The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-19
NEW JERSEY IN Line
Only a Question Now of a
Majority for Sound
Money.
THE GOOD WORK Will GO ON
The Campaign Of Education Being
Felt Even in the
Fourth District.
THE GOOD WORK WILL GO ON
Spscial to the Jersey city Ns.os.

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TRENTON, Oct. IS, 1sse-Now that the
electoral vote of New Jersey is assured
for Mckinley and Hobart the sound mon
ey men of the two leading parties are
specializing as to the size of the plurality
which will be rolled up by their conf
bined efforts. Every day evidence ac-
cumulates as to the d~.sorganized condi-
ton of the Popocratic party. Republican
stump orators and Democratic sound
money advocates are busily engaged in
every county in the State educating the
people as to the meaning and importance
of the great issues at stake. Governor
Griggs did effective work IN the southern
end of the State during the past week.
and his tour through the Fourth Con-
gressional district is always bearing
fruit. vice-Presidential Candidate Hobart
has made an address at his home in Pater-
son. and he will make three more speeches
in different parts of the State before the
closing of the campaign. Senator Frye,
Of Maine, and other orators or note, are
doing effective service, while the rank
and file of the Republican party are aglow
with enthusiasm.
On the other hand the Popocratic CAM
paign IS lacking in spirit. and except IN
a few parts of the State there is scarcely
any animation. The old Fourth Con-
gressional district is the scene of the
most active hostilit:es of the advocates of
the white metal. Never before has such
a struggle for victory been witnessed as
IS now in progress there. Day and night
the orators of both sides are addressing
the farmers on the issues of the cam
paiga. Congressman Pitney never tires,
and Granger Cutler. despite his advanced
age, shows no signs of fatigue. All yes
are centred on this district, and on cleo
ton night news from there viii be wei
coined nearly as much as from any Of
the pivotal States in the Union. There
is no Disgusting the fact that up to the
present time Mr.. Cutler holds the van
tage ground of the battle. With Warren,
Hunterdon and Sussex counties solidly be-
hind him. he expects to overcome any aG-
verse majority which may come from
Morris county.
In Essex county the silver people are
making a Lot of noise, notwithstanding
the dark outlook for the success of their
cause. 1t is estimated by conservative
prophets that Essex will give the Repu5-
lean ticket not less than 5000 majority.
Even Colonel Price himself, if he only
gave expression to his honest convictions.
canot hope for any other result. Yet he
continues blowing his horn and cajoiing
his followers with the delusion that Essex
county will be counted in the Bryan
column.
The State being safe for Mckinley ana
Hobart and the election of seven Of the
eight Congressman being conceded TO the
Rapuhlioanr ottap4io1 70 Iaf,- asoo1k.z
toward the success Of the sound money
Legislative tickets. OF the eight Senators
to be chosen the Popocrats are only GER
tain of electing one, who will come from
Warren county. Essex. Camden and
Gloucester are sure for the Republicans
as the State is for Mckinley and Hobart.
IN the counties Of Salem Somerset, Mon
mouth and Union some uncertainty pre-
walls as to the result owing to dissensions
u the Republican party and doubt as 10
the strength of the silver vote. It is
reported that Fred Marsh will be the
popceratic candidate in Union and Will
IAN II. Hicks be the Shrievalty nominee
on the same ticket. Six years ago Marsh
ana Hicks carried that county by a phen-
omenal majority, r their friends believe
that they can epeat the record. MIR.
Marsh IS now a full iedged Popocrat. He
IS possessed of much influence in Cnion
county, no doubt. but it is hardly strong
encugh to vanquish Foster N. voorhees,,
should he consent TO a denomination.
Mr. Francis. the Republican candidate
for me Senate in Monmouth County.
mas himself in the midst of some tangles
Mhlcn ne had not ~forseen. His opponent.
treeholder Stevens, of Eatontown. IS maxi
lhg an earnest canvass and is hopeful of
success despite hts handicap of the silver
neresy. Both candidates are members of
lnnuential secret organizations. which are
much divided on the Senatorial contest
me republicans feel some alarm as to the
prospect for their ticket in
ana the only factor which may save the
cay Tor them lies in the fact of Mr..
Hopart being a native of that county.
6oubting that the southern counties of
New J~ersey-the five in the First Con-
sressloHal district and the Atlantic in
ne secend-wM turn in a handsome
snare Of the States majority for sound
money. The campaign in that section is
taxing things by storm. The Repub-
hcan managers have had no doubt at
any tme but that these six counties
sired the people to fully understand the
situation and the issues of the battIe.
and they wanted the peoples expression
10 be 50 emphatic at the polls as To form
a mighty protest against Reputation
and anarchy. The result has been he
yond their most sanguine expectation.
the voters have come out and listened
to the orators sent by the State COM
mittee as they never listened before
Governor Griggs was given a reception
that would have made Candidate BRYAN
pANzJ Win prospects or election. The
people crowded about him In hundreds
and pressed forward to shake his hand
as though glad and happy over the part
they took in placing him in the Executive
chair of the State. At every place where
he spoke and drove hard facts home to
his hearers in a common sense way with
out flowers or flourish he was appiauded
TO the echo.
In Bridgeton, where there ara 40
many idle glass workers, both the Cow
ernor and ex-Judge Fort received fat
tering ovations, and there was every in
dication that the men who work also
think and are not caught by the deiu-
sive cry that free coinage OF silver at
the ratio of 16 to i Will be a panacea
for all their ills, for they know it viii
not kindle a single fire in a glass fur
mace.
Against this popular demonstration for
the advocates of honest money IT is sig
nlncant mat the free coinage orators, the
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