New-York tribune., 1901-10-23
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
MURPHY'S TOUR A TRIUMPH
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE HAS A
MOST SUCCESSFUL TRIP THROUGH
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

Vineland Oct % (SpeciaD-This has been in sew
eral respects of the greatest days of the cam
paign. Mr.. Murphy has few occasions met
more people, but time has he found more en-
thusiasm. Vineland and AIillville ablaze with
it. particularly the latter town, where the streets
enlivened with torchlights and red fire, as
clubs from Millve. Bridgeton and other towns
marched through the streets. Millville has the
honor of having the oldest Franklin Murphy
paign club in the State. 1t organized more than
a year ago, and numbers nearly five hundred men,
bers This club turned out in full force tonight,
and made fine appearance. For time it seemed
S II the old campaigning days of 1850 had come
back again the clubs passed before the hotels
and stores where they were greeted with round
after round of cheers by the people who thronged
the streets.
The days work was begun at Cape May Court
House. where a meeting was held early in the after
noon and where about five hundred people had
from different parts of the country to meet
Franklin Murphy The campaigning party then
TO Millvre, which is one of the largest manu-
featuring in South Jersey. 1t was there that
Mr. Murphy and Mayor Seymour met and cordially
clasped hands. after which two of the largest re-
ceptions of the campaign were held. For fully an
hour and a half the citizens of Mlville and others
from Bridgeton and adjoining towns who had come
10 MilIvie by special trolley trains gathered around
the Republican candidate for Governor, now cheer
ing. now shouting and now shaking hands with Mr.
Murphy.
In Cape May County there is the best OF feeling
year, it is estimated by Lewis T. Stevens, Senator
Robert S Hand E. c. Howlit and other prominent
Republicans, about twenty-seven hundred votes
and the majority for Mr.. Murphy Will be not less
than 500. and it may be more AT cape May
Court House Mr.. Murphy met a comrade OF the
18th New-Jersey Regiment They had served to-
gether throughout the Civil War, and for an hour
or more they chatted about old army days. This
comrade the Rev. Sylvester Allen, pastor OF
the Methodist Church at Cape May Court House
1oLa 1Ia he RAgip Association.
Allen said that there better soldier in the
army than Franklin Murphy, and that If he made
as good a Governor as he made a SOLDIER New
Jersey had never had better chief executive i
know the man." Mr.. Allen said. Il have known
him from his boyhood, for he was only boy while
in the army. and the boy is father 10 the man.
Mr.. Murphy has developed into all that ms y yoGin
and true Jerseyman, who need make no apollo
giles to anybody while asking for the SURFACES or
: In the new Methodist Church. just eompleted at
Care May Court & are two Nor en saS
this was the only church IN the United states ed thaf az
haa he wndows sGSh %i@Nf@S Re said n" We are very
The meeting at Cape May Courthouse ,-Hsl was well
man R. Wayne Porter was the irst speaker He
versational tone he caught and held the attention
OF the audience by telling them OF his school days
Murphy years ago when he returned from the war.
and n Mr. wh P6es e S the the 4 of X man m
Murphy had always been and still was, and said he
h9Th ar s5 Se m as wa as PoRn
plauded. The other speakers at Cape May Court;
seHsoT E. soEes Wilson" Murphy anu
It was a great day for Mnlviue the home of the
cotton workers and the glass blowers: Three thou
sand people are there emPoyed in o,tsT;, these two
cepton in one room. Mayor Seymour was holding
one in another. and both OF them were s3aki1s .,,
zens generally. TWO bands were playing almost
dTeds Of peoge IN ed the Streets cheering and
shouting for their respective favorites 1t was
sans OF each candidate seemed to be endeav9rlns
to to GIdo & mach 2Re wbeS M MTpby sved at
Mlville il was almost time for Mayor Seymour
Fail in!' cried one of seymours neutenants.
That's right fairly shouted James 6 Eames stall
in. now; you'll fall out in November and the
sPp%d 6T E aPUeg eeased GghE oRn NeM W
campaigner with a powerful voice. said, That they
years ago and wen give 5So this year and the
Seymour men took their departure, t,o,. NJ
Murphy went to the WOrkingmen's Institute, where
MiiIvilie gathered in a great crowd to greet him.
and he made brief address, Inc a Campaigning pa s
party, while at Milville were the guests oil Sena-
In this city about nine hundred people crowded
The speakers of the evening were Mr. Murphy,
Stokes. The Republicans of Vineland say that the
Republicans have rarely been as ep5huSiasmG it @ ] ana
of from 1.200 TO 1500 is predicted 1t was rem4rked
eymOar seyg Sn had G1 been Kindly reated Receptions
We're not such to encourage the peleI thal
his trim through Cumberland County had been pro-
ductve of gratifying results TO well informed Dem
ocrats on the other hand, the Republicans are so
well pleased with the receptons or Mr.; & Murphy p9y
that they express the opinion that MS majority VIII
be Increased the outcome OF his tour through
The workingmen and farmers and business men
through Cumberland County. it was said, are sat
ised with present conditions. and are not disposed
to disturb them by changing the political complex
ion of the State administration go
To-norroW the campaigning party Will make a
trip through Salem and Gloucester counties, ana
viiI re-enter Hudson County Thursday.
THE emonstratioa tonight exceeded anything IN
the way OF a political meeting ever held mere Ihe
cItv yrns ablaze with torches and fireworks. The
hall was crowded with men and women and tho
cheers with which Mr.. Murphy was greeted when
he appeared upon the platform We're deafening and
long continued In the course OF the meeting an
alarm of fire was started and many people began
10 hurry from the hall. man in the audience
attempted to quiet them by saying that there was
no fire Colonel Jarvis Wanser. who was on the
stage told the people that it was a false alarm,
started by Democrats to break UP the meeting but
the bells kept ringing and about a hundred people
left the hall. after which quiet was restored and
Mr. Murphy finished his speech. Then the com
motion in the audience began again, and in a few
minutes nearly onchalf Of the people had left the
hall.
Congressman Porter was introduced, and a mo-
ment later the people began TO return. The hall
was soon filed again. and the speakers went on
with their speeches after a brief interruption.
what Colonel Wanser had said was Democratic
attempt 10 break up the meeting proved TO be a
failure and the meeting, instead or being broken
up, made greater success
vuE STPTRE AT THE ROERITNGS