Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-03
NEW JERSEY DISTRICTS.
The Congressional Delegation
Basis of 1898 Vote,


1t is well known that the managers of thes
republican congressional campaign are look
ing forward to making great gains in Con-
gress through New jerseys vote next Tues
day. This state made such a decided flop
in the political field last autumn, when the.
legislature was made republican, that a a
great deal of effort has been expended by
the republican engineers this year down
Jersey way" The present delegation
stands two republicans TO six democrats.
In 1893, however the state went republican
by 23,S29, seventeen of the twenty-one
counties giving republican majorities. A.
great deal of stress is being laid by the
managers the figures of this election,
with the following rather interesting re-
suit:
The first district is composed of four
counties, which gave these majorities: Cam
dem, LAB republican; Cape May, 5Sl re-
PUBLICAN; Cumberland, 2,529 republican,;
Gloucester, 1907 republican, and Salem, 40
democratic, giving a net republican major
lty Tor the congressional district of 6,U26.
Inc district is now represented by Mr..
Loudenslager, republican, who received q
majority of 2,5SS i'm lS2
Inc second district has four counties, with }
these majcrties: Atlantic, 627 democratic;
burlington, 800 republican; Mercer, 3,2IS s
republican; Ocean, LOIS republican, a net
republican majority of I,329. Mr.. Gardner.
republican, represents the district, with a .
majority of 2124 in 1S!2.
The third district contains three counties,
all republican in 1893, thus: Middlesex, 324;
monmouth, 5G3; Somerset. $780, a total re-
publican majority of 1,226. The present
representative Is Mr.. Geissenhainer, demo-
crat, VINO was elected in 1892 by 1927 ma.
jority.
The fourth district gave democratic ma
Jorlty in 1888, thus: Hunterdon SIS demo
cratic; Sussex, 56S; Warren, 1,1SO demo
n nat In.a IT, IL
Mr.. Cornish. the present Congressman, is a
in 1892
The fifth district has three counties. vot-
i1s thus last year: Bergen, 344 republican;
Morris LAO republican; Passaic .y2S re-
publican, total republican majority of
JAZZ. Mr.. Cadmus, the sitting member, re-
ce1 r democratic majority of l.462.
Ihe sixth New Jersey includes a part of
Essex county, the whole of which gave a
republican majority last autumn of 5.3lg.
IL Is fair to estimate that one-half of the
county. as far as population goes is I'm the
sixth district, SO that by that vote the sixth
went republican by about 2,G0O. Mr. Eng
hsn, the present incumbent, is a demo-
crat getting li62 majority in 1882.
The seventh is a city district Including
Jersey City and Hoboken, In Hudson coun.
ty. That county gave 2.631 republican ma.
Jority In 1893. and ii is likely that 1900 O:
this came from the cities. The sitting men.
Der. Mr.. Fielder, received democratic ma.
jority of 2S31 in 1872
The eighth district is composed of the re.
naming parts of Essex and Hudson coun.
ties and all of Union. The deducted votes
of Essex was 2.659, and of Hudson, 63I
and the people of Union county had 167l
republican majority last year, making a
total republican majority Of 4,963. The
district Is now represented by Mr.. Dunn, a
democrat, whose majority in 1892 was 993
Thus Is TO be seen that on the basis of the
vote of 1893 the New Jersey delegation IN
the Fffty-fourth Congress may stand seven
republicans and one democrat a net gai,
in the House of ten votes