The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-12
ESSEX
ALL RICH I
The Democratic Party
Working in Perfect
Harmony for Soy-
mour's Election.
ALL FAVOR THE MAYOR
Conservative Men Predict
He Will Receive a
Plurality in the
County.
OPINIONS OF LEADERS
Everything Points to the
Success of the Ticket
Throughout the
State.
REPUBLICAN FATUITT
They Are Still Basing Their
Hopes Upon the De-
lection of the Smith
Men.
Especial to .rThe Jersey city News. =


NEWARK. Oct. H. 1901. Much has been
said and written since the present Guber-
material campaign opened concerning the
situation in Essex Both sides realize
that this county is the turning point and
that whether James NJ. Seymour or
Franklin Murphy will be the Governor of
New Jersey for the three years beginning
Tuesday, January p, next, will depend al
most entirely upon the result in Essex.
For that reason both sides are exerting
their every effort to carry this county
and at this writing the advantage is de-
cidedly with the Democrats. Even the
Republicans realize that Mayor Seymour
is going to materially cut down the plu-
rality which the Republicans received at
the last election. They also realize that
it will require a gain of only about one
per cent. on the vote cast for Elvin w.
Crane three years ago throughout the
State to elect the Democratic candidate.
Whatever the prospects of accomplishing
that result outside of this county-and 1t
is recognized by experienced politicians
that they are unusually good-there Is no
doubt that the increase in the Demo-
cratic vote in Essex will be many times
over that
That Mayor Seymour has great strength
in the city of Newark has been demon
strated beyond doubt by the fact that
three times he has carried the Republican
city by substantial pluralities. It often
happens that owing to party defections,
deeply aroused public opinion or some en-
tirely local issue, or general dissatisfac-
ton with candidate or ticket, candi-
date opposed to the dominant party car
ries municipal election. Such results
are generally an accident and of no posi-
tive value in computing the strength OF
the party of the successful candidate
But where that candidate again and
again in succession carries city it is
proof positive that his strength with the
people is something positive, tangible,
and that the people elect him because
they have faith in his honesty and sim
cerity of purpose and are not only willing
bat desirous Of trusting him in any posi-
ton Of political trust from the lowest to
the highest.
Such is the strength Mayor Seymour
possesses in the city of Newark. But,
strong as he is here, he is even stronger
throughout the county. The countrymen
land this term is used to distinguish the
citizens of the townships and villages
from those Of the city-consider him a
great man as compared with Mr.. Murphy,
and all are anxious to vote for him. They
look upon him as one of themselves in
comparison with Mr.. Murphy, and con-
slider him far more competent and quail
fed to guard their interests than the man
Of wealth, all Of whose tastes and inclina-
tions are aristocratie and antag9nistic to
theirs. In Mr. Seymour they believe that
they have candidate who understands
them thoroughly and is in perfect SYM
patbv with their aims and needs and all
are anxious to vote for him in preference
to Murphy.
No one is better acquainted with this
situation in Essex County than the Re-
publican managers of Mr.. Murphy's cam
,,a;gn. II worries them greatly and taxes
~ lis utmost their ingenuity to devise
rneans for stemrning the tide of public
approval which is setting in irresistibly
toward Mr. Seymour In their anxiety
frey seem to have lost their heads and
are like men cropping around IN the dark
for some entrance to the light. The only
ray which has penetrated their gloom IS
hope that they will be able TO SOW dis
sension among the Democrats by striving
to keep alive the ani1nosities which char
scterized Mayor seymour's canvass for
the nomination. For that reason their
organs are continually producing, with
big scare headlines wonderful and appall-
ing accounts Of the way in which this
md that Democrat is going to knife the
candidate Of their party. They will tell
you how those who opposed the Mayors
nomination. and whom they designate as