The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-21
AN ODD CAMPAIGN
The Financial Issue Has
Changed All Former
Conditions in This
State.
QUEER STATESMEN q TO THE FRONT
Rufus Blodgett and Augustus W.
Cutler in the Front
Ranks.
specia, to the Jersey oitu Nsws.

TRENTON, Sept. 20, 1s96.-That Demo
catic politics in New Jersey is much mix
ed is very apparent. A peculiar phase of
the campaign is the resuscitation of ex-
| Senator Blodgett and ex-Congressman
Cutler from the obscurity which envelop-
ed them for so many years. Mr.. Blodgett
deposed himself from leadership ten
years ago when he soured over his de-
feat for the Gubernatorial nomination.
In those lays Leon Albeit, Robert S.
Green and Allan L. McDermott had all
to say about Democratic policy Il can
didates. They did not like Rufus Blodg-
EFT and he was forced to take a back
seat. When he defeated Albeit for the
Senate he became a bolter and the reg
ulars" ridiculed and denounced him at
every turn. Now, all of a sudden, MI.
Blodgett has again arisen to fame and
glory by becoming a leader of his party,
and he says he will carry New Jersey for
the silver ticket or burst.
Mr.. Cutler, is running for Congress on
the regular Democratic silver ticket, and
he claims to be one of the Simon-pure
leaders of the farmers and wageworkers,
whose interests are SO much at stake.
Hitherto his Democracy has always been
doubted and he has been known more as
q ROpullSL imam anything eISt. but uoN
he is in the Saddle and says he means
to ride to victory. That a. deal has been
made between the silver Democrats and
the Populists in the nomination of Mr..
Cutler there seems to be scarcely any
doubt, just the same as there was in the
First Congressional district, where the
Populistic nomination of John T.. Wright
was Endorsed by the silver Democrats
III rNba Do7o,Ifcrsa x,oto ~, FNeuy Jersey does
not seem formidable. In 1894 it was at its
height, when its Congressional nominees
received a total of 4,155 votes in the State.
In 1892 the vote for the Populist candidate
for President was only 500, and last year
the candidate for Governor was credited
with 1901. The Fourth District is the
scene of a hard fight and the Republicans
must bestir themselves in time II they
expect TO ~re-elect Mr.. Pftney. The COM
hined Demdcraltic-silver and Populisttc
vote in that district is very dangerous,
and as Mr.. Cutler is an old-time cam
paigner he is arousing it to a high degree
of enthusiasm
The Senatorial fights in the eight coun-
ties where vacancies occur are attracting
much attention. In Monmouth County the
Republican factions are up to their eyes
in business. The gladiators for the Sena-
torial nomination are in the thick of, the
fight. Assemblyman Asa Francis Is sup
ported by the politicians "along shore"
and they feel confident of victory. They
say that the townships of Neptune, Hall
and Ocean are sound for Francis,
that with some struggling votes from the
inner townships added to their strength
he will have 100 of the 165 votes of which
the convention will be composed. Dick
Herbert, they say, is only a newcomer in
politics, and IT is presunptuous of him to
try and soar SO high at the present time.
Mr.. Herbert, however, has some big guns
behind him, and ne says he is in the fight
TO win. An Asbury Park Republican ma
ing prediction as to the slate for Senator
and Assenblymen:-For Senator. c. Asa
Francis, Of ocean: Assemblymen, Q. H
afDEle,. Of Of n apfins La ana Peter aoloH Vred lem
burg, of Freehold. Of course, the Demo-
Gratis VIII put up a strong ticket, but it
is hardly possible hat they viii be able
to elect Aaron Johnston as Senator, be-
cause he is furnished with the free silver
stick.
It is conceded that Senator Ketcnam
will be renominated in Essex county
There seems no opposition to him in his
own party. HIS Democratic opponent
will probably be ex~-Assemblyman Frank
NJ. McDermit, who may be depended upon
chances for election are very slim. Fos-
ter voorhees, will try it once again in
Union county ana VIII WIN, aIIlOQSn JOnn
Kean is urging Sheriff Kyle for the nom
nation. Assemblynan Reid is making
the fur fly in Somerset, ard is likely to
be the next Republican Senator from that
county. In Gloucester county there is a
close contes between Assemblyman
Stranger and ex-Assemblyrnan Haines,
which will soon be decided, and in Cam
den county ex-Assemblyman Engard and
Herbert Johnson, of Merchartville, are
engaged N a lively contest. Richard T.
Miller Will probably be the Republican
nominee in Salem.
Warren county is the only one which
is likely to elect a, Democratic Senator.
There are several candidates for the nom
ination on that side, but ex-Assemblymen
Haggerfy and Wilson and ex-senator
Moore are the most prominent. 1t looks
as though Mr.. Wilson will be the man.
His Republican opponent will probably be
eX-Assemblyman Davis, of Phillipsburg.
He has been Mayor Of that town several
times. and has served two years in the
House of Assembly. Mr.. Davis is looked
upon as a strong man, and as he stands
On a sound money platform he IS likely
10 get the votes of all Democrats who
have refused to supper the Chicago
ticket and platform.
While 1.-The interest in these, Senatorial
contests grows the cause of sound money
keeps apace. land there seems no donht
whatever of New Jersey rolling IN a
plurality of not less than 3O.co for Me-
hliiey ana MOZART Betting men are