New-York tribune., 1900-12-11
NEWJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

Among the measures which probably will receive
considerable attention at the next session Of the
Legislature is a bill proposing the abolition Of
spring elections and providing that these elections
be held in November. According to a well informed
opinion the inference may be drawn that both Re-
publcans and Democrats considering the ad-
visibility Of passing a bill which will provide that
the question Of the abolition of spring elections
shall be submitted to a vote of the people ut the
next November election before the measure becomes
oneI samuel D. Dickinson. Of Hudson County. said
ceVed assuPanSes as S rom n ne GenepI sews that he
T3uid not oppose the passage Or the @anu,7pIilS @
think we win be governed BY the constitutional RE RE
spring elections. but We don't care about the
tension Of terms We viii support the bill It 1t Is
The fly in the ointment Of the Democratic party
at this writing is ex-Congressman AIvah y Clark,
of Somerset County. In presenting him the
candidate of the Democratic party for United states
senator before (ae Joint meeting OF the next Legs
cratic leader stirred up alt sorts of emotions
in the breasts of the party statesmen from end
ton Mr. Clark il such character as to indi-
cate that some of the Democrats regard MIN a. be-
ing about as poor specimen OF Democrat as
could be found in Republican convention The
which it would be agreeable enlarge ii II would
look well in print
For some reasou-whether IT is a city Hail de-
partment reason not nobody will say-abOut
every other Democrat in Jersey City believes that
there is "a the bud of the proposed ncn1i-
nation of Mayer Seymour of Newark as the next
some Of the most active Democrats cOnfne their
replies when asked about this matter to phonetic
winkS and blnks is taken by a good many pOItti-
clans to mean that the Mayor OF Newark is good
early bird candidate for Governor anybody
while the ground is frozen.
II was said in Newark yesterday that eX-ShCTift
Henry NJ Doremus seriously thinking or offer
ing liberal reward for the Identification the
divlduaI who had proposed that he be named as the
Republican candidate for Governor. The interest
Of Sir. DOremUs in the man who thus sought do
him honor was thought to be more chronological
than vfndicttve
Ex-United States Senator James Smith re-
ported having said OF Robert Davis. the Demo-
cratic leader of Hudson County, who has declared
for Alvah A Clark tor the complimentary nomina-
ton for United States Senator: The young man
seems to be somewhat overcome by his successful
combinations with Jersey City Republicans which
have given him rather easy job in politics The
honor of a caucus nomination for Senator is not
especially important just now. particularly to one
VINO would require good deal OF urging before he
would accept the Office of Senator even n N came
10 him without contest When Mr.. Davis rsad
this yesterday he smiled and said. Young man
Then. with a sigh. he added. -Oh. that I were
young! IL rec0fectio4, serves me I am a few
years the senior OF friend smith, After
moments reflection Mr.. Davis went on: Some Of
the folks behind my friend Smith are getting ur-
necessarily excited There is need of that
They should not run away with the idea that