Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
A REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE
This VIII Probably be Repeated This Year
in New Jersey.
InsurinE . United states senator Of
That Faith-Political Gossip From
All Over the State.
Correspondence Of The Evenin, Star.

Correspondence Of The Evenin; Star
CAPE MAY. n. J.. October "a. 1884,
New Jersey will elect this year s Congress-
men. Q state senator's and a full house of as.
sembly OF sixty members, who. with tho
nfteen hold-oyer senator's, will elect n
United states Senator to succeed John r.
Mcfherson. democrat. Nearly all the nomt
nations are made. and many OF the men OF
both sides are prominent and strong. New
Jersey is now represented by two republi.
csns-Loudenslager and Gardner-and sis
democrats In the next Congress the prob
abilities are that five OF the eight will be-
republicans. In the first district Henry q
Loudenslager has pitted against him eN
Congressman Thomas NJ. Ferreii. who de
feated President Grants Secretary OF thi
Navy, George NJ. Robson. IN 1852 Fer
rell was defeated for a second term bi
George Hires but since that time he hal
lest none OF his popularity. He was Cleves
lands internal revenue collector in the first
administration. As the district Is safely
enough republican to insure almost any klnd
OF republican an election. Loudenslager
VIII appear In the next Congress
In the second district Congressman Gard
ner has as hts opponent Martin l.. Haines,
Burlington county democrat. who is a
bank president. but that district was
gerrymandered republican by the demo-
Gratis Mr.. Ha ines cannot be elected IN IL
Gardner was a state senator fifteen years
the only man in New Jersey who ever serv-
ed over two terms at the state capitol as
such.
Change Likely.
In the third district represented by J. A.
Geissenhainer. democrat, the republicans
have very often been successful Mr.. Gels
senhainer has been nominated for a fourth
term. and as Jerseymen are a little partial
against sending a man to Washington very
long, II is not improbable that BENJAMIN
F. Howell, a prominent banker and lawyer
OF Elizabeth, will be sent to keep conpany
with other republicans this time. Geissen.
hainer carried the district by 3:327 plural
lily two years ago, but that district haf
been known many times TO turn with IN,
wind his chances Of being left al home ar,
better than they have been before.
In the fourth district, now represented
by Johnston Cornish. democrat the young
piano manufacturer of Washington, ~. J.,
Il is probable that Mr.. Cornish will return
to Congress. He is a hustler: his district
is strongly democratic, and Il never was
known TO send but one republican Congress-
man TO Washington-Benj r. Howey.
Against Mr.. Cornish is Mahlon II. Pitney,
a young Newark lawyer. and son OF Vice
Chancellor Pitney. He VIII make a brilliant
but unsuccessful run.
In the fifth district the democrats turned
down Congressman G. A. Cadmus because
he voted against the Wilson bill. The dis.
trict comprised the city OF Paterson. the
largest manufacturing center of New Jer.
sey.
Preston Stevenson the chairman Of the
democratic convention, denounced Cadmuf
In a bitter speech, and because of his elo,
quence the convention turned 70 him and
nominated him unanimously. He declined
the nomination. and the executive commit.
tee placed n the ticket Andrew H. Dana.
rest, a farmer The republicans have named
young Recorder James f. Stewart of
Paterson. a member OF the republican In
| dian league, who nominated Stewart against
the efforts OF the bosses Of the district, and
tho SnpctS that Stewart will IA
elected, because his popularity will proba,
bly, turn over the plurality Of l.462 giver
| two years ago to Cadmus.
The Chances for Mr.. English.
In the sixth district IL is the same fight OF
| two years ago over again between Congress-
man Thomas Dunn English. democrat, tho
poet. and Richard Wayne Parker. the prom,
| !nent Newark lawyer. republican. Mr.
| English carried the district the last time
| by 1857 plurality, but since then the city
of Newark has changed from dsmocrstis
to republican city, with a new mayor
who carried the city by near three thous.
and, and eleven republican assemblymen In
place of democrats. For this reason Mr.,
Parker's chances are good.
In the seventh district, comprising the
democratic stronghold OF Hudson county,
the democrats have named Congressman
Fielder for another office-that Of register
and placed Col Edwin A. Stevens in his
| stead. Stevens is a millionaire, a brother
in-law to the late Edward =. {. Lew. who
| cied as minister TO Portugal during Mr..
| Cleveland's first term Against him the re-
publicens have put up Thomas McEwan,
the brilliant leader In the republican house
| of assembly last winter. McEwan r. an in
| dependent fellow. who resigned the leader
ship because he was allowed 20 do only
what the bosses wanted, and because Of
that he was named for Congress His
chances are slim, the district is demo-
cratic by 5000
In the eighth district, which comprises no.
where and odds and ends of several coun-
ties, the democrats have renominated Con-
gresham John T. Dunn, who viii have to
fight eX-Surrogate Charles III. Fowler OF
Middiesex county. Fowler is popular and
his chances this year are good.
There are six state senators 20 be elected,
one from each OF the counties of burlington,
Cape Nay, Hunterdon, MiddleseN Passaio
and Sussex, all OF which are represented by
democrats. Ii is probable that the repub-
licans will regain three-Burlington, Cape
May and Passaic. usually republican-which
will make the republican majority In the
state serate seven.
full house Of assembly OF sixty mem
beers are TO be elected. The republican tidal
wave In the state last year, which elected
six out OF seven senator's, gave the republic
cans forty Of the sixty members last year.
This year they do not look for so much,
but IL Essex county, In which the city OF
Newark is situated, keeps up her record
the next house will be safely republican, to
insure the election Of a republican United
States Senator. which points very clearly
toward ex-United States Senator William ).
Sewell.