The sun., 1900-08-26
AN OLD POLITICAL RULE IN JERSEY.
Governorship and Senatorial Contests Dis
nct-Men Who Have Held the On,ces.

| Both OF the present United States Senators
| from New Jersey. Gen Sewell and Mr.. Kean,
| ara Republicans and both Of their predecessors
Senator Mcpherson, whom Mr.. Sewen succeeded.
| and Senator Smith, whom Mr. Kean succeeded,
were Democrats The term OF Senator Sewel
| expires on the 4th OF March next New Jersey.
| long regarded as the most strongly Democratic
state In the North and now Justly as strongly
| Republican, adheres 10 number OF established
| political rules which other states either ignored
as unlmportant or discarded az obsolete. 1t
elects a Governor for term OF three years
| tits the only State that does. II chooses nem-
bers Of Its state Senate. the higher branch at
Trenton not as other States do generally, on
one day. but in groups whereby part OF the dis
tricts have Senators TO elect in year. another
part Of the districts in second year. and the
remainder in the third
There are twenty-one counties in New Jersey
and the State Senate Is made up Of twenty-one
| members. one for each county. irrespective OF
Its voting population. though Essex. which in
cludes Newark, has 5000 electors and Cape
May county has only 5000
In still another particular New Jersey is stead
fast TO Its former political ideals: Its electors
believe In keeping separate contests for the
once Of Governor and those for senator. In
nearly every other State Of the country the man
who has held the office of Governor aspires,
usually at the close OF his term or some time
after the close OF his term, 10 hold a seat In the
United states senate II the political party 10
which he belongs Is dominant and has control
OF the Legislature. The list OF United States
Senators who were former Governors is a long
one and includes among others Foraker OF
Ohio, CuIom Of Illinois, Hawley Of Come ct!cut.
and Wetmore Of Rhode Island, TO quote only a
Few. In New Jersey, however, contrary rule
prevails and a man who has held the once 81 q
ciently high honors and Ia expected N leave the
field for the Senatorship open TO other aspir-
ants OF whom there is seldom any dearth in New
Jersey, II is several years since that State has
had two Republican representatives In Wesh-
sey have not been rare being elected at inter-
walls, but not from the number Of those who had
previously been in executive offioe in Trenton.
twenty years ago when a member Of the Tren-
ton Legislature. and at time when George
G: Ludlow. Democrat. was Governor Of the
New Jersey. and he closed his political career
as Secretary Of State in the Cabinet OF Chester
WcTIs, Leon Abbett Robert S. Green, George
but though one OF them had previously been
the Democratic candidate for President Of the
United States and another had been a promi-
mont candidate for the same office In two Dem
ocratic national conventions. the Democrats
Of New Jersey. when In control Of the Iegisla-
ture Of that State, did not turn to their, former
selection from the list which included James
Smith Jr. Rufus Blodgett and John X.
MCPHERSON: A like rule has prevailed among
the Republicans. but II Is TO be observed that
the Re,pHi6ca9 party has been much more
has the Democratic party. for soon. following
the change Of politics in that State. the Re-
publicans in their national convention in ST.
Louis accorded to New Jersey the nomina-
ton Of the Nioe-President elected on the ticket
with Mr.. Mckinley. the late Garret Hobart
and New Jersey Is represented In the present
Cabinet In Attorney-General John w. Griggs
The first candidate nominated for Vice-Presi-
dent In Republican convention was resi-
dent Of New Jersey.