Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-13
Some Of the Aspects of the Fall
Campaign.
EFFECT OF EPHERSONS WITHDRAWAL
It Really Makes the Political Out
look Brighter.
WHO MUST GO
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

TRENTON, n. j. October 10, 1874.
Everything in New Jersey and every
body is involved in the fight for the United
States Seuatorship Now that Senator Nc
Pherson has declared that he has had
enough of politics ii is any body's race. Al
though the republicans claim that the demo-
Gratis are demoralized by McPherson's
withdrawal, yet as a matter of fact the
democratic cause is helped thereby. If a
democratic legislature was elected this fall
and Mcpherson had not drawn out Of the
race, he would, of course, have been re.
elected to the Senate Nothing could have
prevented 1t.
Mcpherson is not popular with the New
Jersey politicians and has not been for some
time. The people of the state like him and
admire him, but the men who manage the
democratic caucuses do not. They have an
idea that he despises them and they are
inclined to return the compliment. Such
being the case they could not have aroused
any great amount of enthusiasm over the
campaign, when the only result IL they
were successful would have been the tri-
umph of Mcpherson. With Mcpherson in
the field there would have been Indifference
as to the result among the democratic poll
ticians that would have cost the party votes
and probably the legislature.
But now, with Mcpherson out there is
democratic enthusiasm. IL a democratic
legislature Is elected any prominent DEM
ocrat In the state can aspire to the senator
ship. There is no one man in the party
just now who has CROUCH influence or who
towers sufficiently above the others to
make his selection certainty. Allan Nc
Dermott and ex-Gov. Leon Albeit, II is
true ere still in high favor, but not enough
but what anybody could enter the race
with good chance of winning. When
James Smith, jr., was sent to the Senate II
no IN,
number of leaders instead of the one who
had gone, and all these leaders want to be
Senator The result is that all of them
Will exert every infiueI. ce and every energy
to make the state democratic this year, feel
ing that the one who shows the most enthu-
siasm and the grea test success in the cam
paign will be the one to receive the honor
il the democrats carry the state. 1t will be
keen competition for democratic votes in
all parts of the state, with a seat in the
United States Senate as the reward.
Republican Senate.
In this enthusiastic rivalry, based, as it
is, upon purely selfish and personal mo
tives the democrats have a good start.
But the republicans start off with possess
sion of the Senate. The Senate is gone be-
yond recall, as eleven of the republicans, a
majority of the whole body, hold over. 1t
IL in the assembly districts that both
parties must make their fight. The demo-
Gratis carved out these assembly districts
to suit themselves and under ordinary
circun stances would carry them all right,
as they to IL that democratic major
tiles were arranged for in majority of
the districts.
Bat much of the confidence that the demo-
Gratis had concerning their ability to carry
the assembly has been destroyed by the
decision of the supreme court This deci-
sion involved the methods of electing men,
bers of the assembly 1t was rendered last
spring, but at the time it did not strike the
dam -lts t,l
that the campaign is started they see the
importance OF the decision and the fact
that it makes the assembly districts an
even fight for both parties
The democrats, too are divided by fac
uonal lights. A great effort is being made
by the state leaders to have the hatchet
buried until after election, but in some of
the counties the feeling is too bitter to al
low OF this being done. In Hudson county
the strife among the democrats is being
carried on with great vigor. The two ele-
mentS of the silk stockings" and the short
hairs" are at loggerheids and there seems
TO he no possible way in which they can get
together this fall. In old Sussex county
things are about as bad for the democrats
The democrats claim that Congressman
cornish Is largely responsible for the fights
there. and the republicans claim that Mr.
Cornish's career as a Congressman is at an
end In Monmouth ex-senator Blodgett has
again got his scalping knife at his girdle
ana ne declares that no democratic REFORM
er-that Is, no democrat who Joined the
anti-race track people last fall and elected
Bradley to the state senate-shall receive a
place on the regular ticket.
Two Democrats May Go.
There are two congressional districts
where the republicans expect to gain Con-
gressmen. These district are now repre-
scented by Congressman Cadmus and Gels
senhainer. Cadmus was denied n renomina-
ton because Of his vote against the Wilson
bill. In doing this the democratic conyen-
ton stirred up the workingmen against
their party. The wOrkingmen believe in
Cadmus and have always supported him
loyalty and they resent his defeat Before
the convention met 1t was generally ex-
pected that Cadmus would be given a re-
nomination. At least the people of the dis
trict thought so, whatever the politicians of
his party had been thinking. But the con-
Vention had been carefully selected by the
anti-Cadmus men. The administration had
stepped In, too, and the free traders Joined
in the knitting process
Cadmus was denounced as a traitor to
his party for his tariff vote and a T
stevenson was nominated. But Stevenson
VIII probably not run. The workingmen
are so stirred up over the convention that
the nominee that the convention named
would have poor chance of success. If
announcer convention were held it would