The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-05
THE GHOST OF APARTY
Active Work in Progress to
Rehabilitate New Jer-
sey Republioanism.
THE PRESIDENTIAL STRUGGLE.
Phelps, Halsey. Grub and
Griggs for Blaine Against
Sewell Representing
Harrison.
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
All the Leaders Pulling One Way
State, Home Nsws and
Gossip.
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
speciar % tie sundap Morning Ns,gs,

0HulDef Oh kkoDuD1iEau pollblclauS at The
State House this week, and while they
sat viewing the building Of the new AS
sembly chamber from the sitting room of
Superintendent Ford, the discussion ran
to politics, and one of them. an ex-mem-
Der Of the Republican State Committee,
and generally regarded as conservative
man. made the following statemen Mt for
publication to your correspondent
Now that General Sewell and William
Walter Phelps and General E. Burd
Grubb, the three Republicans leaders,
are abroad, the State Republican papers
In milk and water sort of way are be-
ginning to demand better organizatI on
of the Republicans OF New Jersey. The
cry Is not taken up any too early. II
ever problem beset a group OF men, il
is this same problem Of rejuvenation of
the Republican parity Partisan zeal
would demand that the conditions and
circumstances be not viewed through
blue spectacles nor treated IN a pessimis-
tic manner. but the Republicans of New
Jersey have been afraid TO face the cold
facts and allow the truth to be known.
and because OF It's shily-shally idea of
politics the party has dwindled to nothing
and the Democrats have entrenched
themselves Tor some years at least. The
Republicans have been Tor long time
powerful parry badly managed, and now
there is no party and the management is
3 sad "reminiscences. The conditions are
discourRging, particularly on the eve of
q Presidential campaign.
CUTTING DEEP.
THE remedy suggested is q new State
Committee. This is cutting deep into the
evil Strange as it may seem, this sus-
picion about the Incompetence of the
State Committee mas existed for years.
yet the same material has been put into
il for each campaign. The man them
selves persisted Ia hanging on and giving
plausible excuses for doing so. The in
dictment is not made gnes the committee
does not work tremendously or conscien-
tiously, because the facts are not at hand,
but the charge is made that the rank aud
file of the Republican party are distrust-
full of the committee, and have los 6
heart. This applies particularly to the
young men. The State League has dis
solved into thin air, and there are now
only thirteen permanent Republican
clubs in the State. Even these as politi-
cal organic atoms DO not compare favor
ably with the young Democrats. While
the Republican clubs have been holding
auctions and selling their effects, the
Democrats have been multiplying their
clubs, until they now have forty perna-
nent clubs IL the State, every one Of them
powerful political organization. The
Democratic watch-word. passed down
the line by Leon Albeit to the young
men, ia, Form clubs. build club houses.
and they are doing it.
MUST BE CHANGE.
&'These are the conditions and the cause
of the Republican embarrassment. To
remove the deep seated doubt in the mind
of the yonng Republicans. there must be
change of the working leaders, as repre-
sented by the State Committee. These
men have done yeoman's service for the
party in the past. but they are not and
have not been equal to the political emer-
gency of these hustling days, and they
must retire.
"a contest is about to be begun IN New
Jersey which will be watched with much
interest. 1t is whether General Sewell
Will go the National Convention at the
head of the delegation and cast its solid
vote for Benjamin Harrison, or whether
q group of anti-Sewel men will head the
procession in 1892. The work of the cam
paign has begun. and daring struggle
for supremacy Is to be made. 1t is in
progress in Newark, Jersey City, Pater-
son and Trenton, and it is to be spread
into every county. The new movement
is to put four Republicans of unblemished
repute at the head of the New Jersey
delegation as the Senatorial delegates.
The men are William Walter Phelps,
General E. Burd' Grub, George A. Hal
sey and John w. Griggs. They are out
there will be great change in the Repub-
lican party. They intend to revive the
State League of Republican Clubs and
the party is TO be given new energy. On
the other hand, the lever Of patronage is
in the hands OF General Sewell. who
4 49,. ~. l.
opportunity. The result, therefore, is
beyond prophecy"
DEMocRAcY's CLEAR SKY.
The Democratic armament IS cleared
of all mist. Everybody has been inter-
viewed, ana the expressions of confluence
that have been made all around make it
easy to read the political future. James
Smith, Jr.. loves Leon Albeit, and is for
him, whether for Senator or President.
Adrian is out Of the gubernatorial race,
and Senator George L. Werts has IL all
alone Cleveland is not much beloved
by the influential Jerseymen. The flow
ers OF harmony are blossoming all over
the State. Now comes the statement
that even the little wizard of Sussex
county, Henry c. KELSEY, is to be reap
pointed. and he is going TO stop holding
political pow-wows with that ancient
chatterbox. the Hon" Henry Staff
Little. Benjamin f. Lee is also to be re-
appointed for another term. but notice
goes forth with this promise that Benja-
min must encourage some mild form of
disease that will make it convenient for
him to retire for his health. Then II DR..
William Newell, Of Mlilville. is alive. he
may be made mis- successor. 1t Is also q
settled fact that Chief Justice Beasley is
to be reappoTnted in spite of all tho
efforts of the legislators TO retire him on
a pension There is decidedly strong
feeling Of security in the minds of the
Democrats, and broad feeling OF broth
erly love prevails throughout the State
House. from Colonel Hamilton's sky
sanctum down to Alb. Mars under
ground den.
CHARTERS IN DANGER
Wednesday will be known as misce1-
laneous corporation day. The Governor
has set apart that day for the representa-
ttves of the corporations whose charters
are about 20 be revoked to come forward
and plead their cause There were $40
corporations on one list handed To the
Governor a. being Delinquent in their
taxes The Governor i 10 proclaim them