The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-15
A SILVER MINE.
Senator Daily Said to Have
Vice Presidential
Ambitions.
REPUBLICAN spoILs GRABBERs
Scrambles for Bradley's Senatorial
Shoes-Merry War in
Monmouth.
REPUBLICAN spOILs GRABBERs
specia, to the Jersey city Ns,rs.

Special to the Jessep Citp Netrs.
TRENTON, June Is, 1sS6.-There is a
willy politician in Hudson unit who de-
clares that he has discovered the true
inwardness of the sudden conversion to.
free silver of the Hon. William D. DAILY,
Senator from Hudson county.
Mr.. DAILY was selected as one of the dele
gates from Hudson county district to the
Chicago convention on the soundest kind
of a sound MONEY platform. He was away
at the time at Hos Springs for his health.
He returned about two weeks ago, and
astonished his foes as well as his friends
politically with his silver talk. He be-
gan by speaking of the strong sentiment
for the white metal which he had encoun-
tered in the West. which he described as
almost universal He said that he had
found in his travels that only a compare
lively small section of the country along
the Northern Atlantic Coast was for gold.
while through the South and West the far
mers and w~orkingmen were unanimous
for Silver.
He also expressed the opinion that when
the silver orators got to work among the
farmers and workingmen of New Jersey,
and showed them their sid of the financial
question as viewed in the West, the white
lACldi WOund SdiA tCAy many SoPPo4SS-S
in this State.
At first 1t was thought that Mr.. DAILY
was only setting forth the views of a keen
observer, but as his talk increased in
earnestness as well as in volume the i'm
preston got abroad that he was express
ing the convictions of a convert. Polite
ians wondered at this sudden conversion
on the part of Mr.. DAILY, and have been
attributing it to various causes. 1t re-
manned for the Hudson county man to dis
cover a reason which does credit to Mr..
Daly's long Medicines.
Senator DAILY has seen that the silver
men are likely to control the convention
and nominate the ticket" said this poll
tician. 1.-THE first place, if that be so. will
assuredly go to a Western man. Follow
ing all precedent, the convention will nat
urally turnxits eyes to the East for a rum
ning mate. for their nominee. Where will
they find him. Where in all the North
Eastern States is there a man of sufh-
Gent influence in this commonwealth who
is known as a silver man to be given the
vice-Presidential nominations? When these
questions are propounded Mr.. Daily hopes
to be able to stand up, and. with his hand
pointing toward himself with character
istic modesty. to exclaim, tEcce homo
Yes, SIR" the politician went on, with
emphasis, Daily is dreaming of being a
yice-Presidential candidate, and there is
the true reason for his silver talk"
Founder Bradley, of Asbury Park, does
not desire a denomination for the Senate
Three years of legislative life have been
enough for him, he thinks. and he would
not care to go through such an expert
ence again. Mr.. Bradley has an idea, per-
haps, that he could be reelected if he
cared to enter the contest again. But that
is not the feeling in Monmouth County.
Members of his own party do not approve
of his record, and the charge is made
against him that he has failed to walk
in the straight path of Republicaism while
in the Legislature. They do not want to
try such an experiment as the Bradley
one again, and hence they are looking
around for a man to take mis- place.
Already the friends of Assembiyman
Francis have pushed him to the front for
the Senatorial nomination, making the
declaration that he is just the man to fill
the bin. Mr.. FRANCIS has served two years
in the House of Assembly. Each time he
ran for the ofice he poied a surprisingly
maintained his popularity in an eminent
degree and he is the Republican of all
o osneFs u, ,Ino o1d ~ M reanb tba s wap &c can y,c Pc de-
Blu P. Hall Packer, Mayor of Seabright,
takes issue with these bugle blasts. He
state sast g sen n sne he Pso Is ac tive : 70 en ge Sc ei IL
the contest, and is leaving no stone I'M
turned to win friends. He has written
county. asking for his support. It looks
as If Mr.. Packer will give Mr.. Francis
a tussle for the nomination which will
is another Richmond IN the field in the
person of William Foster, of Atlantic
Highlands. who Is not letting the grass
lam H. Vredenburg, of Freehold, is also
mentioned, and by the time the contest
opens in real earnest others win have en-
The Sheriff's office of Monmouth coun-
ty Is worth from 5000 to $4,000 a year.
for a reelection. Many anxious eyes
are cast upon that fat plum. Ex-As9
semblyman Denise wants It. and 50 does
ex-Assemblyman Snyder. Then there are
Captain Griggs, an ex-Assemblyman; ].
w. lance of Freehold, Policeman Tan
tum of Ocean Grove, and s. T. Hampton
OF Asbury. Park. who covet the office.
Each one thinks that his claim is strong
er than that of the other fellow. This
contest is already generating bad blood,
and the result, no matter whom 1t may
favor, is sure to cause much dissatis-
faction.
While all this merry war is going on
among the Republican spoils-seekers the
Democrats are keeping quiet and hiding
IICiE- tLilS. MONMOUTH E county,. With
proper management and good candidates
on the Democratic side, cannot be count
ed in the Republican column. It is true
that for several years back the Repub-
1icans have been victorious, but all that
was owing to d~issensions in the Demo
cratic ranks. Four years ago it gave
Cleveland a majority of 1898. This year
it can make a similar record if the Dem
ocrats are only wise in their platform
declarations and selection of candidates.
The Democrats there are not without
A1dnuNf HrT onu rnnno N @A~~11J----
Walling asrees to take the senaforiaii
nomination there are Republicans even
who are willing to concede his election.
In the event of his refusal to become
a candidate there is good Democratic
timber in the persons of Henry s. Ter
hume and District Attorney Twins.
Either of these has the stuff in him
to arouse the Democracy of old Mon
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