The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-02-15
IN Me- W DISTRICTS
Lively Fight Among Repub-
licans for Seats in the
Next Congress.
L0UDENSLAGER DOOMED
Plans Of the 6. o. ?. to Cap
ture Nine Of the Ten Mem
bers May Fail.
LOUDENSLAGE GER DOOMED

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TRENTON, Feb. Il, 1902. Next fall the
voters of New Jersey will be called upon
10 eject ten congressman instead OF eight
as heretofore.
In creating two additional Congressional
districts last year, the Republican legis-
Iature tired an experiment in attempting
to create ten districts nine Of which they
fondly hoped to be able to carry under
favorable circumstances
/ The result of the gerrymander is avail
ed with interest by the citizens at largs.
but just now interest especially centres
upon who viii be the candidates from the
several districts.
That there viii be something of shake
up when the time for making the nomi-
nations rolls around is confidently ex-
pected.
with the new forces and new influences
at work in the Republican party, and
several old scores to be settled, it is hard
! 1y to be expected that the present incum-
bents viii all be renominated, or at least
not without a struggle.
One of the changes viii probably be in
the new First district comprising the
counties of Camden, Gloucester and Sa-
lem with a population of 165.07S In the
old First district, Cape May and Cum
berland were united with these counties,
and the representative therefrom is Har-
ry c. Loudenslager, of Gloucester.
Already deep laid plans are in progress
to accomplish the downfall of Mr.. Lou
| denslager, and with every prospect OF
success. Mr.. Loudensiager lacks the unir
| ed support Of his own county, and his
principal hope lay in Camden county.
i where. he has heretofore had the endorse
.nent of David Baird and his following.
Mr.. Loudenslager's attitude against
Baird in the recent Senatorial struggle
has aroused the ire of that crarty states
man, who has sworn vengeance on the
Gloucester man for what is termed his
ingratitude.
/ Speaker William ]. Bradley is in the
wind to oppose Loudenslager, but an Ell
! fort is being made to keep his candi-
dacy in the background, at least until a
I new State Comptroller shall nave been
elected. this position also being slated to
go to Camden Mr. Lolidensiager has a
hard row to hoe, and If Bradley is not
put up to beat him there win be some
other candidate upon whom the Camden
men are likely to unite.
| The Districts so strongly Republican as
to make the nomination Of Democrat q
forlern hope at least.
Congressman John ]. Gardner win be
renominated by the Republicans Of the
Second district. with probably Little or no
opposition. The district now comprises
Atlantic and Burlington. with total
population OF 169037.
4 The old Second district was made up of
Mercer, Atlantic. Burlington and Ocean
Mercer, however, opposed Mr. Gardner
when he last ran, with candidate of its
own, in the person of former Assembly,
man Ira w Wood.
l Mr. Wood was far from securing the
nomination, but for the protection of Mr..
Gardener the county was eliminated from
the district No formidable candidate is
mentioned against Mr.. Gardner.
| In the new Third district are Middle
sex. Ocean and Monmouth counties with
population of 1886. This is the
same as the old Third district except that
ocean is substituted for Monmouth.
Congressman Howell is likely to be re-
nominated by the Republicans. there be-
ing no opposition in the field at the pres
ent time. The district has a natural Re-
publican majority as the vote has been
going for the last few years, but not 50
large a one as to preclude the possibility
of defeat with strong candidate on the
Democratic ticket.
One Of the prettiest fights of all is like
ly to develop in the new Fourth district.
consisting of Mercer, Somerset and Hun
terdon This is an entirely new district,
Mercer having formerly been in the Sec
ond, Somerset in the Third and Hunter
n estr f1.4
a population of 1c2.S20, and none of the
counties aaying a representative in Con-
gross, new candidates will necessarily be
named.
For the honors on the Republican
ticket there are various aspirants. each
county being represented by a candidate.
Former Mayor yelling G.. Sickel is
prominently spoken of from Mercer, and
there is also talk Of former Assembly
man Ira w. Wood taking another shy at
the nomination. Judge Macpherson has
been spoken of as a possibility.
Mercer, by reason of it's size and Re-
publican strength, is in a position to adj
vance strong claims for the nomination,
but there IS some doubt about the county
agreeing upon a candidate
Mr.. Sickel, while strong as a vote get
Ter mas not peeH Closely atilSu Win The
local machine. and therefore It is doubt
! full if he could secure the force necessary
to obtain the nomination.
/ Speaker Bradley will give him a hard
run in the First.
Senator Reed of Somerset who failed
to land the State Treaurership, Is afflict-
ed with the Congressional bee. but has
not positively announced his candidacy.
Should he enter the lists S. s. Childs, the
wealthy restaurant owner, of Somerset,
would probably be pitted against him BY
the Democrats
Former Senator Large of Hunterdon
is already actively Id the field for the
Republican nomination, his principal
weakness being that he halls from such a
strongly Democratic county as Hunter
don.
The district at the last Congressional
election gave Republican plurality Ct
1,106, so that with a good candidate the
Democrats, under existing conditions,
feel confident Of success The battle
both before and after the nominations are
made, promises to be an exciting one.
The rev Fifth District Is made UP OF
Union Morris and Warren, with total
population Of 2o2,29o. This brings Con-
gresslnan Joshua R. Salmon. OF Morris
and Congressman Charles NJ. Fowler, d
Union, in the same district.
Mr. sairuan is one Of the two Denf0-