Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-30
Campaign for Assembly and Gov
efn0r.
REVOLT AGAINST RACE TRACK MEN
Overturning the Big Democratic
Majority.
WHAT THE OUTLOOK IS
pccial Correspondence of The Evening Star.


In six days from today New Jersey will
elect a governor, seven state senators, or
| one-third of its upper house, and a full
house of assembly of sixty members. In
all the counties the certificates of nomina-
ton under the reform ballot law have been
filed, Saturday being the last day allowed.
In every county both the republicans and
democrats have made their nominations.
The prohibitionists have also named cand:
dates for every Office, while the socialists
and peoples party each have a candidate
for governor only.
The whole fight seems to center this year
upon the governorship ard the assembly,
because the republicans have enough mem
bers in the next state senate for two ma
jority sh Juld the democrats elect every
senator next Tuesday.
For twenty-seven years the democrats
nave had the governors, without Interrupt
ton, Marcus l. Ward being the last of the
republicans. That list has included Theo-
dore +. Randolph, afterwards United States
Senator; joel Parker. who died a state SUI
preme court justice; Joseph d. Bedel Gen.
George b. Mcclellan. George C.. Ludlow.
now supreme court justice; Leon Alb
bett and Robert S. Green. VINO have both
died in the past year, while members of the
supreme court, and George L. Werts the
present governor.
Revolt Against the Race Track Men.
Three years ago the whole state list of
officers, with the exception of but
few judgeships, was entirely democrat
ic. The legislature had hardly a hand
full of republicans in it. Then Will
lam J. Thompson, the owner of the
Gloucester ace tracks, managed to get in
to the assembly, and the official starter at
The tracks also got a seat there, and was
made speaker of the body. Then a couple
OF bookmakers edged Tito seats. Immedi-
ateiy following much legislation was enact
ed, ard as consequence. ring was
formed in the state capital, and such men
as Thompson, Speaker Flynn, Senator DAILY
OF Hudson county. the governor and others
81 less tame, were charged with being in
combination to control the state affairs
But at the election in 1893, the peop:e
even against gerrymander made SO that
hlteen or twenty members was all that
the republicans might hope fer in the as
semhiy, by about an aggregate majority of
2',olo eected every one of the republican
can -l1ates To- one-th I'd of the senate, and
forty of the sixty members of the house
The result made the senate one majority
republican, but the democrats refused to
allow the newly elected senator's their seats
Bat during the winter following the demo-
cratic supreme court decided that they had
t ri ut there
Then investigation of state house affairs
showed Big frauds in supplies in state af-
fairs AS a result the election last No
vember turred to another republican sweep.
The republicans elected all the eight Con-
Srss smen, six out of the seven state sena-
tors and fifty-four out of the sixty as
increased to 42.0o0.
Investigations have still gone on and
some of the accused have left the state.
Bernard Ford, the superintendent of the
state house, has left for parts unknown.
Many have been tried for conspiracy. but
none have been convicted. Eighteen of
IhA twentv-one counties have elected re-
publican sheriffs, and even Hudson county,
which gave always from 6.HW to 14.OR ma
jori.y for tire democratic ticket. elected a
republican sher.f by 1890 plurality.
GrisSs' Brilliant Campaign.
Because of the condition of affairs the re-
publcans saw hopes of once more securing
the governorship, and there were hosts OF
cand. dates on that side for it, While the dem
ocrats had no one who cared to make the
fight. The two leading candidates for the
republican nomination were John ". Griggs.
a lawyer of Paterson. and ex-Congressman
John Kean, one of the millionaire residents
of Elizabeth. and Senator Foster NJ Voor
heeS of Union county, who led the inyesti-
CATION in state house affairs. Gr.ggs secured
the prize and is making brilliant CAM
pa.gn, having 50 far visited almost every
town or village of any SIZE in the state. He
is an effective speaker and yet young man.
He was in the assembly in 1876 and 1877, and
for six years subsequent was the state sen
ator from his democratic county, beng
once PiSSiusil ol tHe SENATE ne - d pTol'Se
of National Committeeman Carrot A Ho-
bart, who was his predecessor IN the senate,
and who expects to succeed James Smith, jr.,
as United States Senator for New Jersey.
The democrats nominated Chancellor Alex.
T. McCill who is a bright lawyer, and who
has not taken much part in politics. He was
once in the assembly, and succeeded the pres
ent ambassador to Germany, Theodore Run
yon. as chancellor. McGill has not taken the
stump. Most of the estimates made by
newspapers of both parties N the state and
outside Its boundaries give the chances in
favor of Griggs from 1890 to 10000 votes.
Decrease in Registrations.
A factor which enters into the puzzle this
year is the meaning of the decrease in the
registry Last winter the law was so
changed that a voter had to apply in per-
son, or else not be registered to vote Be
cause of this 10cOO less voters are register
ed in Jersey City. 5000 in Newark, and the
registry has fallen off about five per cent
in all parts of the state. The total vote in
the st ate last year was 96.216 out of :02,
$50 registered. The democrats are crying
that if they can get the vote out, the state
will be redeemed to them, and the governor
ship held.
The governor appoints nearly all the Off
| &C RS in New Jersey. Following some he
will select during his term: Justice of Su-
| preme court, $500; commissioner of bank
errors and appeals, $1,000; superintendent
| of public instruction, $1,000; state board of
| assessors, $500 each; sixty three lay
| judges; twenty-one prosecutors of the pleas,
trustees of various public institutions, state