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supporting him will go to Smith and make

supporting him will go to Smith and make
the latters nomination certain.
At the November election there will be
chosen, besides a governor, a full house
of assembly and one-third of the state sen-
ate of twenty-one members, as well as
several county officers, including sheriffs
and county clerks. The people for the first
time in the state will vote for municipal
officers in all the cities, and some surprises
may be looked for in the returns from New
Jersey this fall. Governor Voorhees, was
elected three years ago by only 5000 plu
rality, while the preceding and succeeding
republican plurality was $1,000 and $1,000.
respectively. The democrats will make
every effort to win back the state to them
selves, because they are getting hungry
again for the offices which they had in
New Jersey for thirty years without a
hitch, until Governor Griggs was elected
in 1895.
The Fight on State Issues.
The campaign will be fought out on state
issues. and there will be nothing national
about 1t, except that the republicans will
reafflrm republican principles as set forth
in the Philadelphia platform. The demo-
Gratis are expected to arraign the republi-
cans for extravaganza in the past six years,
and there Is probability of their gaining
some votes on this line, as the legislatures
have been too overly republican to be free
from expensive ways. The gold standard
democrats and the Bryanites are Joined to-
gether pretty well now. The leaders of
the ultra silver element have lost courage
since the death of Representative William
d. Daily, who was their best light. He was
succeeded by Alan L. McDermott, an as
tute leader, who has had the credit of
voting for Mckinley and his personal
friend, Hobart in 1896. Where he stood in
1900 is not too clearly set forth, except that
he was a gold man, but who he voted for
is not certain.
The new apportionment act will be tested
this year. Members Of the legislature will
be elected in gross from their counties and
not by assembly districts. The cities have
been given more representation at the ex-
pense of the rural counties New Jersey S
constitution provides for only sixty men,
bers of the assembly apportioned among
the whole state.
In the cities of Newark, Jersey City,
Trenton, Passaic, Paterson, Elizabeth, New
Brunswick, Bayonne, Orange, Atlantic City
and Cape May the results of the municipal
nominating conventions will largely affect
the conditions in the figuring up the major
tiles in the counties, and may make diff
ference of several thousand In the total
vote given to the governor and Legislative
candidates.
Constitutional Amendments.
The people of the state will vote upon
some important constitutional amendments,
one Of which is for the reorganization Of
the court Of errors and appeals 1t pro-
SioeS tIdt IL SHall Dc composed OF uVe
! members. each appointed for seven years
the same length Of the terms OF the Judges
of the supreme court and the chancellor
and vice chancellors. At present the court
of errors and appeals Is made up of lay
men, many of whom do not know technical
law. They pass upon the opinions of train.
/ ed judges and chancellors, and often sci
| aside their decisions as erroneous Wher
| Gov. Griggs was chosen he began by ap
pointing lawyers to the membership In
/ this court. and has done 50 until there art
| but two laymen In the body Of six. Othel
/ amendments also provide that after 100
| the legislature shall meet biennially. an(
| that the senators shall each hold off1ce fol
| four years instead Of three as now. Th'
| governor will in 1904 be chosen for foul
| years. Now the legislature meets annually
| For the first time since 1872 Senator Sew
| ell Is not expected to be present at thu
| state convention. He Is too Ill to venturs
| there. his friends believe. The senator,
condition, though somewhat better thai
| when he returned from Europe late In Au
gust. Is not as good as was hoped for.