The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-24
AFTER sALMoN,s SCALP.

The following editorial from the
New Jersey Herald of Newton, of the
2Sd inst, has caused widespread
CONSERVATION in Democratic cir
Giles in Morris county, as it has been q
foregone conclusion that Congressman
Salmon would be renominated hands
down.
While it has been whispered that ex-
Senator Kuhl of Hunterdon, wanted
the nomination, and again that Sena-
tor Lewis Martin of Sussex. was be-
ing urged to stand for it, Mr.. Salmon
himself, and the leaders of his party
who were friendly to him, laughed at
the rumors. However, Editor
Bunnell's article, even if read be-
tween the lines, affords little comfort
to the Salmon leaders.
In the meantime, if you catch a
glimpse of numerous coattails pass
ing hastily around the corner, don t
imagine that a fire alarm is to be
turned in, it is only worried Democrats
making hay for Mr.. Salmon and
making it very hurriedly.
"Our good Republican friend, Josiah
Ketcham, of the Belvidere Apollo the
Republican organ of Warren county,
announces in his last paper that lit
is now pretty generally conceded that
Mr.. Salmon will receive the Democra-
tic nomination for Congress this year. :"
"This will be news to the Democrats
of the Old Fourth, 'as to this writing
the people have been so engaged in
the nomination of Bryan and Steven
son, and so much interested in their
letters of acceptance, that they have
had no time to spare for the discus
sion of semi-local politics But why
is our valued Republican friend Ket-
cham so much interested in q popular
Democratic nominee from this district
for Congress? And why does he want
that nominee from a county that has
a record of giving big Republican ma
jorities, when by party usage that
nomination should go to county that
thinks nothing of giving Democratic
majority of anywhere from 1850 to
1000? Naturally the Republicans are
anxious for the Democratic candidate
to come from locality most thickly
populated by Republicans. Quite as
naturally they wish to estrange from
the party of their choice just as many
Democrats as possible, and this can
be done in no more sure and certain
way than by depriving them of their
rights. The matter of naming the
Democratic candidate for congress
from the Fourth District is wholly
in the hands of our brother Demo
Gratis in Hunterdon county to which
county, by party usage of years
standing, the nomination of Mr.. Sal
mons successor belongs. If the Demo-
Gratis of that county are willing to
yield two years of the term of Con-
gress TO strong republican county,
that is purely their business, but we
do not think for moment that they
can be induced by Republican in
fiuence to pursue course so opposed
to the interests of their party in their
county, and possibly to the party
generally. This nomination properly
belongs to Huntcrdon, and we shall
be greatly surprised if she does not
stand Loyalty by her rights. If her
Democrats say that they do not care
for it, then, as a second choice, no
stronger nomination could be made
than Joshua S. Salmon, who has made
wise, faithful and altogether ac-
ceptable public officer. But party
usage goes before individual prefer
ence.