New-York tribune., 1902-10-27
Jersey CONGRESS FIGHTS,
ruF RESULT IN FOUR DISTRICTS MAY
BE CLOSE FOR REPUBLICANS.

RE CLOSE FOR REPUBLICANS
The political conditions existing ten days be-
sore the election in the Congress districts OF
Jersey seem TO warrant the statement that.
,,bne IN tour of them the result may be close
GOV the Republicans. in none Of these the
,tration bc said 10 he positively critical. In
me other the outlook for the Democrats. where
.hev usually have swept everything before
,bem is not such as 20 guarantee the election
nj fb-ir candidate. The FIVE districts alluded TO
arc the IIId. IVth, Vth, With and IXth.
IN th, Ist district although IL would be mis-
,,odne 70 say that Congressman Loudenslager
,rHl NOT be consiaerably scratched in Camden
and Gloucester counties, and that he will have
o. majority in Salem County. the prevailing
oirion seems TO he that he viii he reelected by
q safe majority.
an of the four counties (Atlantic. Burlington.
cane May and CumberlandD in the lid District
are generally reliably Republican, and no doubt
has been anywhere expressed that Congressman
Gardner VIII be handsomely reelected
In the IT'D District the conditions are not so
assuring Middlesex and Monmouth counties
have the reputation, and justly, Of being
certain n their vote for either the Republicans
or Democrats. The Republicans of Middlesex
b.ljave that Benjamin F. Howell. the Republi-
,an can6 date, viii have a small majority there
and rho same result is predicted by the Repub-
ucsns cf Monmouth II. however, these estl-
mates should prove to be erroneous. the usually
large Republican majority in Ocean County
should overcome anything that either Mon
mouth or Middesex should do for ex-Congress-
rosn Ctissenhainer and result in the reelection
Of Mr Howell
BOTH SIDES PREDICT VICTORY.
The Democrats Of Hunterdon County are as
earnestly declaring that their candidate. Lewis
Perrine. viii be elected the Republicans Of
Mercer are asserting that their candidate.
1virrar, Al. Lanning will be chosen. The fact
that Mercer County naturally is stronger Re
,nblican county than Hunterdon is Democratic
and the strong probability that Somerset
county viii go Republican by a small majority
would indicate that Judge Lanning viii be elect
e5 Here however. as in the lid District, the
Ranublicans have need 10 be united and alert
10 meet properly the aggresSiNenesS win Whlch
,be Democrats are conducting their campaign.
From the opening of the campaign down 10
the nresent moment the Democrats Of not only
the Nth District but pretty vel all over the
state have made strong opposition 10 the re-
election Of Congressman Fowler lhree Weeks
ago the prospects OF the Republicans IN TINS
district were not fiaTtering, but II Is now the
consensus Of opinion among State ana oistflct
ReDubicans that he viii be returned 10 Con-
gress The fact that the Democrats have come
10 realize that they recently have been losing
q
Cleveland 10 emerge from his retirement or ten
years duration from the stump, ana give Dew ltL
c. Flanagan a lift. It is doubtful ho~sNei, n n
Mr. Clegelands elocuence can stem the uue
which now appears TO be running strongly MI.
FoWler's way The very fact that MI. FoMief S
aggressive battles for sound money have made
Vim a special target for the Bryanites is win
ming support among Democrats which MI
Cleveland cannot shake
After great difficulty in finding candidate
who would accept the nomination, the Demo
Gratis Of the With District presented IL rather
reluctantly 10 William Hughes To their great
surprise, although an almost unknown young
man. he proved 20 be a strong candldate-
stronger than his party, many conservative
politicians believe-and after drifting along for
some time the Republicans were awakened to
the fact that if they wanted 10 elect Nolohei
William Barbour the time had come when theg
must be stirring. They began TO stir. ana VIII
keep right on hustling 10 the end OF the cam
paign. The Republicans of this district, wnll-
confident that Colonel Barbour viii be elected
are not indulging in predictions that the ma
!ority viii run far into the thousands
CONFIDENCE IN TWO DISTRICTS.
The election of Richard Wayne Parker in thJ
With and Of William H Wiley in the VIIltf
is felt 10 be so sure that the Republicans o.
Essex County are paying much more attention
10 their legislative. county and municipal can
didates than they are TO those who are running
for Congress.
Unless the Republicans Of the IXth Distrie
are greatly deceived by the conditions there
The Republican candidate, Robert carey na'
rather more than an even chance 10 win. IE
territory Of this Hudson County olstrlct on
year ago returned a Republican majority .
considerab bly, more than 1000, and the huosoi
County Republican Committee believes that th
prospects are fully as encouraging now as Ine, M
Were then. The Democrats, however, are cam ~
ing the IXth District by 1000 majority 10
Allan Benny but they have made GAINS pelo'
which did not pan out. - ,,.-.,-.
The peculiar situation in the Ath llStIlC'
where the Republicans indorsed James y Hatl 5
ming the Independent Democratic cdn9Iua =
and U here there is ordinarily DerhoeIaIlC LL'd I
jority OF 100 10 10000 viii be reallzed ~h+
q is said that Allan L. McDermott the IesuLa ss
Democratic candidate, rs apparently dldIIlI s
Mr. McDermOtt has not always peeh Su,S :
8s candidate in Hudson County anu theIt
among many Of its CitiZens relentless opP1si
uon 10 him This fact and the addluohai Oh
that AIr Manning is popular win an classes c !. :
citizens have encouraged the Hudson count
Republican Committee 10 believe thdI ne Ne ha9
chance 70 win. While this result Il sIea@lls @ :
be- hoped for and while IL is by no means i
Eble Of accompshment under eHlsuhe ~ ~ ~. IN
stances in must be admitted that II Mouiu "
repetition of the unexpected when happeitHe -
when Mr McDermott was a candlualT -
Mayor Of Jersey city against Neheral :
Wanser still. the unexpected may 10 tapPe
again and II the citizens OF the Ath Dis'li !
are satis6ed with the present industrial an
commercial conditions and do NOT want 'ne'
disturbed they will elect MI. Manning