The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-28

SILVERMEN. AT ODDS
Popocrats Protest Against
the Leadership Given
to Colonel Price.
MAD AT A SMITH
Altogether the Bryan and Sewall
Cause is in a Bad Way in
New Jersey.
Special to the JERSEY city Wees.

TRENTON, Sept. Is, 1S96.-The Popo-
Gratis of New Jersey are in a bad way
Their party lacks leadership aid the
rank and nile seem demoralized. At
this late day in the campaign they have
Just opened headquarters ait Newark In
former Presidential campaigns the old
Democratic party at this time was pros
ecuting a most lively campaign, directed
from its headquarters in Jersey City and
under skillful leadership. The Popo-
crs.ts claim that they are the Democratic
party now, but what a contrast in the
leadership. management and methods Of
the present time and four years asoi A
windy campaign under the direction Of
Colonel Price, Senators Ruhl and DAILY
and ex-Congressman Cornish and Cutler is
now In evidence, while four years ago
g vigorous campaign under the dlrection
of Allan L. McDernr0tt, Senator McPner
son. Governor Leon Albeit, Gotfried
Kruger and other notable Democrats
aroused enthusiasm. Then the Democrat
ic party was soMdly united for Cleveland
and Stevenson. sound money and tariff
reform and when the votes were count
ed on election night the ticket had a
plurality Of 1884, while the Popocratic
ticket received only 1863 votes all told.
That the Democratic plurality OF four
years ago will be entirely wiped out this
time the Popoerats themselves concede.
I4SkSdQ lACIC - CNCit aSO ~ ~
that a Republican plurality of not less
than 10000 viii be recorded. General
Sewell predicts 10000, and he is not q
wild prophet. The Pepocratic cause is
weakening every day in New Jersey.
Bryan's tour through tine State did not
help it any. Thousands of people went
the old Fourth Congressional district that
hot bed of the silver heresy, no entnusi-
asm was exhibited. Just think OF a
Democratic candidate for President. as
M D--oo olafr,c bfooralf N he fro uatfno
through the State without the company
of the recognized leaders OF the party
Where were Benjamin +. Lee, Edward
F. C. Young, Getfried Kruger, Altar L.
McDermott. G.. d. w Vroom, Richard
A. Donnelly, William B. Gourley. Howard
Carrow, James j. Bergen, George Pfeifsr
and other leaders who hither had plotted
the party to numerous Victories. They
were absent because they do not believe
that Bryan has any right to pose as a
BBeInoerstie eandidste TO prosecute a
out the help of these leaders Is Xix rem
der.ng the play of Hamlet" with the
hero left out.
The Popocrats say, however. they can
get along without the assistance Of those
old time eaders. Instead they depend
upon the spell binding powers Of Senator
long talks of Gus Cutler, the short talks
Of Senator Kuhl and the magnetism of
Johnston Cornish to convert a majority
Of the voters to their way of thinking.
FL AClC 4 { W. 4 Ll1C d4u
paign, and it is hoped that the oratory
of the representatives of a sound cur
rency viii be ~effectual in convincing
those people in the Fourth district of
the errors of their ways. Congressman
Pitney is making his ~eloquence felt all
ready, and when Governor Griggs takes
the platform his logic win be far reach
ing. The fact of the matter is the only
real campaigning that is being done by
the Popocrats is confined to the Fourth
district. In all other parts of the State
there iG SRQrne1xT q cfcu .nf mir ~
their ranks. The cause of sound money
Is speeding along uninterruptedly, n
even IN Hudson county there is a prospect
OF a republican plurality.
Where is Rufus B~lodgett, railroad SUI
perlntendent and ex-United States Sena-
Ior? Shortly after the nomination of
Bryan and Sewah Mr.. Blodgett announced
himself as a supporter of the ticket. With
q nourish of trumpets, he proclaimed war
on all Democrats who would not commit
themselves to the cause Of the white
from the Democratic State Committee of
all members whose fealty to the platform
OF the Chicago Convention was doubted.
he interested himself in procuring cam
palgn orators that the silver doctrine
might be thoroughly prepounded. No other
member of the committee showed as
much zeal and enthusiasm as he. Now.
al of a sudden, Mr.. Blodgett has faded
from sight. No more is heard about him.
he was net present at the recent meet
1ngs OF the State Committee. Truly, his
N(AAo LC0I HluClH AldTInE0
over his mysterious disappearance from
the tnsatre of activity. Has he deserted
me SILVER ship, or is he only sulking?
what will Monmouth County do without
nlmz All these and other queries are be-
ing made with reference to Mr.. Blodgett
HIS friends hope he win soon emerge
from his ambush and relieve his COM
parrots from the anguish which they
now suffer.
Mr.. Blodgett's Inactivity lends renewed
eMncouragemen to the Republicans of
victory which will excel all their prkyjous
exploits: So confident are they Of elect
1ng their whole ticket that the contest
Tor the Senatorial nomination has in
creased In bitterness and excitement p
Han Packer. of Sea Bright, is another
Rlcnmond In the field. and at the Lane
5ranch primaries. recently held, he showed
ASsempiyman francis a trick or Two
Wnlch may deprive the latter Of the nom
anation. The county convention will he
neld IN Freehold next Thursday, and it
history of the party. N
me members of the committee. with.
perhaps, a few exceptions, are very much
enia a a. senator Smith. because he
lake a positive stand, and sthey lay at
MS door the generally mixed Condition of
the campaign. They Will make the most
q rne situation and get down TO work.
Colonel E. Livingston Price. who has
been made chairman. will represent ~
senator, and it is expected that nothing
nj 1e Johe unless the Senator. is con-
suited. The Colonel is 10 be al the Demo-
cratic organizations so that he win he
an important factor in this camnsign.
Inc Democrats throughout the State are
not enuhused az all with this change.
The campaign Is TO begin this evening
when Candidate Bryan VIII MAKE h3s
fourth trip into New Jersey. ana viii
speak in Newark in the morn.s.g. End an
snort IS peing made to get UP a big meet
i1s for him. The Democrats have been, in
vited from all over the State, and II IL
expected that there Will be a large gath
Colonel Price has made formal cor.
plant TO the officials of the Delaware
IackaWanna and Western Railroad. Of
the alleged discourteous treatment that
Candidate Bryan received on HIS frfn
from Manunka Chunk to Hoboken. He
said the engineer of the train was a Pa
publican and Invariably pulled ONT frona