The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-26


Newark are largely New York business
men. These towns-Bloomficld, Glen
Ridge, Montclair, Verona and Caidwell-
usually give Republican majorities. These
majoFities will be greatly Increased this
year. owing to the absence Of an agrees
sive free coinage campaign and the Wig
orous work of the National Democrats.
In Montclair especially the Bryan cam
canvass the entire regular Democratic
| committee disbanded, and all but three or
four of its members formed themselves
into a Palmer and Buckner club. This
club has been doing aggressive work, has
regular headquarters and active commit
tees, and has arranged for public meet
ings- Three Montclair citizens are on the
National Democratic ticket-Alexander
D. Noyes for Congress, John R. Liver
more. for State Senator, and Starr j. MUIR
ply for ~Assemblyman. The latter should
poll a good vote. for, although the dis
trict is Republican, his Republican oppo-
nent is VIGOROUSLY unfit for office. and the
Bryan Democratic nominee is but little
better. The Republicans of Montclair
have a good organization, and are holding
weekly public meetings, addressed by well
known speakers. In the less thickly set
tied districts of Verona, Caldwell, Frank
lin and Livingston there Is some free coin
age sentiment heard of, and Governor
districts this week. They will probably.
like the townships below, give large Re
publican maJoritiss nex5 month.
The voters in Union county were never
before so confused in their estimates as
to results in the national election in the
county. The county has a noi mai Demo
cratic majority Of about SOC. Clevelapd's
plurality was 200 in 1892. Senator's Liv-
.ngston and Miller Dem.) were elected by
a little over 500 majority while ex-Senator
F. c. Marsh (Dem.) defeated Mayor John
C. Rankin (Rep.) by 1900. The city of
Elizabeth Is Democratic by about 500, but
Mayor John c. Rankin has been elected
for three terms. Now leading Democrats
who ire in favor nf Palmer and RlIpknpr
concede the county to Mckinley by 1000
plurality, while they believe that Palmer
and Buckner will receive about 1000
votes.
A pretty careful canvass has been made
of the county to ascertain how many Re-
publieans would vote for Bryan and it is
and not over twenty in the county.
Mayor John c.. Rankin says that the coun-
ty will give Mckinley 1000 plurality.
Comptroller A. B. Carlton, Lawyer R. v.
District Court Clerk Jacob Shepherd and
ex-Cfty Treasurer ]. w. Whelan, all DEM
ocrats, believe that Mckinley will carry
the county by from LOCO to 1900 plurality.
As far as political activity goes, it is
almost wholly confined to the Repub,!-
ans and National Democrats. The Bryan
little. They speak hopefully about the
effect of the literature they nave dis
tributed, and say that they expect to get
a heavy vote in Elizabeth, where union
labor is strong. But it is evident that ali
this is but whistling to keep their cour-
age up. Privately the most they claim IS
that the Mckinley majority in Union
county viii not go over Governor Griggs'
1000. The Republicans, on the other land
assert that ii will equal the 5000 and up
wards given Congressman Fowler in 1894
which would indicate a majority in the
whole State of $4,000. Really, however,
the Republican managers expect to do q
great deal better than this, and there are
many good reasons to think they may.
The National naraaora4 = T.
particularly strong in Union county as
respects the number of prominent Demo-
Gratis giving in their adhesion to 1t, and
the active work of organization done.
This is doubtless due in part to the fact
that National Committeeman w. J. Curtis
is a resident of the county (Summft),
and to the fact that the organization Of
the party in New Jersey was so largely
due to him. The National Democrats
have held man meetings (mcre tina the
Bryan Democrats it is believed), and have
enlisted much sympathy and influential
support. When it comes to voting, how
ever, it is admitted that many of the sup
porters will be found casting Mckinley
ballots. They are heartily in favor of the
bolting party on the ground of the need
OF a sound money organization for Demo-
Gratis to rally about in the future; but for
the present. and in this contest they do
not wish to take any chances so far az
their Individual votes are concerned.
Summed up, a reasonable estimate of
the vote OF Union county would be that
It WIN show 5000 majority for Mckinley.
with the chances good of making it 5000
II the signs of an impending landslide are
not deceptive.
BERGEN AND PAssAIc COUNTIES.
Bergen and Passaic Counties Ghe Fiftt
Congressional Distr7ct) will give a. very
large majority for Mckinley and fol
Stewert for Congress. Bergen Count,
used to be n of the ~"rock-ribbed, Dem,
ocratic counties Of the State, but the bae
record made by the party at Trenton anG
the additions of Republican voters
through the growth of population by in.
coming business men have changed its
CO. 0mplexs9n and although it gave WeTts
10U plurality for Governor In 1892, it gave
Griggs 1852 last year. In no county in tht
State has the rebellion on the part o;
leading Democrats against the action of
nounced. The list of weli-known Demo-
Gratis who are openly against Bryan land
either for Palmer or Mckinley includes
the following:-Ex-Assemblyman Abram
De Ronde, ex-Freeholder w. w. Green.
Mayor D. D. Currie, NJ. D.; DIR. Hardy M.
Banks. ex-senator Lydecker, Herbert
Best. Recorder Feliowes, Colonel Dudley
Evans, Charles G.. Clark, treasurer of the
American Express Company. Colonel Dud-
ley Evans, of the Wells-Fargo Express
Company, c. w. Valentine, A. r.. Matt
lage, Abram Tallman, William Scully,
and ]. d. Probst. all of Englewood; ex-
senator h u: Wlnton, ex-County Clerk
Taylor, Judge Var Valen, ex-Judge George
w Wheeler, Commissioners C. f. Ecker
son and NJ. E. Clarendon. Abram De Baum,
William p. Ellery, A. w. Brown and f.
d. Scannell. of Hackensack; j. f. Carri-
gan and Lawyer Cornelius Doremus, of
Rsdgswood, with hundreds more through
out the different townships. In edition
to these, there is a large class of men who
are silently determined TO vote the Re
publican ticket without making a demon
straticn of their purpose. The Republicans
are making an energetic and enthusiastic
fight, and one of the most Significant
features of the campaign is the fact that
all their meetings are largely attended by
Democrats The general opanion of men of
calm judgment is that Mckinley Will
carry Bergen County by from 1000 to
1900.
Passaic County, naturally Republican,
is expected to make a phenomenal shciw-
ing this year. Garnet A. Hobart, the Vice
Presidential candidate, is a resident OF
Paterson, where he is very popular with
all classes; and his near ~neighbor, Cover
nor Griggs, is leading the Republican
campa3graers of the State in a canvass
that has never been equalled there. While
the Republicans are thus active, the
sound money Democrats of Paterson and
Passaic County are not backward in mani
Testing their antipathy to the Bryan move
ment. This is indicated with directfess by
such men as Judge John Hopper, Judge
Van Cleve, Eugene Stevenson, ex-Con-
William Berdan, Judge Van HovenbeTg,
Martin Van Hovenberg, r. E. Van Hoyen-
berg, Philip KATE, John Agnew, Bernard
Katz, John H. Hopper, George S. Hilton,
John R. Daggers. Leopold Meyer, Richard
RoSsiter Mavsor Nathan Rarrerf David