New-York tribune., 1900-07-28
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.


cautious citizens of PIainfeld is that the census
returns will show a population of not far from
twenty thousand. The fact that NewBruns-
wick is entitled to a district court under re-
cent act of the Legislature recalls the add-
tional fact that Governor voorhees, decided not
to make the appointment for that city this year.
for the reason. as was understood at the time,
that the people there were not eager for the es-
tablishment of such court. Appearances In
dicate that PlainfeId may not be any more
unanimously in favor Of district court than
New-Brunswick was said to be some months
ago.
Union County rejects with the emphasis OF
conviction the unidentified allegation that
James E. MARITIME the Farmer Orator" is a
boss and declares with equal emphasis that
Mr. MARITIME 'is a statesman" And yet the SAD
fact remains-it has become almost reminis-
ence now-that the political party TO which he
belongs has never given him the opportunity 20
develop his talents in either capacity, although
his willingness to accept the responsibility has
never been seriously questioned.
The announcement is made that Congressman
Fowler, who has the appointment Of a naval
cadet at his disposal. has decided to place the
matter in open competition. and that to the end
that the best fitted youth who aspires to the
be held in the Pingry School Building on Au-
gust II.
political writer Of acknowledged promi-
nence in New-Jersey. whose Democracy is OF the
oldtime stalwart variety, and to which no new
gratis of Is to l or other political heresies have
even been able to cling recently paid William
B. Gourley. the chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee. the compliment Of being one
of the few Democrats who if their party were
with them unitedy, might be able to wrest vic
tory out Of apparently Oncoming defeat, and
added But under the circumstances, what
can he or any other leader Of equal merit ac-
compIish when most of the influential leaders
of his party are either suIking in heir tents
or are open and above board in favor of the re-
election of Mckinley" 1t is indeed. as true
now it that circumstances alter
cases." and Mr.. Gourley's turn to be the victim
of both seems to have arrived.
There is prevailing impression in New
Jersey that If William ]. Bryan is depending
upon the Consent of the governed" for his cleo
tion, he has made a very poor use of his oppor-
tunities for getting acquainted with the popular
consent and that his opinion Of the governed is
no more complimentary than that expressed by
the immortal Mr. Puck.
may be. there is always something unique in
politics in New-Jersey. Men talk politics over
there when men in other places are asleep, ana
there are more new and ingenious Ideas propa-
gated and grown there than there are shavings
in front Of ex-senator BIodgett when he has sat
and whitfield all day in one place. One Of the
newest and most original of these political in
genuties in New-Jersey is an election bet, in
which Thomas P. Noyes. of Jersey City, and
1byy Of linden SCdFCelV
interested than their neighbors. NOyes. who is
a Mckinley enthusiast, has made a wager of the
house he lives In against the house that Noyes-
who is a Bryan follower-Iives in. that McKin- |
ley will be elected. The loser of the wager Is to
sell his home. and part of the receipts are 10
be used to pay for hunting trip in North
Carolina. and another provision of the bet is
that the loser shall move away from where he
now lives AS NOyes stands to win" the
probability is that one more Democrat will help
to swell the party vote in Jersey City after next
November, which may or not be-opinions do so
radically differ in ew-Jersey-another proof
OF the axiom that there is no great loss that IS
not attended by some small gain
The Republicans OF Plainfeld pleased
with the recent presentation by President Nc
Kinley of his latest photograph and letter Of
encouragement which were forwarded 10 Will
lam Newcorn secretary of the Plainfeld Re
publican Executive Committee. 1t is said to be
the intention OF Mr.. Newcorn to have the photo
graph and the letter framed and hung in the
rooms of the committee during the present cam
paign, where members and visitors may have
the pleasure Of seeing the portrait Of their cand-
date and reading his encouraging words, which
may be fairly taken as something personal TO
themselves.
P. Fl. Charlock. of Elizabeth. one Of the secre-
tares of the New-Jersey State League OF the
National Commercial and Industrial League,
said yesterday that the State organization was
making gratifying progress in the way OF estab-
fishing auxiliary leagues. Already Newark and
Paterson have taken great inter est in the move
ment and Elizabeth. Trenton Camden and
w-Brunswick will Immediately move in the
same direction.
Passaic County Republicans are sufficiently
unanimous in the opinion that the denomination
Of James Fleming Stewart for Congress on
Thursday was the right thing to do at the right
time to insure his reelection by a plurality
quite equal to that given him in 1896 which
was a little more than two thousand. Mr. Stew
arts speech accepting the denomination would
be an excellent document for the Republican
State Committee to include in the circulation of
campaign literature.
ROBBED A LONG BRANCH COTTAGE.
Long Branch. July p (speciaD-The summer
home Of Francis NJ. Sherry. of New-York. was
robbed to-day by a colored servant, as is supposed
of money and iewelry worth over Sl.N0. The ser
want Mamie Johnson came from Baltimore a