The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-25
SMITH OUT, PRICE IN
The Newark Colonel Sue
ceeds the Senator as
Head of the Jersey
PopoCrats.
WANTS ALL GOLD MEN THROWN OUT
Rufus Blodgett Has Evidently
Broken With the Silverites-
DonneIly Still Sticks.
WANTS ALL GOLD MEN THROWN OUT
Special to the JERSEY CITY NeuN

III 3SSEtIIdy , JtiSCy lily 4NSnDs oCh
ator James Smith is no longer chairman
member of the National Committee, and
the silver members of the. State Committee
are in a state of exuberant happiness.
His successors for both these places
were selected yesterday at a meeting of
the State Committee in this city.
Colonel E. Livingstone Price, of New
ark, was chosen chairman of the State
Committee, and ex-senator Philip P.
Baker, of Cumberland. was selected as
the New Jersey representative on the
Popocratic National Committee.
AT yesterdays meeting len member Of
the State Committee were present. They
were Richard s. Kuhl. Hunterdon; r.. A..
Donnelly. Mercer; Harry b. Paul, Cam
den; Philip p. Baker, Cumberland; Colonel
E. L. Price. Essex; David S. Crater,
Monmouth; Louis P. Braun, Passaic;
William j. Keys, Somerset; George F.
| Wolfskiel, Union. and James Lannlng.
Mercer.
AS soon as Secretary Devereux had fin
ished calling the roll Colonel Price, who
was Senator Smiths proxy while the lat
ter was in Europe, read the following
telegram to the committee
Long Branch. Sept. "a.
Colonel E.. i. Price, Trenton.
please extend hanks and apprecia-
ton for committees action on resigna-
ing. must insist on resignation being ac-
cepted. Committee should name and for
ward to National Committee today mem
JAMES SMITH. JR.v
sJust what might have been expected
said Committeeman Braun, and I
move now, as did before, that Senator
Smiths resignation be accepted"
Almost every member present seemed
ready to second the motion, and it was
carried with a rush. A short discussion
followed, in which some very plain talk
was used by the Popocrats in characteriz-
ing the action of Mr.. Smith.
Now we are just where we should
have been several weeks ago." said Sena-
tor Kuhl. .'and while it's better late
than never, we want to get together at
once and organize thoroughly for the re-
naming weeks of the campaign"
Mr.. Keys echoed the sentiment of
Senator Kuhl. and he offered the name
of Colonel E.. L. Price as chairman of the
State Committee. There was no opposi-
tion and Colonel Price was unanimously
selected In accepting the position
Colonel Price said
The selection of myself as your chair
man comes perfectly unsolicited by me.
!, like many of you, have labored hard
and earnestly to prevent the necessity
arising for the election of a new chair
man of this committee. We one and all
wanted Senator Smith to continue to oc-
cupy this chair, and to lead the Democ-
racy of our great State in the political
campaign now on, but he has willed
otherwise and has given us his reasons
for his course.
w all regret his action, and that it
has thereby become necessary to select
a new chairman. Why you nave SO
man | cannot now exactly understand, I
imagine that it is because you believe Gas
l know that I am a loyal supporter and
advocate of every principle enunciated
in the platform adopted by the Demo-
cratic National Committee, recently held
in Chicago. l may truly say that 1 sin
cerely believe in every plank of that
great PLATFORM, and that the good of this
happiness of the great masses of its peo-
pie are dependent On the triumph of
those principles in the coming National
election, and / sincerely believe in the
honesty, goodness and patriotism, per-
sonal and political, of our standard bearer,
William j. Bryan. In short, I am heart
and soul in favor of our platform and
nominees. All that I am, ali that l hope
to De- ! am ready to stake in this con-
test. If you are true to the people and
to the masses of the people of New Jersey
true to US; they will be true to them
selves, and will carry us and carry them
selves safe to victory in the coming cleo
ton.
Fellow members, a great issue has
arisen in this land, an issue that now
| rocks the nation from ocean to ocean; an
issue that is surely destined to live, and
great disturbance of the elements of po-
liticai parties I think / clearly see a
greater and grander destiny for the DEM
ocratic party of our State and nation.
No greater opportunity ever arose for the
American citizen to array himself on the
side of the poor and depressed, and com
mon humanity, than is presented to him
in this political contest. They tell US
that our party is poor, is without funds;
that the rich men and corporations are
against us; that millionaire Democrats
have gone over to the Mckinley and
Hanna side. This is true. They have
gone. and gone where they belong. and I
however. about those numerous intelli-
gent ana patriotic Republicans who nave
studied the political issues of the day, and
will manfully uphold their conclusions
hand of political fellowship. To them we
appeal, confident of the righteousness and
| justice of our side of the great CURRENCY
Issue. We ask the people to read and
study, not only one side, but both sides.
and we lave not fear of the results of
impartial study and honest investigation.
The Democratic party by the action Of
it's National Convention, threw Itself on
the side of the poor and oppressed masses
| of the people, and has pointed to the
people the way ont of the depression,
suffering and misery of the recent past
and present.
And now let us turn our attention to
the task before us. As. a Jerseyman and
a Democrat, ] pledge to you n TO the
Democrats of this State, an honest. inn
partial and energetic discharge Of the
duties of the position you have thus
chosen me TO fill, and that by no act Of
mine win you. or those. you represent.
ever have occasion to regret your choice.
Let us select the most convenient and
suitable place for our headquarters, and
honestly proceed at once with the work
of the campaign"
Philip p. Baker, of Cumberland. was
then unanimously chosen as member Of
the National Committee. and Johnston
Cornish was selected as chairman Of the
Executive Committee. Then ii was de-
cided to locate the State headquarters at
Newark. and Chairman Price stated ii
would be opened for active work not
later than next Monday.
Senator Kuhl had been offered either the
National Committee Or chairman Of the