The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-27

contest He wanted banners flung 10
the breeze, speakers on the stump, an
enrolment of voters made and other
things done, so that proof might be
given that the Essex county Democrats
were enlisted in the cause of their ma
tional leaders, and that they could not
be accused of apathy or disloyalty. The
Colonel indirectly intimated that the
State Committee of his party was some
thing of disappointment.
The first Jerseyman to take the stump
on the Democratic side is that reliable
old war horse, Colonel C. Meyer Zulick,
who was Governor of Arizona during
Cqeveland's sirst term Of office. He has
just been assigned by the State Com
mittee to do missionary work among the
farmers in the upper end of the State.
The Colonel is a politician of many
years standing. Twenty years ago he
and BILLY Brown controlled Essex
county politics, and generally met with
suecess, just in the same way as Major
Lentz now runs things for his party.
Colonel Zulick may be depended upon
to arouse enthusiasm on the stump
wherever he appears, as there is scarcely
a limit to his eloquenee, and his endurance
is nearly as great as it was a score of
years or so ago.
Upon the arrival of General Sewell
from his vacation the opposition to the
denomination of Congressman Parker col
lapsed. It is believed that it was owing
to his advice that this factional sauabble
was adjusted. Now, the General will be
asked to try to quell the factional troubles
Ill
That is a task so difficult that perhaps
he viii not undertake it. He might sue
ceed in Middlesex, however, because
'tBob' Carson, one of the rival leaders
there, is warm friend of the General,
and probably he would be actuated by his
wishes in the matter.
William K Devereaux, secretary of the
Democratic State Committee, states that
the canvass of the State Committee is
far from being complete but from ad-
vices received he is of the opinion that
about so per cent. of the Gold Demo-
Gratis will vote for Mckinley. There is
disposition on the part of many DEM
ocrats who are not enthusiastic admirers
of Bryan to vote the ticket this year
for the purpose of getting the machinery
of the party in good working order so as
to be in good shape next year for the
Gubernatorial contest
Ex-State Senator Henry D. Winton, of
Bergen county, who was at the head of
the Buckner and Palmer movement four
years ago, expresses the opinion that at
least 95 per cent of the Democrats of
Bergen county who did not vote for
Bryan will vote for him this fall The
other S will be lost, and he thinks this
estimate holds good for the entire State.
The exaggerated statement that there
is a great lack of brotherly love exist
ing between the Democratic leader, Rob
ert C. Davis, of Hudson, and State
Chairman William D. Gourley, is not
borne out by facts. The two Democratic
leaders are not enjoying strained rela-
tiens as reports have it. Of couse, Mr..
Davis was mad clean through when he
found that the Davis Association outing
and the Democratic State Convention
was going to put a hole in the calendar
at the same time. Both Chairman Gour-
ley and Secretary Devereaux have taken
great pains to impress on the mind of
Mr.. Davis that it was an unintentional
error. and that no slight was. offered
the great Hudson leader and his red let
ter day fete.
It has ben impossible to change the
date so that as it now stands the Demo-
cratic Convention will have to be held
without the real dyed in the wool Demo-
Gratis of Hudson being on hand There
will be big gaping hole on the floor of
the Opera House and the Essex County
Democrats will have plenty of room to
spread themselves
The State Committee will endeayor
when Leader Davis returns from his
summer vacation the first week in Sep
tember to induce him to detail at least
twenty-five Democrats from Hudson
county to represent the county in the or
ganization. 1t Is argued that surely
there can be found throughout the coun-
ty twenty-five or thirty men who would
forego the outing for the sake of keeping
up Hudsons representation in a State
convention. The offer will be made that
the convention will continue In continuous
session and complete It's work SO that
these men could join the outing about
the middle of the afternoon. Those who
have been discussing the proposition
think it is quite possible that they can
get Mr.. Davis to acquiesce.
1t looks now as if Congressman Dalv's
successor will be Mayor Edward Hoos. of
Jersey City. The sentiment seems to drift
toward him as being the most likely man
and the most acceptable man to Mr..
Davis Corporation Counsel Allan L. Nc
Dermott can have it if he desires it. and
there are some knowing of his ambition to
get into national legislation think that
he might sacrifice his IS, 900 municipal
office and go to Washington Mr.. MeDer-
mott is not in good health at the present
time, and his condition until recently was
such as to alarm his friends, but recently
he has been improving. There are very
few who think that he will reach out for
Washington now.
The most active candidate Is ex-Judge
| Thomas F. Noonan. He is making a can
vas for it, Notwithstanding the fact thai
he does not live in the district Mr..
| Noonan, it is said, can have the nomina.
tion in the Eighth Congressional district
but he readily understands that he woult
not have any chance of election agains
Congressman Fowler.
Justice James j. Murphy comes ou
frankly and states that he does not seel
The nomination nor does he expect it un
der any condition. He says he is tor
young and inexperienced in politics Il
represent the district in Washington
Neither could he afford to neglect hi,
| practise or give ND his uositiOn as polic,