New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT.
NEW-JERSEY DEMOCRATS WILL MAKE
TRUSTS THE CHIEF ISSUE

paign of last year While it is true that the
hustling activity which made the campaign of
Governor Murphy conspicuous will be absent,
there are many indications that it will be one
of the most active and aggressive campaigns
that have been waged in New-Jersey for many
years 1t already has been made to assume a
national Importance by the Democrats, of which
condition the Republicans aware ard to
which they ere becoming aroused This condi-
ton arises from the fact that New-Jersey will
elect next November a full delegation of ten
members of the House of Representatives The
States delegation formerly was eight members
but the addition of new Congress dlstr1ct III
Essex and Hudson counties, respectively, in
creased the number to ten.
No effort is made by the Democrats to con-
trovert the constantly repeated report that the
Democratic National Committee and the promi-
nent Democratic organizations and individuals
of several of the States will make q determined
struggle to enable the Democrats OF New-Jer-
sew 10 elect at least five. and possibly six, OF
the new members The districts in which these
snecia; endeayors will be made are admitted by
the New Jersey Democrats to be the hrst' Inlru'
fourth, fifth and sixth. and the TWO huusoii
County districts They concede without alsu-
ment that the Republicans Will eject III inc
Second seventh and eighth districts, but assert
that they will elect in both Hudson county us
trjcts and that the others just mentioned oiN
sood febt;ne ground The Republicans on the
other hand do not concede tha' THESE e.
s,ons arc tanahIe. but admit freely the necessity
for vigorous and aggressive campalsnns III
order ia hold the Republican delegation intact
+, g. &c tho districts which the Democrats
a+fec+ N believe NAV be counted in their column
~ the House The Republicans, somewhat re-
,,ctant1- il is true pretty generally aonl' ''"@
the nrobab ilities almost as strongly ldEo' 'A
election Of two Democratic members IN ftuusUn
County as they do the election OF '"' '>7t
cans in Essex ,o+;o,,
The additional importance OF 're heN,
in New-Jersey will be easily comprenehue'
i. Is said that eight State Senators are u ''
chosen and that all of them Will nave d " 80
1-pited States Senator three years hence Inc
4;o. ,.hiob viii elect Senators are Camden.
Essex. Gloucester. Monmouth, SALEM 0ol"ei'e''
Union and Warren.
l. fe fortunate for the Republicans that up to
+tie time there are no signs of serious dlsaffec
ton in their party in any of the counIles' Win
tha single exception of Union. where an uhpleas
ant il not threatening. factional contest eA'''
between the supporters of the present "e"a'o
Cross OF Elijah and ex-Judge funyon' Vi
PIainfeId for the Senatorial NOMINATION Inns
contest. unfortunately. extends neyono ''e sen"
a.cr,a, issue because of the combined partisan
and
has enpendered. going so far as to touch the
membership of the Union County RepuO'itdH
Committee. AS set forth by plain spoken ana
conservative Republicans 1t is struggle be-
t,r4an two factions for the control or the party
in Union County Upon the surface there are no
visible indications that this summary OF 'he sl'-
uation prevails but underneath there is aouh
dant evidence that the dangerous strife exists
There are. however. Republican assurances that
the present trouble will he overcome. and that
after the county convention has been held ana
the legislative ticket nomina ted, there VIII De
unity within the Republican party and that the
triumphant reelection Of Congressman fo"4el
and the entire county ticket will be assured
Afte, tho election. well informed Union County
RenuhIicans say. the struggle for party control
will be resumed.
The Democrats are Of course. pleased with
the reported Republican conditions in Union ana
upon their possible continuance largely base
their dreams of success
II has been in so far as he. decisively de-
termined that ex-Speaker William Bradley VIII
be the Republican candidate for State senator
in Camden County, and that eX-AssempiyrldH
J. H. Bachelor will be the Republican canoaoa'e
in Essex County for the same honor there In
the counties of Gloucester, Monmouth, Salem
Somerset and Warren the Republicans have not
as Vet made A definite slate" but consider
inl, the avaiIa bity of number of candidates.
In Warren County. on the Democratic side. a
denomination is at the disposal OF senator cor
nish If he should decline such an expression OF
confidence. while entertaining views and visions
NJ larger noIitical fayors the probability is that
he would successfully urge the nomination OF ex-
Senator Isaac Barber Senator Cornish, although
efforts have been made 70 dispute his poltlcal
SUPREMACY there is still leader who leads the
In Mny 1T1NOI
it is probable that the Republicans will nominate
ex- Assemblyman O. II. Brown for Senator
The Republicans have made nominations in
six of the Congress districts. as follows:
18TH C Loudenslager. of Gloucester.
IId-John T. Gardner of Atlantic
IIId-Benjamin F. Howell. of Middlesex
Ivth-William NJ Lanning,. Of Mercer.
Vth-Charles y. Fowler, of Union.
VIth-William Barbour of Bergen.
Ioudens1ager Gardner. Howell and Fowler
are denominations With the exception of Con-
gresham De Witt C. Flanagan, in the With Dis
trict, the Democrats nave maze no nonlna-
tions for Congress.
The New-Jersey Congress districts desg
mated by the act of 1901 are made up as fol-
lows:
LIST District-Camden. Gloucester and Salem
counties
lid Observation-Disclosures. Burlington Cape May
lid Observation-Disclosures. Monmouth and
Ocean.
WITH District-Hunterdon. Mercer and SOM
erset
With District-Morris Union and Warren.
With District-Bergen Passac and Sussex.
With Dstrict-The First. Fourth Sixth, Sew
enth, Eighth. Eleventh and Fifteenth wards of
Newark, the city of Orange. the towns of
Bloomfield Montclair and West Orange the
boroughs of Glen Ridge, Caldwell and North
caldwell and the townships OF Franklin. Belle
Vile. Livingston, Verona and Caldwell. in Essex
County
With Dstrict-The Second. Third Fifth,
ninth. Tenth. Twelfth. Thirteenth and Four