The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-30

HUNTING FOR FUNDS
Popecratic State Committee
in Despair Over Ways
and Means.
OFFICE HOLDERS WON'T PAY UP
Those Who Subscribed in the
Old Days Are All Out for
Sound Money.
OFFICE HOLDERS WON'T PAY UP
speciat 10 the Jersey CITY Msws.

TRENTON. Sept. 80, 1S96.-It is stated
mere IN good authority that the principal
business before the meeting OF the Dem
ocratic Stare COMMITTEES this afternoon
win be the consideration of ways ana
means to raise funds necessary 10 run
the State campaign. This particularly IN
terests the Democratic officials and the
employees of the various departments OF
the State House. They are still on the
States pay roll a number of persons VINO
have held over from the Democratic Al
ministration and others who have come
into their places through the bipartisan
boards.
This year the Democratic call Tor sup
port will develope q peculiar conoFtion
Of affairs. 1t is estimated that in the
State House and the several State insti-
+utjons there are more than p Demo-
cratic employees, representing a pay roll
of 500. 900. Under the prevailing rule OF
an assessment of 20 per cent. the state
Committee should lift not less thai
$40, 600 during the next ten days, for the
States monthly checks go out tomorrow.
The anticipation of the assessment has
brought out a general discussion OF the
oommittee's prospects, and they are not
at all bright. There are not ten Demo-
Gratis in the State House in sympathy
with the work of the Democratic State
Committee. The others declare that they
should not be called to support a move
ment of which they do not morally APP
prove.
Charles B.. Zimmerman, the head of
the Bureau of Labor and Statistics; G.
B. Dunning, a clerk in the Secretary or
States office, and about a half dozen
of the Democratic employees in the Ia
boring departments represent the total
OF the State House people, who are solid
for Bryan, and likely to subscribe to the
fund. Mr.. Zimmerman is making speeches.
for the cause. Secretary of State Kelsey
and Supreme Court Clerk Lee have been
good responders in days gone by Their
checks always had four figures in them,
but this year they are Indifferent to the
distress of the party. Secretary OF State
Kelsey is out for Mckinley, and Mr., Lee
is for the gold standard. The clerks IN
both these offices are Democrats, but Will
waive assessments this year.
The Chancery Office, in former years,
was good for a round lump sum, Dut
This wear those connected with it do not
care to subscribe to a Democratic fun
because the head of the department is a
Republican. In the State Library there
is a quartette of Democrats. Colonel
Morris Hamilton, librarian. is an old time
Sussex county Democrat, but this year he
is a gold standard man, and all his boys
follow his example. Colonel William P.
McMichael, who was formerly State Treas
urer and a leader in the party forty years
ago, and is still connected with the Treas
ury Department. says he must vote
His son. who assists the Attorney Gem
eral in the prosecution of delinquent cor
porations, is of the same political opinion.
The Quartermaster Generals ONCE IS con-
sidered a Democratic office, but It leans
TO the gold. side. General Donnelly. the
the yellow metal. and SO are his two as
sistants. The Commissioners of Banks
and Insurance. George 5 Duryea, gets
s4.000 a year. He is now in Europe. The
work of his office is done principally by
the deputy, Thomas K. Johnson. a Demo-
crat, who gets $500 Watson Van Camp,
the Bank Examiner, gets s2,500. These
men are all enthusiastic for the yellow
metal.
In the State Prison the employees are
roll represents So, 401. 6l. The major part
of the high priced men are Democrats.
Chief Clerk Mcdonnell, of Newark;
Keepers Personal Clerk Thomas Madden,
of Cape May, and Marshal Of the Centre
John c. Hensing, are all Democrats. The
deputy keepers and instructors are about
equally divided. The two asylums are
under a bipartisan board. The steward
of the Trenton Asylum is Colonel William
II. Early. of Trenton and the steward at
Z Morris Plains is former Senator Moses
- - A%ky - ~ 49, 49,
Democrats and ave entire control of
their subordinates
Colonel Early has declared against
Bryan. The State Reform School is also
out of politics. according to the d~eclara-
ton of the managers, but it was shown
in the report of the Legislature two years
ago, that two-thirds of the employees were
Democrats. The Judiciary is not as
Democratic as ii was. but there are still
in the State and county courts a number
of Judges and prosecutors who receive
over Sl50,0W q year Of the public money
Under favorable conditions the exehesuer
of the committee would nave received at
least $4,000. This does not include the
gifts of the Democratic judiciary.
Outside of former Congressman. John
zton Cornish there is not a wealthy man
on the electoral ticket. His colleague.
Theodore Budd, Of Burlington. is not
wealthy. The others. with the exrep-
ton of David Chambers. of the First
District. are not men who could afford
20 hand up a large check. Generous com
sributors like Gettfried Kruger, Benia-
min F. Lee. Henry c. Kelsey and f. F.
G. Young, have their pocketnooks closed
to the cause. 1t is now a matter of
speculation whether the State COMMITTEES
will get any funds from Senator Jones
committee. It was authoritivelv stated
q few weeks ago that the COMMITTEES had
decided that New Jersey is hopeless.
Bryan promises to get the ear Of the
National Committee and have them do
sOnnethiHg fer the State