The Jersey City news., 1898-10-03
DEMOCRATS CONF lDENT.
Nomination Of Crane Has
Put New Life Into
the Party.
VOORHEES, RESIGNATION.
State Committee This After
noon Will Consider
the Matter.

the State especially in Essex, HUDSON.
Passaic and Ut:icn counties. but he in
tends to make a tour Of the State, when
he will get acquainted with the rank and
file Of his party and the independent vo-
tiers in South Jersey also. and tell them
what he means to 40 should she be elect
ed Governor. During the FIVE weeks Of
the campaign he and his friends expect to
rake things very lively for the Repubii-
cans.
Mr. Crane is in the prime OF life, 45
years of age. and man Of fine physique.
He has served as Prosecutor of the Pleas
of Essex county for about IA years. 10
years by regular appointment ana 1ou1
as assistant under the late Colonel Apesii.
He Is learned in the law, and aIthouSh
making no pretension TO oratory. Is
good debaIer and jury lawyer. In suns
ming up a murder case recently N Eis-
Ave hours No doubt his ability in that
line will make him an effective stump
speaker.
The nomination Of Mr.. Crane happily
assures d campaign which will be devoid
of personalities and mud-slinglng. Like
Foster NJ Voorhees,. his personal and
official record is above reDroach. the
candidares are good friends having been
acquainted Tor many years. both soelaliy
and professionally. The campaign, there
fore, will be fought on political = issues, 4ss
of his own interests on the stump WINE
Mr.. Voorhees, is a better debater and more
ELOQUENT yet Mr.. Crane is well qualified
10 discuss intelligently all the issues which
will arise in the campaign;
The Democratic State Convention was
fun of vim and enthusiasm ana It mace
q record which agreeably surprised the
party leaders and sorely disappointed Re-
publican expectations. The general prs
dietion had been made tnat the aelegsastss+ s.sts+
would become eInbroiled in free nght
over the financial question, that ola sores
would be reopened. and al nope Ief
reunited party would pc destr9yes9.es ba-
tor Smith and Chairman G0ufley was
such as has not been Witnessed since ti3s
days when a triumphant Democracy heia
full sway in the State
s.yVho will be eIected?" is the question
which now absorbs all political minds
The Republican politicians pretend 70 pc
sacrifice on the altar Of Senator Smltn
ambition to be continued as United
States Senator They say. that the m
fention of the Democratic leaders ls 70
faf1lre and let the Gubernatorial campaign
drift into the realms of Indifference. Fur-
mated that the legislative ticket in Essex
county might be strengthened on the
Democratic side and the entire delegation
Of eleven members landed under the pro-
section of Senator Smiths wigwan.
Tha Democratic leaders ridicule such
an idea. They say that If the Repup-
out and they have no desire to interfere.
Their intention is TO prosecute most
vigorous campaign, and they teel conn
dent Of eleeti1lg their eaHalgase 1or ssoNl nd
a majority on joint ballot IN the Legis-
lature
The presence Of a candidate e The s field 81
party to which he belongs. More tnan
once the Democrats have suffered from
the absence OF their standard-bea ana
rz.I1 f..4<. a
chancellor McGill kept himself within
the confines of his judicial Office. A can
didate mixing with the throng inspires
confidence, respect aild s,ncerils;i u rs aaz
sired that the people may look at nii1,
size him up and see whether ne IS a NJ
man for the occupancy q the SaDeTli;l7 a5 pi,,
talk wish to shake hands with MIN. dsh
him questions and see how ne compofes
himself.
same method of campaigning as did his
predecessor in office. In every way ne IS
well calculated to make friends wherever
he goes, and there u no InlstaKlng MS MS
magnetic qualities. Elvin w. Crane will
enter into the campaign IN q l1e manner,
where he hopes to become personally ac-
duainted with his Democratic friends ana
with Republicans, too, so that all may
have an opportunity to place an estimate
on his worth and analyze him as can
didate. 1t is no wonder then lnal me
Democrats have taken new heart when |
they will have their candidate beIofe |
them discussing the issues OF the day
They say victory is in the ar, anyhow
and that with hard work and a reofganl- |
Zation of their forces it will surely come |
to them in November.
Henry STAFFORD Little, the old warhorse |
of the Democracy, who personally con- |
Quoted SO many campaigns years ago,
says that good candidate is worth /
of votes II Crane measures
up to that standard Mr. Little predicts
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