Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-14
ACTIVITY IN NEW JERSEY
Democrats Consider the State to Be Now De-
batable Ground. 49,"
Republicans Thought They Had IL
Safe for MckfnIey-The Various
Congressional Dfstrfcts.



There remain but three more weeks of
the campaign, and then the will of the
majority will have been registered at the
polls. New Jersey, which all along, since
the advent of the gold democratic national
ticket, has been considered safe for Nc
kinley and Hobart, has been declared by
the silver democratic national committee
to be doubtful state, and for the next
two weeks that party will have a great
number of silver speakers i'm the state
Suddenly, when the republicans thought
they had finished up their work for the
campaign. the democrats launched forth
with great corps of speakers who are
reaching every remote section of the state
ard Iroclaiming Organism the only balm
for the distress of the country. These
ST eeches are being delivered in the agricul-
tural districts, and the farmers, i'm scne
cases, are being swayed. The working
ne n to certain extent are believing in
these doctrines. too which the republicans
have all along maintained Were false.
Republican Activity.
To counteract this democratic action the
republican state committee and the ma
uonal committee are filling up the state
with speakers. Even in the first district
that of Congressman Loudenslager, repub-
lican, who is expected to he returned to
the next Congress with 12Ouo ma jority a
large number of meetings have been held
at which Congressman ]. ii. Walker of
Massachusetts Congressman Loudensager
and a score of prominent men will he the
speakers. Up in the fourth district where
Mahlon Pitney is seeking a reelection and
being opposed by ex-Congressman Au-
gustus w. Cutter, democrat. where the
silverites have the only bright chance of
getting member from New Jersey Speak
er Reed was the orator at mass meet
ing last Friday. In other parts of the state
the same contests of oratory are unex-
pectedly taking place.
Effect of StoclSton's Letter.
Another back cap has come to the silver
ties in the letter of Attorney General John
p Stockton, refusing to accept State Chair
man Erice's request to speak for Bryan,
and in no mincing terms denouncing the
Chicago platform Mr.. Stockton, il is be-
lieved. will change $500 votes as he comes
from the best known family in the state
being a son of Commodore Stockton, and
former United States Senator for New
Jersey. General Stockton, Allen l.. McToer-
mot, who refused to accept the democratic
nomination for Congress in the seventh dis
trict; Richard V. Lindabury and others will
now stump the state for gold during the
days that remain before election.
The republicans have renominated all of
the present members of Congress that rep
resent the eight districts of New Jersey, ex-
ccpting one-Richard Wayne Parker in
Newark the sixth districD. He VIII he put
UP tomorrow, as he has no opposition.
The silver democrats Saturday named in
the third district Rev. John A. Wells be-
cause he had a newspaper argument with
Congressman BENZ. +. Howell last winter.
The fifth district democrats have named
Addison Ely to contest with James +. Stew
art In the seventh district Jersey CiiyD
the siiverites have found no one TO take
their congressional nomination, while the
gold democrats have named Ryner }. Wor-
tendyke, a popular business man of an old
colonial family. In this some county they
have paEled a full ticket also, including
eleven candidates for the Legislature against
the regular democratic candidates and
practically gives the republicans these
eleven members. Last year there were but
eighteen democrats in the whole eighty-one
legislators. The republicans have named the.
reform mayor, Peter r. Wanser, for surro-
gate trcgister of willis. and Aaron :. Bald
win for sheriff. These, with McEwan, all
have their peculiar strength and will give
the republicans the county CHudson) and
City Dersey), which they gained control of
five years ago, and lost by 6.oJ0 plurality
last year.
In the third district the gold democrats
have named county ticket, so as 10 divide
the vote and make the break be from the
top to the bottom of the ticket and aid
that much more in gaining a sound money
Congressman. In the same district Will
lam Strother Jones has been namel for
Congress by the oddities: Harvey W. Banks
has been named by the goldites in the fifth
district to divide Ely's vote: Alexander ID.
the gold democrats. but they VIII not name
man in the fourth district, but will sup
port Mahlon Pitney.
Estimates of the Stare
A little over a week ago the New York
Tribune had an estimate from the republic
can newspaper editors of the state hy coun-
ties on which they based their estimate
that Mckinley and Hobart would get AZ $50
majority. The New York World on Mon
DAY gave the results OF their request from
each of the chairmen of the republican and
democratic committees in the twenty-one
counties. They took the least ma lority that
Inc democrats conceded the republicans and
the greatest majorities the republican
chairmen thought their own tickets would
get and split the differei ce. These figures
give New Jersey to Mckinley by ~ LII
Mhlcn is really conservative estimate
Cleveland carried the state in 1882 by 900
and Grlggs, republican. for governor car
ried IL last year by 26,9t0. The Worlds
canvass gives the democrats Hudson Hum
terdon. Sussex and Warren counties The
hist, II is safe to predict the democrats
Will not carry, while Griggs carried Sussex
last year.