New-York tribune., 1900-09-03

This week will find the Republican campaign n
New-Jersey opened in earnest, and there viii %
no let up in the work to be done until the polls
close in November. On Wednesday BenjaHln =
Howell will be renominated for Congress az SeW-
6nsEta1 I1 AMI 9ame 3 ne We3ley and Roosevelt
electors at Trenton
To number Of Hackensack Republicans the
candidates most in sight for the Republican nOmt-
nations for the Assembly in Bergen County ara
Joseph H T1llotson, OF Englewood, and James W
Mercer of Lodi. Provided. OF course that As
semblyman Wakelee receives the nomination ior
State Senator, On the Democratic side cox
Conklng. OF Rutherford, appears to be in line for
the nomination for Senator
Franklin Murphy, chairman OF the Republican
State Committee, when asked on Saturday, jlst
after his return from Europe. about the outlook
for the campaign in New-Jersey, said: i haven't
done anything to-day in politics. I haven't seen
any OF the political men yet. I not going 70
6esdoTsrters r viii be in Newark They were ar
ranged before left The campaign WI. not %
we are going to prosecute our work right away
and vigorously. have no doubt that We VIII win
easily"
1t is regarded as significant OF something not
common at Democratic picnics that Hudson County
was unrepresented In the conference OF the Demo-
cratic County committees with the Democrats State
Committee at Jersey City on Satq5day 2 SIT .
s0Gation on SePtem6er 9 ~ Y T be 3 t9e e TI b5 s
Democratic State Convention.
The Democrats Of the lid Congress District are
still vigorously beating the bushes in the hope OF
flushing a candidate who can help them with their
Legislative ticket in the counties Of Middle
sex Monmouth and Somerset. OF course. they
make the Congress nomination attractive as
possible and do their best TO make IL appear that
this is the year to defeat Congressman Howell
The latest addition their list OF Congress casual
ties is Colonel Meyer Zulick erstwhile Territorial
Governor of Arizona. and now OF Avon y. J.. an
and storm centres A few days ago the sams
Democrats were talking Of Offering ex-CO1gresS;;
lett pondering upon the mutations of ma5oriuss
Saturday CoIonel Zulick appeared to be the favor
ite, subject to fluctuations Of course
Congressman Salmon OF the WITH District. ap-
pears to have escaped the troubles which Of
his Democratic neighoors predicted few days
ago. and mis- denomination is now said TO be settled
The Republicans have not yet decided upon
candidate for Congress IN that district but they
think that If John L Blair Kelley would accept the
nomination the troubles OF Mr.. Salmon would begin
all over again and might be OF much more SER
Democratic most OF the time, but ex-CongressHlaa
Pitney redeemed it on two occasions Just before
Mr.. Salmon was elected
Before many days the Hudson County Democrats
who have been wondering whether Senator Nc
DermOtt. ex-Judge Hudspeth. ex-Judge Thomas r
Noonan Alexander c. Young. ex-ASSistant Secre-
tary of the Navy McAdoo or some other Democrat
would be the successor in Congress OF the ate
William ID. DAILY will have further cause Tor
speculation. Robert Davis has returned from me
AdrOndaCks, and Is about ready to tell the boys
10 go in and make their choice OF candidate n
the open primaries.
Passaic County Democrats who are becoming un-
easy because their State leader. William B Gour-
ley doesn't set the wheels of the local party ma
chine in motion conspicuousy tncousiderata
When they reflect that Mr. Gourley has Just rs
ured out that 80 per cent OF the Gold Democrats n
New-Jersey who voted for Mckinley four years ago
will this year vote for Bryan they ought in CRATE
ful recognition OF the fatigue caused BY his sX-
hausting mathematical industry. unanimously %
tender him Ions vacation in the SOuTand Noun
tanS instead OF CriticiSirg for neglecting ths
local machine. which Is hollow is 70 re-
ceiving vault. his critics have incorrectly re-
ported the inheXibe imperialism OF the county
Committees monetary handicap Under the Sir-
cumstanCeS IL will doubtless be conceded that MI
GOurley is entitled the consideration OF the
mining camp fiddler. whose pathetic plea for an
l,ir Il haar