The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-20
THE PROSPECT.
A Hasty Glance at All the Counties
Both Houses in Doubt.
specfol to the JERSEY cur Nems.

Special to the JeTseD City Mems.
TRENTON, Oct. 90. $780, All the conven-
tions have been held and the campaign is
on. There are State officers to be elected,
because in New Jersey the people only
elect the Governor, the bulk of the Off
GERS being appointive. The campaign
this year receives its interest from the
fact that scheme of ballot reform is to
be generally tried for the first time.
Congressman are to be selected in the
seven districts of the State, and Senators
are to be chos en- in eight counties. These
will hold over to vote for the United
States Senators next year. Assemblymen
are to be selected in the sixty districts of
the State, and Sheriffs in all counties but
four 1t is therefore by no means an off
year in Jersey politics. 1t is very rare
that there is an off year in New Jersey,
for O strange combination of clrcum-
stances keeps the political pot boiling at
all times.
This year begins the United States Sen
atorial fight. Leon Albeit Is to be
the candidate ON the Democratic side. No
one contests his right to the honor. Cen
eral Sewell received the caucus nomina-
tion two years ago, and he claims that he
is entitled to the consideration of the
Legislature, should it be Republican.
There is much gossip over the Republi-
can candidacy. There are several men
said to be ambitious to wear the purple.
Many infer that William Walter Phelps
came over from Germany to see how his
fences were, and that he will be back at
the same time next year. Garrett A. Ho-
bart, the chairman of the Republican
State Committee. has never ceased to
hope for something to turn up that might
make Senatorial robe possible. George
A. Halsey also fondles an ambition of the
same character. As to results, it is u year
when forecasts will be scarce. No one is
able to say what will be the outcome OF
ballot reform. Since the Hudson county
investigation disclosed such gigantic
frauds, there has been a tremendous in
crease of the indeDendenU vote. Cover
nor Albeit and Allan l.. McDermott are
confident that the Legislature is TO be
Democratic The result in Newark on
Tuesday last has encouraged them very
much
The Republican leaders express no hone
for the House, but they have some that
the Senate will have Republican ma
jority.
CONTESTS IN A NUMBER OF COUNTIES.
In Salem county the Senatorial contest
is between Richard L. Starr and James
Butcher. The former has developed into
a very aggressive candidate, and has even
astonished old campaigners by the way
he gets around. All indications now
point to his election. Sheriff Butcher.
his opponent. is working persistently.
The fight here is entirely on its meriIs,
and it is very clean campaign.
The fight in Gloucester goes merrily on.
DR., Joseph B. Roe will be returned. He
has made the best representative that
Gloucester ever had. George II. Barker
is the Democratic candidate. He is an
upright citizen and a good neighbor, but
the citizens of Gloucester will return DIR.
Roe because he has been tried and found
| to be good law maker.
The Republican State leaders are in nc
way alarmed at the Harmed fusion move
ment. The whole scheme is SO apparent
! that it will fall to pieces before election
day M. A. Rogers will beat Allan Brewer
| in Camden county.
There is a bitter fightin Warren county
where johnson Cornish and j. M. Reese
are contesting. The former is the Demo
| cratic candidate, and son of Joe Corn
| ish, who has been the Democratic leader
| Of Warren county for years. Cornist
| two years ago was denounced by thu
Warren Democrat in a long editorial, q