New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-11
NEW-,JERSEY'S OPPORTUNITY
.,r NEED OF A SUPERIOR REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE.

rur GOVERNOR WHO Is TO Bn N1.ECrxD WILL
nrpENp LARGELY WHETHER THE STATE
Is 10 REMAIN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BELIEVED To RE THE IDEAL
CANDIDATE PRIMARIES
AT HAND
-, campaign for Governor has sufficiently demon
.-.,ed that the party has full confidence in its
,,,rv 70 win this year. The contest for
~. domination is in marked contrast with the
nast quarter OF a century in New-Jersey politics.
.~rs was when II was condescenson to accept the
hsrren honor, and when the nomination con-
,.aei 10 minor lights in order that they might
.,lne elsewhere with fictitious briancy. With
ere changed aspect sense of responsibility is felt
.uons Republicans. and this is especially strong
\, those sections OF the State where the Republi-
,.ns have been faithful through years Of dscour-
.senen, II is obvious to all that the Republicans
,sve an opportunity to keep the State Republican
to- many years and that II they show wisdom in
The pending struggle they give the electoral
xo,e 10 the Republican candidates for President
and vice-President and hold New-Jersey firmly
,herearter This Is boys task however. and
IRE management OF State affairs and Republican
ooI,ics IN the new State administration will de-
t.rmne whether the party Is merely filling an
.,erregnun or has come to stay. Probably any
.,nd;da,e for Governor named next Thursday
would win by a small large majority as the
case might be; but the man TO guide the State ad-
n,n.strstion in such manner as 10 keep the Re
publican party where 1t now stands cannot be
picked so easily.
The contest for the nomination under way
has been lively enough to satisfy any lover OF
c,I,,,cal fghting but there has been this sense OF
he necessity of looking TO the future manifested
al through and when the convention meets here
II Is hoped and believed that this view will govern
IFS action. The fact that ex-senator Griggs and
ex-congress1nan Kean are greatly in the lead
thst they may possibly divide almost evenly has
Kept the favorite sons in the contest longer than
seemed likely This seems pretty certain TO mako
the first count Of noses indecisive but by the time
the delegates are here on Wednesday night of next
week there will be no great difficulty in getting at
the true situation. Then there will be concentration
or one Of the leaders and then the necessity OF NAM
Ing a man who viii be Governor in fact will be
perceived
FORECASTS OF THE PRIMARIES.
Primaries are 70 be held In several Of the counties
tomorrow and Thursday night. and in the others
On Friday and Monday nights. The delegations in
the upper tier OF counties Will be substantially
sold tor ex Senator Griggs. and Mr. Kean
hopes for the Union and Middesex delegations
IN the same way. Hudson is always in doubt.
Essex VIII cast its vote for Elias T. Ward, OF
Newark with a divided second choice as between
Grlggs and Kean The Republican end of the
county will favor the Passac man. Somerset is
for Griggs and Monmouth and Mercer are practi-
oaly united for him. In the southern section, the
popular feeling. far manifested, has also been
for Griggs and II the great influence OF Senator
Sewen and his heutenants IS not cast for Mr.
Kean the support of West Jersey may be counted
for Grggs also. Herein lies a peril which. 1t IS
hoped. is chiefly imaginary. The charge is made.
AMI the claim is asserted. that the Sewe influence
will be exerted for Kean. AS General Sewell him
al No
the case and that. TO his own words. 'it
would be bosssm OF the most Objectionable charac-
ter" no credence can be given to the assertion by
any friend OF the Senator. The actual peril lies
rather IN the wilful miscoDstruction Of his wishes
by leutenants who libel his sincerity by declaring
that he is really favorable to Kesn. and who may
do all the harm the party that real interference
would cause.
GRIGG'S FIRM SUPPORT
The support given to ex-senator Griggs Is singu-
larry earnest and enthusiastic among Republicans
who sneak and act entirely from personal conviction
o. what IS best for the party The fact is that the
Governors OF New-Jersey have not lately maintained
the standard which Jerseymen expected. ana they
want man who personally will command respect
This Is after ALL much the keynote OF the cam
paign as the frauds Of Democratic administration
or the hard times although il is not often printed
The attempt 10 unload upon Mr.. Griggs the whole
respons b!lity OF the Republican legislation OF 1888
when the Local Option and High License DiIs
were passed. has been vigorously made ana MAJOR
Lentz chairman Of the Essex County Republican
Committee. and an ardent supporter OF MI. Mean ear.
for personal reasons well understood. has come Out
in an interview denouncing the Passalc senator ior
voting with his party caucus Tor tnese SURE
J; is quite true that Mr.. Griggs supported theih,
and did not finch after the southern end OF me
State Including Senator Sewei had urged Iocai
option upon the legislative majority against MI
Griggss advice. He went 50 far. indeed as 10
show that the local option feature was con. constr, u,
tonal. a view which disputed at the time. Dut
subsequently, confirmed by the courts That ne
should now be punished by South Jersey Ior sH US
flsted upon seems TOO absurd. and In fact the
Lentz contention ;hat the rest Of the State should
refuse 10 nominate MI Grggs because seen 10, nn
the ground that he might possibly be opposed by
Germans who do not understand the SITUATION
seems trife far-fetched. Indeed; 1t IS boom.
Newark indorse this view OF Major Lenz, lhey
have shown such narrowness as ne .tripu.es ~
them, and they have much desire 10 nave the
party IN safe hands for the next three years az
anybody.
ELEMENTS OF STRENGTH IN GRlGGS.
The exnerience OF ex-senator Griggs in State
affairs his familiarity with men and measures or
the last eighteen or twenty years, his great aDiil-
ties and the absence of undue prejudice WHICH lie
has always manifested have called great BODY
Of Republican voters to his support, ana IL is IN
teresting 10 note how many districts there are
where be is 10 receive votes independent OF any
effort made by special friends Anotnei daooor ~
his favor is the probability that inc DeihoO, .a
will name candidate who VIII ma MAJ an 20 bo
and aggressive campaign. wnlcn VII, heeu "
met on the stump and by the Republican candl-
date himself IN argument, and win equai a ,so
Tor the campaign work, the serncS ,Orn1ous valI,e
not only influencing votes IN he Dest ,a1y,,s,na
for the permanent conversion OF voters oi's"s'eu
With Democratic msrule.
pr.u,,r, ,rropr rBR GRAND JURY.