New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.

II the New-Jersey Republican newspaper press
Is an authentic guide to popular Republican
opinion in that State. Franklin Murphy II the
State Convention for 1901 70 be held to-
morrow would be nominated for Governor by
acclamation
William B Gourley chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee, has declared himself
being unanimously opposed to trusts. The
Bryan Democrats of Camden County have made
the same declaration. Is this the reason why
the gentlemen from Camden and the gentleman
from Passaic are acting as If they expected to
find hole in the combination when the Demo-
cratic State Convention meets?
For one thing that he did the late Chancellor
McGin will never be forgotten by a grateful
people and that was the blow which he admins
tered TO the Infamous Coal Combine" which
not only gave that pernicious scheme a fatal
knock on the head, but also warned all similar
combinations against popular rights TO stand
from under And there they have from that
time to the present stood.
So earnest in his advocacy Of the overthrow Of
one member Of Congress and the nomination of
another is New-Jersey politician that he
says, Both are able men, but is closer TO
the popular heart than his ornate and suave
but rather spectacular opponent" 1t is not i'm
probable that this special pleader for his own
ornate opinion will be carrying the popu-
lar heart around openly at retail rates-Iike
taffy a stick, for instance.
The revival Of the rumor that Senator Reed, of
Somerset County. getting ready to contest
the denomination OF Congressman Howell. of the
lid District, quite unnecessary, Mr.
Reed had said publicly some time ago that he
was doing nothing OF the kind. IN fact speak
ing OF this matter recently, one Of the best
known Republicans in the lid District said that
far he had heard there not a Repub-
lican in the three counties who opposed to
Mr. HowelIs denomination, unless it was Robert
Carson. of New-Brunswick OF whom it was said
that he would like the nomination for himself
The announcement is made that a Bryan
newspaper is to be established IN every doubt
full State in the Union. Sorneb ebody-possioly
with an eye to misunderstanding intimated 70
the Bryan powers that be that New-Jersey is
doubtful State Burlington is the town selected
for the newspaper enterprise. probably for the
reason that II is believed that Burlington is
unable TO resent this reflection upon it's intel
ligence because or its age. Burlington is in
deed. very old town. but Bryan and his news
paper experts would have been wise TO rernem-
Der that it has other virtues than the buttons
on It's longtaied coat.
To be not to be Observation-Disclosures the ques-
ton which is agitating the Democratic mind
from Sussex TO Cape May these days South
Jersey Democrats appear to be pretty generally
in favor of issuing instructions. ironclad and
copper fastened. to the delegates to the Kansas
City Convention while their North Jersey parti-
sans would prefer that the delegation should be
uninstructed. As the situation looks to the
average outsider, 1T would appear that North
Jersey will get the deegates-at-Iarge and South
Jersey the instructions. OF course, the dele
gates would do their best to be obedient TO the
instructions until there came the opportunity TO
draw up a set, such as the exigencies Of
the case and forth might require Come TO
think of IT, 1t is rather remarkable how many
exgencies there are in Democratic politics nova
days. But suppose they can't be helped.
And as in the case Of Bryan, what can't be
cured must be endured for another four years.