The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-11
THE COMING BATTLE
Nominations Made by Both
Political Parties for
Next Months
Election.
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS FRIGHTENING
Will Make legislative Gains in
Monmouth, Hudson. Warren
and Sussex-PoliticaI News.
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS FRIGHTENING
Especial to "The Jersey City Ne

| News on Saturday, is that El1sna Is.
| Gaddis of Newark. The County Republic
can Association, which is antagonists to
| Major Lentz's machine has started the
boom for Mr.. Gaddis. John f. Dryden
is already in the field, and franklin Muir
ply is a candidate for Governor. These
| announcements are viewed as significant
so early in the campaign. and indicate
that Essex, the banner Republican county
| does not mean to play second fiddle any
| more to the rest of the State. During
| recent years Essex has had poor luck in
the way of getting public patronage. 1t
has not had a Governor since George B.
| Mcclellan occupied that office nearly
| twenty years ago, and then he was only
at that time a temporary resident of thai
county. The last Republican Governor
Essex has was Marcus L. Ward, just 80
years ago, and the last Republican United
States senior was Frederic L. frellngnuy-
sen, whose term expired IN 1871. me
county has not had a President of the
Senate of a Speaker of the House for a
long time, and about the only important
State office 1T has now is that OF state
Treasurer.
For these and other reasons Essex
County Republicans have concluded to
demand proper recognition from their par
ty, and they mean to have it, or there
may be trouble. Essex is depended upon
for a solid Republican delegation TO the
Legislature and for a big majority 1or
the Republican candidate for Governor.
For the last four years 1t has rolled up
Republican majorities, and the Republic
can leaders say the county will continue
to do so in future campaigns. Without
ESsex's big Republican vote there would
be great danger of Democratic ascen-
dency. 1t is no wonder, then, that the
Republican leaders OF that banner county
are awakening from their slumber con-
c0rning the loaveS and fishes of office,
and that they mean to present a bold
front next year when a Governor and a.
United States Senator are to be chosen.
While all this may be tue, there is
doubt of the sincerity Of MI. Gaddis as
a Senatorial candidate. There is a sus-
picion that he has entered the list only
to help John Kean's Senatorial ambition.
AS regards Mr.. Dryden, the belief is that
he would like to be a United States Sena-
tor, but at the same time 1t is doubtful
if he would care to undertake the work
which the campaign would require on his
part. Franklin Murphy has his eye on the
| G~overnorship, and no mistake. He has had
it there for several years, and his friends
believe that he can get the nomination
| next year by the making of an active cam
vass. But he must have his own county. of
Essex soiidly behind him if he succeeds.
That would be -probleTlatical, however.
| as it is we'll known that Mr.. Murphy has
City of Newark. Blu Essex may fritter
| away its strength owing to factiona1
| the past. The friction caused by the clash
ing of the rival machines of Major Lentz
and DIR. Herold BODIES no good to the party
in Essex. The contest for the nomination
for County Clerk and Register of Deeds in
Essex at the present time is acrimonious.
There are fully a score of candidates for
these officers, and when the County Con
yention meets excitement will be at fever
heat. The Democrats hope to profit by the
| outcome.
The announcement recently made by
the Democratic State that
| the campaign on their side will be con-
| Quoted on State issues alone is nailed
as a harbinger of peace by the con,
| hicting wings of the party. The gold
| Democrats feel pleased and they are will
ing to support the State ticket, provided,
of course, a respectable canaidate Ior
| Governor is nominated. The state COM
mittee will soon issue a public address to
the voters of the State in ~rralgnmen
of the Republican Administration for
sins Of commission as well as OMISSION.
As it will be prepared by Colonel Ed
ward Livingstone Price, sensational
| rhetoric is expected.
When Henry Stafford Little expresses
disgust and disappointment with regard
to the administration of affairs by the
Republican party, and emphasizes ms
loyalty to Democratic principles, par
ring the silver feature, II IS a sign Ihat
the Democrats of his stripe are about to
return to the fold. During several years
Democrats like Mr.. Little have acted
and voted very independently. MI. Lit
| tla,s free lance has always had a strong
negative influence, especially in Mon
mouth county, where Republican can
4 didates for the Legislature have been SO
| successful during late years. In an in
tervjew with Mr.. Little the other day he
| gave expression to when are
sufficient to bring joy to the hearts OF
| all Democrats who nave remained stead
| fast in the faith.
1rhe onmouth County Democrats, at
their convention the other day. presented
what is considered a strong ticket Tor
the Legislature, and in the platform
which was adopted not a word was said
I about the financial question. This is con-
sidered wise politics, and no doubt, was
i~nstigated by the State Democratic COM
mittee. OF course, it is well understood
that Colonel Price and Senator DAILY are
lust as stiff in their adherence to the
silver cause as ever, but at the same time
they say that national politics should be
divorced from State issues, and hence
their advice for the pursuance OF that
course in the campaign OF this year ana
next. The Democratic leader OF Mon
mouth. David s. Crater, had no opposi-
lion in the nomination for Surrogate. The
Republicans are in hard straits to get a
man to run against him, and IT looks as
Lif his election will be nearly unanimous.
The nomination of former Judge and
Assemblyman Lewis ]. Martin for the
Senate by the Democrats of Sussex
County is the strongest that could have
been made. If he cannot be elected then
M other Democrat could be in that coun-
tv. His friends feel confident of his cleo
ton. h present Senator, Mr.. Gould,
is a Republican.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Hand has carried Off the
Senatorial nominating prize in Cape May
county after a lively contest with the
present incumbent, Edmund Lee Ross,
who sought a denomination. Mr.. Hand is
very popular, and as he knows nearly
every voter in the small constituency, and
also has the reputation OF being q pfac-
teal campaigner, MS prospect ior Vieiofy
looks very bright.
rho campaign in Burlington county
is becoming very interesting Assembly
man Borton must meet a foeman worthy
az his steel in the person of Howard h.
packer. the Democratic candidate for the
State Eenate. 1t is true that the county
has a Republican majority, put then the
fact must be considered that much dis
cension at present prevails in the ranks
of the dominant party Mr.. Packer,
who has never yet been defeated for Of
fee. says that he will make an active
canvass of every school district for votes.
He has declared himself in favor of all
the popular demands, such as the re-
t~renchment Of expenditures, the feduc-
ton OF salaries n SO on, all OF which
are lear to the hearts of Burlington
county farmers. Through that method
i Of campaigning he hopes to win votes
enough to secure his election. But Mr..
4 Borton has already made a record in
the Legislature as favoring those issues.
and it would seem that in that respect
he stand on an equal footing With MIR,
Picker. It Is said the mi do not
like a lawyer candidate. Mr.. Borton is
a lawyer and Mr.. Parker is not. The
only lawyer who ever represented Bur-
linrton in the State Senate for over a
quarter of a century was William Budd
beacon. Throwing aside all these com
siderations it must be remembered that
county the United States Senatorship
r1o 10 on is4norfarf mart The uaf1lfal