The Jersey City news., 1899-10-23

Is equally prabahis. ~: Squire had all
along been : candidate FOR county Of
hce, but at the solicitation ef hfs
friends, 1t is stated. he has agreed 20
Withdraw ia the interest Of harmony ana
|salso to give a chance to the township Re-
publicans to be recognized in athe distri-
button Of the spells. g
The only really bright spets in the
Democratic frrdaments are to be seen =
Hudson, Hunterdon. WARREN, sussex
and perhaps Middlesex counties. win
good campaign work the Democrats can
make conauests in Somerset and Salem,
while they may gain Assemblymen IN
Passaic and Bergen In the nomination
Of candidates the Democrats as we'll as
the Republicans are picking out their best
men In every county IN the State' FOL-
ticaa issues fherefore wial mainly dorai-
nate the campaign.
Ali the nominations for the state
Senate have been completed en- botn sioes
excepting in Union and on the Demo
cratic ticket side in Essex. They are as
follows
Essex. Thomas n. Mccarter' II, Rep
Camden. Herbert w. johnson. Rep;
Elias Russell, Dem.
Gloucester, solomon n Stranger, Rep;
Thomas NJ Ferrell, Dem.
Monmouth, Charles Asa Francis, hep. !
Aaron E. Johnston, Dem.
Salem. Richard G. Miller. Rspss James
Strimple, DEM.
Somerset, Charles A. Reed, Rep James
J. Bergen, Dem.
Warren. Johnston Cornish, Dem; MI
Ter r. Num-, Rep.
From present Indications the psmoerass =
viii carry Monmouth county py soa9f-
thing like their old-fashtoned ma1ory.
The ticket which they have nominated y
an exceptionally good one. aaron e
johnson, their candidate for state oepa-
tor is a lawyer of acknowledged apiiles
and stands wela with the people, without
respect 10 party. He has served two terms
In the Assembly (1s9o-sD ana made good
record. He Is a popular speaker under
stends himself and Is well posted on the
questions of the day, both local and gen
erai. He rs making 3 good canvass =
eyervwhere kindly received. and y = Pc
ueyed that he VIII have 9 GOOD mA3efiey
on the 7ta Of November next
DR.. A. T. Appiegate, nominee 1or sSouii-
ty Clerk. also has a good record potn az :
physician and as an upright ana pupne
spirited citizen. He has filed tne oHce
os County Collector for several years ana
s,as administered the affairs OF that posi-
t;on TO the entire satisfaction of the pup
liz He has also proved himself good
a. anvasser and L. making friends among
his opponents daily. HIS opponent. MT.
Joseph McDermott, who was appoiAtsu
County clerk by the Governor upon the
death OF Theodore Aumack, wnacn oc-
CURED Immediately after hts election iase
fall was an exceptionally good appoant-
ment. and he has made good record ~
clerk. He will probably give MT. Appis-
gate a hard push on election day, put no
one seems to doubt that Applegate Will
have fair majority.
The candidates for the Assembly Je-
segh L. Butcher. B. Drammond Wooney
and Joseph C. Heyer. have already beeh
elected 10 ehat position by fair majorities
for the past two years. Their renomana-
tton for a third term, which is unusual
in this county, shows that they nave
filled the position ereditably and their re-
election in November is generally con-
ceded.
The Democrats of the county are IN BET
ter shape than they have been since the
unfortunate race track campaign. Upon
1acal issues they are cordially unitsd.
and the divisions accustomed BY national
questions will ..cut no ioe' in the present
scayonaisn. There will be no divisions
among them, but they will present unit
ed frent at the polls on election day On
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