The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-14
|SANGUINE GOLD MEN
They Claim That Half of
New Jerseys Democrats
Are for Sound
Money.
AN ARBITRARY CONVENTION
Not So Much Silver in Burlington
as Was Reported-Local
Candidates.
Special to the Jerseu ciYu Ne1rs.

TRENTON, Sept. IA, 1Ss6.-No such arbi-
trary body as that which made UP the
Democratic State Convention last We'd
nesday ever met in this State on a poll
teal mission. The edict was enforced
that only one sid of the great question
which agitates the country was to be
heard, and consequently there was no
Fitch in the carrying out of the pro-
gramme which had been prepared by the
self-arrogated leaders of the party which
had hitherto always welcomed discussion
of important issues.
The men now at the helm of the Demo-
cratic ship Of state are Gus Cutler,
Rufus B~lodgett, Edward Livingston Price,
Johnston Cornish, Theodore Budd
William D. DAILY. All the old leaders
have been read out of the party, and
hereafter it is the intention of their sue
cessors to prevent such men as Allan L.
McDermott. Gotfried Kruger, Edward f.
c. Young, John R. Mcpherson, G. D. w.
Vroom, Jonathan H. Blackwell. James J.
Bergen, Henry d. Winton, Howard Car
row, Benjamin F.. Lee and Henry G.. KEEL
sey from having anything at all to say
as to party policy.
1t is easy. to predict the result of such
d icShic5S prosecuting. new Jersey Will
give Mckinley and Hobart not less than
10000 plurality. The solid usine Demo-
Gratis will divide their votes between Nc
Kinley and Hobart and Palmer and Buck
ner, while many may refrain from voting
altogether. And there are thousands Of
them, too, who will make their votes felt.
The Democratic party of New Jersey has
never been 50 disrupted since the opening
of the Civil War, and the prevailing
opinion is that it will take a long time
to reunite the ranks of the lighting
Democracy which had previously made so
many conquests.
Now that the issue has been made plain
the campaign nay be said to be well
under way. The p~reliminaries lave all
been arranged and stump orators are
already IN harness throughout the State.
coerr nosses5 hg aistr Tih BE wbi n tie e esns'an
cred the hot bed of the silver heresy.
Gus Cutler VIII, no doubt, be given
The nomination for Congress there by
ish Is out of the fight since his name has
been placed on the electoral ticket. Elk
Senator Drake Is not cutting any figure
in the contest and the tide of the Demo-
cratic white-silver forces seems to be all
in favor OF Cutler. And why mott? Cut
Ter is an original silver man. He has been
a 1ltGlDd0h[it d IOpuiISL d1tQ AWAY d
Granger. Since he served in the State
Senate over twenty years ago he has sell
dom voted a straight Democratic ticket.
In that stronghold of Populism hard
work must be done to convince the great
mass of Democratic voters of the great
Importance of the issues of the campaign.
Governor Griggs says he will make sew
erai speeches in the district, and other
sound money orators vii also take part
in the campaign. 1t will be a fight to a
finish, and a strong hope is felt hat the
district may make a good showing on
the ight side of the issues when the
votes are counted.
Rufus Blodgett,t whose Democracy has
always been questioned by the rank and
Tile since he was elected to the United
States senate by the force of Republic
can votes and Influence over the late
Governor Albeit. Is another new leader
who is attracting much attention. He
intends working wonders in Monmouth
county for the Chicago ticket, but re-
ports from tina county are that it will
give a majority for Mckinley and Ho-
bart. Gold Democrats are numerous
there and will more h offset any loss
which may be caused by defections on
the Republican side. Besides, Mon
mouth county is the birthplace of Gar
ret A. Hobart. His father, who was a
school teacher, was born there and the
family has always enjoyed the highest
respect of the community. The elder
Hobart was a Democrat. 1t is not un-
reasonable to presume that many Demo-
Gratis Will vote TOR Mr. Hobart owing to
home pride in the man.
A prominent Democrat Of Freehold re-
marked the other dayA"Even if the
Democratic party was united on a sound
money platform. still It would be almost
impossible to keep Monmouth county
from giving a majority for the Republic
can ticket, because Hobart,s name is on
it. Mark my prediction: Gus Hobart
viii be the means Of having hundreds of
Democratic votes cast for the Republi-
can ticket.
The Republican nomination for State
Senator Of Monmouth is likely to go to
stated that he has the support of Mr..
Hobart and other influential leaders.
A prominent Republican politician
has done a little figuring as to the out
Presidential contest. in which he con-
cludes that Mckinley Hobart viii
receive a majority Of $500 The ma
j@oriuies In the Republican counties. he
Cumberland, 900; Salem. sos; Glonces-
ter. 1.40o: Camden, 1000: Atlantic. 800;
Ocean l299; Mercer; 400; Burlington.
Somerset, 600; Norris, 300; Bergen.
1900. Passaic, $500; Essex, 5000. Tnion
loo. Total 1900. Democratic counties
Warren, 1.5eo: Hunterdon. 1000: Sussex.
2ao; Hudson, 2,5oo; total. $500. Total ma
It has leaked put that there was 4
fusion between the Populists and the
democrats III the selection OF w. a. Rar-
flick. the elector for the Fourth District.
He has been a Populist for several Years.
and he was the Popniists' candidate for
Congress two years age.
Burlington county Is the largest and
most important agricultural county in the
State. 1t has poor farmers and rich
farmers, those who borrow money and
those who lend money. 1t is. IL statis-
tics can be relied on, the second agricuf-
tural county in the United States.
The county will give a good Republic
can plurality for Mckinley. Just how
much none of the soothsayers will Venture
to say. General Il, Burd Erubb received
,49 votes and a plurality Of 1911. Gem
era1 Harrison received a plurality Of l54.
Senator Parry was elected by 1885. Gov
ernor Griggs received less votes than
Grub, and had a plurality of 2,206. The
reason why the figures OF this year are
doubtful Is because there is some silver
sentiment which is affecting a number
of Republicans.
1t is a Republican county. but when II
went Democratic, 1t was because Of Inc
internal strife within the Republican
party. There Is very little foreign ele-
ment In the county. There are a few
Italians on the cranberry bogs, and 3
German settlement In Delran Township
which is known as Riverside.
The membe Of the Society or Friends
are strong, and the average voter IS 8
native OF the county. Toward the ocean
end Is q strip ok the New jersey Wilaars
ness where lives the %HtH6 H&xxESf4 p