The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-22
STOKES HOPEFUL
Tells Republican County
Chairemn Their Side
Will Win.
REED MORE GLOOMY
Says the Democrats Are
Gaining Ground in Som
erset County.
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TRENTON, Aug. %. 1900.-There was a
conference between the Republican coun-
ty chairmen of the State and Senator
Stokes, the acting head of the Repubi-
can State Committee, and Supreme Court
Clerk Riker, treasurer of the committee,
at the rooms of the Republican Club,
East Hanover street, yesterday.
The purpose of the meeting was to dis
cuss the political conditions in the State,
but from the outcome it is apparent that
very little was CLEANED that will be of in
terest to he bosses.
The campaign has not opened yet in
New Jersey" said a prominent Republi-
can official, after the meeting, ''and the
county chairmen have no more idea Of
what it will develop than any other cfti-
zen of the State.
1t was announced that the reports
showed a general apathy on the part of
the Republicans throughout the State, and
Senator Stokes warned those present that
1t was time to be up and doing.
The platform of the Democratic ma
tional convention was considered at some
length at the conference, and the chair
men reported that the anti-imDerialistic
policy of the Democrats was acting as
boomerang.
According to the reports, the young men
all over New Jersey are just clamoring
to have the United States become an en-
pire, and if the hue and cry keeps up 1t
may be necessary for the Republicans to
tack on another plank or two in their
platform, taking in China.
Senator Reed, representing Somerset
county did not take quite so rosy view
of the conditions as did the other confer
rees He stated that the stand against
trusts taken by Bryan would do the Re
publicans no end of harm in the rural sec
tions.
All through the Fourth Congressional
district and in his own county of Somer-
set, Senator Reed explained, the farmers
were very restless over the trust problem
and there was likely to be great detection
in the Republican ranks.
The chairmen were unit in expressing
regret that the money question would not
come to the front in better shape, as it
would give the Republicans more chance
for fighting, they said. But all agreed
that they were having no end of difficulty
in trying to get people interested in the
currency, all attempts being met with
some remark or other to the effect that
it was now a dead issue.
-Four counties reported that they had
perfect organizations. These were Mer-
Ger, Camden. Essex and Union. Many
of the others announced that organiza-
tions and reorganizations were being per-
fected.
Burlington and Middlesex counties,
which are just now suffering from horri-
BILE dissensions in the ranks of the Repub-
lican party, announced that while consid-
cradle doubt existed as to the local tick
cts, the counties would surely go for Nc
Kinley.
Major Lentz, the dictator of Essex
county, was the only chairman rash
enough to make a prediction as to the
majority for the Republican ticket at the
coming election. He boldly announced
that Essex would give Mckinley and
Roosevelt at least 5000 majority and
added with much gusto, 1--WE are so we'll
organized that we could do it tomorrow.