The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-08
MONDAY. AUGUST $, 1895
This paper is Democratic in principles
and Is smaspendert IN its viea0s on all local
6aesfions.
The Outlook in the State.

There are signs in the land that the
Republican leaders are much more wor-
ried than they care to admit over the
FAN election outlook. They are by no
means so certain of success as the shout
ings of some of their followers would
Head one TO believe.
Tn New York 'sTribune,'' which has
never been known to give up any election,
which there was any chance of winning,
by hook or crook, has been growing lugu7
brfous lately over the situation. 1t has
been publishing considerable matter in
its recent issues to show hat the Repub-
licans are in danger unless they arouse
themselves. shake off the Authorizations
of certain victory under which they have
been laboring and get to work. If they
do not this, the paper frankly says, they
VIII find the Democrats in control Of the
Legislature n ready to elect a United
States Senator.
There is good ground for this apprehen-5
sion. The Assembly last year was COM
posed of thirty-seven Republicans and
twenty-three Democrats. The Republic
cans were elected in Atlantic. Bergen,
Burlington, Camden. Cape May. Cumber-
land, Essex. Gloucester. Mercer, Morris,
Ocean, Passaic. Salem, Somerset and
Union. Even the Tribune admits that
the Democrats win hold those counties
which they held last winter, and they
would only have to gain eight seats from
the constituencies in the above list to
give them control of the House. It is
easy to see where these eight seats are to
come from. Essex, especially since the
reelection of Mayor Seymour. last spring,
IS as likely to go Democratic as Repub-
lican, and with its eleven votes it alone
would change the complexion of the ma
soritv without the assistance of any other
county. But even If the Republicans
should carry Essex again, the Democrats
chances Of victory are of the bright
est. There are indications that Ber-
gen. with its two votes. is getting ready
to come back into the Democratic ranks.
Salem, a county of small majorities at
the best and almost as vacillating as the
wind, has of late shown marked ten
dency to wobble to the Democratic side;
and Burlington, also a close county, Is
preparing to repeat its victory of last
fall. when 1t elected a Democratic Sem
ator.
The Republicans of Passaic are divided
by party d~Issensions. while the Demo-
Gratis are united and confident that they
can capture the three votes from that
These four counties would be sufficient
to give the Democrats control Of the AS
sembly; but in order to have a majority
on joint ballot, it will be necessary for
them to capture one or two more counties
From present indications this can be
done.
The last elections in Mercer county
have shown decided Democratic gains,
n the leaders in that county are con-
f1dent thai they can vanduish the Repub-
lacan hosts of Gummere and Hancock as
easily as Shafter defeated Toral. There
is trouble in Somerset county over the
manner in which Clerk in Chancery
Lew Thompson is bossing things, and
certain good Republicans are willing to go
to the extent of seeing a Democrats
unated States Senator elected, in order to
dispose Of the Honorable Lewis A.
Taking these circumstance into con-
sIderaticn. 1t can be easily seen that the
Republicans by no means will have the
waik-over they predict and that there is
plenty of ground for the "Tribune's,'
gloomy forebodings.
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