New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-10
LANNING'S CHANCES GOOD
COLONEL 1 4 PERRINE LIKELY TO BE
HIS OPPONENT IN THE WITH JER-
SEY DISTRICT.

will, unless the present slate is broken HUH
nate Colonel Lewis 4. Perrine VI
county. in opposition to ex-Juose " iii
ming, of the same county whom the fHee
cans have already chosen to pc Iiei ''i'
date for Congress
High the hopes of the Democrats az N
manifest as their confidence is that thes hoW
nave a chance to elect Colonel Perrne' 'ne ~
publicans have no doubt of their ability 10 eLeo'
Judge tanning bv a handsome majority Inc
Democrats base their hopes on three poSsloiii-
tles-the fact that Hunterdon county - s''O
for at least. so they say. 1,3oo De1nocio''' mo
Jorlty; Somerset for a small plu;d'iS oNI
same party, and the reputed populaii'S VI
nel Perrine in Mercer In addition, they eN-
pect that the trusts and the coal S'tlhe
VIII win many Republican voters h'i''
party allegiance. and place their No'e' %
Democratic column. incidentally, they may l"
their platform, On as far away as the Philip
pines for side issue. and take IN reeipi'el,'
with Cuba for filler. In fact, there Is ho
| ing what the WITH District Democrats 'i'i' w.
for the reason that they likely 10 w ,-E
thing, from lassong the octopus III NV ,
10 the pork outfit in Chicago, so p'o'e :.
| to wrestling with the elusive ana 'he pl.
| rescue. But no matter whom they may "'i'''
nate. or whatever they may do in lhe way
| whereas and resolved, the
| have no fear for the result.
Speaking of the political outlook, haNdiu
Stokes. the .vice-chair,nan of the state Repun-
| lican Committee, who constantly Keeps us
| on the political pulse of the State, salU Az
| recent conversation with The Tribune o0i'
| sPondent that the prospect of the electoi -
Judge Lanning favorable Ihdl II -
| room for doubt. He added, hoWeNel'
would stand the Republicans of the ois'i'
| good stead to be alert, active ana "ea'
| during the campaign. But so far d. "e
| learned after a careful view OF tle PM
! situation in the three counties OF the
there Republican disaffecuon
would endanger the head Of the ticket 10 ,tl1
ter what effect small local disturbances WIZ
! the partv might have upon the result IN t'ie
/ counties. All that was necessary 10 d
! success Senator Stokes thought was loSol''
| the Republican party and its ticket !"
Judge Lannng's candidacy to suc0' 49,
/ sue. Other Republicans in other pdi 70
| district agreed with the opinion of Mt stones
UNANIMOUS AND HARMONIOUS CHol>r1
For instance. ex-Assemblyman Charles ~
| Codding, who mas had the opportunity OF ''a"
ing INQUIRIES OF prominent Republicans III '
| three counties composing the district Sd'D' 49,
! Judge Ianning was the unanimous anu ~
,,a-r,o,fous choice Of the Republicans. ana thd'
! he would win easily AS yet, II was ~
| Coddinr said that the Republicans d''''0
ready for vigorous campaigning. were ho'
| ing with the concentration Whicn "oU-N
| manifested later on Judge Lannins' ne 0''I
} -, ia min without the assistance OF
| - c,,,,.rse+ or Hunterdon-which they "eie
| -. 1,,,e1, largely to get-as Mercer codlu a'N
| .ho,,,d return about > 500 plurality Tor lhe ~
| DphIican candidate for Congress. inns pa
| lie. 14,,p.erdon and Somerset corhoi''eu
| ot o,,ercorI,e. and It was by no means ~
| -. Somerset would not give a s"ia'i
for Judge Lannlne -o+ y.hose
| T., ,ror7inent Mercer County bei'''o'"' -
| - for obvious reasons cannot DC 49,
80 eaid that Judge tanning was P -,
o.,oab,e. that he would make Iheilpe'
u''o"Js' ~ .be district could esteem Tor
| -, .r.aori,,, and intelligence. and thaI "e u'N
no - hat Mr.. Lanning would receive 'iie
- no - = ,u,n,er of Democratic manutac'-
| - - business men in Trenton VINO NeIe
! -. NTH the present condition or industrial
-, ,.,,,,,e-cta1 affairs and who did not care 10
| tel, rho possibility of = change III Inc
| o-o-laxion of Congress. Judge LdIii'''e,
| .ddad had the confidence and the es'e'l" u no
| 80. oi+izaps in Mercer County. without re-
| - - rartv utilization, and this goodfeHo"-
| chin probably would be made n1ahiieS' - Oh
| a,nrAria BILE extent in the election ie'Ui rs
This Is a reasonable view Of the 20
! Itical situation from d
| view. ,,, -,
Of course the Mercer County Delilo'ia' III I'll
.s,,.ias+a IA not see it in that light. The chief
800. - .bsir homes and expectations is the poii
| :. 1,,r+ardop County and they do not DENY u
| - &c eor,ething new for the later generation OF
| I,.,,oor.,s If Mercer County TO be ciasslneo
| NTH q rock-ribbed. copper fastened Democrauc
| COUNTY, lite cold Hunterdcn." They nave lot d
| ,o,g time heen accustomed TO being enurleraIeu
| among the depressing minority IN such f'epuoii-
| can counties as Atlantic, Burlington anu C--'
where Of late years they have aad iio
prospect of electtng q member OF Noi4si 0sS 0-i
| the Democrats of the I'D Distrlct nave % ue-
| featine John J. Gardner, the Republican cahol-
| date there Hence their prevailing enthuslaslh'
with some indications Of ante-electIoii ma
| nov that they have been classlned WIN fau'l'ei-
don County But this hiarity promises most
| faithfully from present appearances " pe
| eboutire IN the woods In the last election for
Governor which was admitted 70 De Eoou year
for Democrats in Hunterdon County, the Demo
ora,tc nr,ra1itv There after much coaching and
careful handling, reached 1914 Inc hepuoh-
CON rI,,rali+y in Mercer County in the same year
was 1S71-a difference as between the 1--we
| counties of 14T in favor of the Republicans Ihls
| year the Democrats Of Mercer County are claim
| ing 800 nlurslitv for Colonel Perrlne In Hun
terdon.
MERCER COUNTY REPUBLICANS HOPE
Full.
| AS an offset the Republicans OF Mercer are
hopeful upon fairly good grounds OF reaching
q n,ura,ttv of OoO or more Probably nearer
and more conservative estimate would be Iot
Republican plurality in Mercer ana 800 Deilo-
| cratic plurality in Hunterdon- In 1870 thf
Presidential year. when almost every Dehlo