The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-05

bly,, a candidate for the Speaker Of the
House and the assistant custodian OF the
State House.
be- returned. his candidacy for speaker is
announced, and he starts off with a NUM-
Der Of pledges made by the members VINO
expect to be returned. Passaie IS ma
tufally a Republican county, and i gave
its favored son, John Grtggs. last Novem-
Der. a plurality of 3,eA. This was "a
notable improvement over the vote IN
with a plurality Of rs. There were some
weak places in the Passaic organization
last year or the Grlggs plurality would
AYE bee been n higher Cher .. fhio year aon ne at fo laast
5000. The unknown quantity in the
fight differs from that of any. other year.
The Socialistic Labor party Is strong IN
Fassaic. They would in a close contest,
hold the balance of power. In the Con-
gressional fight two years ago they pelled
1855, more than the total vote that the
polled for Ke.m for Governor 1,loS votes
and for the President four years ago, 1879
votes. They are on the increase, because
the mixed population of Passaic county
istic labor party is stronger in Paterson
than elsewhere, and II is said that It is
the only place where a Socialist has been
elected to a municipal office.
Alderman Matthew Mcguire Is that lone
star of Socialistic success, and on that
account he has been the candidate for
vice-Pres.dent He has returned from
Europe, where he attended the Interna-
tionai Convention of Socialists as an
American delegate.
There are only a handful of Populists
in Passaic county, so that they viii not
fifty Populists,. and about 300 Prohibition
lists. The only side-show of any con-
sequences is the Socialistic-Labor Party,
which ma poll from 1,500 to 1000 votes.
All the Buckner and Palmer electors
are we'll known Democrats, who have sub
scribed by their own signature to the
platform of the Indianapolis platform.
The personnel of the men ompare very
favorably with the electors of the silver
ticket.
are Ashbel Green, of Bergen county q
relative of the Green family. descended
from the old Chancellor Green, and one
of the benefactors Of Princeton College:
the House of Assembly, and Assembly
man from Somerset county He has
several times been mentioned as a can
The eiector for the First district is
Thomas P. Gurley, formerly Surrogate Of
Camden county. He is a young man
Gratis ef Camden county. He was a
vention. The Second district elector is
Gardner =. Gain Of Trenton, f fn Tbs
Third district has Richard v. Lndabury,
who was the leader of the Citizens
League that fought the race track -FOUR
years ago, and who was active in the
Democratic State Committee last year.
Carman F.. Randolph, of Morris. has
the Fourth district. He is a descendant
of Governor Randolph, and who has
never taken an active part in politics,
except to assist the regular organization.
William P. Ellery, named for the Fifth
district, lives in Hackensack. and is a
New York business man, and one of the
first in the county to declare for gold.
The Sixth district name Eugene Van
derpool, who Is a lawyer and has been
more or less prominent in the Demo-
cratic affairs of Essex county. He
was among the first who were burnt at
the stake by the silverites because he
believed in gold. Nelson j. H. Edge, of
Jersey City, stands for the Seventh dis
trict. He is an old line Democrat, a
business man who has been identified
with clean politics for years.
Samuel NJ. Williams, who is the elector
for the Eighth district, is also a member
of the Sound Money State Committee.
He is the vice president of the New Jer-
sey Central Railroad, and was elected
from the Democratic State Committee
at the demand of the Union county
Democracy, and was labelled a Traitor
and Renegade"
Tomorrow will be the second day of
registration.
The election officers will be on hand at
the several polling places from l p. NJ.
to 9 P. NJ. to enroll the names of voters.
Personal registry is required.
II yeu do not register, you lose your