The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-09-15
MURPHY SMILES.
He Says It Would Be UnWise
for Him to Enter Local
Fights.
WANTED : sPELLBINDERs.
G. Q. P. Is Waking Up and
Getting Ready for
Meetings.

Especial to ''The Jersey City News")
NEWARK, Sept. 49, 190o.-For more
than two hours yesterday Chairman
Franklin Murphy, Henry NJ. Doremus and
Secretary John S. Gibson, of the Repub-
| lican State Committee, were in consulta-
ton over the work of the campaign.
| There was an accumulation of business,
and when it had all been attended to the
conferrees not only looked relieved, but
actually pleased. The cause for the self
| complacency of the chairman and his
| colleagues was explained by Mr.. Murphy,
| in response to reporters queries.
There appears to be a beginning of
general awakening among the Republi-
cans of the State" is the way Mr.. Muir
ply put it. For two hours we have
been busy answering requests for speak
ers and buttons and Autographs and lit
erature and in looking after a score or
| more of other matters Incidental to the
campaign. Our people are becoming
aroused to the situation, meetings are be-
ing arranged for and held, and the situa-
ton appears more encouraging.
I'VE are preparing to prosecute the cam
paign vigorously in every county and we
will be in position to do that, as we will
be in direct communication with every
county. First, we will reach all the more
important points in the State with big
meetings and the county organizations
will keep up the work. There will be
plenty for us to do from now on. as I
might say that the real, earnest work is
just about beginning. I began to realize
that fact yesterday and today have fur
ther proof before me-"
Touching upon the local campaign, Mr..
Murphy said that he was satisfied that
everything would be in good shape in Es-
sex county.
"All the efforts at present" he went
on to say seem to be leading to the
conventions to be held early in October.
take it for granted that there will be no
soreness remaining after the nomina-
tions are made, and I don't know but
that a political fight, properly conducted.
is a good thing for the party. OF course,
it is not beneficial to carry differences too
far, and l do not believe that such
fight as the New York Democrats had at
Saratoga, for instance, can be considered
beneficial. There some pretty harsh
words were used, and harsh words are
never conducive to harmony"
politicians during the last few G<ys that
Mr.. Murphy had declared against the
nomination of John P. Dexheimer for
Register. When questioned on this point
Mr.. Murphy said
Gas chairman of the State Committee,
it would not be wise for me to take sides
in the register controversy, though, as
far as Essex County affairs are con-
cerned, my action or opinion would sim
ply be that of private citizen. But
many people seem disinclined to grant
me the opportunity to act as a private
citizen in political affairs, and if I should
express personal views they would be
taken as official expressions from the
State chairman. Therefore I deem 1t
best not to take sides.
'tMr. Riker is treasurer of the State
Committee and a co-worker of mine
Major Lentz is chairman of the most
important County Committee in the State.
My duty as chairman is to try and get
their best effoffrts fer the cause, and it
would not do for me to take sides on
local issues with either one. Both of the
gentlemen seem to appreciate my posi-
ton and neither one has asked me to
help him in the least. No, I have not
heard that any steps looking to a COM
promise are contemplated, but am salts
fed that the matter will be finally settled
in, the convention
[Mr. Murphy, by the way, is an ex-
tremely busy man in politics these days
for beside the attention which the New
Jersey campaign demands, he is prac-
tically the acting executive head of the
ooc cfny, ~
Mr.. Murphy is member of the National
Executive Committee, and during Senator
MARK A. Hanna's absence in the West
the New Jersey member is occupying the
national chairman's room at the New
York headquarters. This is as the late
Vice President Hobart did four years ago.
but when Mr.. Murphy succeeded to the
place left vacant by Mr.. Hobart's death it
was not generally believed that in his
first year he would be called to so re-
sponsible a position.
1t is not to be inferred that Mr. Murphy
is running the Eastern campaign alone
for associated with him are Joseph H.
Manley, of Maine; Senator Scott, of West
Virginia, and Cornelius N. Bliss, of New
York. Mr.. Manley has been engaged in
Maine for some time, and his time at ma
tional headquarters is taken up with the
management of the literary bureau. Sena-
tor Scott is kept busy assigning speakers,
and Mr.. Blss's special duty is to look
after the finances, leaving the general
executive work to be done by Mr.. Murphy.
The latter is at the New York head
quarters nearly every day from noon until
about four o'clock.