Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
FIGHTING 4 WIND-MILL.
The New Jersey Republicans Grasping a, a
Straw in Their Desperation.

4 Trenton special to the UcrH SAYS A:
The efforts q the Republicans Of the state
90 make capital out 81 the refusal OF Ed
ward +. Mcdonald. Of Jersey CITY, 10 ac-
cept the nomination Of clcctOr from the
seventh congressional district will fall fat.
These efforts are increased in order TO di-
vert attention from the succe,S Of the
Democratic State Convention Last Wed.
nesday. That was the most en,huSi.
tic electoral convention ever held in New
jersey. Even Republicans reluctantly &C.
knowledge that fact. Mcdonald was put
On The ticket al The request OF 4 number Of
his IIudsoG-coupty friends. They said.
while he did not favor Cleveland before the
Chicago Convention. he was not for Blaine.
In that statement they were absolutely cor
rect. McDcnald is for Butter. He was for
Butler at Chicago. He has always said he
would support him il be concluded 10 run.
when McDonald's name WIS being urged
upon the state Committee a few DAYS be-
fore the Convention, Butier had not sen; ont
his letter OF acceptance. Hence his friends
thought be would accept the nomination. il
offered. They did not think it worth while
to consul; him about it, and this is where
the mistake was made. There is no great
political significance in bis declination. and
the Republicans are only wasting powder in
trying TO elaborate aud eXsggerate it.
1t would be well for the Republicans to
look after their own fences. They are
losing ground daily in the State. The
Democratic Convention started the Demo.
crazy ahead at rate not anticipated by the
most hopeful OF the leaders. Clubs are
spriDging up everywhere. The Prohibition
vote will be very large. Last year the vote
.raz .,c.rlv D1n fIli. uoor - tv,ll lao a. Loo.
double that. The bulk off will come from
the Republicans. Here in Trenton there
are a large number OF Republicans who
propose TO support st. John. One Of these
Republicans told your correspondent to-
day that the churches were taking up the
Prohibition ticket. The reform clubs OF
the state are composed mostly OF Republic
cans, ard. while these clubs are not openly
for &. John. nine tenths Of the members
are for the ST. John ticket
Campaign literature Of the most cOnvin-
crg kind j. being scattered up and down
tie state 10y the Democratic National and
state Committees. The farmers are cspe-
cIally Impressed with the record Of Blaine
as slown in The documents they receive.
An old Burlington-eounty farmer chat
ted with your correspondent recently.
lie said he had always voted the
Republican ticket. aud so had most
Of Bis neighbors; but they had about
come 10 the conclusion that the ra>cality
wa 100 l.gaId that the ra,cals ought 70 be
TUNED ont. lie SAID they were not doing
much talking, AID the Republican politi-
clans were not aware there was any holt
among them, but the returns in November
would show what they had been doing.
This farmer sentiment offsets a hundred
times the talk over the deciinatiOn OF "a
man like Mcdonald TO serve a> eiectOr.
Mcdonald only takes one vote from the
Democracy-the farmers take hundreds
from the Republicans.