Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-03
THE FIGHT IN NEW JERSEY
CAMPAIGN CLOSES AT A WHITE
HEAT.
Bryan Injured His Cause by His Re-
cent Tour of the
State.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

CAPE MAY, N. J., November 2 1900.
With but two more actual working days
between now and election day the activity
in political circles in. both the leading
parties in New Jersey is at white heat,
as it were. The leaders of both parties are
sure of carrying the state for their re-
spectire candidates, and to this is due the
intense activity. Since the passage through
the state Of Bryan and Stevenson the dem
ocratic leaders have claimed the state on
the faith of the gathering Of such large
crowds to hear Colonel Bryan. These
crowds. however. appear to have been made
up of as many republicans democrats.
Curiosity was the main incentive to the
large gatherings. Bryan really lost votes
in this state by his speeches In south Jer-
sey he made no impression and did not
create disapproval to an apparent degree.
In Trenton, however. where the potteries
are doing 2 good business because of the
republican protective policy. Bryan made
a great mistake in referring to free trade.
The potters were present, but as soon as
the policy which made them prosperous
began to be condemned by Bryan the opera
house where he spoke was gradually emp
tied until only few people were there at
the close.
In Jersey City Bryan pounded the trusts,
but 1t was remarkable scene. The meet
ing was presided over by Allen l.. McDer-
mott, the democratic candidate for Con-
gress, who is president of the Corpora
tons Company" the organization which is
the New Jersey office of more than 10
trusts The affair was quite ridiculous. Nc
Dermott was a gold democrat four years
ago, and because he was of that persuasion
then he was named by the democrats for
Congress in the seventh district in order
to consolidate the democrats. but when
Bryan opened on the money question, and
McDermott had to support it, lots of DEM
ocrats OF the sound money kind decided to
| vote for Marshall Van Wrinkle. the young
republican candidate in the district and tt
| is thought now that Van Wrinkle will win
| or come close to 1t.
Chairman Franklin Murphy of the re-
| publican state committee, announces that
| the state will go for Mckinley and Roose-
welt by $4,000 plurality. and Chairman E. L.
Price of the democratic state committee Is a
cratic electors will have 10000 plurality in
| the state. But conservative fgurers say
| that Mckinley will have $1,000 plurality
| and this estimate Is probably about right
1t is now certain that seven of the eight
| congressman will be republicans; the other
| one may be. The doubtful district Is the
seventh. already spoken Of.
Joshua s. Salmon. the democratic repre-
| sentative from the fourth district, will be
| beaten by ex-Judge H. Burdette Herr. The
| other congressman who will be returned are
| ]. Gardner. second: Benjamin F. Howell,
| third James Fleming Stewart fifth: Rich
ard w. Parker. sixth: Charles N. Fowler,
| eighth.
The republicans will have thirty majority,
| and perhaps forty, on joint ballot In the
\ legislature. which will return Gen. William
1 ]. Sewell to the United States Senate.