New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
JERSEY DEMOCRATS IN A QUANDARf'
THEY ARE STRUGGLING TO DECIDE on THE NoNI-
NATION FOR GOyERNoR-oTIER TOPICS.


NATION FOR GOyERNOR-oTIIER TOPICS
Trenton. July Il (Speclall.-Thc Democratic Con-
vention 10 nominate a candidate for Governor Is to
be held I'm the second week OF september anu IT. -
probable TINT the Republican Convention will be called
obout , week later This will give nearly two months
for the state campaign, which Is considered sufficient,
although some favor IA longer time. IL LOOKS 10"
AS 4 the Democrats would need rs much 'iihe u
consider their nomination rs for campaigning ana they
are rapidly becoming amusing In their struggles Inc
long smoulderng fires OF rebellion are breaking mo
flame and II there IS not II lively cohila6ratoh Ill
tbc party IL will be because all signs fall
II was reported last week on excellent authority
,ot senator Mcpherson had been 50 elated Win MS
success I'm the state delegate convention for ''Vo
Land that he had determined 10 take hahd III He
(;oy.rnOrship fight and had selected judge LpphVou'
~ Hudson County, as lis candidate. certain IL Is
tint Llppncotts boom has been materially b"iStered
dlning the last few days. and that he mas eood sup
porter, I'm place Of the vague advocacy WINCH
nyio,ly e,is,ed Tile Mcpherson idea is that the
n.plc Of tho state ripe for rebellion against the
uen who have been IN power for the last 'hIre ye"S'
and that this Is his particular opportunity TOT Sirs
down Governor Albeit and hll MS oro"e ~ Viz
.,uo limo Mr. Mcpherson ~ credited WIN ue'i"rn's
tbst unless some man who Is known opponent OF
,ho halot hox thieves is named. the party might M
we'll hang its harp on IA willow tree lie Is unqtes-
tonably right I'm supposing that the party Is ripe Tor
revolt: but whether he can kad the revolution Is
another question.
II IA said on tho other side That Nppincott cannot
noss,bly b, nominated AZ he Will have b,sex and HUI
son against lin IN any case. Tie Jersey '4ty bcHl"
craft are said to BE- willing 20 do almost anything 10
nr.y1i r5pplucott fh0m being nominated. while Essex
C,unfv has A candidate Of Us own In the person o.
Jndgs Kirkpatrick James smith, IT, Is his backeF'
n,I Nj Smith ll uuquestiOsiably n shrc"h ponu
clan as IN. state affords. This candidacy seems 70
"tnean business" more than any Other on"' ana y
vonld b. 40 surprise to hnd tho two men piih Hs"iS'
each other IN the CONVENTION.
,;oy,-nor Abbott meanwhile IS said % favor Attor
nev General stockton, anybody ess who Is not
Smith man. or a McPhcrsou man, or Ross man. lie
realize, that I'm any OF them he has an opponent
secret or open-to Ms Senatorial ambitions Inc ch'rV
m feature 10 Republicans I, that the Democrats Sno"
That they ralze the danger Of careless nomination.
The Republicans are watching III" Democratic
manoeuvrcs with extreme care, and are not Inclined
to commIt themselves to any policy until they see
what their opponents do. The feeling however that
the campaign must be- conducted on rather dlhe"h'
lines from those followed In the past II general ana
II Is likely To lead 10 an effort 10 get men to the
frout Among the name, suggested lately /, that OF
Franklin Murphy OF Newark, for Governor ana II
he choo,cs TO make the he can certainly have
a powerfl following in the convention. The cam
ragn wouu naturally centre in Hudson and Essex
couutics and it + thought desirable that the candI
date should come from North Jersey.
The decision Of Judge Wcrt' against the appear "i
the ballot box suffers l. taken matter OF course
vet II seems to have disappointed some OF the Jersey
civ ring nevertheless To morrow or Tuesday Judge
Green will decide the pc,lall Davis contempt case,
and II lie Is convinced that there has BEEN alleged
a conspiracy by Davis the TALLER and the lawyer To
get Injustice done by legal ways 1t Will be- strange
indeed II the men are not made q suffer. What the
state now demands above all things is that something
shall be done TO punish the men who were behind
the election officers ia the Hudson crimes against
the franchise.
The Chancellor will decide the Falcs murder
IA writ Of error this week. and If he denies the apDllca
ton the sole recourse Of the boy murderer of
Newark will be the Court OF IaIdons The dis
position Of the public IS inclined toward mercy,
although the acts Of his counsel have rather tended
TO lessen sympathy for him.
The law to limit labor In factories to fifty five hours
n week requiring A saturday hall-hjllday. /, making
much trouble. Ii /, Il poorly drawn act. having been
wrctchcdIy muddd in The Legislature. and the con,c
quencc i that 1t Is utterly impossible to enforce 1t
universally. lrmworkers ana offers VINO Keep
course except defiance. There is question 20 The
consttutonaity of the measure and tn, VIII be
tested I'm the courts. The state Labor Inspector
meanwhile promises 10 use discrimination and To
bring no suits where there Is not fair opportunity TO
obey the act from tie nature 0i thc occupation. IA
amendment giving power to license over time work,
Will probably be proposed next winter In the LesiaL
turc. ,,.
The cncampmont Of the Second brigade at sea Girt
was more than ordinarily successful Inc troops were
under admirable discipline ana 'heir harCnlHG anu
manual OF arm, we're heartily praised The Essay
TlUop Of Cavalrymcn made IA feature OF peculiar III
tcr,t. e,a.. -,
state Frederick T. Frclinghuyscn. u be erected IN
Newark /, now being modelled ana IL VIII De cast III
bronze as soon a, approved by the family The pop
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to pay for the work.