New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-10
REPUBLICANS HOPE TO WIN
PLENTY OF CANDIDATES on THEIR SIDE
BERGEN COUNTY Y. j.. But DEMOCRATS

PLENTY OF CANDIDATES on THEIR SIDE IN
BERGEN COUNTY. y. J.. But DEMOCRATS
ARE FIGHTING SHY.
I'm the memory Of the oldest resident" there has
been no such competition for places on the Repuo-
lican ticket in Bergen County. y j. as exists this
year reason undoubtedly being that the county,
long a stronghold OF Democracy. has been swept by
the Republicans several times OF late. The Repub-
iican County Convention, which meets on OCTOBER
l6 at Rutherford. will name candidates for County
Clerk. Sheriff two Coroners State Senator and TWO
Assemb.ymen. and some Of more than local
prominence making efforts 10 get on the ticket
The office OF County Clerk is important and lucra-
tive, and the asplrants many J. Fletcher Bur
dett Of Ridgefeld Is likely TO get complimentary
vote from his own section but the real fight Is be
tween Charles Burrows. of Rutherford anu 'on'
r Ramsey. Of Franklin. Ramsey ran hve years ago
being defeated by the present clerk Samuel Taylor
and the fact that his candidacy is being pusheu py
Democrats and Democratic newspapers Is 'e'''"e
against him in the hght Burrows Is the lo'''ei
postmaster OF Rutherford. and has the presuse Vi
victory by unusual majorities behind him. having
been elected and reelected collector or RutherIoiu
nv maiorit.es OF over two hundred. He was one OF
William Walter Phelps's most trusted lieutenah,s'
and has a remarkably clean party record. MOI inc
least element Of his strength is that ne Is the rS'
candidate for any office OF Importance who mas oeen
presented for years 10 a Bergen County hepuD-
fican Convention from Rutherford, which rCIs up
the largest majority in the county. =.
fight for the nomination for Snerif Inc .atH,l -
II G bennett director OF the Board OF Freeho Iers'
and his most active opponent IS \. G Demar ST. ior
merry chairman Of the Republican county LNeSu..Ne
Committee There several other cahIlIite
whose chances seem TO be less. hut there l. 'dk 81
some unmentioned name Of unusual strength "mch
is likely TO come before the convention
Some OF the brightest men in the cOun'y ore
ma med as possible State Senator'S among theIn be-
ing " NJ johnson. Captain John j. Phelps. j. n u
browning Theodore L. Maclntyre. Assembly! man
David r. Zabriske and ex-A ssemblyman Peter Ack
erman. For Assemblyman. Freeholder Isaac BogerI
OF Westwood. and Assemblyman Zabriskie, OF Kldge
wood are favored by a number Of enthusiastic re
pubLcAns while candidates for Coroner are not SO
plentiful. A.. - ~ ,o-,,-o
ton ~ County Clerk is about the Only evidence una |
the party still hopes regain lost ground: ihere IS
much bitterness against County Clerk. Taylor ara
Sheriff Albert Bogert the leading candidates Tor me
nomination, and the selection OF either WIN spht
the party The nomination for state senator Is ap-
narentiv being hawked around. with no bidders In
sight while the only really anxious aspirdnt tor an
Assembly nomination is Anderson Brice, VINO enjoys
a unique record OF defeat for every pubic once ne
has run for The Democrats are likely 10 nominate
J. l.. Van Busklrk FOX Sheriff ,
The Republicans OF Rutherford are making acuVe
preparations entertain the delegates, ana the gay
viii be made a red-letter one In the history OF the