New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-30
THE SITUATION REVIEWED
HARMONY AMONG NEW-JERsEY DEMO
Gratis APPARENTLY IMPOSSIBLE.

The Democratic party in New-Jersey has within
a few weeks done that to itself which the Repub-
ucans never, in their most vigorous and most sue
cessful campaigns, and in the years Of their most
effective organization, have been able TO do to IT,
Through blind and fractional partisanship, which
was pernttted TO drift into bitter individual strife
and personal animosities in some parts of the
State the party has become so thoroughly DIS
organized and disrupted that the recovery OF It's
normal place in politics in time to approach this
er any thing like the voting strength and purpose
which il exhibited in the campaign Of three years
ago would surprise a miracle the most optmis-
tic of its leaders and followers This situation is
made the more remarkable not by a disagreement
Of the Democrats as to the issues to be presented
in the present campaign (Which apparently they
had carefully and tremendously decided upon, but
upon the selection of candidate for the once OF
Governor. Nor does IL appear that the choice OF
a candidate was so potent in creating disorgani-
zation within the party as was the struggle LOT
individual State leadership and political preference
in years TO come. The selection of candidate
does not seem have inspired the desire to nomi-
nate any of the ADLER or greater men or the
party except IN few isolated instances OF mo-
r,entarv Difference TO the popular Democratic
Will when they suddenly forgotten as
,nernbered. The struggle was. as was often and
ehemently repeated, anything to defeat Mayor
eymcur." or anything TO beat ex-United States
enator Smith" The contest within the Demo
ratio marty was, therefore, g. struggle for indi-
idual mastery, that, step by step, sank 10 the
ndisguised level Of personal malice and abuse ana
nrce, which. in the great county of Essex, were
sxemplihed by loaded pistols ready for use. bal
lot box stuffing repeating and political trickery
of every djsreputable description within the ranks
OF party which for thirty years held uninter-
rupted the control OF the chief executive offices
of the State.
The situation Of the Democratic party was
known 10 be discouraging to its partisans, but the
fun force and character of proceedings that were
80 come were not realized. Mayor Seymour and
ex-Congressrnan Thomas NJ Terrell the two can
didates Cor nomination for Governor most con-
spicuously in view. were, as the results OF the
primaries Of last week showed mere incidents
in the selection OF delegates 10 the State conven-
lion Party principles and party issues were ouried
u the debris Of disgraceful party strife. such as
made Republican Camden and Democratic Hudson
a few years ago so notorious that their political
offences still remembered to their oiscredit
The Essex County Democrats have enulated these
counties in their orgies, and. in the opinion or
acme candid and outspoken Democrats, have done
worse
A glance over the State does not make the sit
nation any more encouraging 10 the Democrats
than il is in Essex. With a superabundance or
strong adjectives and expletives IL was less IMAM
a week ago declared. was said by that redoubt-
able Don ouixote OF the Democracy in the South
n part OF the State ex-Assemblyman William J.
Thompson, that seven counties OF the list and I'D
Congress Districts. with Bs delegates accredited
would be united in the State convention for
Thomas NJ Terrell as their choice for Governor.
Since then a number OF the primaries there have
been held. and IL is a noteworthy outcome that
what was reputed 20 be the Terrell stronghold
may prove TO be Seymour citadel In cumber-
land County for instance. where the Terrell posi-
tion had been alleged 10 be impregnable, caucus
of the thirty-three delegates was held and IL was
found that only two of them were willing TO pledge
themselves to support Mr.. Terrell. and all Of the
others were fayorably inclined Seymour. II
said on Saturday for Camden County that the
attempt force the eighty-two allotted delegates
10 support Mr. FerTell was almost certain TO be
defea ted. that eX-Judge Howard Carrow probably
would be the first choice OF the delegates, and that
Mayor Seymour. II also reported that, while
there might be more Terrell strength in the
naming hve counties. there were many delegates
fully One-third OF them. in facf-who would sup
port Seymour In the convention At all events. II
was impossible 10 md unity OF purpose among
the delegates in South Jersey.
Coming 10 the middle OF the State. II is that
there rarely has been more earnest partisan con-
test than there is in Mercer County. Middle
sex County Is said 10 be dsunited, and in Union
County everything points 10 deteremined struggle
between the opponents and the supporters OF Mayor
seymour. Those who opposed o Seymour
Senator Cornish. OF Warren County. their
cfoate for Governor. With Seymour ernina ted.
the counties OF Hunterdon. Norris Sussex and
Warren have undoubted preference for Sen
etor Cornish But il there is a united purpose
among the Democrats there no Democrat Of stand
Ing has discovered IT, although the preference
seems 10 be for Seymour
In Bergen County. where the Democratic Commit
made haste indorse Seymour there has
sprung up determined opposition % his nornfna-
ton = OF the siNty-three delegates there
Ike ether day exhibited q want Of harmony so