The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-16
THE PIVOTAL COUNTY.
The Republicans and Democrats
Will Battle for Supremacy
in Salem.
Special to the JERSEY cttu Msn,.


TRENTON, Sept. 16, 1890. According to
the figuring of several prominent Repub-
licans, the pivotal county in the coming
campaign is Salem county, now repre-
sented by the senior Senator, William
Newell, an old fashioned Democrat. Sa-
lem is naturally Republican county and
should return Republican Senator. The
cause Of the doubt Is the candidacy of
Richard T. Starr, prominent Salem city
business man and the present census gu
pervisor for the district covering the low
er counties. He was first in the field and
intends to stay where he is until the con-
vention. Many Republicans, not only
in Salem, but in other parts Of the State,
contend that Starr is not perfectly safe
candidate. Not word is argued against
him. except that he is too much "kid
glove" to catch the farmer vote.
The idea prevails in Salem that since
Senator Newell wrested the Senatorial
honor from the Republicans, candidate
to win, in q county SO distinctively agri-
cultural, must go around with hayseed in
his hair, and the odor of fertilizers in his
clothes. The fear is that the farmers
will not vote for Mr.. Starr should an old
fashioned farmer. with full knowledge
of crops and agricultural implements be
put in the field by the Democrats. The
ScSA>As
any chances.
ANXIOUS FOR HIRES.
The leaders are now making overtures
for ex-Congressman George Hires to 90
into the contest, believing him to be a
winning man. The State leaders are
anxious for George Hires to say the word,
and matters will take on another hue In
old Salem. Assemblyman John Ward is
again mentioned in connection with the
nomination. He was disposed TO push
the purple aside, because there was hope
of his moving into the Sheriff's office.
where the pay is sufficiently large to
tempt most men. The concern of the Re-
publicanS is to secure man that can be
elected, for with Salem the Republicans
will have a majority in the Senate, and
all the partisan schemes threatened by
the Democrats will be held in check.
Somerset and Union, it is thought, will
return Democratic Senators.
The Essex County Repu blicans have
fixed on September 23 tor their conven-
tton. They are still discussing candi-
date for Senator. Those mentioned are
William r. Williams, Surrogate Mum,
DIR. II. G. HI. Herold and r. Wayne Par
ker. On the Democratic side matters are
fixed and Colonel Michael T. Barrett,
now on Governor Abbett's staff, who was
defeated three years ago by Senator Mar
tin. will be the nominee The Republi-
the outcome. The Democrats will hold
their convention on October s.
HOPE OF CARRYING BURLINGTON.
The Republicans of the Second district
of burlington have decided to nominate
William c. Farmer, of Burlington city,
for Assembly. This district is securely
Democratic. Michael Perkins, of Bever-
ley township, took it from Albert Han
sell last year, anc the Republicans hard
ly hope to get it back. Perkins is to be
renominated
Nathan Hays. the Republican candi-
date Tor Sheriff, is preparing for one of
the liveliest campaigns the county has
seen for years. Some Republtcans, who
are not pleased by the diplomatic way he
secured the nomination about ten days
ago, are busy throwing cold water on his
canvass. They are exousing their peculiar
conduct on the ground that it is not
policy to give the Office of Sheriff to any
man for a second term. While Hays will
not secure the enormous majority that he
secured when he ran before, he will
doubtless roll up majority not much
behind the figures reached last year in
the Gubernatorial campaign
The Democrats of Bergen county are
making the most confident statements
about what they propose doing with
Sheriff Cadmus, the Democratic nominee
for Congress They claim that he will
lead Congressman Beckwith at least 600
majority. Senator Winton stakes his
reputation as a political prophet that
Cadmus will defeat Beckwith and be the
next Congressman from the Fifth Dis
trict.