The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-10-08
STATE CAMP AIGN
The Democratic Committee
Meets in Newark and
Lays Ont Work.
HEADQUARTERS 10 Be HERE
Mayor Seymour and Many
Delegates Favor This
City AS Base Of
Operations.

lSpeclal 10 ,,Ine Jersey City NEWS
NEWARK, Oct s. 1901. The first meet
ing of the Democratic State Commll{ee
was held In the Jenersonian Club hpuse
on West Park street yesterday afterhoon
after Mayor Seymour had been notifieA Of
his nomination. Previous to the meeting
a conference was held among the leaders
of the party, which was participated in
by Mayor Seymour z. f. c. Young, State
Chairman William B. Gourley, Colonel p.
T. Price, Senator Johnston Cornish,
David S. Coates and Major Hurley, Of
Trenton. These, in an informal manner,
discussed several features Of the cana
paign.
When Chairman Gourley called the
meeting to order these members responds
ed:-Robert l.. Ward, Atlantic; Luther r.
Campbell, Bergen; Richard r. Budd,
Burlington; Lemuel E. Miller, Cape May;
Samuel Iredell, Cumberland; James E.
Nugent, Essex; q. F. G. Young, Hudson.
and General William G. Heppenheimer,
at large; James N. Pidcock, Hunter
don; Michael Hurley, Mercer; Oliver
Kelly, Middlesex; David S. Crater, Mon
mouth; Willard w. Cutler, Morris; Will
lam ]. Harrison, Ocean; Louis f. Braun,
Passaic; Robert Gwynne, Salem; William
J. Keys, Somerset; Louis b. Martin, Sus-
sex, for Lewis r. lift; Peter Egnolf.
Union. and Johnston Cornish, of Warren.
livery one of the twenty-one counties was
represented something that has not hap
pened before in several years.
The four members at large which the
chairman of the convention is authorized
to appoint were not named. Chairman
Gourley stated that he would have their
names ready for publication in a few
days.
The present members-at-large are Will
lam B. Gourley, of Passaic; Richard A.
Donnelly, of Mercer; Rufus Blodgett. of
Monmouth; William c. Heppenheimer. Of
Hudson, and Howard Carrow, of Camden.
Should it be decided by Mr.. Seymour not
to add to this number it ds probable that
the members who will go into retirement
will be General Donnelly and Mr.. Blod-
gett, as 1t is considered probable that
the Mayor will Insist on having places
made for Colonel Price and James w.
Lanning, of Mercer who suffered defeat
for reelection as county members be-
cause of their loyalty to the candidate.
mfttee and his retirement would probably
result in 3. F. c. Young or William @
Heppenheimer being placed In charge Of
the Democratic strong box.
AS there is nothing in the laws of the
committee specifying or limiting the num-
Der of members-at-large, however, there
is a probability that Messrs. Price and
Lanning may be named as additional
members, without retiring any Of the
present five. This plan is said to be fav-l
ored by the Hudson leaders.
The committee elected MIR. GourIey
chairman and William H. Devereux of
Asbury Park secretary pro tenn. The ques-
ton OF headquarters was taken up and
although no definite conclusion was ar
rived at there was a decided sentiment
Of locating in Jersey City. Mayor Sey-.
mour favored your city, and SO did the
members from the southern tier OF coun-
the State. All railroads, they said, ter
inmate in Hudson, and people from. any
part of New Jersey could go through
without change. 1t was finally decided to
refer the matter with power to Chairman
Gourley. The fact that when the conl-
City on Saturday together with the seuti-
ment expressed at yesterdays meeting,
leads to the belief that Jersey City will
ultimately be accepted.
Details of the campaign were discussed,
and it was decided TO make lively,
aggressive campaign. A committee was
appointed to map out an itinerary for tlse
candidate. 1t Is expected to complete Its
labors in few days SO that the mayor
can start out bright and early Monday
ers in the party will accompany him,
and the fight will be fought vigorously tn
every county in the State.
This week will not be lost. Today
Mayor Seymour will visit Freehold where
the Monmouth Democrats are holding
their county convention Mr. Murphy was
there yesterday, and met with rather
cool reception. On Thursday Mayor Sey-
mour will visit the Burlington county fair
at Mount Holly.