The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-28
BURLINGTON B0LTERS.
Lively Campaign Of Educa-
ton Regarding Coinage
in South Jersey
PEOPLE STUDYING BOTH SIDES
Some Free Silver Sentiment Said
to Exist Among Republican
Farmers-0utnumbered,
However.
PEOPLE STUDYING BOTH SIDES
James p. Logan in the Newark Evening
News

HOWEVER,
James P. Logan in the Newark Evening
MT. HOLLY, Aug. %, 1896.-Polfticians
of both parties admit that never before
was it so difieult to learn how people are
going to vote. 1t is this reticenee on the
part of the individual voter that makes
it SO difficulti to estimate the detection
in each party. Men of both parties who
heretofore have been optspoken are this
! year asking questions and evincing a de-
| cided inclination to keep their conclusions
to themselves. It is an undoubted fact
that a host of thoughtful men who want
| to do that which will rebound most to the
country's welfare and prosperity are now
studying the money question, and have
not as yet decided whether Bryan or Nc
| Kinley will receive their suffrages.
In Burlington county everybody is either
seeking or trying to give light upon the
subject. There are more than a few
silver Republicans. and apparently sew
eral times as many gold Democrats. Bur-
lington is essentially a farming county.
In the value of its farms, farm products
and live stock it is the banne county
of the State, and according to the census
statistics 1t is surpassed, in these re-
| spects, by few counties in the land. Its
farmers are intelligent and progressive.
1t is a county of farmers clubs and
Oranges. Many agricultural journals are
taken and read. Nearly every farmhouse
| contains a daily Philadelphia paper, and
the local weeklies are among the most
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State. AS it is such a representative
agricultural county, care was taken to
see representative men from all parts Of
it, men in touch with their ~neighbors
ana who would give unbiased judgment.
Amos Gibbs. chairman of the Republic
can County Committee, is a leading bust
ness man OF Mt. Holly. "As far as /
can learn, said Mr.. Gibbs, Republican
farmers are sound money men as a rule.
There are some exceptions, / know, but I
am satisfied that in Burlington county
there are five gold Democrats to every
silver Republican,
Prosecutor of the Pleas Eckard p. Budd
is the eonnty's representative upon the
Democratic State Committee. He was not
present at the meeting last week when
the resolutions indorsing Bryan and
Sewall were adopted and his absence has
been imputed to the theory that he is
against the ticket. Mr.. Budd denied tina
this was the reason. II did not get the
notice Until the night before the meet
ing said Mr.. Budd, land then / had
made an engagement for the next day
which l could net break Mr.. Budd
would not say how he would have voted
had he been present. He admitted that
there was much opposition to the ticket
in Burlington county and said that if a
third ticket were nominated. the Repub-
lican plurality in Burlington county
would be very large. He thought that
most of the Republican silverites would
eventually vote for Mckinley upon the
ground thai at heart the latter was as
good a silver man as Bryan.
Among prominent Republicans of Mt.
Holly who were said to be for free silver
were former United States Marshal w.
Budd Deacon and Lawyer Robert s. Gas
kill. Mr.. Deacon, however, says that he
will vote for Mckinley upon the tariff
issue.
In the vicinity of Pembenton free sid
Yer sentiment, 1T was admitted. is very
strong. This is due to the influence of ex-
Assemblyman Theodore Budd. Mr.. Budd
is a Democrat and was a Greenbacker.
He Is wealthy, owns several farms and
large cranberry Dogs and is a man CT
much force. He IS very popular because
OF ms generosity and pen-heartedness
ana exerts a VICE influence. Mr.. Budd
became q convert 70 free silver months
ago. ana was a delegate 10 the silver con-
vention at "; Louis. A number Of Penn
penlon hepuDlcans VIII be guided b. his
advice and vote for Bryan and Sewall.
ASIDE from this II could not be learned
that Tree silver ideas had taken root to
q marked degree In the county.
Assemplymnan Joshua Borton, of Mount
Laurel, said that the farmers of that Sec
ton are for honest money. joseph s.
Fleetwood, of Burlington. a prosperous
truck farmer ana prospective candidate
for Sheriff. has found no free silver Re-
publicaIs during his canvass for dele
gates. ex-senator Henry j. Trick, of Vim
centown, did not know any free silver
Republicans, but could and did name a
number OF Democrats who would bolt
Bryan. Walter r. Borden. of Chester
tied, said ne had heard that Joel Vain
Wright was for free silver, but when AS
ssinpiyman George Wildes. of New Ham
over, who Is a near heighbor of VAIN
rfghtss was told this he denied 1t, and
said the report arose from the fact that
MT. Wainwright had been, talking free
silver for the purpose OF drawing some
one else out. Louis Hubbard, of Beverly,
reported many anti-Bryan Democrats
ana no Tree silver Republicans along the
river 'front.'. and ex-senator William III.
Garter, OF Bordentown, said he had moi
yet found a man, Republican or Demo-