The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-17
STATE NOTES.
What is Going on Among
Democrats and Repub-
licans.

ffrmed yesterday by close friend of Mr..
Griggs. The reason given for his retire
| ment is that he cannot afford to retain
| the place, in view of the fact that his
practice of law will yield him much
larger and necessary income. Although
he has lived unpretentiously in Washing
ton, it is said that his expenses there
| have greatly exceeded his salary.
Republicans who view with alarm the
factional party troubles in Burlington nd
| Middlesex counties say that there is no
excuse whatever for the continuation of
the strife. AT present the contest for the
nomination for State Senator appears to
be between ex-Assemblymans George
| Wildes, who is known as "the farmer can
didate," and Colonel Nathan Haines, with
the chances of success about equal. Both
by the county convention ought to be sat
isfactory to the party as unit.
A New Brunswick newspaper makes
bold to say that Senators Sewell and
Kean hay have to read the riot act to a
few prominent Republicans in 'Middlesex
| County who are ''threatening what they
viii lido or will not do if they are not sat-
isfed with the Republican nomiation for
h'SAetlOT. MUTE lIitIl HAIL Ul the fiepuU-
| licans of that county would fall in with
the riot act idea if they were sure it
would be read to those Republicans who
make the trouble and then blame other
Republicans for making it.
So far, three Democratic candidates for
State Senator from Hunterdon county
have appeared. They are William C. Geb-
| hardt of Clinton, George F. Martens of
New Germantown and L. H. Trimmer of
Middle Valley. Oliver 1. Blackwell of Rim
goes and Warren o. Laudenberger of
Junction will be renominated for the As
sembly by the Democrats The Repubi-
cans would like to nominate Captain John
Shields for State Senator, but they have
not yet received his consent to do so.
The latest addition to the list of Demo-
Gratis who are seeking Congress honors
in the width New Jersey District Is
Edward S. Wilde of Glen Ridge As
Frederick w. Parke, of Crawford was In
the field before Mr.. Wilde, there may be
quite contest in the nominating conven-
ton. In the opinion of the Republicans
OF the district the Democrats there will
be wise to get all the fun they can out
of the contest ntheir convention, as Mr..
| Fowler will probably have a majority of
the votes in the election
According to the latest returns there are
now four candidates for the Republican
nomination for Senator in Middlesex
County. They are Theodore Strong and
Edward Hicks, of New Brunswick; David
i broWn, of Woodbridge, and Mr.. Edgar
/ OF Metuchen. It is said that Robert Car
son Is in favor of Mr. Strong, while his
| opponents are supporting Mr.. Brown. The
! rumor that City Attorney Fred Weigel
! Of New Brunswick, may be the Demo-
critic candidate for Senator is probably un-
! founded, as James H. Van Cleef, the pres
ent incumbent, mas been slated for re-
nomination.
/ Charles N. Codding, chairman of the
Union County Republican Committee, said
yesterday that there would be no lack of
activity in the campaign in that county
this year. The real business of the cam
paign, however, will not begin in earnest
until September, when arrangements will
be made for holding number of mass
and aocal meetings, which will be ad-
dressed by speakers of National and local
reputation. It is probable that a number
of campaign clubs will be organized, some
of which win be uniformed and equipped.
/ y
Republican who is reputed to have politi-
cal aspirations for himself at no distant
date that if Frank Bergen, of Elizabeth
| would consent to be one of the electors on
the Republican ticket, there would be 1T
tie doubt of his election by the conven-
ton, which will meet at Trenton on Sep
tember 6. 1t is understood that Mr.. Ber-
gen will be on the list of speakers to be
4 lr,,, Ia hxy+ +Io
tee early next month. He is held in high
esteem by Franklin Murphy the chairman
of the State Committee, as a campaign
speaker.
Among the Democrats named for places
on the electoral ticket of that party are
Thomas Birch, in the I'D District; ex-
United States Senator Blodgett, in the
rid District; congressman Johnston
Cornish, in the WITH District; ex-senator
Henry S. Winton, in the With District, and
| ex-senator Frederick C. Marsh, in the
| With District.
The death of Augustus S. Barber, Jr.,
who succeeded John Y Foster as secre-
tary of the Republican State Committee.
aeaves vacancy which, it was said in
Newark yesterday, probably will not be
filled until the chairman of the commit
tee, Franklin Murphy, returns from
| Europe. The necessarily confidential re-
la'tions between the chairman and the
secretary of the committee make 1t i'm
portant, as was said, that the former
should be consulted in the selection of a
secretary.
The announcement was made yesterday
upon apparently competent authority that
1 William J. Bryan will make one speech in
New Jersey during the campaign, and
that the place selected for him to appear
is Paterson, the home of William B. Gour-
ley, the chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, who, it is understood, has re-
ceived promise from Mr.. Bryan to speak
in that city.
4 Chairman Van Emlburg of the Bergen
| County Democratic Committee said yes
terday that If Democratic nomination
for Congress should be made in the With
District that county would give a Demo-
cratic majority. He suggested that Judge
James M. Van valen would be the candi-
date to run against Congressman James
F. tSewart. Judge Van Valen had not
been consulted. but Mr.. Van Emburg be-
lieved that he could be induced to rum
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