The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-21
PREPARING FOR BATTLE.
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Important Meeting Of Demo
cratic State Committee
at Trenton.
Especial e ..The Jersey city News..l

lopeclal TO Inc Jersey city NEWS.
TRENTON, June q, 1Sas.-New Jersey
Democrats are looking with eager interest
for the outcome of tomorrow's session Of
the State Executive Committee at Tren-
ton. It is probable that the committee
will fix the date and place for the Guber-
material convention and agree upon the
basis of representation, which is just now
a question of some perplexity. It will
be the first State Convention since the
Presidential campaign. and just now fol-
lowers of Bryan are claiming that they
alone are Democrats and possessed Of the
only right to arrange the party affairs
in the State. There Is a disposition
among some Of the older leaders to take
issue with this contention, and there IS
every prospect of an extremely lively
committee meeting tomorrow. There
seems to be a disposition TO fix the con-
vention date as late as possible in order
to make a short, sharp campaign. With
a United States Senator at stake, as well
as a Governor, he party managers hope
to bring order out of chaos. to the end
that victory ma be gained. They are
counting upon the fractional disturbances
among the Republicans in many of the
counties of the State to weaken Governor
Voorhees, chances of election.
One of the important controversies to
be settled by the State Committee is
that in Camden county, where the party
is divided into two factions, the .Regu-
lars" and the County Democracy" This
grew out Of the great fight between Gott-
lieb Mick of Merchantville and ex-Assem-
blyman William ]. Thompson of Glouees-
ter City for Chairman of the County Com
mittee last fall. AS this position carried
with it the power of selecting the new
County Executive Committee under the
party rule the two factions exerted every
effort to win. Mr.. Thompson was chos-
en- after a hot battle, and he became the
County Chairman, surrounded by his
friends. Then, with Captain C. s. Ma
grath, William J.. Kraft, Francis J. Nc
Adams and other followers of Mick, the
defeated faction organized the County
Democracy and nominated a ticket by pc
tition. The "Regulars'' 2olled the larg-
est number of votes, however, and will
lay claim TO the State Committees recog-
milton.
The chances are that the Regular De-
mocracy will be r~ecognizad by the State
Committee, and this will carry the power
and authority to designate the primaries
for the election of delegates to the State
Convention. 1t may be hat the County
Democracy will dispute that authority
and designate primaries of its own SO
that there is some prospect of a double set
of delegates from Camden county in the
State Convention. This will add eonsid-
cradle zest to a gathering of the clans,
which promises to be the ~liveliest New
Jersey has seen in some years.
The friends of Congressman H. c..
Loudenslager have awakened to the fact
that they rave a fight on hand in the
First district, because of the deep-seate1
a~ntipathy to fourth terms. Congressman
Loudenslager's personal popularity ami
Industry in behalf of his constituents
were strong enough to break through the
third term rule two years ago, and he en-
Joys the distinction of having been the
first man elected a third time from the
South Jersey counties. The opposition to
his election for a fourth term is spas
modic and without organization, while
all the powerful party workers are ar
rayed in his behalf; so that there IS
hardly any likelihood of the Congress
mans defeat. Ex-State Senator E. L.
Ross is actively ~canvassing Cape MAJ
county for delegates, and Lawyer John
II. Fort of Camden has announced him
self a candidate in a circular note to Re-
publicans in all five of the counties, but
Congressman Loudenslager is famous as
a worker. and by the time he sweeps
through thed district there is not likely to
be any opposition left.