New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-29
NEW-JERSEY DEMOCRATS DEMORALLZbD'

A BLUNDER NJ THE PAssAIC COUNTY COMMITTEE
ATTITUDE OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Democrats Of Passaic County, N. J., are
ana arc In disgraccfui and laughibls pre-
dicament through their cowdrdce and folly Ihree
OF the Assembly districts OF the county are eencrsiy
Republican BY majorties ranging from ooo 10 foo.
Iyth DISTRICT has Democratic majority OF about iooo'
Tho mate straight party nominations forthe
Assembly In every DISTRICT did the Knights OF LABOR
and the Prohibonists The Democratsin the is anu
lid Disrics Endorsed the nominecs OF the Knights OF
Labor but In tho IVth District the Democrats put up
candidate OF their The Endorsement OF the bsoor
nominees was opposed by the moro respectable ele-
ment OF the party and number predicted disaster 10
the Democratic cause from this dodge IN tho ild DIS
tct some OF tho delegates tho convention bolted and
nominated Independent straight Democrat, Al1rea
A. Van Hovenberg. Tho Democratic organ OF the
county The Paterson Guardian put tho names OF tho
three Rights OF Labor nominees at the head OIL
Columns under the head Regular Democratic Nominal
tons"
TheK OF Labor nominees In public meetings de-
pounced the Democratic party equally with the Repu-
lican aud snserst at Democratic princpes Furtner,
to them they declined 10 accept them ar Democratic
nominations. aud refused 10 pledge themselves 10
20 into caucus for Democratic United States
Senator. TIE Democratic LEADERS, were In dsmay "A
as SbIcn some hot words Sssed Snt was
adjourn ami certain "indnormens TO persuade tno
IaDor guinness consider themselves "a xood Demo
Gratis. The Labor nominees rejected All overnres. ono
of them Robert Carroll OF tho lid District not only de
oned to accept the Democratic nomination but toid
the that he strongly opposed to the Dem
ocratc party and all Its workA The County COnihlttee
mat again aud hot session resulted In no ACTON
ON Wednesday night there was another meeting, Al
which after great deal OF disgust, loudly expresseu
with the course OF the smaller politicians. IL was Iecloa
that the County Committee could not take the respons
bity overriding party conventions, and must let Inc
matter where IL was. -. =.
When tho action or action Of the committee be-
came own II o,used Intense disgust among the rank
and nls OF tho Democracy. The same eveDng secret
prominent Democrats was held In faFsac
City, The OF those present was uhslmteu IN
opposition to iniorssmeut OF the Gr-enback can
dates Ono prominent Democrat openly advocated vol
ing for the Prohibition nomnees and Others thouIht
that the best way TO rebuke the SHY action OF
the conventions was do everything possible
District The rank and file OF the Democrats are waiting
whether the County Committee will put the names
OF the endorsed Candidates tho party tickets II IL
does there Will be general bolt, while hundreds OF
Democrats will refuse TO vote al all 10 any case the
election or three Republican Assemblynen is assured.
while In the IVth District the candidacy OF the knight
Labor make neavy inr0ads into tho VoIe
for Keyes, the Democrat ring nominee. .
The Passaio County Democrats are In the peculiar
position having their Irregular oaDdtnates In threo
districts who stand upon Greenb,ck platform ana
who uosly refuse to be considered Democratic
nominees pledge themselves to vote FOR Abbett
elected The decentralization aud dlsahecon among tue
Democrats will hurt heir general ticket an go TO III.
crease the heavy majority that Pdssaio County VIII
certainly roll up for Phelps ana H0wsy'