New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
A DAYS DOINGS IN NEW JERSEY
| LEADERS HANDS FULL.
Spirit of Independence Strong IN
Mann Counties.

Trenton, Aug. q (SpecaD.-Some time ago when
Mayor Pagan was pressing Samuel D. Dickinson
pretty hard, Major Carl Lentz is said TO have re-
marked:
The colonel is having his hands full just now.
When the colonel got back from Europe the other
day and heard what was happening In Essex he
is said to have remarked
The major is having his hands full just now
That perhaps, sizes up the situation In many OF
the counties. The managers are having their hands
full just now. Possibly the primaries will settle a
great many Of the existing differences. but there
will be more less soreness until Election Day
and the troubles will not be confined to the Re
puoIcans. The little sQuabble in the Essex Demo
cratic ranks the other day, In which Encs Runyon
expressed his opinion. shows hat the spirit of in
dependence is abroad. regardless of party.
That the primaries will be he'd all on one day.
and all under the same law, should test the system
thoroughly. There is not so much chance for fraud
and iegalty under the former plan OF course.
Democrats can slip in Republican vote. and vice
versa. by declaring they have changed their
victions since the last election 1t will be very
hard for any repeating to be done, however. There
Is considerable interest. especially in Essex and
Hudson. as to attempts to manipulate the prima-
ries two weeks hence. Robert Davis is finding his
path much more difficult than he anticipated, and
he may need all the votes he can get in order 70
pull his ticket through. Dckinsons confident state
ment the other day that Pagan will ~ reelected
also applies to the Sheriff contest. If all hands
there is why the leading Offices should
not go to them this year.
Some of the Republican State leaders have con-
tradicted reports that they taking any active
interest in the county campaigns just They
assert that they leaving the various contests
to the men IN charge of the county committees.
While giving them full credit for their statements
there is an element of evasion about it. While the
Governor. briggs. Dickinson. Morgan and others
whose headquarters are at the State House have
not gone to the localities where the big controver
sizes are and are not paying personal attention to
local affairs, they manifest more or less anxiety
to be posted about the situation. particularly in
Essex The name OF Everett Colby is mentioned
these days wherever politicians OF either party con-
sregate. The concern manifested is not so much
over the primaries. for it seems to be taken for
granted that Lentz and the organization will win.
but over the election later 1t is evident
that public interest is aroused and that a number
Of unexpected issues are coming into the canvass,
close watch It will not take long for issues. that
spread ali Sra orer t%e %sy ana IN single section to
attention.
Talking about the Essex primaries, there is
good deal OF guessing being done as to the out
come. The enthusiastic organization men say Colby
others who are more conservative, think Colby
shrewd observer who has made clever predictions
on many OCCASIONS thinks the result will be about
major viii carry all but two of the wards in New
51. ARK Colby he thinks; will capture the Sth and
g
Hi vest orange part Of East Orange. some of
bloQmheld and possibly of the smaller
suburbs The rest of the count will be for the or
ganl5atlon Under the rule. where a ma jority in
ward or township is for certain Candidate all
the delegates from that ward township must
SUPPORT t, that candidate in the convention. 1t is
pracucally the unit rule, and will undoubtedly work
In favor of the organization
Whatever friction may still exist among the Re-
publicans OF Jersey City. it is evident all will be
smooth at the Dickinson outing this week II
promises to be one Of the largest excursions the
self was never more genial buoyant and optImis+Ic
than since he came back from his trip among the
APPS Eagan Record and the colonel will all be
on hand to greet the crowd and each will predict
q sweeping victory for the party. It will be
touching sight TO say the least
,Ihere are good many queries as to when the
Limited Franchise Commission. or whatever The
proper name is will hold it's first meeting. and or
gaa1lze. Ihere is suspicion afoat that nothing
age S oe h done of importance until after prmares
way. There seems no good reason wbv the COW
MISSION should delay: or why there should be snv
conhection between its work and the proeress ~
me me political campaigns. Ex-Governor Foster NJ
EooIhees VIII be the chairman OF the commission
put no one has been settled upon for the secretsrv
the position, however " l''iNa'eS lur