The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-30
How CAMDEN STANDS
Republican Talk About a
Big Majority, Mere
Rainbow Chasing.
THE PARTY APATHETIc.
What Is Shown by the Votes of
Former Years-Disgusted
Citizens.
Special to the Jersey cttp Nesrs.

CAMDEN, Oct. 80, 1895.-The Repuoh-
cans of New Jersey are going to receive
several surprises next week, n one OF
the most surprising of them will be TINS
county of Camden. In all their caicu-
lations of majorities for John W.
Griggs they always put Camden down
for from 1900 to 6,000. 1t is a different
matter when all the circumstances are
considered to see where they get any
such figures as these. OF course cam
den is a Republican county. us cross
proximity to Philadelphia, from whlch
any number of colored repeaters can ne
imported has always insured that 1hen
again it is the partisan OF
General Sewell, who has always thrown
the weight of the immense resources at
his m upon the side OF the Ike
publicans. But for all that even IN us
palny days when having control OF the
police and the election machinery, anu
the Importation of Philadelphia repeat
ers was absolutely safe and prontaples
the county never rolled up any MAJOR
itv 10 warrant the Republicans in any
such claim.
II. 1884 Richard N. Herring defeated his
Democratic opponent for State senator ps
/ 2s3:. the vote being Herring S,194 and Wes-
cor. Democratic, 6,S4. Three years iateI
eSeorye ifeIIrer, Jr., Democratic, defeated
Herring by a plurality OF AZ. rms VIZ
que 10 a split III the RepuDlcan parry
which led 10 the nomination OF an inuS
pendent Republican candidate VINO alsio-
ed tie parly vote with Herring.
The next year, however. was a ffesi-
denial wear. when the fulI vote of both
parties is supposed 20 pc poIeo. ma Ina
Year Camden gave the republican eiec-
Tors l,lsS and the DeIn2cIasic 2'iG's IN In
1886 there was another election ZOE STATE
Senator, and the great ana onLy AddultSe
Rogers defeated Brewer, the Den4ocl a.
candidate BY 2.Ul votes, the vote vote
being Rogers T,94e, Brewer 5,9l9. In loS-
both a President ana a Governor We're
elected, and Camden, IKE lne otnei
counties of the State, turned out q lut
Yet the Republican electors received
only 9S4 more votes than the Democratc
and John kean 1888 more than governor
Werts, and this too when john heah
was the personal candidate OF Genera
Sewell, and the latter was moving every
thing at his to secure as larss
a vote as possible for the young man
from Union. 1t will thus be seen tnat
under the most favorable circumstances
the highest majority attained by the he-
publicanS in the past ten years was z,ozI
while they have been kept down as to"
as Ssh
This year cannot be considered a favora-
BILE one for the Republicans CT Camden.
They are beset by many dangers tAey
eithe do not see or which they pretend
not TO see. AT any rate they are con-
aacting an over active campaign. II they
are in earnest they are possessed OF
that feeling of security which is always
REPUBLICAN APATHY.
What are you doing in your county
publican was asked the other day.
I'VE don't have to do anything was mis-
reply. The votes are all ours.
That this. is a fake security is demon
strated in more ways than one. As was
said above one of the main stays OF the
Republicans in this county and one OF the
chief elements in bringing about their
victories has been the repeaters when
are quietly smuggied across the river
from Philadelphia. This element to a
registry has fallen off considerably, at
least 1,S00 less being on the lists this
decrease is in the Republican districts
where it was the easiest ana most CON
venient to utilize the.gents. from the city
of Brotherly owe Moreover the Repub-
licans have a small family row on their
hands. which is occupying their atten-
ton just now, and which threatens, to
cause them considerable trouble on cleo
ton day if it is not settled before then.
In following out the behests of their
masters in their usual siavish fashion the
Republican Managers turned down
Edward J. Cole. of Gloucester township,
who has a considerable following and
who wanted d position on the county
ticket. He and his supporters do not
like the way in which the bosses flung
them out and are inclined to be trouble
O11lC.
Notwithstanding the assertions of the
Republican managers that Cole has no
influence. and it is not worth dynamite
enough to blow him to where they wish
Mr.. L%indabury and his Griggs' race
track speeches We're, they are rying
their best TO concilitate him They have
thrown TO him as a sop the engrossing'
clerk of the House next winter if he viii
only come into their back yard and
brnE his followers with him. Cole, how
ever, knows that the Republicans have
first to get the House and that their
chances are exceedingly slim to do that.
He also knows that should the Republi-
cans secure the Assembly Mr.. De Rouse
will in all probabilities be Speaker and
it viii be impossible for one county to
secure two such positions as Speaker
and Engrossing Clerk. So he still
sulks in his tent and turns a deaf ear
to the overtures of reconciliation.
DISGUSTED CITIZENS.
Another obstacle in the way of a
great Republican majority here is the
great dissatisfaction among the better
element of the community over the man
ner in which the Republicans have adj
ministered the city's affairs. The good