New-York tribune., 1900-10-01
NEW,JERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

The Republicans ot Plainfeld forming cam
paign organizations in every ward in The city IL
is said that the party has never been 50 thof-
oughIy organized and so well equipped for work as
il is in this campaign, and the same Is true OF
chairman Of the Republican County commute;
been in the party three weeks ago mad now disaP-
peared. and the prospect ef fun Republican Vote
had been greatly increased.
The Bergen County Republican Committee has
opened headquarters at No. 1ls Aai7-st-, Hacken-
sack Aaron Demarest. secretary OF he committee.
is in charge OF the rooms during the day, and
Joseph A Brohel, the chairman OF the committee.
is in attendance every night. James H. Coe, o.
Engewo9d is chairman Of the comm.ttee mi 81, On Meet
sns ss s te m rst ns fGns'y @ yps eSe esfee n g was or
headquarters
The organization Republicans OF Burlington
County nominated Colonel Nathan Haines tor State
Senator Saturday. Three years ago they were
equally successful in controlling the county con
The Tribune has been assured that there vii oe 10
Thomas J. AicoIt and other Republicans now say
ma that CoioIsi Haines IS so geneTsLy acceP'aole 10
The SIiddIesex County Republicans have opened
the campaign all right. but when some OF them say
that the contest for the nomination OF State
Senator is going 10 be fight 10 a hnish" they
emphasize the fact that that county has been re-
peatedly lost 20 the Republicans by just that sort
OF night, and that opening the campaign with en-
thuSiaSm- while IL doubt has influence upon
public sentiment for the time. being. Is easily
ecpSed by future fsCtioual strife. The only thing
noT remaining for the Republicans Of that county
easily within their reach IS sink their individual
and faCt!ODal differences in the nomination OF
popular candidate for State Senator, and then
unitsdly work for his election. The reelection %
The Republican candidate for Congress is daily
dangered by the inexcusaole partisan strife which
now prevails n Aiddlesex County. and not only is
his reelection placed in Jeopardy but the defeat OF
the Senatorial and the Legislative candidates Is
threa tened.
II is matter Of comment Throughout. New-Jersey
that there Is probably county in the State ex-
cept Passaic wherein less than two hundred dele
gates TO convention car deadlock the Republican
campaign in county in such q way as probably
will seriously affect the prospects OF the entire
party ticket. BY the Republicans generally of the
state and OF PasSaic County the conduct OF
convention, which has been for weeks playing
fast and loose with the party's wishes and com
u1alds is regarded with disgust especially since
measure as the adoption cf a rule requiring thar
the lowest candidate on the list be dropped after
given number Of ballots had been taken would have
completed the ticket single brief session OF the
convention This rule is the prevailing one in Re-
publican conventions In most OF the counties OF The
found themselves vigorously conducting the cam
paign instead Of stubbornly rniscoldUcIing con
yentton II they mad adopted and adhered u IL BY
doing as they have done they have invited dis
sensions within the party and PLACED in Jeopardy
the ticket from head 20 fOO-.