The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-06
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK,
Everything Points to the
Election of Stanton By
a Big Majority.
THE PEOPLE Now KNOW HIM.
The Campaign Of Slander and
Vituperation Has Proved
a Boomerang.
Interviews With Prominent Demo-
era S, Who Ought 10 Know
the Situation.

One OF the most bitter campaigns eve
fought in Hudson county closes today
and the election Of Edward r. Stanton a
Sheriff is assured. 1t is some time since
Hudson was the scene of such a canvass
of slander and libel. Nothing was to-
sacred for the republicans and their al
lies to use in their attempt ito defeat Mr.
Stanton; but their sabuse and vitupera
tion have proven boomerang. The at
tempts of the New York W orld to blackel
| date did not deceive the people. They
| recognized at once the connection be
tween the newspapers and the Esx
ring and the reasons the latter had for
| defeating Mr. Stanton. The efforts of
certain clergymen whose knowledge was
! by no means commensurate with theil
zeal, TO drag religion and nationality
into the canvas, has :been rebuked as II
| deserved ia be-
AN INTELLIGENT PUBLIC.
The greatest misfortune which has
| happened in the campaign to Colonel
John j. Toffey. is the fact that the time
| between his nomination and the ele ction
was SO long. Hade the vote been taken
| two weeks ago. owing to the false light
| in which Mr.. Stanton had been placed Uv
| his enemies, Colonel Toffay might have
| been elected. But a change has come
over the spirit of his dreams. The people
have had an opportunity to see Mr..
Stanton In his true colors, and they have
| learned thai he is not the wretch his en- g.
mics would have people believe him to
be. The citizens are Intelligent enough
to understand snat such men as Gov.
| ernor Werts, Chancellor McGill. Ex-
Governor Bedie and the other lawyers
| who have SO emphatically expressed
their opinion that Mr.. Stanton has made
| an efficient and upright public official,
would not do SO unless the man deserved
their enconiums. They also understand
that Sheriff Stanton could do nothiug
against race tracks in this county be-
cause the race track people have violated
no law, The acts of last winter having
legalzed racing and hook making.
CANT AND HYPOCRISY.
The people have also come to sea In its
true light the cant and hypocrisy of the
Moral Reform League In heidi q mass
meetings to endorse the candidate who
was best calculated to reform the abuses
OF which they complained, and then
Fastening to endorse Colonel Toffey.
The reaction set in some time ago aud
public opinion has been steadily turnin q
towards Mr.. Stanton, with the result
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THE FIRST SURE FOR STANTON.
Justice Frank Kimmerly, talking
about the chances of the Dsmocr .tic
candidates in the First district, said he
felt certain that the district would return
Fagen. AS 10 Sheriff Stanton, he would
certainly gain, and carry that district by
very large vots. Justice Kimmerly
denied that there existed any disaffection
| in his district; on the contrary. the DEM
ocratic ranks were never SO strong and
SO united and Tuesdays election will
show it', he significantly added.
Judge Robert S. Hudspeth says, ION
| account of the bitter personal attacks on
Mr.. Stanton those who know the man
will vote for him. and predict for him Il
triumphant victory"
Judge Henry P1ster says, stanton in
my mind will undoubtedly be electe d."
| Freeholder Ellis, ''Stanton will be elect
| ed by 800 majority"
Hon. Miles Ross Is positive of Stanton 3
| success at Jhe polls.
John Boyd, Clerk Of the Board of Free
| holders. sad. "rll bet one, two. three
hundred, nay, q Thousand dollars, that
| f. r. Stanton is the next Sheriff.
| Director Bruggeman predicts that Mr..
| Stanton will be returned by majority
! of 1880 votes.
James f. Cannon, County Superinten,
| dent, is willing to wager $500 To $500 til 1t
Stanton will be the next Sheriff
HENNEssEY's OPINION OF THE THIRD.
Mr.. james Heunessey of the Third AS
semDly district is quite enthusiastic over
| the outlook for rouslng Democratic
| majority.
"Mr. Stanton" said he. .'has been
gaining strength steadily for the past
week. Another week and Toffey would
not know be was running. l expect to
| see the old Third give Stanton at least 400
| majority, while 1t is probable that Mr..
| Egan, our Assembly candidate, will run
| auead of the ticket. Mr.. Egan is proving
a strong candidate. Democratic vic,
| tory is assured"
IN THE FOURTH.
Clerk James E. Connolly Of the Tax
| Board. aud Fraeholder William Heller
who have charge OF the Fourth Assembly y
| district are OF one opinion relative TO the
| district. They say that Stanton will have
| a majority OF least 400.
STANToN's MAJORITY IN THE FIFTH.
In the Fifth district. William Herbert,
who has been conducting the campatgn
| for Oscar G. KrieR, says:-"Mr. Krieg
| will run ahead of mis- ticket aud W Ill.
believe, beat Harding by at least 500.
Hard1ng'sf ienGs have told us that he Is
| out of the race. We have Harding beaten
easily enough by 300. aud arc now doing
our utmost in behalf of Mr.. Stanton.
He will get the district by $50 at least.''
FEENEY's OPINION.
John p. Feeney, the leader of the
Sixth district. said:-"I5 will be Stanton
| in u walk. He Is getting stronger every
day and tomorrow democrats will stick
to the old party aud elect all OF the can
didates. We will probably give stanton
eight hundred to one thousand majority
in the Slxth.n
THE SEVENTH SURE.
ANDY" Boyle:-"At the very lowest
calculation we will carry the Seventh
| Assembly district by $50 majority. l
mean for the entire Ticket"
Michael j. Coyie:-"We will carry Ho-
boken by 1.5c0 majority"
James 7. Lillis:-It we are beaten at
all in the Eighth Assembly district 1t
I will not be by more than from $50 10 200
majority. Iwould not like to say we
will be beaten At all Stanton, | think,
| will be elected"
| CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATES IN HoBOKEN.
| In the opinion of several conservative
| persons OF the Ninth Assembly district,
| the majority which Stanton will receive
in tnat district will verge close to l, 100.
Leader John f. O'Hara expressed him
self rs believing that in the district Stan-
toms majority will be at least 1,1o0,
| and probably nearer 1870. The
| Democrats said he. had much
to contend against In the be-
ginning OF the campaign. There were
certain dissentions among them that
were threatening. but aDy serious conse-
quence was averted happily. Tne Demo-
Gratis have been awake througnout tns.