New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-22
HUDSON COUNTY CANDIDATES
RFPIrKIIcANs EXPECT TO WIN IN
THE TxTH CONGRESS DISTRICT.

| tho Issnub,icans of Hudson County have the
onnortunitv to achieve a party victory. No
Democratic organization in New-Jersey Is more
compact and aggressive than the one III huo-
son County. There are not many leaders III
either rartv in New-Jersey who are as capable
and responsible as Robert Davis, who is ho"'
as he has been for years as nearly autocratic
in political power in Hudson County as MAJOR
Carl Lentz is In Essex County. 1t is true tha'
If the parrv conditions more nearly
eoua1 Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson. the HUI
son County Republican leader. In a faH anu
souar. contest would give Mr. Davis such
fight as to prevent the result from oehls N''
until after the votes were counted Anu So IL
is that the Hudson County Repuohcahs nave
to fight tooth and nail to gain an hi'h upon
their Democratic opponents, and when 'ney haNe
gained anything it is as hard 10 hoiu d' - ~
to gain.
This year it seems there is ray VI hope i0-
the Republicans in Hudson. Under the ie" OF
nortionn,ent that county has two Congress oiS-
trfcts the IXth and Xth The latter dlstrict'
even the most ardent Republicans cohceoe' 10
hopelessly Democratic. and the preSen' W.
gressn an. Allan L. NcDermott Is ai'noS'
certain of a reelection as ne Is SUR u
nomira ton without opposition Ills oPP
proba blv will be James Andrews. a "ioed"a Ae'
hust1ng native born Yankee, ana JelSeS iiiS'i
by adoDtiOn. About the USSt tiehN A'i''
will be able to do. however, is to make the cam
,,.i, o1;ta lively and interesting, which he IS
Ill ao,,inned IN do with the aid of his broad
l,rou,Iedpe OF national and State politics ana
his ability 10 make any occupation IN whlch ne
may become engaged full of interest 10 tnose
who are opposed to him, as we'll as TO those WHO
are for him.
A CHANCE IN THE NTH DISTRICT
II is in the IXth District that there are Re
publican possibilities, and upon these the hopes
OF the Republicans are based. The Democratic
candidate for Congress in this district. It is
almost certain will be Allan Benny. VINO was
for three successive terms memoer Oh the
Assembly. and who is said to have been in
receptive mood when the nomination Tor Con-
gross was rendered to him some weeks ago, and
who has not, so far as any Deliloeid' h'o'
changed his mind.
For tho Republican nomination in the lAth
District there are two candidates. They are
Colonel Charles ". Fuller and Henry H.
Holmes Both of these candidates nave been
members of the Assembly 1t has been seldom,
indeed Of late years that any Republican mas
been eager for a nomination for Congress IN
Hudson County. The REPUBLICAN who was last
elected to Congress there Thomas McEvan.
who served two terms in the House. and whose
election on each occasion surprise That |
was in 1896 and in 1898 Mr. McEwan. IT would |
seer, VAS more popular at that time than any |
Republican candidate has been since. The |
conditions are different now from what they |
were years ago Hudson County mas oeen |
redistricted and there Is. as the Republicans
there saw. "a living show for Republican can |
didate TO he elected So far there are no indlca-
lions worth mentioning that there will be strife
between Colonel Fuller and Mr.. Holmes for the
nomination. but that one OF them will be the
Is no,
lieved that either of them. by a strong and
united effort, may be elected.
DEMOCRATS FOR THE ASSEMBLY.
But strong as is the hope that of the
Hudson County Congressman may be 4 Repuh-
1ican TO member of the party yesterday be-
lieved that even one of the twelve members Of
the Assembly t. be chosen in Hudson County
at the next election would be Of that political
faith On the contrary. those Republicans who
are the best Informed said that the entire As
senhiv delegation would be Democrats II was
said that there might be 4 few new men in the
deIegat ton but that they all would be Of the
same political party ono ventured 10 doubt
Il may appear 10 he singular but II is never
theiess true that the seeker after political In
formation in Hudson County finds invariably
that the question of the Shrievalty dominates all
other issues. This office has a commercial
value quite out Of proportion 10 either its re-
sponstbilities importance. and is eagerly
sought. especially by Democrats. whose CONNER
cial instinct In politics has long been notorious
in Hudson County. Hence there three
Democratic candidates for the place. Usually
the first mentioned among these is John Zeller,
and he is reputed to he the favorite at head
quarters although Mr.. Davis yesterday was
On-committaI : to his first choice. All he
would say upon the subject that the Demo
cratic candidate for Sheriff probably would be
elected by about 5000 majority. Another Demo-
cratic candidate is Frank MCNaIley. an ex-Free
holder, and still another is John ]. Heavey. All
of these Democrats credited with having
been especially serviceable and loyal party men,
bat until the word is given by the leader no
other Democrat knows who will he the party
nominee.
MAY BE CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF.
On the Republican side only one candidate has
so far been mentioned with the earnestness or
frequency which invites serious consideration.
Major General Peter Farmer Wauser is that
candidate, but up to- this time he has not de
cided what action he will take in the matter.
He is in fact, his friends say. holding the freely
rendered nomination under adyisement. and his
decision is not expected for several days. Gen
eral Wanser is the present postmaster of Jer-
sey City, and is one of the strongest if not the
strongest and most available candidate the Re
publicans could select. He was the Mayor of
Jersey city from 1892 to 1897 beating Allan l..
McDerfhott after one of the most exciting may
o.dl'y contests that was ever known in that
Slty. teneral NanSer'S political. military and
business record is above reproach. He was for
a time a brigadter general. and he succeeded
,reneral Sewell as the commander or the New
Jersey Militia. His administration of the city
government clean and praiseworthv ana
the Jersey City Republicans confident that