New-York tribune., 1901-10-24
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
MURPHY IN SOUTH JERSEY.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNOR CORDIALLY WELCOMED IN
SALEM AND GLOUCESTER
COUNTIES

Woodbury., Oct 2s.-Franklin Murphy and the
Republican campaigning party arrived In this
city from Salem County tonight The enthusiasm
which prevailed at Millville and Vineland yester-
day was fully duplicated here If 1t was not even
greater. Dense crowds thronged the principal
streets. which ablaze with red nre. torches
and electric lights Therewere two bands of music
In the Republican procession and at Green's opera
House. where a mass meeting was held, more than
fifteen hundred people consregated' many OF "honi
were unable to gain admittance to the haIl
Gloucester County is one of the places where the
Democrats are hopeful of making large gains over
the election returns Of three years ago. In ract'
the State and county leaders OF that party have
freely predicted that they would carry the county.
The Republican leaders do not, however. agree
with them, and il the enthusiasm manifested here
tonight is a fair criterion which to base an
opinion they have made a miscalculation- In fact
so confident are the Republicans that they VIII De
successful that they say there will be perceptble
reduction of their majority in the last campaign ior
Governor. Their one fear, the local leaders say
IS overconfdence, in which lies the danger but
there will be nothing to fear IL the whole Repuo-
lican vote is polled The meeting was addressed
by Mr.. Murphy. Senator Stokes. Edmund wilson
and others, and every speech was frequently inter-
rupted by applause and cheers.
Salem County is of the oldest in the state
Politically it Is one of interesting although
it has a population of only about 10000 Elections
there proverbially close There the Republicans
and Democrats struggle as often as election day
comes around for the supremacy of one vote, whlch
John Randolph of Roanoke said was the best pos
sible majority and when either party wins by a
plurality from 10 100 it is great victory
which for the time is celebrated in story If not in
song This year the situation there is the same as
1t always is and always has been, so far as the
memory Of the Oldest mhabitant runs backward,
and the traditions of the cemeteries hundred and
fifty years old and more which guard the silent
record make no denial The Republicans and Demo-
Gratis both say that they will win. but neither as
that the majority either way will be more than
$50. In fact. the Democrats. although they are
making the largest claims. as they invariably do
here. say they counting 200 majority for
Seymour. but such Republicans ex-Congressman
George Hines. Richard t. Starr, Benjamin d. West
colt and William III. Chew say the Democrats will
be elected with majority, while they believe
that Salem County is safe for $50 majority for
that they think they ought TO have gold medal if
eogniS tSu N.Y. nfphy axsS S and s STAN
hmer %6eTe senator RcsaPd eT ana
senator & g9hn g. Maad Joined ed the party Wnen ine
a nap. Mr.. Ward had arranged for a number
OF men TO meet the Republican candidate there:
cried with a voice befittng $50 pounds of physique,
Wake Wake up Mr. Murphy Wake up Here are & salem
see your, Mr. Murphy did wake UP. and shook
they passed through the car.
At Allowaystown there was reception and
ton there reception and open air meet
ing at which William Plummer, jr.. the manager
of the glass works there. presided. and about four
hundred people had gathered. Mr.. Murphy, SEN
ator Stokes, Edmund Wilson and John Tyler. the
Republican candidate for the Assembly. made brief
speeches. II has been one OF the remarkable feat
ures of this campaign that at many small way
side places, where. apparently, the population is
not more than a handful. two hundred or three
hundred will appear to hear the issues discussed
and to meet Mr.. Murphy.
At Salem the members of the campaigning party
were guests OF eN-Congressman Hines, who had
prepared luncheon. meeting held at the
Salem Opera House in the afternoon. which at
tended by about seven hundred people. Owen L.
Jones, a member of the Salem Common Council
and man with large business interests presided.
Mr.. Murphys reception, both before and after the
meeting, most gratifying. Among those who
greeted him were about seventy veterans Of the
Civil War. all OF whom citizens of Salem and
of whom the city Of Salem is proud. From Salem
the campaigners went 10 Woodstown, which has a
population of 200 and is largely a farming COM
munity. The meeting was I'm front of the East
Avenue Hotel where about thousand people
heard the speakers first mentioned. This was the
last stop In Salem County. the next stop being
Woodbury. In Gloucester County. where, with the
exception OF trip 10 Camden next week. Mr. Muir
phys tour through the South Jersey counties
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