Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-09-05
A POLITICAL REVIEW,
THE FIRST PRIMARY HELD
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Others to Follow and the CGnven-
IOns TO Open---The Big
Fight of the Fall.

feed upon, RS the fall fight has not
progressed sufficiently to make matters
at all exciting. Saturday night the
First ward Democrats held their pri-
mary for the election of Il delegate to
the State Convention. That was the
entering wedge. After this week event
will follow event so rapidly that the
student of politics will have to be wide
awake if he means to keep himself
fully informed.
A week has wrought no changes
upon the Democratic side of the house.
Leon Albeit, the hero of the whiskey
ring, will be the standard bearer in the
Gnhernatorial contest. Very little
will be said by the Democratic man-
ayers about the temperance question.
They are pledged against sumptuary
legislation, and everybody knows it.
The scheme of the Albeit followers j.
to impress upon the people the fact
that their candidate is against all ''of
the wicked railroads" and in favor of
taxing "graspipg monopolies, while
the Republican candidate, whoever he
may be, will be labelled by them a
servant of General VIM. J. Sewell and
the Pennsylvania railroad company.
OF course the people will see through
managers have another more import
ant scheme, which will probably be
far more successful, and that is, ex-
pressing sympathy with the Prohibit
tionists. and urging them on to fight
the Rum Republicans. If this
scheme should fail Albeit will be in
the soup, and nothing could save him.
The Republicans will nominate a
strong temperance man. No matter
which of the many estimable gentle
men spoken of are chosen, he will be a
hearty champion of the temperance
cause. 1t is gratifying to know of
many heretofore party Prohibitionists,
who are to endeavor to aid the tenn
perance cause practically by sustain
ing the Republican position, and give
up the Third party sentiment. Found
er Bradley, of Asbury Park, has made
great impression by his honest con-
fession in favor of high license as a
first step, and while Prohibitio nists
laugh derisively at him and berate him
soundly, they are very fearful of the
number he will take from their camp.
To sum up the Gubernatorial matter,
it can be said that the Republicans
have every reason to be hopeful.
Comfy politics are talked of but
little in this city. 1t is az little early
In the second district there is much
being said from the fact that there
are several hopeful candidates. But
the editorial suggestion of the PIONEER
has been generally accepted, and the
County Convention will be just as har-
monious as one could could wish it.
Vineland is conceded the Senator. and
whether it be Tuller or Fowler, will
be determined by the Vineland Re-
publicans alone. The first district
will have the County Clerk, and it is
generally accepted in this locality that
William B. Trenchard will be the man.
1t is very gratifying to hear the Re-
publicans generally demanding that
Hon. Thos. w. Trenchard accept re-
nomination, regardless of whether or
mt hiS fatho ic tho fjalynf Hon
Tom has a heap of devoted followers,
and with a Republican Legislature he
would be able to zealously look after
the interests of his constituents.
In the second district, Hon. Reuben
Cheesman will be re-nominated by the
Republicans and elected. The Demo,
Gratis will of course nominate County
Clerk Mulford Ludlam, but outside of
this nomination they are all at sea,
and if Senator Baker persists in de-
clining to again accept nomination,
their decentralization will be hard to
straighten out. Taken as whole, the
Republicans may well feel joyful.
Away over in Plainfield-that would
be 40 license town-tne authorities
arrest Il man if he refuses to pay his
taxes, even his poll tax. Here no poll
Tax is levied and delinquents go scot
free. AS we have often said, if every
voter here We're compelled to pay poll
tax, the income in few years would,
if expended on our streets make them