The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-31

dliuQeQ TO WAS d EQQQtiSItC aUalT. ana
that Repubiscn farmers did not attend
Editor Calls Of the Hunterdon .Repub-
Ncan,a did not think that things were as
bad as they had been painted, and pre-
dicted that the Democratic majority in
Hunterdon would not be above the nor
NAL of 1900: : be candid" said a Re
publican ofHceholder. things are a good
deal worse than I imagined they were
until ! investigated for myself. In the
northern part of the unit there are
very many Republicans who, If the cleo
ton were tomorrow or next week, would
vote for Bryan and some of them will
vote for him anyhow. But election day is
several weeks off yet. and think we will
get most OF them pack into the traces
by thai time. AT any rate, these desert
ers will be at least made up by sound
lieve the Democratic majority viii be
above the normal
The chairman of the Republican County
Committee Is John T. Cox. of Reading
ton. Mr. Cox is a farmer and is the mas
ter of the New Jersey State Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry. He is a staunch
follower Of mckinley and Hobart. and
much confidence is felt in his ability to
~straighten out Republican farmers who
have caught the silver Infection. Richard
3 Reading, of Raven Rock. rnember of
the Republican State ommitte from
Hunterdon, puts the Democratic majority
! at from LOCO to 1,500.
While most of the Republican leaders in
Hunterdon affect to make light of the
I ~ ~ ~ 9&At ~ SAA kAAGE&tAE
Republican farmers, there is no doubt
that such a sentiment does exist and to
a considerable extent. How far it can
be overcome between now and elction day
Is another question AS a rule a farmer
is not in q hurry about making Up his
mind, but when he has once reached
q conviction he clings to 1t with stubborn
tenacity. Most Of the farmers who nave
determined to vote for Bryan and Sewall
have not reached that conclusion because
OF free silver arguments or from a theo-
L. rStiRaf h0fjAf in re cnnrn4naGc urhAn
asked why they favor free silver they
| give two reasons. First, things can't be
any worse than they are and may be bet
ter. Second, with free silver the Wall
street money sharks will no longer be able
to force an issue of Government bonds
whenever they want to put ten or twelve
millions of dollars in their own pockets :
Arguments on the gold side are entirely
wasted on these men.
Another Democratic and free silver
stronghold is Warren county. TIT strong
est free silver advocate in the whole
county Is Joseph M. Roseberry, a Belvi-
dere lawyer, who, up to last December,
had for a dozen years been chairman of
the Republican County Committee. Mr..
camp and burned his bridges behind him
He expects TO stump the GUN for
Bryan and is filling the columns of all
the Democratic and independent news
papers in Warren county with free silver
articles. Mr.. Roseberry thinks hat his
example has been followed by nearly one
| HalT the REPUBLICANS OIL warren county
"Bryan's majority in his county aid
he, will be at least 5000, and probably
more. h sentiment is growing stronger
every day n spreading like wild fire.
Nearly every Republican farmer in the
county viii vote for Bryan MIR. Rose
berry owns a farm or two, an iron mine
and a good deal of other property. He
Is a member OF the Farmers Alliance
and of the Grange, and expects to malse
his influence felt In those two organiza-
lions. He Is distributing quantities of
free silver literature and talks free coin
age necessarily. He has a large practice
and is said to control a good-sized per-
sonaI following, so hat his efforts viii
probably bear considerable fruit
Prominent Republicans assert that Mr..
Roseberry, UT to the time of the St.
Louis Convention, was as strong for gold
as he now Is for silver, and that he did
not change Until Garrett a. Hobart be-
anne the Republican candidate for Vice
President. They say that Mr. Roseber-
rvs present attitude is due to his per-
sonal dislike for Mr.. Hobart 1t is claim
ed that last winter Mr.. Roseberry was a
candidate for appointment as Prosecutor
of the Pleas for Warren county he fail-
ed to secure the coveted office and is said
to blame Mr.. Hobart for his ~disappoint-
ment. This, If these Republicans tell the
truth. is the secret OF his conversion 10
the cause of free silver.
Another prominent Republican OF Bel
videre vino has Joined hands with Mr..
Roseberry is Lawyer John n. DanHke,
These two, 50 far as could be learned
comprised adj the free silver Republicans
of Belvidere.
Editor William OfNeim, Of the Warren
"Jcurnal.s1 thought that the silver Re-
publicans o-utnurnbered the gold Demo-
crafts in Warren. He was not as entnusa-
astlc as MI. Rosebelry, but felt sure that
many Republican farmers are for free
silver.
Law Judge william H. Morrow had
heard thai there was a strong silver SEN
timent. not only among the farmers, but
among the railroad men and mechanics
of P~hi1lipsburg, while on the contrary
nearly an men, both Democrats ana Re-
publicans, in any way connected with
banking or corporate institutions We're
for gold. Judge Morrow thought that the
Democratic majority in Warren County
might reach 1900. but not more than that.
Constable Keator, from one of the up
per townships, was attending court and
reported a strong free silver sentiment in
the part of the county where ne lives.
He said that he knew personally at least
a dozen Republicans who would vote for
Bryan and Sewall.
These Democratic lain were positive
iy denied by leading Republicans. A.
Blair Kelsey, cashier Of the Warren
County National Bank. is considered the
Republican leader Of the county.
IF there is any such widespread silver
sentiment anon Republican arnners .
said Mr.. Kelsey. i have not heard OF It.
I meet farmers here from all parts of the
county and have taken pains to inquire
into the matter. Really the only two sill
yer Republicans ! have heard of are
Roseberry and Datlke. John Hildebrant
and another Republican farmer whom
Roseberry claimed as silver men, have
both denied the report, and assert they
are for Mckinley. I can count twenty
sound money Democrats right here in Bel
videre,'' said MIR. Kelsey, and I believe
they will very largely outnumber the sill
yer Republicans throughout the county"
Mr.. Kelsey said that on Sunday he
visited his brother-in-law, Harrison Blair,
the chairman of the Republican County
Committee. Mr.. Blair is a farmer, and
he told Mr.. Kelsey that he lid not know
any silver Republicans.
Editor Josiah Ketchan, of the Belvi
dere Apollo told the same story, and
so did DR.. Mcsee. who has a large prac-
tice throughout the county.
Mayor Edmund H. arb owns two
farms on the outskirts OF Belvidere, and
is constantly thrown in contact with
other farmers. Il want to contradict the
Statement" said Mayor Carfart, that
are for free silver. 1t Is not SO. Many of
them are studying the question, but the
more they study It, the more firmly they
will stand by Mckinley" Mayor Carhart
thought that the sound money Demo-
Gratis would outnumber the silver Re-
p~ublicans IN Warren ar least 1--WE TO one.
Daniel Vliet, a Democratic farmer from
F~reAnghuysen Township. who had come
to Belvidere on business, had no hesisa-
ton In stating hat he IS opposed to free
silver. L. Dewitt Taylor, a prominent
Democratic lawyer Of Belvidere, declared
that he should vote for Mckinley and
knew at least a dozen other Democrats
In the town who would do the same. JO-