The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
The Davis Association Outing.

ne JEWS -
The outing OF the Davis Association
yesterday. was a splendid display Of
political organization. 1t showed hat the
vrorking body of the Democratic party IN
This county is as compact. as loyal ana as
peaAops as ii has been in the most sue
nassfs,, Years In the past. The great num-
go whicb tntned out in the morning and
evening parades, and the enthusiasm
shown not only by the men in line but by
the residents along the route OF the pro-
nession. were sufficient proof that De-
mocracy is mistaken in its
The hearts of the people are with the
,arfv and their votes may be counted on
without ~diminution on Election Day. II
Is really no wonder that the Republican
marty makes little or no effort in this part
nf the state. It would be hard to imagine
anything more dIspiritIng than the sight
must have been to Republicans OF those
thousands of men marching through the
efreefs reqimented and battaliened in the
cause or Democracy.
Every year, of late. this great political
excursion has been the occasion OF po-
53fiea1 surprises. News has leaked out of
the designs Of leaders and appraisais have
been made of the tendency of sentiment IN
the rank and file. Perhaps it would be a
mistake to say that any of yesterdays
specialization of opinion and sentiment
Were surprises. Nearly all that was
Brought out by the interchange of ideas
among leaders and followers has in a
measure been anticipated in the talk OF
the political clubs and coteries. But II It
was not surprising. 1t was certainly I'M
portant in the highest degree. and it was
inspiring to Democrats. too. giving them
high hopes of union, harmony and com
plete triumph in the near future
The leading item Of political talk was
the. recognition of the strong feeling
which has set in for the nomination OF
Mr.. e. F. C. Young of this city for the
G~overnorship in the next State campaign.
tins matter has been much spoken Of, Of
late. among those who have the future of
the party at heart, and the broaching of
the proposition, yesterday, showed that
the party was ready to respond to it with
It's thousands of votes with an enthusiasm
nnexampled since Leon Albeit achieved
his memorable victories. When Mr..
Young's name was mentioned, there was
not a dIssentient whisper. Every man re-
sponded with instantaneous expressions OF
eagerness for his candidacy. The only
doubt raised was as to whether he could
be persuaded to rum. This question. of
course, nobody was in a position to an
swer positively, but those who had a
right to know best, expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Young was too good a Demo-
crat and too sincerely devoted to the well
fare of the State to ignore the call of his
party in the hour of need, If it were adj
dressed to him with unanimity and
earnestness. It is certain that, yesterday,
If the excursionists had been the nominat-
ing convention Mr.. Young would have
been nominated by acclaim and the cam
paign would nave been started with a
rush that could not nave been checked
untfl the polls were carried. Visitors from
other sections of the State said that all
eyes were turning in the direction Of
Hudson for the next G-ubernatorial can
didate, and that Mr.. Young would have
the most enthusiastic support that any
Democrat had ever received from War
rem County to Cape May.
The ~concensus of opinion regarding the
local ticket this fall was tina no matter
who might be nominated it would be sure
to win by seven or eight thousand ma
3ority. There win be no division in the
party when the nominations are made at
the open primaries. in the other hand.
It Is expected that forty per cent. of the
normal Republican vote will remain away
from the polls. owing to disgust with
everything. from the policy of President
Mckinley down to the disgusting thimbIe-
rigging which marks the ward politics of
the g. o. P. organization in this county.
Not only is Hudson normally Democratic.
It is specially a-nti-Republican this year,
and a group Of saints and angels running
on q Republican platform would not be
able to bring out the average vote.
It is likely hat the slate which has
gradually taken shape out Of the gossip
OF the clubs and the expressed prefer
enees Of district leaders and workers. and
which is understood to have the approya1
Of the leaders, viii be nominated. 1t is q
good one. No better could be put In the
aeld. 1t VIII win
The Nominations Of Mr.. Tennant.
The addition Of the name Of Georg'
Tenant tn the slate IN no v0tad for At m,