Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-03
WINDING UP THE CAMPAIGN
Latest Views on the Doubtful States,
MORE COMMENT ON sAOKvILLE.
AN AGED OFFENDER osFIEs ARREST
Eighty French Miners SuFocated.
Views of 1t from Jersey City-Where
the Republican and Democratic Head
quarters Are.


JERSEY CRY, Nov. 3.-This year both repub-
lican and democratic state headquarters are
located in Jersey City instead of Trenton as
heretofore. The result of this is that the city
is full of politicians from all sections of the
state, who eagerly seize upon every piece of in
formation from the several districts Immediately
upon its receipt at either headquarters. Several
speakers from Washington are now here wait
ing assignments to different points in New
Jersey. Among the number are Col Wm
Edgar Rogers, the lawyer, of 1899 + street;
Col. Murphy, who has been familiar figure in
the Capitol corridors for the past three or four
years; ex-Gov. Spate and 7. j. Mcdonald, who
was employed as inspector of construction on
the new Library building. All of these are
employed by the republican state committee.
The Washingtonians who are working for the
democratic committee are Capt. j. W. Bryce,
OF 9th street and Louisiana avenue, and Mr..
+. 1. Matthews. Senator John II. Mcpherson
Is constantly at democratic headquarters and is
working like u beaver to carry the state for the
national democratic ticket. His friends say
that in the event of Cleveland reelection, and
provided the state gives him good, round
majority, the New Jersey Senator will be pro-
vlded with cabinet portfolio, probably the
Secretaryship of the Treasury, owing to his
extended financial experience and knowledge.
REPUBLICANS LIKELY To GAIN A CONGRESSMAN.
The outlook as to the congressional elections
in the state are not so very encouraging to the
Democrats. The present delegation in Congress
stands five republicans-Hires, Buchanan,
Phelps, Kean and Lehlback, and two democrats,
Pidcock and McAdoo. In the first district Gen.
William Brindle. democrat who is well known
In Washington, is making strong tight to be
elected congressman, and is gaining many work
lngmens votes. The probability lis, however,
fl,nfh hxax 1Afn
as his district is, and always has been. strongly
republican. The second district will return
Judge Buchanan to Congress. The third. fifth
and sixth districts will also probably return re-
publicans to the House of Representatives
while McAdoo. democrat, will be reelected in the
| seventh (Hudson county and Jersey City by a
| reduced majority. The fight in the fourth dis
| trlct Is particularly hot and interesting one.
This district is now represented in Con-
| gress by j. n. Pidcock, democrat. The latter
! party had big split at the nominating con-
vention, and the result was the nomination OF
dual democratic candidates-Fowler, by the
1 Pidcock faction and Roe by the anti-Pid.
cockites. Both factions are working hard, and
both claim that their respective candidate,
| will be elected. In the meantime the repub
licans are making quiet but earnest fight fol
their Congressional candidate, Voorhees,. OF
| HunterdOn county, (Pidcock's home). and it il
| more than probable that he will pull through
| by plurality of anywhere from 500 to l,OOt
/
fourth district have announced their intention
| of voting for Voorhees,. and il is beginning tc
look as though New Jersey will be represented
in the Fifty-first Congress by six republican
| representatives and only one democrat
Meade, of this city.
BOTH PARTIES ARE CLAIMING THE LEGISLATURE
which viii elect a successor to Senator McPher.
son. with the odds slightly in favor of the re.
| publicans. In the event of the success of the
latter, either ex-senator Sewell or Congressman
William Walter Phelps will be chosen. The
congressman refused denomination in his dis
| trict and is now making good fight to sue
ceed to McPhersons senatorial toga.
The democratic split and dual congressional
| candidates of that party in the fourth distric.
will while ii may lose the democratic party a
congressman bring out the full party vote
and give Cleveland and Thurman a larger ma
| j0rity than has been given there in years Jer-
sey City and Hudson county will also give a
democratic majority for the national ticket of
from 1000 to 5000 which will insure q majority
in tle state equally slargc as that given Cleve-
land in 1884
As election day draws near the excitement
and hustle in the state increases. Scores of
meetings are held by both parties nightly:
torch-iight professions by the hundreds. and
tons of campaign literature are being circulated
The increased registration throughout the state
Indicates that the vote in New jersey next
Tuesday will be greater than any since the war.