The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-25
KOUNTz WON'T SERVE.
Republican Elector Refuses to
Curtail His Trip Abroad
Headquarters News.
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NEWARK, Sept 25 1900-Luther
Kountze, of Morristown, who was named
as one of the Republican electors for New
Jersey, will not qualify for the place, as
he is in Europe, and substitute will be
named by General Sewell, Franklin Muir
ply, Senator e. c. Stokes and First AS
sistant Postmaster-G General William M.
johnson, acting as a committee on va
cancies.
Mr.. Kountze was placed on the ticket
by the convention held in Trenton on
September 6. His name was suggested by
Senator Mahlon Pitney, and the delegates
of the Fourth Congressional District in
dorsed the Morristown man and he was
put en- the ticket without opposition.
AT the time of his selection Mr.. Kountze
was abroad, but it was believed then that
he would be home in time to accept the
honor. The law requires that electoral
candidates must qualify at least twenty
days before election, and it was not until
a few days ago that it was intimated
that Mr.. Kountze would not be able to
fulfil this requirement.
Mr.. Murphy said today that he had
received a letter, stating definitely that
Mr.. Kountze would not be back in time
and that it was officially considered that
there was a vacancy to be filed. Who
would probably be chosen, the State
Chairman declared he could not say, as
the Committee on Vacancies had not
consulted on the matter.
Before Mr.. Kountze was prominently
mentioned as a candidate, prior to the
convention, there was some talk of nam
ing John I. Blair Reiley for the place.
At that time, however, the Fourth Dis
trict leaders were grooming Mr.. Kelley
for another heat in the Congressional
race, and his friends made no determined
effort to land him as an elector. In view
of the fact that Judge H. Burdette Herr
there are some Republicans who believe
that Mr.. Kelley may be chosen to take
the place left vacant by Kountze.
Mr.. Murphy William Riker and Henry
M. Doremus were at State headquarters
yesterday to keep in motion the wheels
of the party machine, and Secretary
Gibson had his hands full with detail
work. There is no lack of confidence on
the part of the leaders as to how New
Jersey will go, but the campaign is be-
ing waged with vigor, and the leaders
are keeping in close touch with every
section of the State.
Reports were received from Sussex
County this morning which indicated that
the Republicans in that stronghold of
Democracy are hopeful of repeating their
success of 1886, when the county gave Nc
Kinley a plurality of seventy. The Sussex
Republicans are counting upon disaffec=
ton among their opponents over the can
didacy of Senator Lewis J. Martin for re-
nomination. The Republicans have not
united upon a Senatorial candidate, but
there is a well-developed boom for Will
lam Coursen, of Saltwater Township, a
former Assemblyman.
Richard B. Reading, member of the
State committee from Hunterdon county,
dropped into headquarters long enough TO
give his opinions of the situation down
his way.
Things are beginning to look pretty good
in Hunterdon,'' said Mr.. Reading to a re-
porter. 'The Democrats have a three
cornered fight on their hands, and we are
not losing anything by it. President Nc
kinleys chances of carrying the county
are good, | think. We were a little bit
scared at first, as we didn't know how the
Gold Democrats would stand, but they're
yet. AS for the candidate for Senator, I
don't know who it will be. We usually
wait and take advantage of the mistakes
of the Democrats.