The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-24
BOTH CLAIM The STATE
Democrats and Republicans
Figuring on Their
Majorities.
ESSEX THE PIVOTAL POINT
Nevertheless Cranes Friends
Think He Can Win With
out It---Campaign
Gossip.
Especial 10 s.The Jersey city News."1

Especial to "The Jersey City News.']
TRENTON. Oct. "a. tS9S@Gubernatorial
Candidates voorhees, and Crane. together
with their chosen array of stump orators,
nave made the campaign very interesting
during the past week in various parts, OF
the State. Mr.. Crane and his friends
confined their efforts to the Fourth Com
| gressional district and covered the
ground which had been gone over the
week before by Mr.. Voorhees, and his ad-
herents. The lower tier of counties was
the field Of missionary work selected by
the Republican nominee The candidates
were very cordially received at every point
| and. although the meetings were not as
large as in former campaigns, yet the en-
thusiasm was not lacking in fervor.
1t was to be expected that Mr.. Voor-
bees would cause much animation wher-
ever he went, because he is a most at
tractive orator on the stump and his per-
! sonality is very agreeable. Some DOUBT
| had been expressed as to the effect Mr.
Cranes presence on the hustings would
produce because. comparatively, he mad
no record worth speaking of as a CAM
paigner outside of his experience in Els
sex county. All such doubt, however,
has been dissipated. as Mr.. Crane has al
ready proven himself a very effective
hustler and an orator fully up TO the
average. The Democrats of the Did
| Fourth, the home of Pidcock and Cor
nish, received him with open arms and
promised him as loyal support as ever hao
been given to such representative idols Of
| their party as Parker. Randolph, McClel-
Ian and Albeit. In truth, it must be said
that the tour of Mr.. Crane in that section
| OF the State made him feel more confident
| as to the result on election day.
Despite all these demonstrations in hon
| or of the candidates, there is a feeling
among some of their friends that the peo-
pie are not as wideawake to the issues of
| the campaign as they should be. There
/ are reports that the farmers are paying
little attention to politics pust now. and it
is feared on both sides that the vote of
that element on election day will be lighs.
In Burlington county it is said that
| apathy prevails to a large extent, and the
situation in other sections where the agri-
culturists prevail is not much better. In
| some cities there is great lack of interest
in the contest. That cannot be said,
however, of Newark. Jersey City and Pat
erson, where the politicians are busily en-
| gagged day and night making plans fSr the
corraling of votes for their respective
candidates. Essex and Hudson counties
are all ablaze with excitement and stump
orators are in great demand.
1t seems that the campaign will be
fought without the aid of orators from
outside the State. Chairman Murphy
of the Republican State Committee tried
hard to have Speaker Reed, Chauncey
49, r1--.L - - - = ia o+ho So hrilL
liant statesmen address meetings IN this
| State, but so far he has met with disap-
pointment. There is a hope in Reoubli-
can circles that President Mckinley may
make one or two speeches before the
close of the campaign. Former Presi-
dent Cleveland will probably preside at a
mass meeting in this city on Monday
night of next week.
Each party feels confident Of a victory.
| 1t is rather early yet to make figures on
the result, but still there are some ardent
| politicians on both sides who are willing
to enter the field OF prophecy. A member
| of the Republican State Committee a day
or two ago predicted a majority of not
less than 10000 for Voorhees,. and the
election of a Republican Legislature and
/ lNCPQOit(ah &Ol6IO0t1Vtt-
Sam Dickinson, of Hudson County, even
| goes beyond those figures by saying that
the Republican majority will. be not less
than 10000. In the former estimate Es-
sex County is put down for 5000 Repub-
Mean majority. The Republican majorities
in other counties are given in that esti-
mate as follows:-Camden 1900; Mercer
1900: Passaic. 1900, and Burlington
], 200, While a Democratic majority of
5000 is conceded in Hudson; 1,5G0 in Mon
mouth; 1900 in Middlesex, 1000 in War
rem, and 500 in Hunterdon. The RepubIi-
can prophet who makes these figures feels
confident that they form a safe basis for
a majority of not less than 10000
for VOORHEES,.
When the attention of a Democratic
politician of some note was called to this
prediction he treated it with ridicule..
ssNVhy.s' said he, 1.-THE Democrats will
carry Essex County beyond q doubt, and
Hcan victory amount to?" He then went
ON himself to figure according to his own
ideas of the situation. In order 20 be on
the safe side, he said, Il will not give
| either party a majority in Essex, all
though / feel confident from the ~inforIna-
lion / have received that Crane VIII car
Democratic counties and their maJor-
ities=Cape May, 100: Hudson, 5000,
T Huuterdon. 500; MiddleSex, LOO, Mon-
mouth, 1900, Salem, 200. Somerset, 200;
Sussex, $500. Warren, $50. That gives a
total of 5.s0J.
The Republican counties and their ma
~iorities he gives as follows:-Atlantic,
500; Bergen, 500: Burlington. SEQ. Cam
den, $500. Cumberland. 1,S00; Glouces-
ter. 500: Mercer, 500; Morris, 5o0;
| Ocean, coo: Passaic, 1900; Union l,5uU-
That gives a total of H,300. Ine net
Democratic majority then would be
4,1Q0. -
at have placed in the Republican column
some counties which may be considered
| doubtful. such as Bergen, Morris and
Passaic. But let them go to prevent
argument. With a Democratic major
itv In Essex of not less than 2,Ooo, then
Crane majority would be 6.le0, and in
NV opinion it will go beyond that
TIN Republican State Committeeman
who predicts a majority of not less than
Ia a90 Tor Voorhees, made the remark
aJiTn Smith. with all his money, will
| never carry Essex county. And he en-
nhasized it with a vigor of speech and
AZ to the complexion of the Legislature
IN is more evident than ever that Essex
county will decide that question. Its
| eleven votes will cast the die. That may
nat be so. however, with regard to tne
1SIbernatoria contest. Crane can pc
! small majority. Republican politicians
stili believe that Crane will be traded OIL!
far votes for the Democratic Legislative
tsrlset They say such trading will be
made. particularly IN Essen county "
@srsa fhp Democrats make a positive