The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-31
TO CARRY STATE
Democratic Committee to
Arrange Plans For Fall
Campaign.
ALL LEADERS TO CONFER
Conference at Asbury Park
Next Monday Expected
to Do Much Good
snsela, 70 ..rhe 1ersev city News."l

CDEGld1 IL LII
July 80, 1S99.-The an
nouncement that the Democratic slate
committee win hold a meeting at Aspury
Park on Monday, August z, is an inaica-
tjon that the party is alive TO tne SHUT
tion. and that it means to make an ehort
far victory at the election next Novem-
her. That meeting will not be connheu
IL the members of the committee alone,
haca,Ise of the invitation issued TO me
cbairmen of the various county commit
tees also to be in attendance. Ii IS De-
,iavad nv prominent leaders Of the party
tbat m,ch good will result from TINS con-
ference. Reports as to the standing OF the
marty in each county, of course, WIN pc
nresented. and from these Will pc op-
tained necessary information as 10 the
hest methods to be pursued in the Was-
Ding of a warfare against the Repubpeah
enemv. The State Committee as at pres
ent constituted is composed almost en-
tirelv of men who supported Bryan ana
ahe Chicago platform. The only notanle
gold advocates on the committee are Ed-
ward F. c. Young of Hudson, and FORMER
Senator Keys of Somerset.
Still. perhaps, that will not make much
difference as to the subjects which WIN
take m the time of the conference. IN
last wears campaign Bryan and the sill
YER theory were seldom alluded 70, and
as there is no State ticket 10 be chosen
tb;s wear there is less reason to distract
the Democratic voters by dragging into
the contest such disturbing elements. All
sensible members of the party feel con-
WINGED that with unity IN their ranks
there IS a bright prospect for making
gains in the campaign loI
the Legislature, when win Soon
ed in real earnest. IN inaus
according TO common report,
serious d'ssensions IN ths
party. especially over cana'aftes ii
State Senate. md, Consequently "n
~portunity is presented 10 me
which they have NOT mao III ""
back. TO go into the contest ~ ~
old time victory. A gooa orsans1a+IoA
and harmony in the RANKS Oh
required. and to bring ABOUT thal M
ton Of affairs the State commlttes any
the representatives of the county orean,-
cation intend, it is stated, to deVote sueir
best efforts.
While many shining light OF the party
are expected at the Asbury PARK CONFER
ence. stin there will be some notable ao-
sentees. Allan L. McDermott Will nor
mt in an appearance. and neither VIII
former Senator James Smith. They stand
outside the breastworks in a formal way
at least. at the present time. Still WIN
out their support in a campaign. their
marty would find it very difficult. indeed,
to score a victory. And it is douptfui II
Mr.. Young. of Hudson. will be present.
During the deliberations Nh. Robert
Davis win probably exercise a command
ing influence, because of the wonderful
results which nave been produced by ms
master hand in favor of his party IN
Hudson, and which have made that eoun-
~ so strongly Democratic as to almost
completely disrupt the Republican or
SANITATION there. Yes. Mr.. Davis will be
listened TO as he never was before at 3
Democratic conference. and there will not
he much hesitation as TO the taking of his
advice as to how the campaign should be
oond,cted If is related that. if the advice
~ Mr. Davis was taken in the Guber-
material campaign of last year, Essex
county would scarcely have gone Repub-
1;can
4 Monmouth leader was asked the other
dav to use his influence to have a we'll
known Young Democrat nominated for
tho Assembly. do YOU KNOW Ntdl W.
must RIM nm against A campaign fund of
:. least s95 nm on The other side? How
much can vo,1r Young friend put up?''
was the reply.
There is no doubt whatever that each
side in Monmouth will try and raise all
the money that is possible for campaign
n,rnosas The Republicaus are in a
hatfer n~osition TO do SO than are the
Democrats The nurchasable vote in
Monmouth is as large in proportion to
non,,lation &C II is in any other county
Of the STATE ana in fact it holds the
balance az mower # would seem. then.
frat there i no use at all in a man on
either side aspiring for office in Mon
month without he guarantees +he raising
Of ! certain amonnt of money IN he alsed
N : nractical wav on election dav This
viii form an important topic for discuss
sion At the Asburv Park conference
II is given out that William b. Gour-
lev. the Chairman of the State Commit
tee will present a plan for the reorgani-
zation of the party which. in his opin-
ion If adonted win lead straight on to
vetorv Mr. Go,rJev ling since gained
1or nlmseiI a reputation as an organizer
in Passaic county, which is second to