New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-17
CAMPAIGN WORK IN ESSEX.
THE COMMITTEE HAMPERED BY LACK
OF DOCUMENTS.
FOUR SETS OF CONVENTIONS TO BE HELD-THE
CONTEST FOR THE sENAToRsHIP-GER-


MANS SOUND on THE MONEY QUESTION.
The Essex County Republican Committee Is
engaged In having wrappers addressed for cam
paign documents, and the committee has been
waiting for some time upon the slow movements
of the Republican Congressional Committee in
Washington in sending on needed documents,
not one of which had been received up to last
night The State Committee also requires these
documents. and has received rome Several let
tiers have been sent to the headquarters in
Washington in regard to the matter. In reply
to a letter from Chairman Lentz of the County
Committee. somebody at the headquarters wrote
that the documents had been sent. but this
proved n mistake AS the county and State
being flooded with free-coinage literature
under the franks of the silver Senators and
Congressman. this delay Is as damaging as 1t is
annoying On Friday Chairman Lentz Of the
County Committee wrote to the Sound Money
League at Philadelphia to send on some Of the
Leagues documents for distribution.
1t is proposed in the Essex County Republican
Committee to adopt plan of holding four sets
of nominating conventions, all on one night. One
convention is to nominate the Sheriff and three
Coroners. Another dominates Senator and
eleven Assenblymen. the third dominates
Congressman. and the fourth will be the ward
and township convention to nominate for Free
holders. The idea presented is to avoid dick
ering and pickering If the conventions are held
on separate days bad blood is sure to be stirred
up, and may have bad effect on the later nomi-
nations. II the nominations are separated
proposed and occur simultaneously there Will
be no opportunity for deals. and the chances Of
dissension will be mnmzed One convention
will be held in Orange. one in Newark one Gor
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holders conventions in the wards and town
ships.
The primaries for the State convention are
called in Essex for Monday August "a The
number of delegates will be the same as for the
ing unchanged. The Republican campaign in
the county will be formally opened by the
County Committee on the night Of August %
following the State convention, when, If the
weather does not forbid the committee will
swing out a handsome Mckinley and Hobart
banner from the headquarters in Chester Row.
and there will be music and speeches. This will
not be intended for a ratification meeting.
that will come little later. Probably the Gale
DOMAIN Park hall, which holds 10000 persons,
will be engaged. and some National speakers
will make addresses If Mckinley goes upon
the stump he will speak in Newark. A promise
TO this effect given by Mckinley to Major
Lentz two years ago. and it was repeated for
him recently by Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Hobart
His appearance in Newark would be a repeti-
ton of the memorable Blaine demonstration in
1854
In the division Of county offices between the
city and the townships. including Orange City,
Newark now has the Sheriff. Senator Con-
gresham and County Clerk dhe latter a Demo-
and Surrogate. besides the Director of the Board
of Fieeholders the County Counsel and County
Engineer. All the three offices of Sheriff. Sena-
tor and Congressman are to be vacated and the
city can fairly claim TO fill the three with its
candidates. Congressman r. Wayne Parker
Will be unopposed for denomination, and there
is a strong fight between city candidates for
Sheriff. with the chance Of an East Orange man
Selling the prize in their contention.
Last week John c. Eisele was quoted say
ing that he was not a candidate for Senator
against George W. Ketcham. Mr.. Eisele was
wrongly quoted and some misirformation was
given. He asked by Mr.. Hobart to
get out Of the Senatorial race. AS far the
candidacy is concerned. Mr.. Eisele has not
worked for it and does not propose to. If nomi-
mated he will certainly accept. His friends say
that they will nominate him If they can, AMI
that his attitude on the matter has nothing to
do with it, Paul w. Roder, we'll known Ger
man lawyer. is also a candidate. He
formerly a police justice and member Of the
Tax Board a strong candidate. too. is pre-
Sented In East Orange in the person or George
+. Halsey. of the late George A. Halsey,
who was a State leader and intimate friend
Of Blaine. Mr.. Halsey is OF the Newark leather
manufacturing firm Of Halsey e. Sons. which
has always been popular with workingmen for
it's fair dealings with its employees He has
excellent qualifications is popular. and might
accept the nomination If offered to him.
The County Committee is in close touch with
the large German sentimen. of the county and
finds that II is almost unanimous against Bryan
and free silver. Not a handful Of German
votes will go to Bryan. 1T is unnecessary to
use any arguments with those people" said
member of the committee to The Tribune cor
respondent "for they need none. They are alb
only dollar to he considered is that which Is
fixed by the law Of nations and its own COM
mercial value. You can't make them believe
anything else"
The Democratic County Committee in Essex is
doing nothing. and the party is utterly apa-
thetc. Colonel Price. the county chairman, oc
casionally talks. and processes confidence but
If he spoke Of what he sees and knows he would
confess that the Democratic party in Essex
County largely consists Of himself and about
fifty county committeeman. Colonel Price eX
poets to be much in evidence at the coming
Democratic State convention. He will propose
q resolution resembling the hard-mOney plank
Of the Democratic State convention last spring.
and indorsing the free-cOinage plank at Chi
cago. Colonel Price will the State conven-
tion, and for the first time in n long and check
cred political career he will play a prominent
mart in the leadership OF the State campaign.