The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-01
GUS HOBART'S BOOM
He Has Whipped All the
Delegates Into Line Ex-
cept Tom McEWan.
DEMOCRATIC SUCCESS ASSURED
Republican Quarrels and General
Incompetency Have Disguised
the People.
Speeial 10 the ycrseu citu Nears.

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nail to AVE Carrot A. Hobart nominated
vention at st. Louis. The entire machine
element Of his party is with him, and
that means an aggressive and earnest
fight in his behalf. The delegation to st.
Louis, with the exception of one mem
Der, is heartily in favor of Mr.. Hobart,
and for the first time in some years the
leaders are united on one thing, at any
rate-that the second place on the ticket
may come to New. Jersey. General Sew
ell and John Kean, on the one side, and
Franklin Murphy, 4Joe" Q~uackenbush
and their following on the other side,
have buried the Ratchet as far as Mr..
Hobart's ambition is concerned, and all
mean to do battle for him at st. Louis
until the last blow is struck in the con
test for Vice President. The only mem
Der who takes exception to New Jerseys
favorite son is Fighting Pom" McEwan.
He is out f1at-footed against Mr.. Hobart
because of his belief that the placing of
the name of the Paterson statesman on
the ticket would cost it many votes in
November.
Mr.. McEwan contends that MI. Hobart
is a representative of corporations and
not of the people. Therefore, he objects
to him, and he is determined tina he will
not be coaxed or whipped into line for
him. Mr.. McEwan is an out and out
Mckinley man, and he has such a high
regard for that great apostle of a high
protective tariff that he does not want
the national ticket, of which he believes
the ay-GAnerOnr will ho tho hood lad
down OF. handicapped with the name of
Hobart. Tom McEwan is on the war
path in real earnest, and he means to cut
a swath of his own as soon as he reaches
st. Louis. All the powers of the machine
have no terrors for him; he cannot be
swerved from the course he has marked
out for himself, ever for a moment, and
there is no doubt whatever of his MAX
ing himself felt during the proceedings
of the convention.
Owing to McKinley's persistent silence
on the money question, he has lost much
ground in New Jersey. He is now being
looked upon with distrust, and if the Re-
publican voters of New Jersey were per-
mitted to vote upon the choice of a Presf-
Dental candidate it is believed that his
name would not head the poll. Among
the masses Reed, Allison and Morton
seem to be more in favor than Mckinley.
But, still, the politicians seem to prefer
the man from Ohio. The manufacturers
swear by him, and the fat-frying process
has already rendered him efficient ser
vice. Barbour, Roebling, Murphy and
Fort, of the State delegation, are shout
ing for him at every opportunity that
arises, and the terrific noise they are
making has for its object the creation
of a sentiment that New Jersey is for
Mckinley first, last and all the time. It
is worthy of comment hat in the midst
of ali this fuss and feathers General Sew
ell is saying nothing but saving wood. He
is the longest headed politician in New
Jersey, and during his long and success
full career in politics he has made but few
mistakes. If the General cared to express
his feelings, it is believed that he would
say Mckinley is not the strongest man in
the list Of candidates by any means. No
one doubts the Generals preference for
Harrison. and next to him, perhaps, he
would prefer either Allison or Morton.
At the present time the General is care
fully surveying the field. and by the time
he reaches st. Louis he will have made
up his mind as to the best course to pur-
sue. He is willing to let others. do the
sHanting. while he does the thinking.
mally opened until after the meeting Of
the national conventions, TIE Republic
cans have their Headquarters at Newark
open all the year round The democrats
/. The former believe it wise to keep
Themselves in touch with the condition
of things all the time. while the latter
favor a short, active and aggressive fight
Stin the Republicans, with all their In
austry, are unable to prevent faetion
fights in their party. In Essex county the
situation, instead of looking better. is get
ting worse for Republican prospects. The
latest feud is between William Stainsby.
president of the Newark Board of Works.
Of the County Committee. Mr.. Stainsby
has just administered a lashing to the
doughty. major which has caused quite
would seem hat the Republican warriors
are doing everything in their power to
help the Democrats carry the county by
Democratic feuds, why they are nothing
when compared tc the Republican dis
turbnnces. And there seems no hope
whatever for a reconciliation among the
leaders who run the rival machines. And
with George w. Ketcham, John c.. Eisele,
and Alfred F. Skinner in the field as can
didates for State Senator the merry war
will be carried on and the way paved for
the election of the Democratic candidate.
who will probably be George r. Gray, for
mer State Treasurer.
The Democrats of Monmouth county
have a brilliant future If they only act
wisely. They can sweep the county In
November If they place the name Of
Alfred Walling at the head of their
ticket for State Senator. Prominent Re
publicans already coneede THAT Walling
cannot be beaten. There is no Repub-
lican in the county Who can come near
him. not ever Assemblyman Asa Fran
els, who is reputed to have a large fol-
lowing. Mr.. Walling was one of the
ablest men, ken all around. in the last
Legislature. He is not. and never has
been, an Office seeker. The Assembly
nomination came to him without the ask
ing, and he was the only man elected
on the Democratic ticket last fall. And
1t is believed that Mr.. Mailing would
not refuse a nomination for the State
Senate.
The Democrats of Somerset county
may come up smiling with the name Of
James j. Bergen as their candidate for
State Senator He is one OF the ablest
and purest Democrats in the State and
made a most excellent record during his
Two years service as Speaker Of the
House Of Assembly. He should be nom
mated for Senator by all means, that
the Democrats may be encouraged to
make a winning fight. The Republicans
Suydam, Louis Sehenk and Charles a
Reed. The appointment OF Lewis A.
Thompson as Clerk In Chancery leaves
them without their strongest ma He
has always carried Somerset when be