New-York tribune., 1902-10-29
NEW-JERsEY POLITICAL NOTES.

TT ought to be said" as Robert Carey remarked
yesterday to a group of friends, that there Is not
a Republican in New-Jersey who ever had political
or other relations with Colonel John j. Tofey who
would not consider It a pleasure TO vote for MN
for any office, from Governor 70 sheriff Ihls rs
high and unstlnted praise. but 1t Is due 70 , the
son County have twice elected Sheriff. and who
again % DO as 'as%'ss tseg dd in a ISIS maSh and in n0nS "
Ex-Vice President Adlai E. Stevenson passed
through New-Jersey the otner day without get
ting stopover privilege at Princeton. And yet il
Is said that there is friction in the Democratic
party. But wait a little There is still time for
the Democratic party TO explain why the ex-Presi-
trusts in NewJersey and Mr. stevenson has been
selected 10 strangle the octopus IN New-Yerk-
The news that Congressman Flanagan go
ing 70 give a dinner to fifty of the Democrats Of
Union County hamlet was startling until it
learned that there hundred and eighty
Democratic voters in the place and II was re-
naming one hundred and thirty Democratic voters
vote for Mr.. Flanagan. After that everything was
serene in the Republican family IN Union County.
The Democratic argument that Colonel ToTey.
having twice held the office Of Sheriff of Hudson
County. should not be again elected. has been
forcibly met BY the counter argument that John
living prices by the Democratic party ever since
he left the Republican party, several years ago.
Once upon Tune In one OF those speeches in
which he spread wide his political wings to a lofty
flight, Congressman Allan L. McDermott said
Names are nothing partisanshp must be cast to
the winds" And the Republicans OF Hudson
County modestly bringing Mr.. McDermott's
chickens home to him by suggesting that they fol-
low his advice by voting for James d. Manning.
didate for Congress in the Nth Disfriet wherein
Mr. McDermot; also is a candidate for Congress
Mark Fagan threw on the track when he ran for
Mayor of Jersey City.
For the nrst time since the campaisn for Gov
ernor OF New-Jersey in 1895 the people of the
conservative Bergen section OF Jersey City
will parade Thursday night October 80 to
Hasbrouek Hail. where Robert Corey, the Repub-
lican candidate for Congress In the IXth District
viii address the people Of Bergen and Lafayette
Coonel John n, ] Tsoey the Republican candidate
to greet his friends and fellow citizens
number Republicans are resrettine that
Congressman Charles n. Fowler will not speak at
Morristown on the night after ex-President Cleve-
land speaks, instead of the night before. But
really, as Mr. Toots remarked. ITS of no conse-
quenee,' since Mr.. Fowler will be very sure to
discount al regular rates in advance everything
Mr. Cleveland may say IL must not be forgotten
moreoye6 SaIt mere Is IN Morris County large
age Of the white metal is Just as good Democracy
as II Andrew Jackson and not William j. Bryan
with scrutinizng suspicion upon the aG;'iterated
brand OF democracy which Mr.. Cleveland repre-
sents
More amusements, According to Chairman
Nusent OF the Essex County Democratic Commit
tee, at the meetings in Newark this week the
Democratic candidates for Congress the Senatorial
Assembly and county nominees will form the at
fractions, 80 out they will seek to spread them
owaship sat6erinss s4anse ssng an9 poh city and
li5eipox postsre UF tRose red; yellow and white
the campaign. -
Reports that the too often repeated wholesale
bribery would take its turn AT the polls in Mon
mouth County this year have caused accordins -
report Justice John Franklin Fort of the Supreme
COURT 10 adjourn the grand jury until November 12
instead OF dlsmlssing that body as he was ex-
pec'eG 70 40 Whether this supposition is true or
rot JtSuce Forts attitude toward bribery was
ild"e 0ie"l When he said: "A few indictments and
eonvlcloas, with resulting Imprisonment Of those
~ nr,ti ~ PoAtcdl affairs who have engaged in
effect Tor sood' And then Justice Fort NAV sveS
,r il OF the bench, heard as every
money mas oeen reserved tor use on Election Day
There Is suspicion in Warren County that Con
- 'a''~san, who wants TO be reelected. is
su'"seiS absent minded. Fer il is ayerred upon
h""oI "p 'hat way that when he gave out the list
- 80 ".leh he intends TO fight. if ,thappy
omtSed ths nq vht ]G:t in tme0 he is reelected he
"a hen he totISSH..S mad no such lapse OF memory
Ne ba ne Ioid the Sussex County people that three
ohteiHinS halmself were one OF the requisites TO
10 thar sryot 1rlhk In Paterson barroom or words
-. - ele ufhe of year when the bargain counter
49, nopes TO dispose of his surplus stock OF
. out the trouble with him is that he
10 n cnsta Iu himself to sell only one of his wares
voting booth For purposes OF identification the
nrimarv - ~. Is not to be compared to the open
az poIticai nlca sc makes Hudson County the ideal
freedom In casting ballot.
- n n PeIhaps. no reflection upon the fitness of
- iiocratic candidate for Sheriff OF Hudson
N-,- ,nat Justice Collins without ceremony dis
-. :. 'he grand jury for the April term of 1901
- ~ p@ihtuiy recalls the fact that the Democrats
,sr 80 county who nominated and elected the Sher-
g.. 10 80 Drew that grand jury pointing to the
. 'nst Justice Collins has retained John Zellsr
~ WIG service of the court as argument in favor