The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-24
CAMPAIGN TO OPEN.
Two State Conventions Will
Be Held in Trenton
This Week.
ACTIVE SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS
They Say the Silver Sentiment
Tide Throughout The State
Is On the Ebb.
ACTIVE SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS
soecsol to the Jersey CITY Nsics.

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vention in this city to elect twenty dele
gates to the national convention, which
will be held at Indianapolis on September
2. On the day following the Republicans
will hold a State convention to place in
nomination ten candidates for the Elec-
toral College. And then, on September 9,
/ a regular Democratic State Convention
| will meet for the same purpose as that
| of the Republican body. This convention,
no doubt, will be controlled by the silver
| element of the party, as has been indicat-
| ed by the proceedings of a recent meet
| ing of the State Committee, when a count
of noses demonstrated that a large ma
| jority of its members are in favor OF the
| Chicago ticket.
The gold Democrats expect to be able
to make a good showing at their conven-
ton. Some of the best Democrats In the
| State are at the head or the movement.
| There is almost an entire absence of the
machine element. The professional poll
| ticians and place hunters IA scarcely
a representation. Among the members
| Of the provisional State Committee are
noticed ex-State Senator Winton, ex-As-
| semblyman De Ronde, Colonel Fleming
| Of Newark, DR.. Leonar ]. Gordon and
Otto Grouse of Jersey City, ex-senator
| Blackwell and ex-Mayor yroom of Tren-
| ton. James Nelson and James Parker of
Niddlesex county. Henry Stafford Little,
! william b.. Gourley OF Paterson, ex-
Speaker Bergen, ex-senator S. NJ. Smith
Of Sussex, A. B. Carlton, Comptroller of
Elizabeth n for years q mernpe OF the
! state Committee, and S. NJ. Williams.
who has been a member OF the regular
Democratic State Committee.
While it is true that most Of these men
/! have not taken an active part in politics
during recent years, owing to their aver
sion to machine methods, yet il IS IN
| questionable that they are possessed of
necessary skill and ability to both plan
and prosecute a lively campaign. u is
not so many years ago since Messrs.
| yroom. Little. Blackwell. Nelson and
Bergen were to the forefront battling for
| sound Democratic principles, and with
| success. too, as the result of the cam
| paigns which they managed fully proved.
| They let go their grip on politics because
! they could not agree with the policy OF
| the new men who forced themselves to
/ the front and secured control of the party
| organization. On Wednesday next these
former leaders win sound the tocsin of
war against the silver ticket, and will
| select twenty loyal members of the party
to represent the sound dollar element of
the New Jersey Democracy at I~ndianapo-
lis.
1t is safe to state that very few OF those
| at the head of this movement have ever
voted for a Republican candidate for pub
lie office. They feel now that they can
not c-onscientiously vote for Mckinley and
Hobart. and, of course, they have no
intention whatever of supporting the
candidates of the Chicago Convention:
therefore, they heartily welcome the
holding of a convention at Indianapolis
which will Civ them the symbol of sound
Democracy. A day or two g ex-Mayor
Vroom gave free expression to that senti-
ment. and no doubt he voices the feeling
OF the thousands of Sound Money Demo
Gratis in New Jersey.
The work of the Republican conven-
ton on Thursday win not be beset with
any difficulty. The ten candidates for
the Electoral College VIII be choses
it looks as If wise and popular selec-
lions will be made. To accomplish that
result care must be taken to avoid the
naming of men who are in any way
identifed with trusts and monoplies. 1t
has nearly always been the custom 81
both parties TO pick out men for tne
Electoral ticket who have plethora
purses, with the understanding that they
contribute largely toward the expenses
of the campaign. In fact, heretofore
such candidates have been assessed a
certain amount of money each, when
they handed to the treasurer of the
State Committee as soon as possible
after their names were announced.
AS to the propriety of adopting that
method at this time there is a serious
difference of opinion among Republican
leaders. 1t would seem that there is
no necessity for it, and that if it were
adopted popular sentiment might rebel to
posed Of money bags. The best thing
the Republicans can do then. at the
initial stage of the campaign, is for their
convention to name an Electoral ticket
money principles cannot be doubted,
! whose party loyalty has never been
brought in question, and who are not
conspicuous for large wealth and monop-
leaders have sufficient courage to adj
wise that course of procedure?
1t is generally understood that Gov
ernor Griggs will preside over the con-
the Governor may be depended upon to
deliver an address which win lave the
true ring in 1t for the furtherance OF the
cause of sound money. He is noted for
his eloquence and wisdom In the enun-
citation of his ideas, and already he has
proven himself to be a close and correct
observer Of the currency Of thought
which influences every patriotic citizen
in the present agitation of the all-ab-
sorbing money question. The convention
will, of course. indorse the platform Of
the st. Louis convention in language that
ann be misunderstood It will call
upon all citizens. irrespective Of party
Affiliations, to rally to the cause of the
gold standard. A high protective tariff,
Of course, win fall in for a share of conn
mendation. but it is hoped that It will
not be proclaimed in words which might
give o~ffense to those Democrats who
have already signiied their intention Of
boiling the nomination of Bryan and
Sewall. IL such a blunder is made
provocation may be given for a serious
desertion by independent Democrats from
the cause Of sound money.
The contest for elector is never a sharp
one, and In some districts the leaders
have not yet gotten together to decide on
a choice Samuel H. Grey, Of Camden.
Will be one of the electors at large: the
other will come from the upper end Of the
State and MAJ be Elias s. Ward. The
Flrs+ district has practically settled &on
Major Daniel Elmer Of Cumberland, who
belongs 70 the well known Elmer family
| OF. South Jersey. He has beer 4 delfF&fa