New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
NEWJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

Franklin Murphy devoted all OF yesterday TO the
arrangement OF his private business preliminary 10
giving his entire time to the campaign from day
TO day until November s. He will attend the Ber-
gen County Republican Convention at Little
Ferry next Tuesday and It Is expected that he
viii attend a reception at East Orange tonight
The Democrats OF Morris County about 10
dispose OF a nomination for State Senator. They
have two men IN View the bsnefcaries but are
undecided as to which would make the better use
OF the gift John II. Hoagland. Of Rockaway who
gave Mahlon Pltney such lively chase three
Years ago for the office of State Senator is regard
ed the stronger man IN one end OF the county, county;
to be the. stronger man In the other end, The
TO be how 20 make both ends meet
The Hudson County Republican ticket is an ex-
ceptionally good George l.. Record the candi-
date for State Senator, was Democrat until Will
tam J. Bryan captured the Democratic party. when
like thousands OF others. he became RcpubHcan
Mr.. Record is a lawyer OF excellent ability and IN
character is above reproach' 1estetday ne chdI-
lenged Robert HudsPeth the renominated Demo
these two would fill TO overfowing the largest
fhs Hadspeth 1@ W not accept the chaenee The Re-
publican nominees for the Assembly and FOR sur
rogate all well known for their intelligence ana
integrity.
Colonel Edward Livingston Price, of Newark,
apparently has become the stock property OF the
interviewer. He fairly and regularly overhows with
talk on the political situation. But. after all Is
said it would be hardly fair 10 clash him with one
of those shadows that murmur when the decps are
still He always adds something TO the gayety or
Democrattc candidate for Governor. And the pop
uIar impression is that Mayor Seymour needs help,
and large quantity OF it,
pretty good idea of how some Hudson County
Republicans and Democrats view the political stu-
alton there may be obtained from the fact that
Peter Lanigan. an employe of the Bergen Steel
Works and Robert Davis. the State Democratic
leader, yesterday made wager on the result OF
gan's slO0 that Mayor Seymour would get eight
thousand votes than Franklin Murphy In
To Colonel c. Meyer ZuliclI, who lives somewhere
near the sad sea waves between Long Branch and
Point Pleasant is accredited the statement that
Monmouth County will give large a majority for
Seymour 1t gave for Crane which eleven
doWn in " eW townships m 9 bat ex
Senator Nevus believes that the Republican ticket
will win down there. Still 1t might not be amiss
for the Republicans to make note of Colonel
been as far wrong in his political predictions as he
might have been.
Several Newark politicians are arguing them
selves into a perspiraton the question as to
whether Mayor Seymour could hold two offices.
That Is to say. could he. in the event of his cleo
ton as Governor be both Governor and Mayor
! An easy way, and an altogether commendable way
to settle this question would be TO make Franklin
leave Mr. Seymour his office Of Mayor to which
he appears be so devotedly attached that IL
would be unkind to take II away from him
Mayor Hoos of Jersey City startled the Demo
Gratis of that town Yesterday when he had this
say about the Republican candidate for Mayor
who has Just been nominated: Mark Pagan came
very carrying this city when he ran for State
Senator last year. He should have lost none OF
his strength since then. The argument of the Re
publican party has been that it has had a fair
show at the spring elections because many Repub-
licans did not take the trouble to vote at those
elections. IL this Is true then the new law. which
combines the spring and fall elections should prove
a help the Republicans Under these circun-
stances. 1t is not at all surprising that Mr. Pagan
should confidently expect victory in the coming
contest. Mr. Pagan is very fine man Mr.. Hoos
is n Democrat. and several Jersey City Democrats
believed that the above remarks were a premoni-
tion that he about break with his party
with which he has been somewhat odds for sew
eral months.
In all probability Senator James Smith jr will
be named as a member of the State Democratic
Committee at the committee meeting in the Hotel
Washington, at Jersey City. to-day. Mr. Smith
was invited 10 be member-a large, and has
signined his acceptance. He will be one of eight
members at-large.