Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-29
ATTITUDE or NEW JERSEY.
All signs Pointing to the Success of cieVe-
land.


land.
A Trenton. n. j.. special to the New
York Tines says: The closing week oil the
canvass in New Jersey promises to be fuiI
az excitement. There has been Tor some
weeks n vague notion among Democrats
and independent Republicans that the
managers Of the Republican national cam
paign " i'll make n desperate effort 10 loosen
The State from her Democratic mO0rings.
Never in the history OF the party has the
Republican State Committee been known
10 make so energetic and earnest canvass
as that which Is being made under the
Leadership Of ex-senator Garret a. Hobart.
A Significant circumstance i the appoint
mcnt of the deputy marshals by United
states Marshal Deacon. The character OF
the appOln,ecs is the thing that has drawn
srecigl attention TO the new army OF OIL
erals with whom Marshal Deacon proposes
TO nan the polls. They are, without eX-
ceptiOn. taken from the ranks OF Democrats
who are easily influenced or from among
the bullieS who are Republicans. The state
authorities are in consultation about the
matter. Governor Albeit has the reputa-
ton Of being a political leader OF great
nerve. and he is looked TO for the action or
for the suggestion that may defeat the al
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preston Of the sentiment OF the state.
II no obstruction is thrown in the way
on Tuesday Of next week the polling OF the
vote OF the State will undoubtedly show a
substantial majority for Cleveland and
Hendricks. The Republicans have never
carried il in presidential years, except in
| 1872. and then The revolt against Greeley
only served to attest the loyalty OF the peO-
pie to their political cOl0rs. The nearest
approach 10 victory was made by the Re-
| publicans in 1880, when the natural ma
| jority OF six or seven thousand was cut
down 10 trife over 1000 on the presi-
dental ticket and TO less than 700
on the gubernqtorial ticket. The Repub-
liean State Committee is making these
! figures the basis OF hopeful estimates OF the
! results this year. The Republicans strained
| themselves to the utmost four years ago.
| and no one who is acquainted with the
| politics Of the State believes that they can
do as well this year. Tbev think. how
! ever. that the conversion Of a few Demo-
| cratic United States deputy mar,hals and
the vote they expect TO divert from Cleye-
land 10 Butler will overcome the small ma
jority that stood against them then. The
Butler forces in New jersey are mainly re-
cruted from the ranks Of the old Green
back Labor party, which has not in past
elections shown itself 10 any very alarming
extent. In 1880 il polled about 1900 votes
all told. In 1882 Ben" Urtr surprised
politicians all over the State by polling
$500 GTeenback votes in the Third con-
grt sSional district, hut the vote he secured
expressed mainly the Democratic dissatis-
faction with the nomination OF Congress.
man Miles Ross. The Butler movement
showed some signs OF vitality few weeks
AGO in Hudson and Essex counties, but il
shows indications now OF entire collapse.
In Essex county the situation Is about the
same. except that Essex county being q
Republican county the Butterflies were
naturally impelIed TO make their ovcrtures
for fusion TO the local Democracy. and the
overtures have been rejected. In South
jersey IT is scarcely figure Of speech to
say Butler is not known at all.
There Is "A prospect OF a comparatively
large ST. John vote IN the State. The 81.
John people have made IN active canvass
all over the State; they have full local
tickets In nomination in all the counties,
and they are earnest in their endeayors 10
poll as large n vote rs possible. The anti
liquor sentiment in some parts OF New
Jersey il strong. In some OF the counties
in the southern part OF New Jersey-in
frequently turned the tide OF local political
feeling for or against the candidates Of one
Of the greater parties decisiyely. The
meetings held this year have been largely
attended. Ardent temperance advocates
estimate that the total Il. John vote in the
state will reach $4,000, hut this is thought
10 he an eXaggeratiOn. In some Of the
c1unties-MOnmOuth and HnterdOI--It
will cut both WAYS. In Morris AMI M"r.
Ger. Burlington, and the South jersey
counties il will draw almost exclusively
from the Republican vote.
The Independent Republican vote will
be a much more important factor in pro.
ducing the result than either the St. john
or Butler movement. II takes in many OF
the leading businessmen in the STATE.
EX-MayOr Charles Solder. OF Jersey City,
is TO preside at an Independent Republican
meeting in Jersey City tomorrow night.
He l. the head Of the business management
Of the great Lorillard tobacco esttb-
lishmcnt. The number of Republican
bankers i'm the state who are against
Blaine is very significant. Hamilton
Wallis. who is at The head OF the
Essex county Independents. i. the
son OF 4 now deceased bank pre,i-
dent, aud is himself largely interested in
the banks. In Essex county the hide
pendent Republican revolt Is noticclbly
large, and the nomination by the Repubh-
cans there of Senator Stain,by for sheriff
viii add an element Of local dissatisfaction
that will make il even larger. Mr.. Stain>bV
admits that it will reach 500 vote, in the
county. In Hudson, Union. Somerset,
MiddleseX. and Bergen II Will be large,
but no one can guess it, Strangth.
When Il man thinks he has nosed
out all the Independent, in his town ne i,
surprised 10 learn from some one whose
loyalty he has never suspected that he, too.
is OF the number. Low estimates give the
Independents 500 votes in Hudson county,
1000 votes IN Essex, 800 in Bergen, 800 in
Union, 800 in Somerset, 800 in MiddlcSeX,
and IL j. safe 10 say that their total in all
parts OF the state will exceed G,000. This
takes no account whatever OF the rural
districts, where Il frutlcsS trucking Of
the Blaine man gers 10 the Irish dyna-
mite sentiment is weakening the fcaty
Of Republican farmers to their party
every day in the week. The effect OF this
bid Ter Irish support is partly the reason.
too, for the manifest unanimity OF the Ger
mans Of the state for Cleveland and Hen
bricks. The fear OF Maine sumptuary
legislation Is the rest OF the reason. la
b NtNtih anu slNlNOUs anu sOIllt OiNFIN Oh
the large cities OF the state. the German
vote is, in local matters, largely with the
Republicans. In Newark especially the q or
mans have frequently shown their strength
in local contests. Two years ago they
overturned tie Republican majority in Es-
sex county To send Fielder TO Congress. II
was their vote that handed the control OF
} the city over to the Democrats last year and
restored IT TO the BANDS Of the Republicans
this year. But their action in the charter
election Is no indication Of their action in
the greater contest OF next Tuesday. They
say without reservation that they are for
/ Cleveland, and if they do at the polls as they
say now they propose TO DO, Cleveland and
Hendricks will beat Blaine in the strongest
Republican county in The State.
The Oneida County StaIwarts.
The Herald says In Oneida county. \.
l., Cleyehnd's friends are sanguiue, and
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