New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ld Scott,the Whig candidate. Pierces plurality in theState was 5,749. Hale, the Free-soil candidatefor President, received but three hundred and fiftyvotes in New Jersey, his strength lying largely inNew England, New York, and Ohio. The reestablishment of New Jersey in the Dem-ocratic column gave the Whigs but little hope forvictory during the contest for the governorshipin 1853. The success of the Democrats had beenso pronounced that no less than eighteen candi-dates appeared as contestants for the nomination,requiring six
New Jersey as a colony and as a state : one of the original thirteen . ld Scott,the Whig candidate. Pierces plurality in theState was 5,749. Hale, the Free-soil candidatefor President, received but three hundred and fiftyvotes in New Jersey, his strength lying largely inNew England, New York, and Ohio. The reestablishment of New Jersey in the Dem-ocratic column gave the Whigs but little hope forvictory during the contest for the governorshipin 1853. The success of the Democrats had beenso pronounced that no less than eighteen candi-dates appeared as contestants for the nomination,requiring six ballots before the choice of the con-vention fell upon Rodman M. Price. These can-dicates were E. R. V. Wright, Thomas W. Arrow-smith, William C. Alexander, Phineas B. Ken-nedy, Alexander Wurts, Henry Hilliard, JohnHuyler, John Cassedy, John W. Fennimore, JohnR. Slack, Littleton Kirkpatrick, George Sykes, Canfield, Dr. John R. Sickler, T. W. Mulford,Daniel Barcalow, and John R. Darcy. The Dem-ocrats had a popular candidate and a popular 392 NEW JERSEY AS A COL. platform, declaring their adherence to the Mon-roe doctrine, favored the annexation of Cuba,general legislation, particularly that encouraginglabor, the regulation of working hours for theyoung in factories, the extension of the rights ofmarried women, the adoption of a wider plan ofgeneral education, and the construction of a rail-road to the Pacific Ocean. The Whig conventionhad nominated Joel Haywood, of Ocean County,other candidates being James S. Nevius, of Mid-dlesex, George H. Brown, of Somerset, and Will-iam J. Shinn, of Salem. Aside from agree-ment with the Democrats as to the extension ofthe system of public education the Whig plat-form recommended internal improvements sup-ported by the funds of the federal most vital part of the document was an ar-raignment of the Camden and Amboy Kailroad,stating that the claims of special privilege wereinconsistent with a republican form of govern-ment,
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