The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-20
GETTING ANXIOUS
Republicans Beginning to
Fear They Can't Garry
New Jersey.
STOKES WAKING UP
fractional Fights in Several
Counties Worry the
Leaders.


Especial to 1.-THE Jersey city News"l
TRENTON, Aug. 20, 19Oo.-Although the
Republican leaders and politicians feel
| convinced that New Jersey will be count
| ed in the Mckinley and Roosevelt column
next November, yet they are unwilling to
| take chances as to the vote of the State
going on the opposite side. They know
that hard work on their part is required
/, in order to make their intended victory
secure With that object in view then the
tocsin of war has been sounded by Sena-
tor Stokes. vice chairman of the Repub-
lican State Committee, who has issued
call to all the chairmen of the county or
ganizations of the party to meet him in
this city next week for conference and
consultation. Mr. Stokes wants to ascer-
tain how things are in each county that
defects in the machinery, if they exist,
can be repaired in time, SO that nothing
shall obstruct the progress of the cam
paign once it has been started. The in
trepid young Senator wants to have
| things in good shape by the time Chair
man Murphy returns from Europe so that
the State Committee may not be hamper
ed by looking after small details in the
various counties. Mr.. Stokes is a good or
ganizer and most untiring worker, and
he never does things by halves. 1t is his
ambition to make the Republican organi-
cation in New Jersey one of the best in
| the country. Most certainly the party has
! the money and the means to keep up its
splendid organization, and if a victory is
to be won mainly through the influence of
machine politics the New Jersey Repub-
licans will win laurels.
To start the ball a rolling it is report
ed that Senator Hanna will deliver an
address at Asbury Park during the COM
ing week, when he will outline the policy
his party will pursue in the campaign.
He will sound the keynote of the contest
on his side and then the followers of his
party in this State will know all about the
predominant issues and the best course
to take for the corralling of votes for the
national ticket. Mr.. Hanna has already
won fame as practical politician, and
there are many ways in which he can en-
| tighten New Jersey Republicans as to the
running of campaigns, smart and skillful
| though they consider themselves to be-
Mr.. Hanna has done well in the selection
of Senator Kean and Colonel William Bar
| bour as members of the Advisory Com
mittee OF the Republican national organi-
cation. They have lots of wealth and are
always willing to spend a share of it for
the good of their party. Senator Kean
seems very anxious about the condition
of affairs in New Jersey ana he has
sounded note of warning to the party
workers. He thinks that the Republicans
of the State are deceiving themselves with
the idea that they are going to win an
mr.
State carry itself. The Senator adds
They have got to be aroused and made
to feel that things are net accomplished
except by work They have got TO work
They seem to not have been aroused to
! the Importance of the occasion.'' Mr..
Kean no doubt is afraid of apathy and
over-confdence in the ranks of his party,
and hence he has given a warning which
is sure to have the effect he desires.
There are several sore spots in the
Republican, organization which worry
the leaders. fractional strife in Essex,
Middlesex and Burlington prevails to an
alarming extent. The two warring fac
tions in Essex have marked their line of
battle, and they propose to fight to- the
finish. One faction is headed by Will
liam Rilker and the other by Major Carl
Lentz. The former is pushing the can
didacy of John S. Gibson for Congress
and John p. Dexheimer for Register of
Deeds Major Lentz is doing his level
best to have Richard Wayne Parker re-
nominated for Congress and George De
Camp named for the county Office Each
of these rival leaders has a very strong
following and this contest for superior
ity promises to be about the liveliest that
has ever occurred in Essex County. 1t
is a question If the Republicans of New
Jersey can afford to have such bitter
factional fight in their banner county
during this Presidential campaign. Gas
goes Essex SO goes the State is an old
and truthful saying, and should the
Democrats present a bold and a united
front in this campaign, perhaps that
county might be swerved from its allie
glance to the Republican cause. 1t is
not SO many years ago since Essex was
in the habit of giving Democratic ma
jorities, and it may do so again should
the Republicans persist in their ideas
that they can indulge in faetional squaIb-
bles without endangering the success of
their ticket.
Former Assemblyman Wildes is making
eAiASo FSky iaNSty LOT lll0 maCQln6 men
of his party in Burlington. AS a candi-
date for the Senatorial nomination he is
making a close canvass for votes, espec-
tally among the farmers, of which element
hepo ses as a representative. Mr. Wildess
opponent is Colonel Nathan Haines, who
is being pushed by most of the local lead
ers and practical politicians. His friends
predict that he will come out the victor
in the contest without much trouble
Three years ago a similar factienal con-
test in the Republican ranks gave the
county to the Democrats, when Howard
L. Packer was elected Senator by a plur-
ality of GIG over Joshua E. Borton, the
Republican candidate. The year before the
county gave Mckinley plurality of 47e1
Should these Republican dissensions pre-
vail and the Democrats become united
upon good candidate, then it is not un-
likely that Burlington may again be
represented in the State Senate by
member of the minority party Even
General Sewell's popularity in the coun-
ty may not be strong enough to prevent
such result.
The Republican factions in Ariddlesex
refuse to be placated. Bob Carson,
the Republican leader, insists upon i1av-
ing his own way. and he will not ap-