New-York tribune., 1904-09-02
NORRIS COUNTY SAFE.
No Dissension an the Party-pie1cs
on I'ardtiOR.

the greeting that a stalwart Republican gave 10
the Tribune correspondent to-day. SO far as
know there is not a sore spot in the Republican
party in Morris County" he continued IT was
3 true he said, that short time ago there was
some shRrpshootinS between the Republican can
/ 6idates for State Senator: but ii was all Scod
natured and fair. and the result was as now see
/ Il, that Assembyman Thomas J. Hillery. OF Boon
ton. will receive the OF fully 20 per cent or
the delegates 10 the Republican County ConVen-
ton that Is be held in this town Thursday.
September %. 1t may be that he will be nomina-
ted by acclamation. and it would no doubt be a
gratifying testimonial to Of the most popular
young men in Morris County If the nomination
should bo made that way"
Continuing In the strain. this Republican
invited the Tribune correspondent to say that
all OF the Republicans OF Morris County were
proud of Tom Hillery. both as a citizen and
legislator. He entered the Assembly with
clean hands. and with entanglng alliances
10 hamper him. and when he came home his
record was az clean that of any that ever
served constituency in that branch. in either
branch of the legislature. The Morris County Re-
publicans are proud of Tom Hillery for many
reasons. two of which are. first. he always has
done the right thing in the legislature and out
OF It, and second the right thing IS the thing
and Tom Hillery always does it, We feel sure
that he Will mako excellent Senator. and it
may be put down a fact that he will, If he
receives the nomination, almost every Republi-
can in the county believes he will be elected
by not far from two thousand plurality He re-
ceived more votes in 1902 than any other candidate
on the Republican ticket. and was reelected to
! the Assembly in 1903 by nearly three times the
majority he received at the previous election"
The above estimate of Mr.. Hillery's popularity
and capacity a vote getter in substance
reiterated by A number of Republicans ia Norris
town. Dover and Boonton. and only here and there
a Republican doubted that he would oe the high
man on the Republican ticket
ROOSEVELT MAY RUN AHEAD.
Dover said to-day that he believed that President
Roosevelt might a trfe ahead of tho other
candidates. bus the difference If any. between the
vote for the Republican Presidential electors and
the vote for Congressman Fowler would be only
a trihe. 1t also was estimated that ex-senator
Stokes II he should nominated for Governor,
would receive the full party vote. In 1900 the ma
jority for the Republican electors in Morris County
1.Si6 and the majority for Congressman Fowler
was less In 1892 the majority for Congressman
Fowler 1022 IN this county. 1t is believed 10y
the Republican leaders that his ajoriy this year
Will We'll up toward 2,0c and that the mapority
for the Republican electors VIII be about the same
A Morristown Republican who has excellent "a
cIitcs for being we'll informed said to-day mat
he believed that the Democrats would pretty gen
orally stand together this year in Morris County
The Hearst Democrats. he said. had In many in
stances weakened; fact. tho majority Of them
were now actively cooperating with tho regular
Parker Democrats. He also said that lie did not
believe that the Republicans would he aided TO
the same extent this year by the gold Democrats
that they were four and eight wears ago. There
were a few Republicans who are In business In
New York. but who live in MorristoH'n. who had
declared that they would not vote for Presiden.
Roosevelt The opposition Of these Republicans
seemed TO be, a large extent. based on personal
grounds Nevertheless. this Republican said tina.
from information that he had received from the
several parts of county. it his opinion that
the Republican majority for Roosevelt would he
not far from what It for Mckinley four years
ago. and that 1he majority for the whole Repub-
can ticket would not materially vary from what
1t was az that time. He believed that the ma
jority for Congressman Fowler would be much
larger than in 1862.
Eleven hundred IS about the normal Republican
majority in Morris County. and there many Re-
pubicans here who say that p conservative est-
mate OF tho party majority this year would be
about 200 These Republicans believe that Pres
dent Roosevelt Will run ahead OF tho ticket and
that ex-senator Stokes. who is very well liked
in Morris County. will divide the honors for second
| place with Congressman Fowler and Assemblyman
| Eillcry.
| DEMOCRATS NOT CHEERFUL.
| 1t IS matter Of common observation that tho
Morris County Democrats are not as yet exhibit
ing signs OF even ordinary cheerfulness 1t Is not
| known who their candidates fo- Congress State
! Senator will he. The report has been frequently
made that ex-Congressman De Witt c, Flanagan
| would accep. a denomination. bat to-day II
declared that he did be renem!nated
| and that it would REQUIRE sitting up nights
| to coax him into making second against
! Congressman Fowler One thing is every hand
asserted and that is that Mr. Flanagan! is not so
strong by at least a few hundred votes in Morris
County as he two years ago. and II Is openly
! said that many Democrats who voted for him then
would for him at the next election.
Another Morris County Democrat who has been
| favorably mentioned tie coming opponent Of
! Congressman Fowler is Irving Salmon. OF Morris
| town. lie is the son joshua 8. Salmon who
was first elected to Congress in 1899 and who died
| In office IN 1901. Commenting the candidacy of
| young Mr.. Salmon AIorristown Republican said
| to-day that, while he might not well az Mr.
Flanagan In 1902 he a very popular citizen
| of Morris County His old fashioned ideas OF run
| ming a campaign. however were of date
! and were hardly in keeping with the modern Dem
ocratic reform idea of put up or shut up In
this connection ii was said 20 be more than proba-
! BILE that majority OF the Democrats of tho With
| Congress District and a few tricky Republicans
Democrat nominated against Mr. Fowler II had
I oy haI f a%es as E Of n this
/ widely known in New-Jersey as the farmer ora
ton: but for the first ,timo in his life it was
Seieyed he he had deciined to accept the honor of
sd ofhfr IS n 9nSa 6oo Sanddats H who it
cn Of Ezabet Tho 0Sa opnon + neSs W Io
that II Mr.. Wilson should be nominated Mr. Fowl
s9uo he %a s RG5es is
ssndst senator Is not hot yet IN sight The Republican
Charles A; Baker who is now a member OF the
Asked what the feeling among Republicans wa,
| on the subject Of equal taxation. the Republican
members OF the party in Morris County were as he
believed, undivided in continent and were In favor
the state" he asked who is opposed to It? Il
haven't heard OF single one It IS an issue Which
the Republicans must meet and in my opinion
they they are fully as well prepared to meet 1t
mare to some Republicans, but it is TO be beped
.raI tneY VIII eIther hold their peace vote for