The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-08
THE FALL CAMPAIGN.
1t Promises to Be Exceed
ingly Lively Through
out the State.
sHERIFFs AND COUNTY CLERKS.
Twenty Candidates for Sheriff and
Twenly-Eight for County
Clerk in Burlington.
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TRENTON. Aug. s, lS93.-The political
campaign, despite the fact that this Is an
off year, will be an active one. Tit cam
paign can be said to be fairly open.
Apart from a smart fight on the LeEisla-
ture there will be a lively contest in
eighteen counties over the important
county offices, such as Sheriff. County
Clerk and Surrogate. These offices are
sharply contested for because they are
the most lucrative of the local offices.
The election for Sheriff occurs every
three years, ana for Surrogate aid Clerk
every six years. In every county where
the elections are to be held there are nu-
merous candidates, and because they are
90 prolific they have started o political
I'll rolling q month CARRIER tnan usual.
Never before has the list OF candidates
been so long, and at the END OF eacn term
IL grows longer becsuse OF the pfodigious
increase of statesmen, particularly those
tha want Offices that pay.
SHERIFFS N THEIR FEES.
The eighteen counties III winch the
term of the Sheriff will expire are At
lautic, Burlington, Camden, u ber-
land. Essex, Gloucester. Huusou, Hun
NlClAEl W
Morris, Ocean, Passaic. Salem, Sussex.
Union and Warren. The office vi Sheriff
III first aud secoud class counties IL AL
ways Il desirable office, beeHuse of the
competency aud more so, because 1t Is Il
stepping stone 10 other political pnnors.
In The larger counties, such as Essex.
HUDSON. Union and Passalc. 1t is WORTH
seeking Tor because of what it pays, but
insths other equities it is not 50 lucra-
tive. excepting where The Sheriff has the
feeding of the prisoners In ihe county
Jail, which is the fact III several counties,
principally burlington, where furnishing
meals to tue ;r.lnips Is sns prlncipat prs-
roaatiye OF the High Sheriff. aud out of
which he derives considerable revenue,
enough 10 make his OIL &c LnU Destlln Tbs
county.
The Sherifs are paid entirely in fee s.
mud the value Of the Office Is likely Ia
vary according ca the amount or lltiga-
tion. The Shariffs Of New jersey at:
organized iut1 an association which
meets periodic lily aud has for Its D ur-
pose lie resi,ta ic. of any changeiln I he
law regulating lhelf fees. Duriux tue
Legislature OF 1892 au attempt Vas ~ ade
To cut down tn. lees of the Sheril1s u M
County CLERKS, tut both officers ilnuledi-
ateiy forEied Stale orgaulzatious ana
defeated The passage OF the Dills. Inc
law does not allow a Sheriff 10 succeed
himself and as u rule the Suerin becomes
one of tue party leaders i'll MS county
and fr, Qaenily pieces Il nis political
honors % being sent TO the State Seuate.
The Sherlffs whose terms expire are
Charles Il. Lacy, Atlantic; Charles II.
| Shinu, Burlington; Heury j. West. Cam
| den: Eben.zsr Whilecar, Cum oerland;
| Jacob Haussiing. Essex; David j. Packer.
| Gloucester: Inward Il. Stanton, Hudson;
w. Howard Lake, Hunteruon: SpaH ford
| w. Bergen, Mercer; Thomas N. Acken,
| Middlesex; RuleIf +. Smock, Monmouth;
| Oscar Linusley, Norris; John Hagetnan,
Ocean; Richard Rossit-r. Passale; james
Newell. Salem; William l.. Williams.
Sussex; William IL. Hicks, Union; MICH
aei w. Weller, Warren.
THE MOST DESIRABLE OFFICE.
The most desirable OF the c1uuty offices
8 that of County Clerk. another fee ofhee
aud generally q profitable one, even in all
the counties. Ga that account the contest
Is always sharp. for the Statesmen WAC
| claim that their party w to them con-
| sideratiun always make q Set for County
| Clerk. because Que or two terms OF 1t is
sufficient to give a man either n financial
| start or enable MIN 10 retire wealthy. AS
that term goes in the country. There ara
| Ave counties where the contest Will he
mads for County Clerk. aud they are
Burlington, Hunterdou. Morris. Ocean
and Sussex. In most of the counties the
Office Is worth $4,000 10 $4,000, while IN
Hudson IT is rhougnt to be worth Slo. 600
The Surrogate, who deals mostly Win
dead meu's affairs, and whose work is
equivalent to that of q register OF wills.
is considered a good place for local states
men to make their start. While the office
Is NOT particularly lucrative. it is easily
flied aud GENERALLY leads to either County
Clerk or Sheriff later.
While iD every county there is consld'
cradle interest being taken in these local
/ tixlits. the greatest array OF political
talent Is in Burlington, where there are
ten candidates On both sides Tor SherlH
and fourteen In each party for Couuty
Clerk. This will make q lively campaign
ia that county. for the present Sheriff
Charles Sninn. is a democrat. and the
retiring County Clerk, Charles I. Parker,
lisa republican. and the county Ia con
sidered a Republican county. but ha
lately been going Democratic.
In eight counties there will be selected
State Senators. and that will give zest Il
the fghti u Salem. Gloucester. Camden.
Monmouth, Somerset, Warren, Uuior
and Essex. In Gloucester. Salem ant
Somerset there Is now going on an ami
able battle among both the Democrats
and Republicans for the nominations
The Senatorial fight will necessaril!
be sharp. because the Senator
elected in November will remai'
III office, and will have the privilege o
voting for Il successor to John X. Mt
Phersou, aud In that WAY the Units'
States Senatorial fight practically opens
although it is three years away. Ih
Senatorial contest will also be influence
by the motious of the Citizens' League
which is the antl-rac e track organization
Land they intend this fall to carry lhei
hattie against the "bookies" right Int
the primaries.
THE ASSEMBLY FIGHTS.
aIn every county there will be Coroner
to elect and members of the House @
Assembly. The Assembly fights will al
DO interesting, becauss Of the fact tina
anothor rnes track Legislature must b
secured 10 prevent the repeating OF las
years laws. should they not be declare
II unconstitutional by the courts, wter
they are now being considered. Tn
sCitizens' League will epdeavor to secur
the nomination of men who will b
pledged NOT TO vote for any additions
race track legislation aud TO assist In r.
pealinG the series OF laws passed las
winter
In d few counties there will be n
county officers 10 elect except a CoroDe
aud Tint is done every year. In Serge
county besides the members OF the A.
sembly there Is only one Coroner to +
elected. In Cape May Two Coroners an
Z Surrogate with tue Legislature; II
Somerset, no county officers excertin
Cvruhrr and Senator aud Assemplymar
he etiics Of County Coroner u sbcr