The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-12
THE SLATE.
Tuesdays Announcement,
Exclusively Made by the
News Correct in
Every Particu-
lar.
DEMOCRATS WILL WIN
Ticket Complete for the Minor
City and County
Affairs.
ENDORSED AT THE OUTING
Great Enthusiasm in the Rank
and File Over the Names
Favored by the Party
Leaders.
ENDORSED AT THE OUTING

The announcement yesterday thai
| Colonel Price had doomed Robert Davis
/ for chairman of the State Democratic
! Committee aroused widespread interest
| On all sides wer heard expressions of ap-
prevail
| Mr.. Davis was asked if he would ac-
cept the craftsmanship. He said:-''The
County Committee meets Friday night
do not know what will be done there,
You may say that Mr.. Gourley will be
the next chairman of the State Commit
| tee. He did not have fair trial in the
| last campaign.
DO you mean that he was hampered
| with obstacles that could not be over
come?''
"He had to conduct campaign on a
silver platform, and under such circum-
stances no one could win
Colonel Edward l.. Price, of Essex, who
was formerly chairman of the Democratic
State Committee. was one of the most in
terested and interesting guests of the out
ing 1t was the first time he had ever en-
joyed the hospitality of Hudson's Democ-
racy, and he enthusiastically termed the
porter had talk with the Colonel who
is an old campaigner.
Colonel Price is a distinguished looking
gentleman. such man as one would turn
| around to look at a second time. He is
something over six feet tall and well set
UP. On the shady side of fifty, with a
step as firm as that of a youth, and
| fire of enthusiasm that will be quenched
only at the very end of the last chapter,
his is a magnetic personality. He was
dressed in an unassuming business suit
and wore a sombrero which set on his
jovial face marked with lines of determ-
ination. His bright penetrating eyes look
out at one through glasses and his man
ner at once sets stranger at ease.
Colonel, the Democrats of Hudson are
overjoyed that you should have sounded
the partys call to Mr.. Davis to the office
of chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. What has led you to bring
forth Mr. Davis's name for the placer
asked s'News'' reporter.
The Colonel's eyes sparkled. He an
swered:
"Mr. Davis has today shown himself to
be the first man in the party in this
State AS a leader and organizer he has
no superior and no equal, in fact-except-
ing no one He knows the game from
start to finish, knows a weak point as
soon as it can be seen, knows how to
strengthen the weak spots, where to put
the necessary props. He has every point
of the situation at his fingers ends and
can round out and get around corners as
no other man can. Why just think of
T n
the strength of the States party is In
Hudson and who is responsible for 1t?
Why, Mr.. Davis, of course. | tell you,
he is the greatest leader in the country,
and there is not the shadow of doubt
that victory would perch on our banner
with Mr. Davis at the head of the party.
By that mean an overwhelming victory,
the carrying of districts that we do not
,, now carry. OF course, this fall there is
sure victory for the party, but I would
like very much to see Mr.. Davis in the
chairman's chair. He is the logical choice
and the party leaders throughout the
State are for him, first last and all the
time.
.Mr. Gourley has said that he cannot
accept the Craftsmanship because he is too
busy Well, that is only another reason
for the selection of Mr.. Davis
vYou know l was chairman of the State
Committee once and I know something
about the matter. It's good game if it's
a winning game, but it's bad game II
it's losing game. When we lose the
chairman is in an unenviable place, but
when we win he is hailed with cheers
and praise. Now look at the last cam
paign. Mr.. Gourley was beset on all eides
with insurmountable difficulties. The first
and foremost and the sufficient reason
for the defeat of the Democratic ticket
last election was silver No man could
have led the party to victory with silver
ticket. Without silver and with Mr.. Davis
nothing is impossible"
''How about Mayor Seymour's candi-
dacy for Governor?"
"Ah! Now we are talking on what is
certain to be. There stands the next Gov
ernor of New Jersey" said the Colonel
pointing to Mayor Seymour, who was only
a few feet away slapping George T. Smith
on the back as they remarked on the lat
ters picture under which was written,
George IT, Smith, our next Mayor"
-'The election of Mayor Seymour is al
ready certainty" Colonel Price con-
tinued. There is not the slightest doubt
about Hudson and South Jersey in my
mind. Then we come to consider Essex.
want to go on record as saying that
Essex will give Mayor Seymour a ma
jority of at least 5000. Why the situa-
tion there is wonderfully changed. Mr..
Seymour was elected Mayor by 1000 ma
Jority. Those who were opposed to him
in the campaign are now his staunch sup
porters, The change is beyond anything
/ have ever seen. Why the other day
when 5000 mechanics turned out in line
and Mayor Seymour reviewed them those
II line shouted themselves hoarse for him.