The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-17
Harmony in New Jersey.

So The thorough harmony that 5charactcrlz-
ed the convention OF New Jersey Demo-
Gratis yesterday. which nominated Charles
&C. Black to the governorship. Is in strong
and most gratifying contrastto the scalp
ing orgy OF the Republicans al Sara
toyn Black was the unanimous choice
{ OF the convention, and his nomination
was by acclamation. He Is not the per-
sona friend Of ex-senator Smith. who Is
rot popular with New Jersey Demo-
Gratis, and whose return 20 active leader
ship Is not looked on with favor by a
majority OF the Democrats of the state
& The rn1ony which demonstratcd that
the party is united in New Jersey. the
high: character OF the nominee, and his
arc believed % be pretty good guarantees
that tho State will Its electoral vote
Tor Parker and Davis.
Western Republicans Scared.
The Democrats OF Illinois and Indiana
have gone to work with SO much vim and
determination that the Republicans have
shecome alarmed The party mana gers
have gotten to work among tho working
mon OF the cities and towns of those
States and the opposition has been rat
fed by the inroads which have been
made. Speaker Cannon himself was the
first man to note the value Of the work
speeches recently he has told the Repub-
leans plainly that the success of the
Republican ticket in, both Illinois and
Indiana was In jeopardy. The great gains
made by the Democrats In the towns aid
cities OF Maine at the recent election
show that the workingmen are thinking.
They have seen the cost Of everything
hat goes to make a full dinner pail In
crease enormously in price In five years
with either no increase In the price paid
Y for heir labor. or an n bsolute reduction.
The Democrats are at work among this
class. It is claimed that the working
men OF the city Of Chicago have been
won over almost to a man, and that the
vote which Parker and Davis will get
among the working classes of that city
will he The largest ever received by any
fcandiday ", Democrats have not been
hoping to carry Illinois, but they arc be-
ginning to think there is not SO much
doubt about Indiana going Democratic.
In the Second West Virginia.
An unforeseen complication appears to
be bout to arise in the. campaign in the
Second West Virginia District. 1t Is re-
ported that Judge John Jay Jackson Is
about to retire from the West Virginia.
Federal bench. and that tile President
will appoint Representative Aston G.,
Dayton, OF the Second District, TO sue
coed him. Stewart Walker. the Demos
cratic nominee for Congress in the Sec
ond District. seems about to retire Day
ton, SO something has to be done. 1t has
been understood for some time that Day
ton would succeed Judge Jackson. Judge
Jackson was appointed by Mr., Lincoln in
1868, II think, and he has sat upon the
bench continuously ever since, He Is now
we'll past eighty years Of age, and is the
Oldest Federal judge, and has served
longer than any other IN the United
States, If he should retire now, and
Dayton be appointed to succeed him.,
another candidate would have to be put
IN in the Second District which would
not be at all to the liking Of Mr., Walker,
who believes he has the present represen-
tatlve whipped
Democrats In Washington are laugh
Ing at the Republicans who thought they
had gained so much when the New York
Sun came out in support Of the national
ticket, Yesterday The Sun said cd!-
torially Of tho Republican candidate for
the governorship;
"If We were living in the millennium
Mr., Higgins might do for Governor. II
everybody else was busy" and that. The
7 has neither the character nor the ability
to qualify him for the goyernorship OF
tho State of New York. 4
The New York Press, which Is a thick
and thin Republican organ. comes out
to-day with the declaration that while It