Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-11
SoMEWHATMl IN JERSEY
Third Ticket Would Help the Republicans to
Win,
Probabilities Are That the Present
Solid Congregational DeleRntion
Will Re Broken.
Sp acial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

CARE MAI, A. D., August IL, lSsO.
The result of the election in New Jersey,
| regarded by the republicans as safe for
| Mckinley and Hobart. and counted on by
the democrats of the Bryan following as
doubtful, is very uncertain from the pres
ent prospects, because of the mixed con-
diticns in the general and local contests.
If the fight were on that of the presden-
tial ticket alone, there could be no doubt
that the republicans would carry the state
with a majority ranging from ten to thirty
thousand. At the present time, how
ever, there are hundreds Of democrats
who will support Bryan and Sewall and
free silver, because they do not under
stand tho question, ind seem to accept
tie common idea that silver will make
larger circulation Of the currency. and
cure more easily a larger amount of
money. With no third ticket New Jersey
can be classed doubtful, because for the
sake. of politics about all the sound money
memEt rs of the party will stand by the
nominees. The republicans are pretty thor
oughly united on the ticket and the state
pride of having Hobart, who has been a
prominent man In the state the past three
decades, on the ticket, will keep that party
solid to greater degree than some of the
opEcsite party are willing to admit.
should the third ticket be placed in the
held. 1t will have support of such state
OI
supreme court Henry C. Kelsey, secre-
tary of state: Allen l.. McDermott, who,
cnt1l his recent reputation at the polls
was the leader of the democracy in the
state, and several others of state note. In
that event the republicans will have but
votes. o.
The present delegation of Conpressnen
IRON New Jersey IS soEdly republican but
the republicans hardly expect but seven
anu perhaps only six out of the eight this
year. In the first district Henry c. Louder
Slayer has been named for a third term and
as his plurality last year was ~ OOO In n
total vote of 27.Oo0, he is expected to go
PACK to Washington. If he does it will be
me me hrst time In eighty-four years that a
man IN the district ever received a third
Term. George NJ. Robson, Grants Score
tary of the Navy. failed in an election. and
i'1 on sast a;ero will have to hustle.
llcans will renominate Congressman John 7
Gardner. and his election will be almost Ger.
h tam; At the last electio he was elected
nI,,r aiitr p plurality The districts usual
congressman Benjamin F. Howell of the
third district will probably be named for
second term, but he will have to fight for
hiT sea GA because the district. which gave
tiIn 1910 plurality, usually gives a ma joritv
Tor the democrats by about the same
amount. VIC saihe
Congressman Mahlon Pitney Of tho fourth
e SSH d ana Richard Wayne Parker of the
slA.h diStrict Will probably go back. al
though their chances with their de1nocrati
opponents. yet to be named are about even
IN the NTH district James F. Stewart will
10 ~ We al. easy time 70 go back to the House.
me seventh and eighth districts repre-
scented by Thomas McEwan. jr, and Charles
NeWeil Fowler. respectively, are the most
uncertain IN the state. The seventh district
comprises Hudson county which aIn,a'
goes from six to ten thousand democratio
anu Will probably send democrat Nc
E"an only reached the goal two years ago
by 2E' plurality. and he is not Candidate
for reelection.
The republicans have no one in viou, Of
present On the democratic side. State SEN
ator William d. DAILY, free silver man
"ho seriously thought he ought to be tht.
vice presidential candidate and Allen +
McDermott are fighting for the place Thern
IS lax also OF naming Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy William McAdoo, who repre-
sented the district NTH Forty-eighth, For
ty-nlnth, Fiftieth and Fifty-first Conprasses
Mr.. Fowler will he rerominated in the
eighth district, but it is doubtful as to
!" no the democratic nominee will be.
AZ the November election eight of the
tWcnty-one state senators will be chosen
with fun house of assembly Of sixtv mem
bers. These eight senators will be elected
TO succeed seven republicans and one dem
ccrat and In these fights United States SEN
ator James Smith, jr., is Interested He Is
a candidate for reelection, and will he hack
from Europe in time to look after these
matters. He has the odds against him inst
now from all appearances. His opponent
would have been Hobart If he had not
been named for Vice President. FRANKLIN
Murphy, who lives in Newark near Senator
Smith. may be the republican candidate
he mas been chairman of the republican
state committee for four years and Ia a bix
manufacturer of varnishes
NO state officers will be elected, as the
governor appoints everybody in New Jersey
doWn 10 the county prosecutor of the peace,
subject to the confirmation of the senate.