The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-29
An Important Year in New Jersey.

49,
The political calendar for the next five
months Is chock full OF interest for the
Democrats OF New Jersey. Outside OF the
Presidential canvass. they have Demo-
cratic Governor to elect, Legislature
which will choose another Democrat to sue
coed RUFUS BLoDoETT in the United States
Senate next March, and Democratic Con-
gressmen in at least six OF the eight dis
tricts under the new apportionment.
At present. New Jersey has five Demo
Gratis and two Republicans in tho House OF
Representatives. The effect Of the redis-
tricting Of the State by the Legislature OF
1891 is to enable the party. with ordinary
prudence in its nominations and energy IN
It's campaign. to send six Democrats to Con-
Rress instead OF five: and beside this gain.
It has fighting chance In the Second dis
trict. where n change OF six hundred votes
at the next election would upset tho Repub-
lican plurality Of 1890.
The conjunction OF so many important
elections In q single year. with 80 many
private interests and personal ambitions
pulling in different directions increases
and emphasizes the duty OF the party lead
crs and OF the rank and flo Of loyal Demo-
cratic voters to shape tho nominations
with q view to the general result. and to
Q harmonious and successful campaign
throughout tho State. Tho Senatorship
question, the nomination OF Governor to
succeed the Hon. LEON ALBEIT. who Is
Ineligible under the Constitution for re-
election for the next three years term. and
the selection OF winning candidates in the
six Congress districts, which the party
ought to carry. oil involve considerations
Of policy and expediency which are closely
interviewer. They must oil be taken into
account II the Democracy Is to lose no
points when it goes to the polls.
For this reason we regret to observe on
the part Of some OF the leaders In Hudson
county and its outlying provinces dis
position to force an issue at once on the
Governorshin question. and for the benefit
Of a Hudson county candidate. We are
sorry, for instance. to see that accomplished
and willy statesman. the Hon. JOHN RoD'
ERIC MCPHERSON Of Jersey City. lending
his countenance. at least seven weeks In
advance of the State Convention. to the
proposition that there Is something In the
leadership Of the present splendid and
efficient State organization. which needs
to be overturned; and that the
proper way to introduce " new blood Is to
introduce It In the person Of Hudson
county candidate for Governor: Judge JOB
L1PP1NCoTT for talk. Mr.. EDMUND F. G.
Young OF Jersey City for business. Mr..
YOUNG Is probably worthy gentleman. and
he enjoys the immense advantage Of Sena-
tor MCPHERsoN's personal friendship: but
at this distance from the Jersey shore we
have never heard him ranked. as an organ
jxer Of Democratic victory. with such lead
ers as LEON ALBEIT and JAMES SMITH. Jr..
Of Essex. At this distance. indeed, the
premature Hudson county movement looks
less like reform" than like selfish poll
tics, anti Democratic in its tendency; and
ths suspicion rs to the motive and probable
effect is not lessened by the eagerness with
which the Hudson county movement is
commended by the Mugwump newspapers
Of New York.
In view OF the importance OF this years
canvass In New Jersey. and Of the broad
considerations already rected. it would be
particularly unfortunate II anything in the
attitude OF Hudson should provoke In
other parts OF the State the idea that the
county which now has one Of the two
United States Senators. and which has had
the Governor for six years out Of the nine
years past. Is excessive in its preten
sions or claims. Such is likely tt
he the effect in Essex especially
where the feeling Is strong that fair
ness requires that the Democratic candi
date for Governor. at least, should be al
Essex county man this year. Under abl'
leadership the development Of Democratic
strength in Essex has been extraordinary
and at tho Congress elections Of 1890 1t tool
its place at the head. casting more Demo
cratic votes by nearly two thousand thai
any other county in the State.
We believe that in Hudson and elsewhere
reasonable Democrats who can see beyont
the ends OF their respective noses will per
ceive the danger Of a permanent centrali
zation OF the important offices In any on
county. and will recognize the bearing G
the Governorship question on the other i'm
portant considerations involved in the can
vass now beginning.