The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-03
CRANE IS GROWING.
Leader Davis Looks for at
Least 5000 Plurality
Here,
REPUBLICANS ARE DISRUPTED
Hard Work to Get Candidates
as Success Is Hope
less for Them.
ARE DISRUPTED

this morning FROM siii p@A -
state interesting reports are being re-
ceiyed. There is an unusual desire On
the part Of Democrats to get 10 Worh.
The demand for campaign literature Is
enormous, and the applications we haVe
received from well known orators 70 pc
allowed to go out and stump the stats
against voorhees, are astounding. Yes
ferday a member of the State Commit-
tee showed me letters from prominent
Democrats of Monmouth county Whlch
convince me that in that section OF the
state Mr.. Crane win poll vote that
will deroralize the Republicans. In MID
dlesex county, where there IS rarely
much enthusiasm, the Democrats are
working like beavers Voorhees, will be
bowled out in great shape in that county,
/ believe. From Newark ] hear tnat
Mr.. Crane is developing strength that
was unexpected The Democrats OF that
county predict that Mr.. Crane will poll
a larger vote than any Democrat who mas
run there for years. AS for Hudson
county. too much cannot be said have
never seen the party in better WORKING
order We are absolutely free from dis
sension, and are united to man for the
head of the ticket. That Mr. Crane viii
80 out of this county with between
eight and nine thousand to his credit is
a sure thing. There is a possibility that
we will be able to do more for him. but
if we can give him nine thousand | viii
consider that the Hudson men have done
their whole duty.
THAT MIR. Voorhees, is going to be de-
feated feel confident. He has too great
- eta nm against Mr..
Crane The campaign will not, of
course, be under way until after the
Congressional, Senatorial and Assembly
nominations are made. Our election pri-
maries will be held on October y. The
Republican Congressional Convention will
be held the same day, SO that we will
all get off together. I have to meet
Republican who believes a Republican
candidate can win in this county. All
that is necessary is for US to keep to-
gether and hustle, and we will elect our
nominees, from Mr.. Crane down. Our AS
sembly candidates will doubtless put Mr..
Voorhees, in a very bad light before the
public We will win. Our Assembly can
didates will go to Trenton pledged to
work for equal taxation, and other meas
ures which will benefit the public
The Democratic state has not been
changed as yet. AS matters stand, Sem
ator Daily will be the Congressional nomi-
nee. Counsellor Alexander Young has
withdrawn from the race. He was never
in it, but no one objects to allowing
him the pleasure of Withdrawing. With
in the last day or two there has been
some talk that Senator Daily would like
to change places with Allan l.. McDer-l
mott, who is said to want the Senatorial
nomination. Senator DAILY says he is in
the hands of the party leaders and will
do whatever they suggest. That being
the case. the Senator will be next to
Mr.. Crane on the ticket in this county.
That Mr. McDsrmott will be the Sena-
torial nominee is admitted by the party
leaders. There will be no candidate
against him for the nomination. Mayor
Kenny, of East Newark, had some inten-
tfon of seeking the nomination. but he
has abandoned the idea.
While the Democratic leaders are agreed
upon the Congressional and Senatorial
candidates, the Republicans are casting
about for victims. Counsellor Robert
Carey is making a vigorous fight for the
Congressional nomination. He was a
Democrat until few months ago. He
Joined the Republican ranks, it is be-
neved, in hope of capturing office OF
nomination of some kind. Colonel Dick
inson, the Republican leader realizing
that he cannot elect Congressman this
time. says he fayors the selection OF
young men for office. This, to his
friends, means that he is not entirely op-
posed to putting up Carey and having
him roasted on the public gridiron.
The Republican Congressional Conven-
tion will not be tame affair. There is
Just possibility that Thomas McEwan
will seek a denomination. Mr.. McEwan
says he wants TO retire from public life
but the McEwan Association, with its
TWO thousand members, insists that the
standard bearer shall enter the arena this
time and give Colonel Dickinson and his
machine fight to the finish That the
Colonel anticipates little trouble is ap-
parent from remark he made few
days ago Speaking of Mcf1wan's
chances of being renominated. hs said =
You may bet that If l have anything
to say in our Congressional Convention
McEwan will not ger complimentary
vote"
The MoEwan men say that they will
complimentary vote. and a renomina-
tion If the convention is not packed The
machine are confident of downing
Mciewan however, and they are conse-
quentsy trying to find a strong man to
succeed him. The name of Flavel Nc
Gee has been mentioned Mr. MCGEE,
even Democrats admit would make q
strong candidate, but it Is said that he
appreciates the hopelessness of the Re-
publican cause and viii continue the prac-
fice Of law until such time as the Re-
publican machine men find it within their
power to perch him beside the Hon. Gil
bert Collins on the Supreme Court bench.
No office outside of that will tempt Mr..
McGee 1t Is said He will, however, with
his usual good nature in the capacity OF
chairman, endeayor to persuade the Re
publican delegates to the Congressional
Convention not to commit murder on the
night Of october II.
There is movement afoot in certain
localities to force the Congressional NOM
nation on Mr.. Henry Brautigam. Mr..
Brautigam was member of the Board
Of Finance during Mayor Wanser's adj
mfnistration. He Is beyond doubt the
strongest man IN the Republican party.
when Mr. Brautieam escaped from the
Finance Board he declared with consid-
cradle emphasis. that he would never ssAr