The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-06
GETTING READY.
Democratic State Commit
tee Meets in
Newark.
The NEW HEADQUARTERS
The Fall Campaign Will
Be Detected From
Jersey City.

The Democratic State Committee met in
the Jefferson Club, on Park street,
Newark, on Saturday. Those who
were present were William B. Gour-
ley, of Passaic chairman; William K
Devereux, secretary; George A. Donnelly,
of Mercer. treasurer; Rufus Bloodget, of
Monmouth; Howard Carrow, of Camden;
John T. French, Atlantic; William B.
Pugh, Bergen; Henry B. Paul, Camden;
A. E. Conroy, Burlington; David w.
Roden, Cape May; William C. Hendee,
Cumberland; Benjamin S. Cox, Glou-
cester; William II. Martin, Hunterdon;
James W. Lanning, Mercer; Oliver Kelly,
Middlesex; Willard W. Cutler, Norris
town; Charles L. Rogers, Ocean; Louis
F. Braun, Passaic; William ]. Keys,
Somerville; Lewis I. Tiff, Sussex; Peter
Egnolf, Newton; Johnston Cornish, War
rem
The most important question consider
&c was the location of permanent head
quarters for the campaign. In a discus
sion as to the best place to locate, some
of the South Jersey members suggested
Trenton, but, as this did not meet with
the approval of the North Jersey contin-
gent, they said Jersey City would be pre-
ferable to Newark as it would afford easy
communication between State headuuar-
ters and National headquarters, which
are in New York
Although no definite action was taken
it was generally accepted that the head
quarters will be established in this city
in the vicinity of Exchange place
In behalf of the National Committee,
Chairman Geurley told his fellow mem
bers of the State Committee that there
was a good, fighting chance of carrying
New Jersey for the Democracy this Fall,
and that the National Committee would
do all IN. its power to bring about such a
result. His statement, it is said, was
based on investigation the National Com
mittee' has made through agents it has
sent into New Jersey.
Chairman Gourley was instructed to
choose. at his convenience, an advisory
committee, aend said he would make the
choice within ten days. Mr.. Gourley is a
firm believer in thorough organization
throughout the various districts of the
State, each separate organization work
ing independently and yet under a general
harmonious system. He expressed his
views thus TO the committee, and. after
considerable discussion, it was decided to
recommend to each county. local organ
izatfon in the line of that which obtains
in Essex and Hudson counties
The various members of the committee
expressed themselves as willing to do all
they could to help carry the plan into
effect, and it was the general opinion
that the Democracy would be better or
ganized in New Jersey this Fall than ever
before
1T is the opinion of the committee" :"
said Secretary William K. Devereux after
the meeting, that SO per cent. of the So
called Gold Democrats will fall in line
with the Democracy this fall. The COM
mittee is much more hopeful now than it
was a few months ago, and believes the
Democracy has a very fair show of car
rying the State.''
Il am confident said Chairman Gour-
ley to a Cali reporter, "that we have
the Gold Democrats and so-called Inde-
pendents with US. 1 know from personal
contact with them that it is so up my
way. and the other committeeman tell me
the same condition obtains elsewhere in
the State"
''Will the National Committee take an
active part in the campaign in New Jer-
sey?"
1T will lend to the State committee .
said Mr.. Gourley, whatever assistance it
cam
Asked concerning the tsate Committees
plans for the campaign, Mr. Gourley said
that was question it was rather prema-
ture to discuss. Yesterdays melting was
of a preliminary nature. At the next
meeting the committee will settle down to
business in earnest.
sfhe information comes from Washing
ton that the Democratic National Com
mittee are confident that they will elect
three Congressman in New Jersey this
year They are planning to elect, enough
Democrats throughout the United States
to get control of the House of Represent
atives. The Republican majority in the
present House is but twenty-one. They
expect to make at least a gain of about
six seats in the Southern States and the
rest they expect to gain out of the forty
close Republican districts throughout the
States. They. consider all districts where
the Republican incumbent received less
than 1000 doubtful districts, and on that
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sey,- represented by Benjamin Howell, in
the list.
Among those who were in the clubhouse
at the time of the meeting was Assembly,
man Blackwell, of Hunterdon and a more
enthusiastic Democrat has not been seen
around State headquarters in some time
He said that Bryan and Stevenson would
carry the State without a, doubt Hun
terdon would give an increased majority
and large gains would be made in other
counties He said that many men in his
section who voted for Mckinley and Ho-
hart four years ago have not only de-
clared their intention of voting this time
for Bryan, but had enrolled themselves in
active Democratic Clubs.