New-York tribune., 1900-10-13

At meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Republican State Committee at Newark yesterday
Franklin Murphy chairman, Senator E g Stokes
vice-chairman; State Controller Hancock, William
Riker. Senator Kean. c. f. Breckenridge ana hich-
ard b. Reading were present After the meeting
which largely devoted to a discussion OF e Ins
political situation IN the state SenatSf ntorv bnt
that the committee would In no way relaX lts
a clean sweep as could be achieved by HARMONIOUS Nous
action and hard work Colonel Readlng Sala ht that
the Hunterdon County Republicans in particular,
and the WITH District Republicans in general, were
depressed and apathetic they had made mistake
as they likely to realize in N9Vemoer II Vas Mas
counties of that astrct were not as easy a marx R
for The he srS as but n the IvfR District
Republicans would give good account OF I'm I9et an
Assemblyman was quite within the range OF PROD
ability in Sussex. and there WaS no no oouOS ood vs.
ority In Hunerdon and Warren r SouhGS ssre5 the fe
at bSt%een W3%a now a1d election day
When Colonel George Pfeiffer called at the head
quarters of the Democratic State Committee IN Jel
sew CITY Yesterday everybody there was pleased 10
eae him The Colonel is man of substances and
has a duck farm IN the pines Of South Jersey ;
hence the handshaki9g i1 ana s sne vafeT al coUn-
trv yendue until the Colonel said that he thought
he would be elected as member OF Congress in the
Ist New-Jersey District, when even the secretary
of the committee, who is noted ror pelng aole 10
STedmIous and Said something about optimism" "
have a touCn OF II. ana OtIeI wise
disconnectedy for fully two minutes colonel Ptelt
fer n is true, had Just defeated William J. Thomp-
son for the Democratic leadership of Camden Coun-
~ after one OF the most bitter contests known 10
was likely to be elected to Congress in district
which goes Republican In off years by anywhere
from 900 to 5000 the congratulations ceased ana
his hearers began to feel for the Colonel 1t was q
kindly feeling, Of course, but It evinced decided
symptoms of depression, nevertheless.
The Democratic complaint in Jersey City yester-
dav that Mark Pagan. the Republican candidate for
state Senator in Hudson County. had had ex-
nerience in legislation being neatly met by the
Republican retort that possibly ex-Judge Robert S.
Hudspeth, the Democratic candidate for the same
ONCE had had much experience in legislation TO
make him as acceptable to the voters of that coun-
~ when they remembered how he was caught in
the notorious coal combine"
The nomination of Judge Lambert for Con-
eress by TIE Democrats of the With New-Jersey
District against Richard Wayne Parker the pres
ent CONGRESSMAN is not worrying the Republicans.
According to the views OF Franklin Murphy chair
man of the Republican State Committee, and Major
Carl Lentz. chairman Of the Essex County Repub-
lican Committee, Mr. Parker will be reelected by a
gratifying majority.
The fact that Marshal Van Wrinkle the Repub-
lican candidate for Congress in the With New
Jersey District win not resign the Office of Assist
ant Prosecutor OF Hudson County while engaged
in the campaign, is causing satirical Demo
cratic comment in Jersey City. This seems some
what strange TO the Republicans there, IN view OF
the other fact that Democratic office holder in
Hudson County either dies resigns but invari-
ably waits to BE- kicked out. And this may be the
yesterday, when there is kick coming from the
Repubcans.'