The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-08
BATTLE is ON.
Both Parties In New Jer-
sey Ready for the
Fight.
SEWELL MIMICS HANNA
Says There Are No Trusts
and That the State Is
McKinley's.
SEWELL MIMICS HANNA
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TRENTON, Oct. S, 1sOO-The political
campaign in New Jersey viii soon be
at its height. There are only four weeks
between now and election day, and all
that time will be devoted to campaign
oratory in every section of the State.
On the Republican side the brunt of the
oratoricaf work is being borne by Sen
ator Frye, of Maine; Congressman Dali
zell, OF Pennsylvania, and State talent
such as Congressman Parker, Fowler and
Stewart; John S. Gibson of Newark, and
some lesser lights. Street parades and
torcnlight professions will form features
Of the campaign on both sides, but they
viii not be of such magnitude as those of
former years.
Colonel Bryan will make tour of the
State the latter part of this month. when
he will deliver addresses in Camden, Bur-
l.ngton. Trenton, New Brunswick. New
ark. jersey City, Paterson and at other
places. The Democrats are making great
preparations that their Presidential can
didate may receive a great ovation so as
to prove his popularity even in the
'enemys country" A special committee
has been named to escort him through the
Cornish. Howard Carrow. Eckard p Budd
and Louis F. Braun. No doubt the
Colonel viii attract great crowds, and
many Republicans will be as anxious to
see apd listen to him as if he were their
own candidate for the Presidency. The
Democrats are in hopes that the Colonel
viii make numerous conversions to their
cause duri4g his tour, and they feel con-
fIdeDf ha mill
asm among the masses and strengthen the
Democratic ticket all the way through.
The Republicans are becoming more
eonh1ent every day of their ability to
carry the State by good sized majority
They lock for great results in the banner
counties of Essex. Camden, Union and
Mercer, and they expect to carry every
county in the State with the exceptions
Of Warren, Hunterdon and Hudson
The dissensions in their ranks in Passaic
having vanished they predict majority
there for their national ticket of not
less than $500, and the election of the en-
tire county ticket. John W. Sturr who
has been nominated for Sheriff, is con-
sidered very strong among the masses,
and it is believed he has a following
among the Democrats which win insure
his election beyond all doubt The Demo-
Gratis have nominated for Senator Frank
Van Cieve, and for Sheriff Mr. Marley
who ran for Congress two years ago in
the Fifth district. That is considered
strong ticket, too and Mr.. GourIey says
it will be elected. And it would be were
the county not SO strongly Republican At
any rate there will be a stiff fight in Pas
said county.
The hottest contest in the State will
occur in the Third Congressional district,
of which Middesex forms a part Can
didate Bergen, on the Democratic side, is
making a most energetic canvass, and
so far he has been encouraged to pre-
dict that he will be elected by at least
a majority of 1900 over his Republican
opponent, Mr.. Howell. He has reason
to believe that he will carry both Mid
dlesex and Monmouth and quit even in
Somerset. Should his confidence be veri-
fed, then it is almost certain that Mr..
Strong will not be the next Senator from
AaiddIesex.
The Democratic State Committee, un-
der the guidance of Mr. Gourley, is now
full of animation, which is an indica-
ton that real, earnest work is meant in
this campaign. The headquarters in
Jersey City are now visited daily by
Democrats from all parts of the State,
and they report much activity in the
ranks of the faithful. Campaign speak
ers are much sought after and literature
is in much demand. The Republicans
do not like to see such activity among
their opponents, and, consequently, they,
too, have been spurred to the making of
greater efforts for the success of their
ticket The latter seem to have all the
money they need to pay the expenses of
the campaign, while the Democrats are
unable to raise sufficient funds to COM
pensate their campaign orators, and they
are numerous. The Democrats rejoice
that there are patriots enough in their
party who are willing to render service
without pay. and they say that is a
good indication OF the drift of public
opinion in favor of their cause
The political situation in New Jersey IS
becoming interesting. Campaign clubs are
being formed all over the State, and mass
meetings are nightly occurrences. United
States Senator Sewel. in an interview
today, said
''The paramount issue in this cam
paign is the preservation of the present
happy conditions, under which the bust
ness man, the manufacturer. the farmer
and the wage-earner are existing.
.eThe tariff is responsible for the happy
condition of the Industrial and CONNER
cial interests in the country today. The
change from free trade to protection has
blessed the nation with great prosperity
The whole condition of affairs has been
radically changed, and instead OF being
a debtor nation we have become the
creditor in all commercial enterprises
Europe is today a borrower from the
American people to the extent of several
hundred million dollars, and the rate o.
interest here is lower than in any Euro
pean continent. This very satisfactory
condition of affairs has been brought
about since the present Administration
was established
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