eugene Emley, making gain. The assembly dele gation will be, usual, three Repu blican and cne Democrat. The vote on senator ii very close.