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known in State politics. The choice Of
the Second seems to be Colonel Washing
ton Roebiings of this city.
The Fourth district viii in all probable
ity name Howard F. .Frothfngham. Of
secretary Of fhe Fi isl and n rs Gam rst gom ansly
sioners and Mayor Of the borough of
Mount n ana q Wan street bro
insurance company IN New York, wal
represent the Sixth.
There has been a fight in the Seventh.
Sheriff Toffey wanted to be an elector, but
lost at the fight made on Thursday night.
and George r. Jenkins will be the man.
John =. Walker has some votes among
Perkins ran for Mayor in Jersey City
against orestes Cleveland and was de-
feated. He IS identlIied with many POI
| litical organizations.
The Eighth win accord the honor to Err
rest r. Ackerman, of Plainfield. He was
Congress, but refused it. He IS a cement
manufactures and a factor in the affairs
| of Union county.
from present indications, be under the
control of the regular machine men Of
the party. Already several of these
Chicago ticket. They win influence the
primary elections for the choice of dele
gates, and when the convention assem-
bles, Bryan and Sewall banners VIII
uttt III ttiC DICCLE HUT VI
tion of such leaders as Senators Daily,
Kuhl and Stats, ex-Congressmen Cor
nish and English, David Crater, ex.
United States Senator Blodg Essi5; Colonel
Brown. Colonel Bob Adrain and
ex-Congressman Sam" Fowler. These
are the champions Of the silver ticket
politics must not be underestimated.
They know how to run the machine just
as well as any other set OF politicians In
the country. They have had long and
wide experience; they are conversant
with all the strategies of vote-getting;
they are relentless and ~tireless, and when
heartily enlisted in a cause as they are
now they deliver blow after blow, and
fight out the battle to the finish.
They are fond of pyrotechnics, and can
present a most formidable front on
ground where ~faint-hearted politicians
| would be afraid to tread. The convention
which they will control early in Septem-
Der viii be made the effort of their life,
so as to make it appear that it is 2
| peoples gathering. and that the masses
are enthusiastic for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver. They will claim
that the convention is regular. and in
accordance with the rules which have
always governed the meetings of the
representatives of the Democratic party.
They will d%enounce the sound money
convention as a gathering of boilers.
the State to stand by the good old doc
trine Of the party which proclaims for
majority rule. This convention will name
a new State Committee, and will, Of
course. retain those members Of that
body who rave declared for the silver
ticket.
When Senator Smith returns from Eu-
rope he will be called upon to decide one
way or the other as to his choice OF
tickets. If he declares for Bryan and
Sewan he will be continued at the head
of the committee. but if he shows any
sign of wavering he will be made to walk
the plank without any ceremony. Colo
mel Price Is authority for the statement
THAT Mr.. Smith may be counted within
With the work of the State Convention
completed then the campaign Will be
opened with the firing Of cannon and the
lighting Of bonires on the hills and val
legs Of the State where the silver senti-
fnent most prevails. Senator Daily will
lead the oratorical battery, and Colonel
Price win direct the strategic move
nents. In Warren, Hunterdon, Somer-
set. Sussex and Morris counties, where
the silver infection is the most marked,
the campaign will be opened, and every
effort will be made to give 1t a glow of
wild enthusiasm.
The silver wave. whatever there was of
It, has reached high tide. 1t is now on
the ebb. The tendency to favor the
professions of the free coinage advocates
is confined to two or three countries. Most
of it is embraced within the confines Of
rem county appears to be the hot-bed of
reputation. There have bene some Re-
publican converts to the White metal IN
that region, but a careful survey of the
field reveals the fact that even in Warren
county it is doubtful whether converts
10 silver from the Republican ranks have
not been more than offset by the number
of Democrats who intend to bolt Bryan.
Warren county is typical of whatever
silver strength there may besin New Jer-
sey. The Democratic politicians are I'M
der the ban. They, are also out of a job.
They hope to get back into power next
fail. Al heart very few of them are
sincere in their support of BRYAN. There
is Johnston Cornish, of Washington. for
instance. He is a large manufacturer
of organs. His interests are almost
wholly on the side of sound money, but
He served one term and liked It. He
was defeated two years ago by Mahlon
Pitney. a son of Vice Chancellor Pitney.
Pitney Is q Republican and a stanch sound
money man. Cornish considers his
only chance to rest upon his advocacy
terdon county considerable of the same
sort of sentiment prevails. James N.
Pidcoek. who was a Congressman once,
is out for Bryan. He lost his grip sew
eral years ago. He hopes to capture
the organization by claiming. that repu-
d:ation is. regular. He Is doing all this
u~nnindful of the fact that at the Demo-
cratic State Convention he was one of
the most vigorous upholders of the strong
gold resolutions that were adopted.
Outside of the Fourth district. and with
the possible exception of a few stray
townships in Burlington county. there is
NJ siyeT ss and nos apter wilI e earrg N sayy
McDermott says Mckinley Is sure OF co.
900 plurality. There can be little question
Of his getting 10000.