Modern battles of Trenton .. . ed as the partysnominee. The Democrats of the districf at once set up the cry that the primary had beenpacked in the interestof Mr. Dickinson bythe railroad companies,and the surroundingspointed out Mr. Catorto them as their candi-date on an anti-monop-oly platform. The con-test riveted the attentionof politicians all over theState. Mr. Dickinsontried to escape the handi-cap of being regardedas a railroad candidateby making a personalcanvass on purely par-tisan grounds, and mighthave won his fight hadhe not become enmeshed in the tangles of a collateral localcomp
Modern battles of Trenton .. . ed as the partysnominee. The Democrats of the districf at once set up the cry that the primary had beenpacked in the interestof Mr. Dickinson bythe railroad companies,and the surroundingspointed out Mr. Catorto them as their candi-date on an anti-monop-oly platform. The con-test riveted the attentionof politicians all over theState. Mr. Dickinsontried to escape the handi-cap of being regardedas a railroad candidateby making a personalcanvass on purely par-tisan grounds, and mighthave won his fight hadhe not become enmeshed in the tangles of a collateral localcomplication. It happened that Samuel W. Stilsing, one of the well-paidPolice Justices of Jersey City and a Republican leader in thedistrict, was anxious to be re-appointed. His connection withhis office was to end in the following spring unless the newLegislature in joint meeting re-elected him. It was necessary, ofcourse, that he should have the support in the approachingcaucus of the representative from his own district, and he. Asa W. Dickinson. MODERN BATTLES OF TRENTON. solicited Dickinson, as the price of his assistance in reaching theseat in the Assembly, to help him to keep his city office. MajorDavid A. Peloubet, a rival power in Republican councils in thedistrict, also aspired to be a Police Justice. He hoped to beStilsings successor, and Dickinson had already pledged himselfto him. He was therefore unable to give any aid to Stilsing,and the Judge easily made terms with Cator. Dickinsonrealized that with Stilsing favoring Cator his canvass wouldfail, and he made strenuous efforts to keep him in line with hisparty. One Republican after another waited upon the Judge toplead with him to forego his personal ambition for the partyssake. But all to no purpose. And then Dickinsons Repub-lican friends in other parts of the State began to bombard himwith imploring letters. Among the others the Judge found inhis mail one morning was one that made him chuckle all overwith inward sa
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