The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-30
JERSEYS VOTE.
Republicans Hope to Keep
the State in Line for
Mckinley.
DEMOCRATS HANDICAP
The Old Silver Issue Still
Keeping Influential Men
Out of the Party.
DEMOCRATS HANDICAP
Especial 10 "rhe Jersey city News."l

Gratis must have cast their ballots for
| mckinley and Hobart. The Republican
plurality then was 1852 The total Re-
publican vote was 221, 1867, and the Demo-
| cratic, I33,6I5. Palmer and Buckner, on the
goid ticket, rfeceived a total of 6,373; the
Prohlpition candidates, 5,614, and the Soc
ial Labor. 1885. Essex county gave the
| largest Republican majority, 22,07S; Cam
den came next with 10,015. The only coun-
| Ties giving Democratic majorities were
| Hunterdon, 72S, and Warren, $50.
1t will be seen that in these figures even
| the good old Democratic county of Hud-
| son went over to the enemy by most de-
| c1slve and phenomenal vote. And other
| democratic counties were also recorded
| on that side, such as Monmouth Middle
sex, Bergen and Somerset AT least up
| to that time all of those counties were
| considered Democratic, but since then
then most of them have apparently Joined
the Republican column, with a likelihood
! that they will remain there. In over a
! quarter of a century this was the first real
| disruption that occurred in the Demo-
| cratic party of New Jersey, and Bryan
and free silver were the cause of it. No
wonder, then, that the old leaders of the
| party have become disguised with politics.
and that most of them abhor Organism
Even the most ardent Republican does
| not expect such a large vote for his
ticket in this Presidential campaign.
| Notwithstanding the detection of a large
portion of the gold Democrats, as was
recorded four years ago. Unless there is
a landslide in favor of the party in power,
| Mckinley'e majority is not likely to go
above 5000. Some conservative Repub-
licans make that prediction at the present
time, but qualify it by saying that as the
campaign progresses changes may occur
which will either increase or decrease that
majority.
The Democrats are in hope that the
| national leaders of their party will pay
4 attention to the campaign in this State at
| the proper time and give the workers
| some encouragement by supplying sinews
| of war and eloquent speakers to whoop
1 up what they term the paramount issues
l-anti-trusts and anti-imperialism. With
| a red-hot campaign they say that if they
| cannot carry the State they will be able
| to give the Republicans a good scare and
make them work the harder, thus divert
1 ing their attention from other States and
/ particularly those which are considered
| doubtful And then by receiving such en-
/ engagement the Democratic leaders say
| they might stand chance of gaining one
| or two Congressman and perhaps elect a
| majority in the Legislature.
/ Still it is we'll to remember that the
party was in even worse condition in
1856 and then it polled 1855 votes and
/ that despite the great popularity of Mr..
| Hobart, the Republican candidate for
l xy;aa ma ainrjtu
| of S7,692 was phenomenal of course, and
| the impression was then conveyed that the
| old party had received such a blow as to
| disable it for many years to come. The
| old leaders themselves felt that miracle
would be required to place the party on
Tits feet again and the prospect for re
/ haIbilitation was to their mind very re-
/ mote But 10 and behold in the Ghber-
material campaign of two years later the
| defeated Democracy waged a battle wnlcn
! came near electing it's candidate for the
| Executive chair, weak though he was IN
| many respects, and despite the great pop
ularity of Foster M. Voorhees,, the RepuD-
/ lican nominee. The Republican majority
then was only 5.499, a great falling OH IN
| deed in the brief period of two years 1ro4h
| 81, ,692. This close vote at an electlon III
/ which State issues alone were uppermost
| proved that the great majority OF those
| Democrats who had voted for MCKINNEY
! were willing to return to the party Iolo
| when Bryan and free silver We're not the
paramount issue.
4 Tbe Republicans of New Jersey seem
| IN have almost everything in their favor
| in this Presidential campaign Tney
| know full we'll that their ticket Will poll
a sufflciency of Democratic votes to give
| them the state, owing to revival OF
| the 16to / issue by the Democrats. They
| are able to raise any amount OF money
TO defray campaign expenses, because
/ their leaders are all men of wealth and
influence, and they have as good an
| organization as can possibly be made
Seven years ago the Republicans made
I a conquest of the State, and they have
| frightened their grip upon it each year
/ since. and so much SO that their follow
| ers now occupy nearly all the offices of
| trust and emoluments. 1t will require
i several years. even were the Democrats
to elect the next Governor to weed out
all of the Republican of1iceholders.
The Republican State Committee, is
composed of campaigners of wealth. in
| fuence and experience. AT its head is
Franklin Murphy, who is in love with
| politics and who has leisure time enough
| to devote to the thorough running of
| campaigns. Ever since he has held 'thas
| position of chairman of the committee
l he has met with a round OF success
| which, perhaps, has never been equaled
| by any of his predecessors In Office. For
seven successive years, while filing his
| high position, his party has been victori-
| Gus in every campaign. His associates
| on the committee have always given Mr..
| Murphy much praise for his zeal in man
| aging affairs and for the tact and wisdom
he has demonstrated in all matters af-
| fecting the welfare of bis party. Should
his party continue in the ascendency it is
very likely that Mr.. Murphy will be re-
warded for his services by his elevation
to the Governors chair. He is man of
large wealth. and consequently can well
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