The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-11-01
Wallace. Republican, and Alton B. Park
| er, Democrat.
| AT noon today the betting in the office
| of one of the leading bookmakers was
DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL.
The Party Returning 10 Normal Con
dftfons Through New York State.

ALBANY, N Y, Nov. l, 1S97.-In every
municipality of the State vigorous bitter
campaigns are being prosecuted for NUM-
pal control, and the blanket ballot IN
stead of proving a deterrent to the in
dependent nomination, as it was evidently
intended to, has led seemingly to the Gre
alton of more parties than have ever be-
fore had a place in the elections of the
cities. These things, enough in them
selves to claim all the attention of the
voters, are further multiplied by the ad-
dition of a campaign for Judge Of the
Court of Appeals that has stirred the two
great parties to very active efforts in the
endeavor, not so much to gain the place
for the candidate as to demonstrate in
this off year of State politics that the
party of one or the other is dominant
The Democrats hope to demonstrate that
they are getting back to a normal state
and recovering from the landslides of the
past few years, and the Republicans have
got to demonstrate that such is not the
case. The Assembly contest adds some
there are no expressions from the Demo-
Gratis that would lead to the belief that
they expect to control that branch OF the
Legislature, but only to reduce the over
whelming majority that for two years has
given the Republicans SO much power.
The contest for the Chief Judgeship of
the Court of Appeals is very close one
in the estimation of those who ought to
be posted. The Republican candidate
Judge Wallace, has the prestige of the
enormous Republican majorities of the
past two years which it would seem al
most impossible to overcome, but on the
contrary the Democrats claim that they
viii show that their party Is regaining Its
strength in the State and that from that
source alone, their candidate, Judge Park
er, Will poll large. vote. In addition to
this, the Democratic candidate has the
columns upon the blanket ballot. and of
having the support of several of the great
New York City dailies that do not sup
candidates. The, Republicans concede
many Of these advantages, but insist that
their party strength has not materially
failed during the past year and that sue
cess for the Democrats is not to be
thought of.
The contest for the control of the AS
sembly Is influenced in a great measure
by the bitterness of the local campaigns
and forecasts of some months ago giving
great gains for the Democrats are not in
effect effect now Particularly is this 50 in the
splitting up of the various party votes has
led to complications that in many Demo-
cratic district will lead to the election
of Republicans, and in the Republican dis
tricts will give Democrats a chance. To
attempt to forecast the result with any
degree of certainty would be impossible
but it is claimed that in the entire State
the Democrats will gain about thirty
members over the number last year. This
would give them sixty-five votes in the
next session as compared with thirty-five
last and would leave the Republicans
with vote of eighty-fve as compared
with one hundred and fifteen last year
Some, Democrats claim that the house
will be closer than this, but the best
obtainable figures do not seem to call
for any greater gain, and the Republicans
say that the Democrats will not have
gain of over twenty at the utmost In
Albany county. the Democrats claim that
the fourth district will be Democratic,
in Greene county they claim to have
chance for gain, and in Chemung and Clin-
ton counties they have hopes OF change to
Democracy. In Erie county the Demo-
Gratis claim that they will gain two or
more, and the Republican fight in Cort-
land county. The gains in the State will,
however, be very small and such large
gains as are made will be in the Greater
New York territory.