The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-15
MONMOUTH OUTLOOK.
Both Parties Hope to Garry
the County Candidates
Plentiful.

FREEHOLD. Aug. 10, 1896.-Monmouth
county will be an interesting locality
to watch during the coming campaign.
Both parties are confident that they
can win As matters look now it is to
be campaign Of features. Senator
Bradley Is talking for gold from a real
stump. and the gilverites have mission
aries going about from farm to farm
distributing and explaining silver lit
erature. 1t is also the native place of
Garret A. Hobart, and this fact will
cause it to be kept in the public mind
Inc silver talk Is confined to Democrats
Who are persuading themselves that free
coinage of silver Is d saving issue and
the one general cpre-au for all the Ills
mat the country seems to be heir to-
s. nsy are bowling to the silver Josh and
s5apbering his praises because the Demo-
cratic organizations have declared it so.
IN the other hand such men as County
Chairman Henry s. Terhune former
Judge Alfred Wailing, prominently men
ticket, are for gold. and former United
states Senator Rufus Blodgett admits
that the silver agitation SO lar is COM
fined to Democrats Former Senator II.
5. Little. one of the leaders, has also
declared against Bryan
Henry s. Ternunes position has greatly
annoyed the DeTnoc1as.e workers. He is
was formerly 4 Senator from the county. 1a.ss.
and acquired Some Slate fiotorlsty os. BE-
cause ne voted for the race track bills,
and practically spoke against them I'D to
The time that he made the declaration that
l.e could net support the Chicago candidate
ald platform Mr. Teraune was the choice
parent now that he is not counted as a
county standard bearer. He declares that
ne Is not q cands dale for THE place and S
also admits that the Democrats are very
much dlsorganized and that the result is
beyond ;ssa l1is M SSaq1mpre & nension.
Jluge WaFfing was the cnlv Democrat
ON the county ticket elected last fall.
Ihe Democrats are satisfied TO run MN
on his record as Judge and Assembly
Nalline Is for gold. and the majority II
his party, for consistency's sake, are for
Former Assemblymap aaron F. John
ston Is also mentioned as a candidate
for Senator. Since he served in the Leg
islature he has been looking on politics.
and quietly giving advice to the local
Former Senator Bledgett claims to be
the original silver man of Monmouth. He
offers the opinion that Monmouth was
ism at one time, and race tracks at an
other had split the Democratic party into
small parts, but ne thought that the
night OF this eampaign, as 1t would be
be between the moneyed people of this
country and the working people, who
actually produce the wealth, and that the
silver side would be the popular one.
Senator Blodgett's declaration that he
will be only a locker on this year Is not
accompanied by any declaration that he
vii resign from the Democratic State
committeeman when the Democratic State
Convention declares for silver.
Frank Appleby. of Asbury Park, who
was one of The delegates to the st. Louis
Convention, has gone over the county
with divinlrS rod, and he can locate real
silver as quickly as anybody in the eoun-
ty, says he can produce five Democrats
publican who has gone over to silver. Fl e
has 4 list of Democrats in Asbury Park
ard qSiei Unity Wtio hslvB declared for gold.
He refuses. however, from personal rea-
Colonel James Yard of the Monmouth.
Democrat, bolts the Chicago ticket and
platform and puts at the head of the
editorial column the gold plank of the
State Convention. Senator Bradley and
VIM. Eppleby think that the position
taken by the Democrat is the position
OF the better element of the Democratic
party There is no doubt that its posi-
ton has had some effect on Senator
Bradley and has led him to predict the
success of the Republicans In the county
influencing the Senator to the consider
alton of the proposition that he again
be candidate for Senator. He was
pointedly asked whether he would be a
No. ! am through with politics. 1 do
not care to go through another cam
palgh This declaration is in keeping
with the Senator's diffidence, but he IS
not through with politics, for he is full
of enthusiasm for the success of the gold
ticket, which is clearly demonstrated by
mis- active management of 'sthe stump, ;"
from which ne speaks nightly in Railroad
square, in Asbury Park, and which, he
claims, has been productive of much good
After him, in popular esteem, comes AS
sembiyman Asa Francis, of North Long
Branch. He has had two terms<i in the
Lower House of Assembly. His record has
been entirely satisfactory to the people of
the county, and they are willing that he
should go to the Senate.
1t is possible that there will be three
new Assembymen. Francis and Snyder
the two Republican members have had
two years, and former Judge Walling has
had only one, and it is possible, whether
he gets the nomination for Senator or
not, that he will be retired, because he
The Republican candidate are numerous
Among those mentioned are John e. Fos-
ter. of Atlantic Highlands; o. H Brown.
of Spring Lake; c. B. Guerin, Edward
the Senate, and Elijah Fielder, of Long
Branch who formerly resided in Trenton.
Dr.. William McAfillen, of Milestone; Frank
Fay, of Long Branch; William c. Dever-
eaux, Of Asbury Park.
The contest in Monmouth is given some
zest because a Sheriff is to be elected
The county Offices have been always in
control of the Democrats. The Republic
cans think that it is about time for them
to win. There are some excellent men
mentioned on both sides. and this will
invite sharp contest for the nominal
ton and a lively one for the election.
Former Assernblyman David d. Denise
now the president of the State Board of
Agriculture is out for vindieation. He
did not get returned to the House
of Assembly, through. as he argues,
chance. ] w. Danser, new man In
politics, who was mentioned for the
Assembly last year is the young mems
candidate. Assemblyman Snyder of
Shrewsbury would not object TO drawing
the juries for d few years. These two
Republicans are not particularly in love
with each other, and, for injuries real
and imaginary, they are going to fight
a political duel this year. Captain Ben
Governor, thinks the title of Sheriff
would be better than that of captain
because "Cap'ns is common salute in
Monmouth. The last name to be add
ed to the list Is John Hibbard, Of Nep-
tune. On the Democratic side the man
thought to be in the lead is the
present Deputy Sheriff. Houston Fields
Some say he Is slated for the nomina-
tion. Even If he is, there are others
going into the convention, with more or
less strength. They are Or. William Nc
Branch. Captain Allan l.. ,McCabe of AS
bury Park who has been a prominent
figure in the Board of Freeholders for
several years. and Joseph l.. Burtile Of
Howell.
Former Speaker James ]. Bergen. Of