New-York tribune., 1901-04-29
NEWJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

Up to this time the Democratic candidate for
Governor of New-Jersey-if he is candidate-who
is meeting with favor than any other is ex-
Judge Francis Child of Essex County North Jer-
sey appears to be willing South Jersey apart from
the Clarence S. Atkinson following, is favorably
inclined, and. far heard from, Middle Jersey
has candidate, with the possible exception or
Vice-Chancellor Reed, who is as acceptable as Mr.
Child Even those Democrats who fell down and
worshipped Bryan In 1896 and in 1900 have not as
vet made a single opposing utterance to the man
who is supposed to be the first choice OF ed
Saturday thai in contest for deIegates IN Essex Essex
Child the latter would be almost sure to receive
the majority, and that his strength was GROWING
porters.
When James f. MARITIME. of Union County the
other day intimated where he stood in the matter
of the choice of Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor by saying that the nomination was an honor
which Democrat could afford to refuse. or words
to that effect. he raised storm about his cars
which had more the appearance of alarm at his
probable candidacy than his most enthusiastic
friends could have by any reasonable possibility
anticipated. From the comparative obscurity OF
farmer orator" Plainfeld he Immediately
became conspicuous as factor of no mean signif-
canoe State politics. That he may be a source of
trouble in the next Democratic State Convention Is
made evident by the apparent determination of his
opponents to crush him several months in advance
of the meeting of that body. AS Is often the case
his opponents have taken exactly the right course
stimulate his friends to united action. and these
friends cannot judicousy be ignored in the Demo
coan p"F o the ad in all Sf of those hs IN snh
Jersey Mr.. MARITIME has a following which. in the
War With se and Which has Seen repestedy pea and
disastrously defeated for number of years sneer-
If political experience in New-Jersey has taught
Of an arithmeticai proposition that invective and
vtuporation are not the weapons with which one
faction of party may go SUCCESSFULLY attack an
other TO insure harmony of purpose and unity
OF action.
The strength Of what Is known 1.-The Bryan
faction of the Democratic party in New-Jersey is
not insignificant as n factor that makes for either
victory defeat. especially when the fact is
called that the Democratic party needs all the
votes that It get to bring it nearly to within
sight Of victory as II came in the last campaign
for Governor. This faction knows when 1t is in
suited offended. and when II is told by repre-
sentative men within the party that James E. Mar
tine is "a hlatherskte, that he is "a blind wor
dog running against him would sweep the State
the issue does not turn upon what Mr.. MARITIME
for: and that he represents the political ideas of
large number Of Democrats in NewJersey Is likely
be expressed with greater emphasis than II
would have been had he been treated with the fair
vdual no matter what his political creed or afilia
tions may be.
or course. the Republicans view these attacks
upon Mr.. MARITIME with the complacency and In
terest which a crossfre within an opposing polid-
The reports that the Democrats of South Jersey
long for ex-senator Braun of Passaic County.
the next Democratic candidate for Governor
not sustained by the fact that the temperance SEN
timent prevails more largely in that part OF New
Jersey than in any other. Moreover while the
Democrats down that way may not be sagaciouS
their North Jersey allies. they had not mt last
reports made application for a commission to de
tcrmne what this alleged longing for the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Braun for Governor suggests.
It is expected that Robert Davis the Democratic
leader of Hudson County, will return Jersey City
within few days, when IL is predicted that the
embargo put upon Democratic politics by his alb
sence will be raised, and that the usual activity
Will be resumed.