The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-21
,EMOCRATS DANGER
s1lvermen Are Determined
to Wreck the Party's
Chances of Success.
THEY WON'T DROP BRYANisM
If the Issue Could be Confined
10 State Affairs Republican De-
feat Is Assured.
Especial to s'The Jersey city News.r1

SStAS " LHS DSHOCfal1C state CON-
mittee was truly a representative gather
ing of the silver element of the party in
New Jersey. With one exception the
gold embers of the committee made
themselves conspicuous by their absence.
That exception was former Senator Will
liam j. Reyes, of Somerset county, who
refused to be read out of the party dur
ing the excitement of last years can-
paign. He is an honest money man to
the core and will not, under any circum-
stances. permit himself to be supplanted
on the committee. Among the
were former United States Senator Ru-
fus Blodgett, Edward F. G. Young and
District Attorney Budd of Burlington
county. Mr.. Blodgett's views on the
money question are not known at all
since he sent in his resignation of mem
bership shortly after the nomination of
Bryan for the Presidency. AT first he
was a most pronounced silverite, but as
the campaign was about to be opened
he, all of a sudden, concluded that the
State Committee could get along without
his services. His resignation was not
accepted, and consequently his name
continues among the members-at-large on
the roll call of the committee. His posi-
ton now with regard to his party no one
knows, and there is a strong suspicion
that he doesn't care very much.
An effort was made during the Presi-
DENTAL campaign to expel Mr.. Young
an earnest resistance that it was deemed
best not TO disturb him.. During many
years Mr.. Young has been looked UP to
as one of the prominent Democratic lead
ers of the State. When former Senator
John r.. Mcpherson was in the zenith of
his power and in his vigor as a cam
paigner Mr. Young was one of his most
trusted l~ieutenants. Mr.. Mcpherson never
lost a political battle, and he never
that it was not readily and cheerfully
given. Mr.. Young has always been a po-
tent factor in. Hudson county, where he
never failed to unite the discordant ele-
ments in a battle for victory. For all
his services to his party Mr.. Young
asked for only one reward, and that was
absence of Senator Mcpherson, who was
detained at quarantine on his way home
from Europe on the eve and the day of
the State Convention in 1892, and the
successful combination made by the ABB
bett-Smith forces in favor of George 7.
Werts. Mr.. Young's ambition was de-
feated. Had Mr.. Mcpherson been on
the ground the nomination of Mr.. Young
would have been achieved and his election
as Governor would ave followed.
In those days the New Jersey Democ-
racy was invincible.. 1t was then led
such as John r. Mcpherson, Leon Alb
bett, Gotfried Kruger. James Smith,
Edward r. e. Young and Allan L. Nc
Gent influence to mold the party into
one grand army of fighters, whose cour-
age had always been a synonym for vic
tory Today not one of these leaders
is at the front Albeit Is dead, McPher-
son is sick, Kruger, Young and Nc
b hsraTw fo, are ~9str qs,s;@ n,a and hs s m bsa Is
taken by Colonel Price, Senator DAILY,
Surrogate Crater. former Senator Phil
the victorious Democracy were to honor
and to fame unknown. These men are
now in control of the Democratic ma
and s~ingle-handed. They spurn any prof
fered assistance from such men as
Young, McDermott and Kruger. and
crat who voted for Mckinley or con-
nived at his election. Such was the feel
ing manifested; anyhow, At the recent
this prescription of old-time Democrats is
carried out it will not be difficult to pre-
diet the result of the momentous cam
paign of next year, when the important
offices of Governor and a United States
Senator will be at stake.
Perhaps this feeling which portends so
much destruction to the party organiza-
ton If it is persisted in may be modified
in time to prevent a complete wreckage.
high up in the councils Of his party,
stated that, while he abhorred the name
of a Mckinley Democrat, yet he was will
ing to forgive and take back into the fold
those Democrats who had voted for
Palmer and Buckner. Those he could well
tolerate, but the other stripe should not
And Senator DAILY knows well that there
are thousands of Democrats in New Jer-
sey today who supported Mckinley for
President. If they are not permitted to
rejoin the ranks on State. issues then
woe betide the party in the next cam
h honest money element Of the party
Is not imbued with that prejudice which
permeates the silver wing On State
forees and II s maTs 4 2 SOLID M@iiidIil comeact t aga }oaa
the Republican enemy The mention of
General Donnelly's name for Governor.
Democrats despite the fact that he is
the treasurer of the State Committee
and served as such during the Presi-
for Governor they are willing to vote
for him to a man. And in the event
Of the nomination of John T. Bird for
Governor the question may be pertinent
" asked: Would the silver Democrats
support fhim2 But perhaps it may be
said that such a contingency is unlike
vention will be entirely under the con-
troll of the advocates of the white
metal. Senator Daily wants the nomi-
ing candidate for Governor ever since
the displacement of the old leaders has
being able to crown his campaign with
success. IN his own political circle his
most dangerous competitor is Mayor
The speech which Senator DAILY will
make at the harmony dinner to be given
In Elizabeth the coming week is awaited
with much interest. He says himself
that he will not attack Allan McDermott
or any other Democrat personally, but
will devote his oratorical effort to a dis
QUESTION of the best means for the restofa-
ton of harmony in the Democratic ranks.
It is all very well for the Senator to
make tina promise, but it is feared by
those who know him well and have
watched his career that he may be sud-
denly seized by al uncomfortable spasm
of eloquence which will not show any
respect for persons or things. The SEM
The Democratic State Committee
promises to issue a pronunciamento to
the people of the State very soon. On
what particular lines it will be framed
are as yet unknown. This p~ronuncia-
mento and Days speech no doubt will
found the toscin of war and will awaken
the dormant spirits of the Bryan Democ-
racy to their sense of duty. If sweet
harmony should be vpk then all well
and good, but If old sores are reopened
then a funeral pail may as well be thrown
over Democratic prospects.
During this discussion of State affairs,
in which all Democrats seem to show
such a deep interest. not to speak of the
Republicans whose splendid organization
IL conceded, Monmouth county is having
some excitement OF its own over the
office of Surrogate, for which there will
be an election next November. David
Crater the present is q cam
didate for reelection. He is a Demo-
crat to the core, and, Furthermore, he is
! matched IN Monmouth county Former
semblvman III 1896, is also a candidate,
( and he expects to defeat Mr.. Crater