The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-24
MIDDLESEX NEWS
Democrats Have a Perfect
Organization to Get Out
the Vote.
NO sTAY-AT-HoMES THIS YEAR
Republicans Trading on the Un-
popularity Of Judge Rice and
"Bob" Adrain.
NO sTAY-AT-HoMES THIS YEAR
Special to the Jerseu Citu News.


can Senator by a plurality of 1,24l last
fall, those in charge of the campaign
confidently expect to secure a good ma
jority for Chancellor McGill. The first
step in this direction was taken when
candidates for Assembly were nominated
a few days ago. Three leading citizens
were placed upon the ticket, and their
election is freely predicted, with the pos
sible exception of August Streitwolf, of
New Brunswick. There is some objec
tion to him. but it is mainly personal
and can be readily overcome The other
candidates are Ephraim Cutter, of Wood
bridge, and Charles Mursheid, of South
AmIboy, both leading citizens of the
community in which they reside and
men known throughout the county,
where they WELD considerable influence.
In fact it is considered much such a
ticket as that nominated in Monmouth,
and is having the same bracing effect
upon the voters.
The main cause of the party's defeat
last fall was the Democrats who re-
manned at home on Election day and alb
stained from voting for the purpose of
administering rebuke to certain per-
sons within the party whom they con-
sidered deserving of punishment
TO BRING OUT THE VOTERS.
The Mddlesex County Committee has
made arrangements to get this vote out.
They have an excellent organization for
that purpose, which consists of two re-
liable men in each voting district, whose
especial business it is to see that every
Democrat in the county is brought to
the polling place on election day. This
committee is already at work and will
get out every Democratic vote on cleo
ton day.
The County Committee has also ar
ranged for a thorough canvass of the
county and from now on will have the
citizens of every section made thorough
ly acquainted with the issues of the cam
paign by eloquent speakers in whom the
voters have confidence. A monster meet
ing will be held in the large Opera House
in New Brunswick, which will be ad
dressed by William McAdoo, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and Richard V.
Lindabury, of Elizabeth. This will be fol-
lowed by meetings in Perth Amboy,
South Amboy, South River, Jamesburg,
Metuchen. Woodbury., Dunellen and the
other large towns in the county
The committee has secured large and
commodious rooms in the Opera House
Building. which are kept open all the
time and in which citizens can obtain all
information concerning the campaign
A FINE RECORD.
The Democrats of New Brunswick have
made in the administration of the city's
affairs. Ten years ago when they rescued
the city from the hands of the Republi-
cans they found a. debt of s1,5OoO 600; the
city badly managed in every respect; its
streets badly lighted and repaired and
evidences of a reckless neglect of the tax
Gratis went to work with a will ard by
rigid economy and wise administration of
the city's affairs succeeded in ten years in
paying off 100000 of that debt; providing
better lighted and better paved streets
and bettering the city in every way with
no more cost to the taxpayers than when
that short period the Democrats also sue
ceeded I'M restoring the credit of the city
When they took control New Brunswick'
bonds sold at from 65 to IS, while the
other day a large block was disposed OF
for 105.
are very enthusiastic and confidently ex-
pect to give McGill substantial ma
iority. No better Illustration of the situa-
tion could be found than an iEcldgnf nj
railroad station the other day. A nun, mum
Der of politicians OF both parties, Assem- Assem-
blyan Hicks who tse ls running a f9f isrssins eessise
the present status OF the campaign, ,.ns Inc
representatives of both parties claimed
one oi1e' Of the railroad employees who was
listening to the conversation spoke up
and said that the Republicans could no
carry the county this year. When asked
why- he replied that large number OF
workingnen like himself who had Yotesdl
for the entire Republican tcket last IAN
He said he Knew what he was. talking
about and that not only was what ne SAG sag
true of Middlesex, but OF every a,,9d oone5
county in the State The worlEigmen coule "a
not not stomach Griggs and his record OF
labor and water moncpolies;
REPUBLICAN ACTIVITY.
means ane Mlaets aeieep. They are WORKING and
Working hard for the success of the en- en-,
tre ticket The enezgH Gr een odds Mar for
mere me re . existence is theirs. They anpear,
to have dropped all State. and natlpnal sI
issues and are oasinga na tpe that is those two
kaleidoscopic legal 1uninaries, ]. Kearny
Rice and sHandsome'' Robert Adra.in !s, a. n.
Of flt these psoptS two o dispensers Of justice.
Judge Rice was Prosecutor of the
Pleas up TO 1890; when ne WAS was Pas nnaas
| This left a vacancy, and when the Sen,
ate adjourned Adrain was appolnted
Prosecutor by the court to ,ef FIJI the ain va e.
take action upon any nomination the
Governor might make for the ottice.
Aaan bT coua nn tne and
Of the Senate and retain his seat IN the
Senate at the same time, and. as he was
much ayerse from relinuuiShingt either OF
these fat offices. these tactics were em-
ployed from year to year. The Governor
would make nominations to the. Senate,
and when the Legislature bad adjourned
the court would apnoipt Mr.. Adrain ,dr TO
fill the vacancy. Finally in 1894 Mr.
aggressiye and to the Republicans Of
fensive, mart which Adrain took. in the
memorable fight of that wear for the
Senate made "Handsome Bob SO obnox-
ious to the Republicans that when the
Governor last winter sent his name to
the Senate for the position, it was
thrown out so unceremoniouslv that an
other man than the not-At-all sensitive
Adrain would have felt hurt.
But Bob is not built that wav and after
the Legislature had finally adjourned he
turned UP as smiling as ever with the
courts appointment in his hand, Judge
Rice, like .Adrain. has incurred the dis
pleasure of the Republicans and a large
body of Middlesex citizens and they had
hoped that when his term expired last
winter he would be relocated back to pri-
vate life where many think he belongs.
But the Governor in his wisdom saw mt
| to re-nominate him and the Senate re-
| fused to confirm him. He too has been an
| pointed to fill the vacancy. Ine hepnnn-
| cans are trading upon this state OF affairs
| for all it is worth. OF Griggs' rec
| ord on labor: his squirming on the
| race track issue or his sacrifice OF
| the peoples interests for those, Of
4 the corporations they have nothing
to say. hut their one great cry Is
1 tell the people that the only sure way in
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