New-York tribune., 1901-10-10
NETJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

Unless the dates are changed, Franklin Murphy.
the Republican candidate for Governor. will at
tend mass meetings in Hudson County on October
IS. "a and 90 On each of these visits Mr.. Murphy
will make two speeches On october % Is he will ad.
City. and another at Bayonne. On October "a he
will speak in y PShmans man Hal and in ereenyilIs and
and North Hudson. 1t is expected that Mr..
County M by chas ne Fl PoWe
Senator E. c. Stokes. Senator Thomas N. Me
Pennsylvania While he is in Hudson County Mr.
ess Of aS the oM who % hm m W be hs Is
Mr. Murphy. after addressing two mass meetings
Regiment, 6. a; r.. which win be held at Woods
Which Mr. Murphy enlisted and served or brss In
years of the Civil War.
An Essex County Democrat. who is in a position
to know what he is talking about. said yesterday
that "all the talk about forcing ex-senator Smith
to support Seymour is the merest twaddle. Mr..
Smith will not need any forcing. 1 not pre-
pared to say that he be brought to the pitch
of admiration for Seymour; but Mr.. Smith is a
necessary to plaeate him by adding Colonel Ed:
ward l.. Price. of Newark and James Lanning, of
Trenton, to the State Democratic Committee to
gain his support of the regularly nominated candi
date of his party. uniformed or gar
rulous gossips have said Mr. Smith will not only
viii indicate that he places party success above the
@ eneo Hs Knows a not snd he
made secret of his opposition; but now that he
to him for whatever measure of success he may
achieve as he will be to those leaders whose names
that ex-senator Smith would be appointed a men,
came from authoritative source as also did the
report that he would accept such an appointment.
Ex-senator Robert Williams said yesterday that
Passaic County would show up all right for Frank
lin Murphy when the returns came in on the night
reCeDtion Republican County
Convention there to-day
If ex-Shern Baird isn't all wrong in his cal
culations and estimates-and he generally has been
right In she matter of making up advance election
returns-Camden County will make Essex any
banner Republican County in Ncw-Jersey in the
next election.
The Republicans of Union County. who will hold
their convention next week. have not fully de-
termined upon their candidates for the Assembly.
The present memberships r. Meeker of Eliza
BETH Charles S. Foote. of Plainfield. and Chester
NJ Smith, of westfeid-have each served two
terms, and some doubt expressed at Eliza
beth yesterday of their denomination although the
ticket would be a good one The friends of Mr..
Meeker expressed the determination to push his
candidacy in the convention.
1t is known that the New-Jersey Democratic
managers have decided that the proper course for
Mayor Seymour to take in this campaign is to
shaking possible II is believed that Mr.. Sey-
of greeting people. and everybody is aware that
he is not gifted as an orator
a Union County Republican expressed opin-
ion yesterday which will be indorsed by most Re
publicans who In touch with the present po-
litical situation in the State: This opinion was
tersely put in these words: "One thing ought
stantly to be impressed upon the Republicans OF
New-Jersey, and that is We've got the people. but
to be conclusively impressive when here and there
a Republican reluctantly admits it TO be his belief
that Mayor Seymour is several thousand votes
stronger than Elvin W. Crane three years
ago.
Richard b. Reading the Hunterdon County mem
Der OF the State Republican Committee. said yes
terday: Yes. it is true that United States Senator
Sewell is gaining in health. 1 received a letter
from him only yesterday, and it was in his own
handwriting Before he Asheville, N C.,
his letters written by his secretary. The
mountain climate agrees with the General and
nave every hope that when he returns he Will be
quite well. AT first IL thought that another
surgical operation would be necessary but now
understand that IL will not be"
The Democratic State headquarters were formally
opened in the Hotel Washington. Jersey City, yes
terday. with William X Devereux the secretary
of the committee. in charge. The first regular
meeting OF the committee will be held on Tuesday
b. Gourey will again be made the Chairman n
was said in Jersey City yesterday that Mr. CourIav
PROBABLY would be at the State headquarters every
day and that he would be in frequent consulta-
ton with Robert Davis. upon whom Mavor Sew
Inour Is relying more than upon any other man
Tor the successful conduct of his campaign There
Il no douot that E. f. Z. Young will also keep an
eye on the proceedings of the State Committee