The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-26
HOBAR9'S STATE TOUR
The Sound Money Vice Pres
idential Candidate to
Heal Discussions.
REPUBLICANS BADLY DIVIDED
One Ugly Scrap in Monmouth and
Middlesex Southern Counties
Solid for Gold.
REPUBLICANS BADLY DIVIDED
Special to the Jcrseu Csfy Nsus.

TRENTON, Oct. 20, 1S96.@This being
the last week Of the great political cam
paign, the hustling politicians will be
kept very busy In every county of the
state. The sound money people are do
ing just as hard work as if the State was
in doubt, because they desire to have an
overwhelming majority rolled up for their
cause, If for nc other reason thar as a
rebuke to Organism and all the evils that
term implies.
Vice Presidential Candidate Hobart
VIII make a tour of the State during the
week, and great preparations are being
made to welcome him with ovations
such as have never before been rendered
TO a candidate for public office. His
sp-eech-making will be of a non-partisan
character, the object of his tour being
70 advocate the cause of a sound cur
eehcy and respect for law and order be-
lore democrats as well as Republicans.
MI. HOBART is not considered a great ora
lor, put he is a most delightful talker,
earnest IN his argunnentatiye methods,
ana MS resonant tones of voice and grace
fui attitudes leave the most pleasing i'm
pressions. In all parts of the State he
is very, popular, and he is certain to at
tract the largest audiences which have
ever assembled to greet a political orator.
,an NJ. Is Wei Tor the Republican ticket in
speak at Long Branc His birthplace
Is hard by and the scenes of his Childhood
and Juvenile school days will no doubt
inspire him to make the effort OF his life
IN the soratorical line. II reports are true
the Republican forces of old Monmouth
ahe much o~lstraught and there IS danger
anead. n dissension over the Sena-
tor1ai nomination is the cause OF all the
trouble. Assenlblyman Francis, the Re
ppnno I nominee, Il meeting With strong
party and unless it is mollified before
election day Freeholder Stevens. the DEM
next Senator. Even if Mr.. Francis had
ms party solidiy for him. stiil he would
nave a 1ight on his hands which would
require his greatest exertions. There is
that county and their prediction is that it
VIII give a plurality for Mckinley and
aopart As to the local or county ticket
OF the Republicans most of them believe
that it will be swamped. Although Il IS
reported that Mr.. Francis. in the event
q oor ms election, is committed to the sup
port OF John kean for United States
senator, stl it is well known that Cow
ernor Griggs,. who win also be a candidate
LOT that nigh Office, is doing all in his
power 70 bring about his election. And
the talismanic presence of MIR. Hobart
vii in all probability calm the troubIed
waters.
There is a heap of trouble among the
Republicans of Middlesex county also. It
IS all over the nomination of a Mr.. Church
Tor Sheriff; Assemblyman Tice was a
candidate for his office and he and his
IflendS aLiege that he was fr2uduientlv
defeated. Republican leaders fried bar5
70 get Mr.. Church off the ticket in the
pudge an inch. Now Tees friends have
Knives up their sleeves, which they viii
use Freely on election day. and there is a
brlght prospect for the success OF the
Demoeratic-Silver county ticket. There is
scarcely a doubt of a big plurality in
MIddlesex for Mckinley and Hobart.
MT. Pltney Is making a gallant fight for
reelection to Congress in the Fourth dis
1flct against heavy odds and the most
active campaigning on the part Of the
Silverites, who feel conhden Of a VIC
tory for their candidate, Mr.. Cutler. The
Republican leaders believe that the baf-
tie Is already won and that Mr.. Pitney
are counted.
The. denomination of Foster NJ. yoor-
hees for the State Senate in Union county
makes that county sure for Mckinley and
Hobart In fact, the entire Republican
icket VIII be elected there. AS 10 The
campaign in other parts of the State the
Only question IS as TO the size of the
plurality for the sound money tickets.
The counties of Hunterdon and Warren
are put down as close. Under this esti-
mate the election of all eight Republic
can candidates for Congress is assured.
On the other hand, Colonel Edward Iiv-
lngston Price, chairman of the State Pop
Bryan and Sewall by 10000 plurality. foIr
OF the eight Congressman, five Of the
elght state Senators and a good working
majority in the House of Assembly, AS
a rainbow-chaser the Colonel is undothf-
edly entitled TO The palm.
IN the big majority for sound money
which New Jersey is very likely 10 roll
up-and even some of the BRYAN shout
ers concede it by 80, o00-the southern fier
OF counties will figure conspicuously. With
the campaign now drawing 10 a close tha
splendid work hat has been done in the
fVe counties constituting the First Con-
gressionai district will not suffer for lack
OF continued effort. Every nook and cor
ner of the counties, every hamlet ana vii
lage and out-of-the-way home will be IN
vaded by the advocates of honest dollars.
and nothing will be left undone that viii
~enlighten the voters and get them fo The
polls. on election day. The several Re-
publican. County Committees, working in
with the hustling State COM
mittees, are still busily engaged distrib-
uting sound money literature, arranging
meetings and making searching canvasses
OF the voting precincts. Never before hes
there been such a stirring up Of the neo-
PIE, and while the utmost enthusiasm and
unison prevails in the Mckinley ranks,
the Popocrat1c fuSioniStS are d~isoreanized
dlsfeartened and dismayed. The sornd
money hosts are organized as no political
Q was ever organized before in South
Jersey, and every meeting is attended by
iubilant crowds. Many Joint Debates
have been held at various points. and III
every instance the upholders of honest
their free coinage opponents.
Never before has such work been done
IN Camden county, the banner Reyubli-
can county of the State. Past nEjori-
ties have not been considered. but all
efforts have been directed towardfconvinc-
ing the people of the fallacy of free coin
age. The Mckinley and Hobart Business
Mems. National Campaign committee
from its quarters in the Masonic Temple,
has put forth prodigious efforts. sending
out tons of literature and organizing the
voters in every section of the county.
County Chairman Morgan and Commit
teeman William ]. Browning have SUPER
intended the work for the Republican
county executive Committee. while Di-
rector wore, OF the Board of Freehold
ers, has been the head Of the executive
ranch of the business Men's%C1mmit-
Tee. Through these two agencies every
doubtful voter has been supplied with
literature and documents on The money
question, and the protective policy Of the
Republican party. Both headquarters viii
pc Kept open all this week and the Mon
day before election. but the work Is prac-
tically done. Still the campaign wifi be
prosecuted with unabated vigor. and
meetings viii be held every night and
many in the afternoons, starting with
the great Hobart and Griggs demonstra-
ton in Camden tonight