The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-06
REPUBLICANS CONFER.
Leaders and State Commit
teemen Meet In
Newark.
REPORTS FROM ALI SECTIONS
Leaders Confident That Mckinley
Will Have 10000
Plurality.
Specfol 70 the Jerseu Cftv Netcs.

I 1IAE<~N AOrNs Octs D, tSaH.TtHc FE1ENlHIAa
State and county leaders had an import
The members Of the state Republican
Committee and the chairmen Of the
County Committees met In secret session
and discussed the details Of the campaign.
The object Of the gathering was to put
the eunty leaders and state Committee
IN closer touch. a similar experiment
was successfully made last year during
the G-ubernaforial campaign.
| The reports were. al ore-sl5ed. ex-
| ceptfng tina whieh CAME from Middlesex.
but The conditions there are not Of i
character to injure the chances Of the
Republican candidate for President Of
Congress. Chairman Murphy expressed
himself as well pleased at the end Of
the conference. and left believing that
the Republicans would carry New Jsr-
sey by a bigger plurality fhan has yet
been predicted. Secretary John Y. Fes-
ter stated at the close Of the conference
that the figures as presented by the chair-1
man present ana what the Republican
Executive Committee now have In hand
show that the State Will SO Republican
by over $1,000.
The canvass indicates this row ard the
effective work of the campaign has Just
begun. The last weeks Of the campaign
VIII be brisk. Senator's Hale ana Frye.
Charles Emory smith, Jpage Lansing
from Bryan's home Congressman Reed
and others win be assigned to different
places through the state. A school house
campaign win be made in the agricultural
counties. Coed speakers viii be put into
each county. and they win be expected
to visit every hamlet and village where
there is a school house or hall Judge
Lansing is 10 be assigned TO a week IN
Burlington.
AS to the contest in the Fourth dis
| trict, which the Democrats hope to- carry
for Augustus w. Cutler. the conditions
are all favorable to the election Of Con-
gresham Pitney. The recent trip Of cane
didate Bryan through ire district did
not make nan votes and tie Democrats,
having played their best card, make
the rest of the campaign easy Tor Con-
gresham Pitney Secretary Foster says
no has assurances that the good work
Of the Republicans and the Sound Money
Democrats viii result in Mr.. Pitneys get
ting at least 2,590 plurality IN his OWN
county of Morris. He believes thai Sus-
sex VIII GO Republican by several han-
dred nj that the Democratic pIuralities.
- SH%At = a-A& ILLA4Art41-l LuA
be kept down to much below a thoR-
sand. so that It IS possible to ~re-eieet
the youngest Congressman IN CONGRESS.
/ Eaea county was called N order, n
{ either the county chairman or the cam
atttesman gave q bref report Major
| IN Essex had been effective, and no
strength or energy had been wasted.
The real work IS lust aboat beginning
me speaking campaign oBens tanisat,
and now speeches VIII be made nightly
Al ever the county, he states tnat the
interest IS Increasing and he expects
to see Essex county give Mckinley any
where from l4.000 to 1000 plurality
General William J. Sewel was present
eaat were made he gaze a good rep9rt'
/ Of Camden county. and said that it
| WouiQ give at least 1900 for Mckinley.
/ Atlantic county reported that the county
l report OF any silver sentiment that was
| 3heeting the Republican vote is without
~TogngsIlon iae estimate OF the Niekan-
Burlington reported through amos
GIBBS. tAe county chairman; Senator
| Senator Parry and State Committeeman
the Democrats were making no opposition,
because OF complete decentralization. There
are several localities affected by the sill
yer sentiment, but il was oyershEdowed
oy the Drepondersnce Of the Democrats.
who have come over 70 sound money.
and nearly all the influential Democrats
| tha most s5reassst1I s,s,nS yoooav 49,
| cratic ci,Ibs IN NE Sfafs il fSeass5- II
| Burlington CITY. There Will be an increase
| nF1rsli4v af lasf vaarSfn 50 Esrs- 80
rressionaI Disfricf - tSat 1ha nrlrsl5er
| TOR Congressman L~oudenSldger will be
| rkairaan ~ $780, $50 i
| eo1nfv nfprslify a. cSn 80 .
| the district VIII give Howell about the
fsrrne~s N a. ses - -
$500 X II E-;ss- ssS.sg s9.a
Nsrssr co,,rtv Gaean,E g L ~ y
SueAI Gomillsees ehu 1e gave
sh1a s+S7ls@A pistets' F&s was
g. ~ S Egps.e Saas tns p1sSsts are ~ N
1m a snts ssal uet s9sAI nlolsS anu Aef-
IStS Sstte toaAl9sssellan IehafN ~
5saolls spoAs Lof anaterdYn he thinks
Fttney mas a nsnting ehance neerlng that
wilI vote Fl Pisaeg. Hs stated that s6aad.