New-York tribune., 1900-08-06
NEW W-JERSEY NEWS.
REPUBLICANS SHOULD WIN.
LIVELY CONTEST FOR STATE SENATOR IN
BURLINGTON COUNTY.


Burlington. Aug. (speciaD.--Unless the situation
changes within the next few weeks. there will be
three cornered and possibly four cornered, con-
test for the Republican nomination for State Sem
atOr in Burlington County. The fact that this
county lost by the Republicans three years
ago because of a factonal contest which
wholly without excuse, there is normal Re-
publican majority of about thousand in the
county has encouraged the Democrats to hope that
the same conditions will prevail again. and that
Senator Packer other Democrat may be
returned.
There is a bare possibility that this Democratic
hope may be realized. but If the Republican lead
ers have the conditions well in hand they
believe they have the possibility is remote that
burlington County will line up in the Republican
column. as it is confidently expected do by the
State party leaders, and as it surely ought to do.
nleEMihg the situation as IL stands there is every
nomination will be as spirited If not bitter.
which made the eontest--it was fight, in fact~at
that time SO unfortunate for the Republicans have
not yet manifested themselves The lesson then
learhed-and IL was one that will not soon be for
gotten--by the Republicans has made, ii Is hoped,
recurrence 1t was the factional rule or ruin spirit
fePeton e @ Of the same spirit @ can do Il again The
the campaign, and thence to the end of the voting
on Election Day. So bitter it that In a few
not since been healed This year. however, earnest
Strife I within the IS pss W W BE- end i w i a6 t & the
OF the convention, and that thereafter the Repub-
with their defeat as the result, as it should be-
Among the candidates VINO aspire TO the nomina-
uon for Senator both of the present members
of the Assembly-Charles Wright and Joel Horner-
@ Mno @t, haVe proved , unusually acceptable TO their
fss farsr ln thgr support Another candidate is
as as the agricultural champion, and who is one of
o9ng He oo ha 'ffoagn fowns ha 9TT T In hs
he WithdraWs, contest every foot of the way even
that the Republican primaries in Burlington County
DO not always decide the nomination, as they do in
times occurs here that the real lighting begins
getter Mr.. Wildes has been heretofore regarded as
one one OF the most clever and astute among large
There is hoWeveT latent 1t'aia4S and sympathetic
feeling in favor of ex-senator William c. Parry
Friends, who are numerous enough in this county
those who OFFEND them as has been clearly demon 9
Tatsa than In the last
nomination but, after a strife which was almost
and IN hs county + he de
nominated 1t was known at the time that the
friends AND It was feared hat they misE
nnY With vi "]R6fner ] & or not they did so with the
course. unknown, but when the returns came in il
candidate, had been elected in a strong Republican
county oryr by plurality Of SIS In the same poll Joel
q V oyer his Rsmqeratie opponent and Charles
Assembly by plurality of almost one thomsanS en- ,ns
TGteS % and worse and worse and more of it, in 1894
2.s3l over the Democratic candidate
WI When 4 the Republicans saw these figures standing
clearly that the defeat of Senator Parry for re-
nomination was mistake of alarming proportions
Ihey also realized that the nomination of Borton
Wnhe 1t had not alienated the Republicans from
the whole ticket and although his party fealtv was
pnquestoned. was so offensive 10 sufficiently
large number OF Republican voters as to lead them
to carry their opposition to the polls where they re-
sented the treatment given to Senator Parry in the
convention by what appeared to have been a C care RE-
tuIIy arranged and almost unanimous Scratch"
Ihat the Republican convention will be careful
not to permit such mistake to occur again onght
not to need to be said. The Republicans have
safe majority at their command If they 60 the
right way about getting it. If they defy the popu-
lar VIII, the outcome of 1897 is likely to be re-
peatedib bIhe Friends opposed to war on prin-
eipleg but when it is forced upon them they take
body gets impressively hurt ~