The Jersey City news., 1898-10-10
STATE Will CONE BACK
Democrats Confident They
Will Win in the Coming
Campaign.
CRANE 4 STRONG CANDIDATE
Voorhees, Will Start on His
"Whirlwind' Tour This
Week--Great Ex-
pectations.
Tspecialto .sThe Jersey city News ]

dressed some county conventions. ~
will resign the office of Acting Governor
next Tuesday. and will then proceed on
his whirlwind tour through the State
From that time on until election day
he will continue the fight day and night
and he expects to create as good an I'M
preston and meet with as much sue
cess as crowned similar efforts on the
+ part of John w. Griggs three years
ago While the managers of Mr.. Voor-
hees' campaign do not expect such big
plurality for him as was given TO Mr.
| Griggs. yet they feel confident that it
will not be less than 15,000 More
jealous Republicans place the figures at
25, 900 The plurality for Mr.. Griggs was
26.900 over Chancellor McGill.
The Democratic State Committee will
meet next Tuesday to make arrange
nents for the REAL opening of the cam
paign The appointment of William B.
Gourley as chairman of the committee
is considered a wise stroke Of policy At
though comparatively a young man, yet
he is an old and an experienced campaign
er as his work in Passaic County has
frequently demonstrated. The appoint
ment of former Senator Rufus Blodgett,
Howard Carrow and General William
c. Heppenhemer as Misunderstanding OF
the committee apparently gives satfsfac-
ton. They were selected ON the advice
Of Senator Smith and Elvin w. Crane,
the candidate for Governor and as long
as they are pleased it is safe to say that
the rank and file of the party Will not
find any ground for serious objection.
Senator DAILY however, felt very much
sighted because he was not reappointea
on the committee.
The Democrats feel confident of carry
ing Essex County and that feat being
accomplished, they have no fears as to
their being able to hold their own vote in
all parts of the State. 1t must be said
that the feeling in Essex County is suffi-
cient to buoy them up with much hope as
to the result of the election there. Candi-
date Crane is well known in Essex and
he has many friends in the opposite
party. A local pride in the candidate.
as long as he is unobjectionable, will
bring much strength to the ticket. While
Foster NJ. Voorhees, has numerous
friends in Essex, yet he seems to
be out of favor with an element there
which usually exercises much influence
at the polls. 1t is asserted by some we'll
informed politicians that Mr.. VOORHEES,
will fail to poll all the votes among Ger
man-A Americans to which his party is en-
Titled or which have been usually cast
for Republican candidates in the past.
a detection among that element of vot-
ers from the Republican ticket would al
most certainly insure a Democratic vic
tory IN Essex More than ever it is DEM
onstrated and believed that Essex is the
pivotal point in this campaign and which
ever way 1t goes will secure a triumph
for the party favored, irrespective of the
result in all the other counties of the
State Both parties are well organized
in Essex, and as there will be an abund-
ance of the sinews of war on each side.
the fight for victory promises to be one
OF the hardest ever witnessed in that
premier county.
Each party is fortifying itself with good
nominations for the Legislature and for
county offices. The best that ever have
been made is the record of this year so
far The Republicans have renominated
all their congressman with the exception
Of Messrs. McEwan and Pitney. The
Democrats are rather slow in making
their nominations. OF course, in. the First
and Second districts they have no chance
at all for success, and the candidates they
have named well understand that they
are to lead only a forlorn hope. In the
Fourth district they have nominated
Joshua S. Salmon, who vacated the office
of Prosecutor of the Pleas last spring, ami
who served in the House of Assembly
just 90 years ago. He wasseated In the
place Of Cummins o. Cooper. Republican,
after a contest before the House, which
was Democratic at that time. Mr.. Sal
mon is a Morris county man, and is SAID
TO be popular in the district. The dis
trict is largely Democratic, despite the
fact of Mr.. Pitney having carried it twics
in succession. The Republican candidate
is John l. Blair Reilly, grandson OF Mil
lionaire Blair, and it is given out that he
means to be elected.
In the Fifth district the Democrats
have named an unknown man, Francis ].
Marley, who resides in one of the town.
Ships of Passaic county. The district
being Republican, it is only natural to.
presume that Congressman Stewart will
be returned Congressman Richard
Wayne Parker is again a candidate in the
Newark and East Orange district, and he
Is likely to have for his Democratic OPP
ponent Colonel Campbell, Of the First
Regiment, which has lately been mustered
out of the Government service. There
may be nip-and-tuck fight in this dis
trict The Seventh district is Democrat
ic to the core. Tom McEswan does not
care for denomination on the Republi-
can side, and, even If he did, Colonel
Samuel Dickinson would interpose and
prevent it. 1t is probable that Congress-
man Fowler will be reelected in the
Eighth district. even should former Judge
Thomas F. Noonan of Bayonne be his
Democratic opponent. The district IS
very close. 1t IL true, but Mr.. Fowler is
VERY popular among the voters
The Third district Democrats are all
at sea over a candidate. Such spromi-
nent men as former Speaker Bergen,
James Deshier and former Senator Ter
it Looks as If the nomination will go to-
former Senator Keyes. Of Somerset.
Congressman Howell is sure of renomi-
nation by the Republicans The district
A largely Democratic under good man
agement and with an unobjectionable
candidate on that side. Perhaps Mr..
Keyes may meet the requirements. 1t
looks now as IL the next delegation to
Congress from New Jersey Will stand
rs Republicans and Democrats.
II To capture the State Senate is beyond
they will feel satisfied by resting one
Of TWO counties from Republican control
They will make raid on Bergen, Nor
ris and Atlantic and expect success In
two Il not II all Of them Howevv.
should Congressmau Pitney bes noiili-