The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-24
STATE ISSUES SOLELY
Democratic Platform Will
Ignore the Finance Ques-
ton Beyond BIZ
metallism.
COLONEL PRICE FOR MAYOR SEYMOUR
He, However, Has Heard Of a
Jack in the Box Candi-
didate, Who Is to
Be Put Up.
COLONEL PRICE FOR MAYOR SEYMOUR
rsnecIal to .The Jersey city News.''l


TRENTON, Sept. %, 1S9S.-The platform
to be adopted by the Democratic State
convention will, it is fully expected, deal
only with State issues, and perhaps dis
miss the financial question with simply
an endorsement Of the bi-metallism, with
out any reference to the Chicago plat
form. Such will be the case, at least, II
the recommendations of the sub-commlt-
teee on platform be accepted by the State
committee.
The Subcommittee met here Wednesday
afternoon. For four hours it was at
/work. but even then The planks which
are to be used were not all hewed
ard planed to the taste of the commit
tee. But enough was done to show that
the general structure would rest on State
issues.
There was no much wrangling. All the
members of the subcommittee seemed
desirous of getting something in the way
of a platform on which daisy and golden
rod could both be placed. They said they
wanted to carry the State. That was
the main question. When the days work
was done they felt satisfied with the
chrysanthemum platgorm-both wnlte ana
yellow. or either yellow or white, accord
ing 10 the point OF view of the observer
The committee during the session tax
ed about candidates for the nomination &c
for Governor The reports showed that
Mayor Seymour had strong place IN the
affections of the Democratic rank and
file in the rural counties
.sBut'' said one of these committee
men s.the party leaders lean toward
military candidate. Senator Smith. Iun-
derstand is not committed to any man,
but is now looking upon with favor the
adoption of such a policy. and upon the
nomination of General Donnelly for Gov
ernor and Colonel Campbell for Congress
The Senator seems to thlnk tnar
General Donnely would be acceptable to
the people on account Of his record dur
ing the Civil War. am of the oplnlon
that he is wrong IN this view don
take much stock in this military pollcy-
There is no call for it, and it will not add
a jot to the strength of the Democratic
cause, and may, indeed, weaken it. Yet
if Mayor Seymour develops great strength
my belief is that Mr. Smith will not place
any obstacle in his way.
rThe platform said Colonel Price,
Twill deal solely with State issues. 1t
will leave national issues alone. The con-
venfion that will adopt a platform is
State convention to put in nomination
-sss4State Governor, and cannot see why
4 pla ff0frn-n1. which he is to stand should
embrace any9aing but State issues.
WHY put q candidate upon issues now
7shanged at the next national convention
and when beaten by over $4,000 votes?
I'm regard to the BILE candidate,
! am thoroughly convinced that Mayor
whom the Democrats should concentrate.
He is a man of spotless character and
reputation as public official unin-
peachable in lis honesty, ard as a popu-
lar MAN and vote-getter he exceeds any
one so far named for the position.
tAfter the Democratic party. of New
ark had been almost destroyed and the
city had been carried by an immense ma
jority at the November election OF 20,
he was taken up for Mayor. Five
months thereafter, and when hardly any
Democrat thought he would be successful
he was elected by nearly 3,400 majority.
Two years after and after we had
lost the last State election in '97, we lost
the city by nearly 1000 majority, Mr..
Seymour was renominated for Mayor
five months after that. and not only
wiped out the 1000 Republican majority,
but added nearly 1000 majority to his
credit. running $500 ahead of any Demo-
crat on the ticket.
s'There is some talk of dark horse,
Colonel sWhat about H?''
..It is alleged. with how much truth
] don't know, that there is a jack-in-the-
box candidate who is to pop up at some
given time, and whom the convention is
going TO be asked to nominate. But /
do not believe that any such scheme
succeed -