The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-31
The BATTLE GROUND
Issue of the Gubernatorial
Campaign Depends on
Essex.
REPUBLICANS IN GLOOM
Voters of All Stripes DESERVING
Them democrats CHEEKY and
Hard at Work.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,cs.

NEWARK, Oct. 80 1S95.-The nearer
the end of the present campaign APP
proaches, the more evident it becomes
that the real battle ground is here in tls-
sex. This county, both parties now re-
alize is the Gettysburg of the greatest
political war which has been waged IN
New Jersey in many year. The WISE
men who hold forth in the high chamber
of the inner sanctum of the Peale-Mur-
ply syndicate in the Prudential Bu1id-
ing, now realize that the whirlWind cam
paign in the southern part of the state
was a dismal failure Sc far as securing
the big majority to Offset McGills gains
at this end of the State is concerned.
Now that the excitement has all died
out. they view with bitter feelings the
situation They see Atlantic torn by
local dissensions and disgusted with
their party's hypocrisy upon the race
track question. as demonstrated by Sen
ator Hoffman's vote for the lniqultous
gambling laws, rapidly going over to the
Democrats; they see the oysterman's op-
position to the resolution OF Senator
Stokes, and the glassblowers' revolt at
Griggs' record on labor, rapidly pulling
down the Republican majority in Cum
berland; they see Salem hopelessly lost
great majority in Camden, upon which
they have built such high hopes they
see melting away like snow before the
sun of Chancellor McGlrs personality
and high standing throughout the coun-
ty; they see the great majority Wnlcn
even the Democrats We're INCLINED 10
eenfede &c ia them IN Mereer at t6f
before the bitter Republican opposltlon
to the reelection of Senator Skirm and and
Det seI REPuBLTCANs dEi GhlGC,.ANs GLOOMY.
As they contemplate this state OF
Passaic and see the inroads which Bull
lock and his laboring associates are
making into Griggs' majority in HI his own
less they can carry Essex by a majority
of at least 5000 they cannot win.
Then as they turn their tbs; eyes to e;ds- as
scopes. view. the situation IN the SOBER
grey light of reality, they enter state
certaig EnoWPiedge 1n Pias Of % defea % cam
count for the scurrilous .yawps Of the
"Daily Advertiser and the heart rend-
News Ne 80 to defeat Sthe same old gang: ::
which has lately appeared in those two
neMysspapers Althopgh they viii are carrY strl
10000 they are convinced that he will not
get, over $500, while. like some horrid ri !.
that McGill might possibly carry the
county anyway.
Much has happened In the, past two
weeks to brace up wonderfully the Es-
sex Democrats and correspondingly cast
down the Republicans. Three weeks Of
The hhfa prospects wogp faVe Of Mee
which were not so promising at the be-
ginning Of the campaign are now most
arlseri q signal failure. all All hi his Attempts to
conciliate the Germans by. going
around among the saloons drinking beer
tempt and condemnation they deserve.
The Germans have refused to be bam-
boozled by any such trimming, and are
almost to man prepared to- vote for
the head of the Democratic ticket.
While this manoeuvre has failed SO dis
maly to catch the German n an vote 1T has ne
clined to support Mr. Griggs on the
with them. as evinced by his vote for
the county option law when he was in
D1sGUsTRD WITH gaTT REPUBLICAN
These same people are also disgusted
with him on account OF his attitude on
the race track question. They consider
it exceedingly queer, to say the least,
that he should come out with 8. speech
in Hoboken declaring himself in favor 20 OF
hae chaneelor Ell '1MaGil McGil had Practically kieke
ont of his home when they. Went to ask
bill. had declared that they would go
and see what Garry Hobart would do
for them. All the attempts of the Repub-
ing coincidence are of no avail Men
who associate. with boolxmakers and race
ing those in New York City, are shout
ing for Griggs They say that when
Griggs is elected Governor, New Jersey
the summer like the law they have in
New York. If asked what ground they
have for such statement they will look
fixed, and they know what they are talk
ing about. They also cite tSriggs' fam
GUS Hobolsen speech advocating racing