New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-04
NEWJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

If ex-Cnited States Senator Smith and Colonel
Edward Livingston Price should ger into political
contest for the control Of the Essex County
Democracy. Newark men say. in their peculiar YER
statesman and the diplomacy Of The municipal at
merits Of the cracker barrel ana the cold cut
II may be. as reported yesterday. that Alex
ander e. Young. of Hoboken. thinks that he has
tire support OF Robert Davis. the Hudson County
Democratic leader. in his ambition 10 obtain the
nomination for Congress in the With District but
1t is about as certain as anything but an uncer-
afternoon Mr.. Davis had not encouraged Mr.
for Congress to believe that ne would throw his
influence in favor Of his nomination The popular
more likely go TO ex-Judge Hudspeth Mayor
Edward Hoos than 10 any OF the other aSpirantS
for it,
Limping along like Chelsea pensjoUer comes the
report from the Nth Congress District that Mr..
Salmon. the present Democratic member OF the
House of Representatives, has just written 70 a
member OF the Democratic Congress Committee
that in his opinion. New-Jersey this year viii
go Democrats for the National and State tickets.
Nth Congress District. which being abnorunally
diction which was Intended for home consumption
only. and II may later on have 10 DC TeconSldsfed
NTH District has frequently been more discourage
ing than II is At present
Jersey CITY Republican said yesterday that the
friends OF United States senator Seweu fail to IN
derstand why any one should intimate, by even 50
much as an unnecessary contradiction OF I'M
palpable rumors that he not taking any part IN
the factionai troubles of the Republicans OF Mid
IIeseX County General SewelIS iuvartahle rule
has been not to ask the Republicans OF any county
tn 40 more than make such nominations 1S are
worthy of popular confidence and support, and
because ne Is this year candidate for reelection
10 the United States Senate Is no reason why orch
narIv intelligent Republicans should suggest BY
ora ttious denial he is endeavOrtng to dictate
where else one fact however, stands out boldly
and that is that in more than one instance, when
foctonsts have succeeded in getting the party into
trouble in making nominations, General Seweu has.
ar the request OF the party at large used his best
sndeavOrs to harmOniZe such StrifeS. and has sue
coded I'm doing so a noteworthy instance OF this
kJnd occurred In Cape May recently that instead
NJ being forgotten Il Is remembered with gratitude
by Republicans generally.
The opinion prevails among Republican and
Democratic politicians In Newark that Mayor Sey-
mour Is quietly and more or less effectively, accord
ing 10 the point Of view. laying pipe and setting
snares for the nomination for Governor the
Democrats ticket for 1891. His speech to the In
dustrial organizations OF Newark yesterday
conservative and tudiciOus. showing. as was said
BY those who heard H. that he Is being well and
carefully coached by some Democrat, who Is not
novice In State politics. Between the lines OF ths
speech the photograph OF Edward Livingston Pric6
could. IL was thought. be as plainly thu
ancient handwriting on the wall