New-York tribune., 1899-10-04
THREE MEN IN THE FIELD.
REED. FRELINGHUYsEN AND DILTs IN
THE RACE FOR THE sENATORsHIP.
ptyr1-rp pRosprcrs FOR HARMONY IN SOMERSET
COUNTY-BERGEN TO BE THE DEMO

COUNTY-BERGEN TO BB THE DEMO
CRATIC NOMINEE.
The polltlcal situation in Somerset County
where a State Senator is 10 be chosen. who VIII
vote for n United States Senator. has been some
what smpifed for the Republicans by the an
nouncement that Senator Reed will be n candi-
date for denomination. Up TO within few days
his decision in the matter was not positively
known, but now that he is in the field his sup
porters are working diligently for his rcnoml-
nation They hope 10 be victorious ana go so
far as to say that If Mr.. Frelinghuysen was not
in the field their success would be assured
Mr. Frelinghuysen declined 10 talk yesterday
upon the subject OF his candidacy turther llaH
to repeat his statement in The Tribune rev
days ago I'm which he said that he would accept
the nomination If II should be offered 10 MN.
He IS making personal effort to Obtain the
honor but IS In the hands Of his friends HIS
supporters say that his nomination would have
the Immediate effect Of healing all factonal ana
personal differences, and would make the eiec-
tion Of Il Republican Senator reasonably GER
tain.
They go 50 far as to say that Louis a. Thomp-
SON. who is urging the nomination Of eX-Sheriif
Dilts. would be willing 10 agree upon MI IRE
lnghuysen as q compromise candidate. cen
orally speaking. st IS said that the supporters
OF Mr. Frenghuysen are more friendly 10 sen
ator Reed than they are TO Mr.. Dilts although
they Will Loyalty support the Thompson candl-
date II he is the choice of the convention
Mr. FrelinChuysen said yesterday that the
unity Of the party Election Day was ~ iar
more Importance than the choice of the candl-
date and that his hope was that this unity
would prevail Both ex-ShcriH Dilts and Sen
ator Reed were. he said his personal and polltl-
cal friends and he would work as hard for the
election Of the one az the other.
BERGEN TO LEAD THE DEMOCRATS.
1t is this declaration OF Mr.. Frelinghuysen that
has made his candidacy so strong and earnest
as 70 make his nomination quite within the
range OF possibility. It is now the determine
tion Of his supporters to present his name 10
the convention. unless he shall ask them 10 do
otherwise Although the Republican primaries
are 10 be held probably this week. one APP
pears to know with any degree of certainty
which Of the three candidates VIII win tho
greater number OF delegates The contest Is
earnest. but yet no factonal bitterness has
developed.
The leading Democrats say that eX-Spealler
James j Bergen VIII be their candidate for
Senator almost beyond doubt. Mr Borgens
personal following in the county is large. as 10
has always been. but, now that IL IS said
he has signined that he is i'm full accord with
the Bryan wing Of his party, those Democrats
who are engaged I'm business I'm New-Nork and
I'm the county are looking at him askanco.
The Republicans have no fear of the result.
whether the struggle IS 10 be against Mr.. Ber-
gen or some other Democrat. If they can hold
their forces together with Senator Reed. Mr..
Frelinghuysen or ex-SheriH Dilts Harmony,
they say. is all that is needed and whether
they nominate Mr.. Frelinghuysen or not the
general sentiment Is that his stand has done
much TO promote IL.