New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
NEW-JERsEY POLITICAL NOTES.

/ NEH-JEhEEl FOLIIIC4Lr NOTES.
! The rumor repeatedly circulated that Attorney.
! General John w Griggs would retire from the Cab
met at the expiration of President McKinIey's pres
ent term was confirmed yesterday by close friend
! of Mr. Grggs. The reason given for his retirement
is that he afford retain the place in view
| or the TACT that his practice OF law viii yield
| though he has lived unpretentousIy in washing
ton il is said that his expenses there have greatly
| exceeded his salary.
Republicans who view with alarm the factiOpsl
/ party troubles in Burlington and Mddlesex coun-
| ties say that there is excuse whatever for the
continuation Of the strife At present the contest
for the nomination for State Senator appears to be
| between ex-Assemblyman George Wildes. who is
known as the farmer candidate. and Colonel
Nathan Haines, with the chances Of success about
| either by the county convention ought 10 be sat
| isfactory TO the party as a unit
New Brunswick newspaper makes bold to
say that Senators SeweH and Kean may have 10
| read the riot act to few prominent Republicans
| in Middlesex County who threatening what
| they will do o. Will not do if they not sat
| isfed with the Republican nomination for State
That county Would fail in with the rot ac ides "a
| If tbey were sure il would he read 10 those Ps-
| pubIcans who make the trouble and then blame
| other Republicans for making it,
| So far three Democratic candidates for State
| Senator from Hunterdon County have appeared.
| They William c. Gebhardt OF Clinton; George
| F. Martens, of New-Germantown. and L. II. Trim
| mer of Middle Valley. Oliver / Blackwell OF
Ringoes. and Warren o. Laudenberger, OF Junction.
will be renorninated for the Assembly by the Dem
/ ocrats. The Republicans would like to nominate
| Captain John Shields for State Senator, but they
| have not yet received his consent 10 do so.
The latest addition to the list Of Democrats who
| are seeking Congress honors IN he With New
| Jersey District is Edward 5. Wilde. OF Glen Ridge
| AS Frederick W. Parke, OF Crawford. was in the
field before NIr Wilde there may be quite contest
| IN the nominating convention In the opinion Of
W be ws to get e M ali ths @ they cam oat Of n h
| contest in their convention, as Mr. Fowler will
| ton.
| According to the latest returns there are now
four candidates for the Republican nomination for
| Senator in NIiddlesex County. They are Theodore
| Strong and Edward Hicks. Of Brunswick
| David Brown, of Woodbridge, and Mr.. Edgar. OF
! Metuchen. II is said that Robert Carson is in
| porting Mr.. Brown The runOr that City Attor-
| ney Fred WeigeI, OF New-Brunswick, may be the
/ Democratic candidate for Senator is probably IN
| founded as James H Van Clesf. the present In
| cuynbent, has been slated for denomination
| Charles " Codding. chairman Of the Union
! County Republican Committee said yesterday that
| there would be lack OF activity in the cam
| paign in that county this year The real business
Of the campaign. however Will not begin in earnest
| until September, when arrangements will be made
foT holding Anmoer o. mass any ioeI a, nsSi TstHsi
bsr of CAMPAIGN clubs viii Be organized, sg4as Of
| which will be uniformed and equpped~z- z--.
! II was said In PlainAeId yesterday by a Repub-
| lican who is rsputed have political aspirations
/ for himself at no distant date that If Frank
Bergen of Elizabeth. would consent 10 be one Of
/ the electors on the Republican ucAet. there would
be little doubt OF his selection BY the convention
HndSFs56od mniSH % PSs Phst SI BerSsn w s. On
| speakers he made up by the Republlesn Ststs
| Go-1 1v,ojgr o p
| esteem by Franklin Murphy, the chairman OF the
| State Committee. as a campaign speaker.
| Among the Democrats named for places on the
electoral ticket of that party are Thomas Birch in
the lid District; eXUnited States Senator Blodset
in the ND District consres53G H4anStSa 2{sry
Winton IN the Eth District and ex-senator Fred-
THE Jersey City News" strongly indorses SEN
| ator Allan L McDermott for the Congress nonina-
tion by the Democrats Of the With District as the
| successor of the late William D. DAILY.
The death OF Augustus 5. Barber jr., who sue
| ceeded John Y. Foster secretary or the Repuo-
| Iican State Committee leaves a vacancy which. II
| was said in Newark yesterday probably VIII not
| be dlled until the chairman Of the SornmlJSee
sariiv confdenriaI relations between the chairman
| and the secretary of the committee make L nPoI-
suited sah al in T ths SECTION t2 l of @ sscrejsry
The announcement was made yesterday upoh
| apparently competent authority that William j.
| Bryan will make one speech in New-Jersey during
the campaign, and that the place selected for him
| 10 appear is Paterson. the home Of William b.
| Gourley. the chairman OF the Democratic State
| Committee, who. il is understood, has received
| a promise from Mr.. Bryan 10 speak in that cry
| Chairman Van Emburg OF the Bergen County
| Democratic Committee relieved himself yesterday
| OF the opinion that if a good Democratic nomina-
tion for Congress should be made in the Vth Dis
| trict that county would give a Democrats ma
| jority. He suggested that Judge James NJ an
| Nalen would be the candidate 10 against CON-
| gresham James Z. Stewart Judge Van Nalen haG
| not been consulted. but Nr. Van EMburg believed
hat bs he iDdu 10 rUn