The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-26
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CANVASS OF TIE STATE
Indications Which Point to
a Tremendous Sound
Money Majority.
WEAKNESS OF BRYANIsM
Leading Democrats in Open Re-
yolt-Important Adyices from
the Doubtful Sections.
WEAKNESS OF BRYANIsM
From the .sTrue American Of this
morning.

From the ssTrue American of this
morning.
This years campaign in New Jersey
would have been a difficult one for the
Democrats under any circumstances in
view of their severe defeat last year on
State issues and the di~sorganization at
tendant upon it. The nomination of
Bryan on a free silver platform inmedi-
ately after the New Jersey Democratic
State Convention had declared for Ma
tional honesty practically disrupts the
party. Perhaps in no other State did so
large a majority of leading Democrats
at once declare that they would not sup
port the Chicago candidate and platform
The State Committee practically dissolv-
ed itself and was left to remake itself
as the Bryanites desired. The State con-
vention to name electors was left in
their hands in the same way, and the few
sound money delegates chosen to it were
given no hearing. It is well known that
in many parts of the State the gold Dem
ocrats could have carried the primaries,
but they did not think it worth while to
make the fight. as the majority of them
win probably accentuate their condemna-
ton of Organism by voting for McKin-
ley. In view of this situation there is
no question that the State will give a Re
publican majority; the only question is as
TO the size of that majority. Perhaps an
average estimate of this is 10000.
The following are particulars of the
situation in some of the leading and rep
HUDSON COUNTY.
In Hudson county the hottest political
fight which has been waged in years is
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that the Democratic war cry was: las
goes Hudson, so goes the State" That
cry has now been abandoned owing to
the fact that Hudson's vote no longer de-
eides the State elections Qt gave nearly
5000 majority against Griggs last year,,
and again because it cannot be depended
upon. The county has a normal Demo-
cratic majority of 5000, but it has been
carried by the Republicans on occasions
when the Democratic party has been di-
yided on local issues. Not only are the
Democrats of the county divided on local
issues this year, but they are practically
disrupted on National issues. The intel
ligent element of the party has cut away
from the party machine, and in plain lam
guage has denounced everything pertain
ing to Organism. The representative
business men of the county, who, hereto
fore, have been with the Democratic
nominees, or else refrained from taking
any active part in campaigns, have come
OUT boldly this time and allied themselves
with the sound money workers, VINO are
n Ola CANVAS LII L d.
mer and Buckner. Some of the promi-
nent Democrats who are giving their
time and money to the cause of Palmer
ana Buckner are Z. F. C. Young, former
" a Democratic State Committeeman,
and President Of the First National
Bank of Jersey City: DR.. Leonard J.
manufacturer; Rynier Wortendyke, law
Yer; Palmer Campbell, merchant; Rich
ard Stevens and Col. Edwin A. Stevens,
OF Castle Point, who ran for Congress
Two wears a OO on tho Da-oa1ro4in =orra
A. p Hexamer, merchant; William Brin-
kerhon. a lawyer and ex-State Senator;
y x. Klumpff, banker; 0 D. Fraser.
stove manufacturer; L. H. Nettleten, bro
ker; Stephen L. Harvey, merchant;
George L. Record, lawyer; Charles L.
Garrick.A awyer; Chancellor Alexander
Lippincott. Judge Robert s. Hudspeth,
OF the Court of Common Pleas, who is
an ex-State Senator; J. Warren Harden
oergn, Cashier Of the Hudson County
er James s. Bailey, of Jersey City.
By machine Democrats, who are doing
nothine for Bryan, even avoiding to men,
ton his name while working for the local
ticket, it is admitted that Mckinley will
carry the county by at least eight hun
dred. Bob" Davis, the leader of the
a way, that Bryan will carry the county
by. three thousand. Republicans regard
this admission as encouraging, as it
shows, they say, that he expects Bryan
TO be cut by at least three thousand
Democrats. The Republican leader,
SamEel D.. Dickinson, and Edward w.
Woolley, Chairman of the Republican
county Committee, claim the county for
Mckinley by one thousand. Andrew j.
Buokner County Committee, and a half
dozen ether members of that body, esti-
mate that the county will go for Nc
klnley by at least eighteen hundred.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Essex county is not giving the Repub-
iican managers any trouble. Griggs had
neaTlV 4 NM ma InrifU fhare 1dGf VOC a nd
the majority for Mckinley will be con-
sidera bly, larger. In Newark the enthusi-
asm is al for honest money. It is Nc
streets, and it is Mckinley who is the
preference of the large body of the New
ark workingmen. A commercial traveller
who visited a large factory there a few
days ago was assured that the whole
force OF working men in it were for Nc
All the Oranges will be solid for Nc
kinney and Hobart. There will be a small
complimentary vote for Palmer and Buck
ner, but the bulk of the s~ound-money
Democrats will cast their votes for the
Republican ticket. A good indication
Of the number of the defections from the
Bryan Democracy is found in South Or.
ange township That township gave
Cleveland a majority of $50. This year
Il VIII give Mckinley a majority %estinat-
which is always Republican, the usual
majority will be doubled. A careful can
Yass shows that out of $500 votes Nc
Kinley will poll at least 2,1OO. The city of
Orange has a normal Democratic major
ity for years of 400 votes. although twice
IN twenty years, by reason of incompe-
tent administration of its local affairs. it
has elected a Republican Mayor. This
year Il will give a majority for McKin-
ley. West Orange will also go Repub-
lican. it is said, by a satisfactory ma
1ority, National and Independent Demo-
cratic. voters being numerous Nn that
township. The majority. of them will
east their votes his time for the Re
publican ticket. The overwhelming SEN
tfnent in favor of sound money, will,
it is believed, have the effect of elect
ing the Republican candidate for Assem-
bly, and Freeholders throughout the Or
anges, as well as throughout the county,
with perhaps two exceptions where can
didates have some exceptional holds on
voters through local fauses.
The voters of the townships of Essex
county north of Orange n west of
n