New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-14
NEWJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

Henry 6 White. ex-United States District At
torney for New-Jersey. said on Saturday that the
Republicans of Monmouth County were well or
ganized and that the prospect of a Republican ma
torty there In the next election was In every way
encouraging. Mr. White said that. while nothing
definite had been determined upon, so far as the
there was strong probability that the Republi
can candidates would be ex-Judge WlhaIl !. non
s shre.ws S and s T. Champion. of Atlantic
Highlands.
Ex-speaker Flynn of Passaic County said on
Saturday that the Democrats Of Passaic County
would almost certainly tender to ex-State Senator
Braun. of that county complimentary vote for for
Mr.. Flynn was asked II the Passalc democrats ais
he replied Il hardly think can elect any, mem
bers Of the Assembly this year but we shaIi MAKE axe
in good working order. If nothing else"
1t may appear to be a singular circumstance, but
the moment that ex-Unted States Senator Blod-
sett was asked. In his Office at Long Branch on
Saturday. what ne had to say about the politica!
situation. he got down his oilstone and began to
whet his knife. It Is well known that Mr. Blodgett
and politics. not always in tuxtaposition perhaps,
but In fact " out Of for =, the e sn
But he ventured TO say that. while he thought
abier hands than his and that ex-Judge Conover
who the head of the Democratic party
the situation he himself possibly would know
and be more active when the cam t was
true as reported at the time, that he had not long
egater and eSJudge j. Clarence conover We're
present but further than that he would not go
time, that Mr. Crater and himself had quit riding
V Work in double harness. Mr. Bodgett looked out
of the window, and said that ne regretted 10 say
going any further into political matters just now.
Counsellor Frank P McDermott, of Freehold
,t1n,
mouth County would cast complimentary vote
for David S Crater for Governor in the Demo
cratic State Convention Mr.. Crater. Mr.. McDer-
| the Democrats of that county for Governor.
Mayor Seymour and Colonel Edward Livingston
Price held long conference yesterday morning
presumably upon the preparation OF a reply to the
attacks made by Elvin w. Crane upon the Mayors
loyalty a a Democrat and party Later In
the day Mayer Seymour said that his statement
would be made public until to-day. 1t
intimated. however, by Democrats who are close
to the Mayor that he Intended to go into the ques-
ton exhaustiveiy, and that his reply would be a
show that he not only made liberal contribution
to the campaign fund Of 1888 and that -, he was
ings. but that both ex-senator Smith and Mr.
General William c. Heppenheimer. the Urea
OF Jersey City, who has just returned from a trip
TO Europe. yesterday said that the nomination of
mayor seymour governor would not surprise
him in the least. He also predicted the selection
OF William 3. Gourley as chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee.
Ex-senator Henry d. Winton, of Hackensack
yesterday was the gratiied possessor of encourage
ing news from United States Senator Sewell He
had Just received letter from the Senator in
which the latter said that he steadily getting
better. and that he was hopeful of being restored
his usual health.
1T might not be bad idea" said member of
the Republican State Committee yesterday 'to
inform those Democrats who hopefully not
to say anxiously. waiting for outbreak in the
Republican party like the I'm the Democratic
ranks in Newark that the prospect of such n dis
turbance Is a great deal further off than Election
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