Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-04
TODAY WILL DECIDE
PLANS OF LEADERS.
Divided Forces Among Republicans
Give Democrats Show to
Slide in Man.

| TRENTON, Dec. 4:-With the
caucus of the democratic senator's,
senators-elect and assemblymen-elect
to be conducted at Jersey City, and
the usual gathering of politicians CT
both party creeds for governor s
| day at the state house on the calcn-
| da., today promises to bring forth
Important political developments.
Questions varying from the pro5ab,e
democratic nominee for the COVER
norship, the successor of John r.
Dryden, down to the appointment of
pages will DC threshed over. 1t is
considered likely that twenty-fcur
hours hence the Eolicy of the demo.
Gratis will have been mapped out.
1t is for the purpose OF deciding
this question of policy that the
"a ucus is to be cOndIctel at Jersey
City tonight
The chief topic at the republican
tal<fest in the state house will be the
United States senatorship. John F.
Dryden is exceedingly desirous of
succeeding himself at Washington,
but the wholesale desertions from
the ranks of his supporters is the
source of grave fears that he cannot
accomplish this end.
While it is announced that the
time of the democratic conference
will be given over to discussion of
Legislation, the making of laws that
the people demand, and the repeal of
enactments that have proved satisfac-
tory, it is rather anticipated that the
minds of the lawmakers will be de-
voted for few moments to the ques-
ton of the governorship. The demo-
cratic landslide of November 6 last
has imbued the party with renewed
confidence in the belief that the next
governor of New Jersey will be a
democrat. This belief is not confined
to the democrats, by any means, as
the peoples stinging rebuke to the
republicans at the last election has
resulted in many of the G. o. p lead
ers freely predicting that it will be
only by the exercise of the greatest
care that the state can be kept in the
republican column twelve months
hence
The democratic leaders believe
that inasmuch as the party will have
control of the assembly and have
good husky fighting force in the SEN
ate, the democrats will make the
future for the party most brilliant by
the enactment of popular legislation.
With such prospects in view it is
considered likely that the democratic
nomination will be much sought
prize.
1t is altogether likely that should
a gubernatorial boom be launched at
the conference in Hudson county's
metropolis tonight, the boom will be
for Colonel Stevens.
Reports indicate that the advance
ment of the celebrated engineers S
name for the governorship is being
hailed with acclamation. Although
not a politician in the sense in which
the term is popularly applied, Col
onel Stevens is man who by his tai
ents is not an unfamiliar figure in
both state and national affairs. AL
though the boom for Colonel Stevens
was started in South Jersey, Hudson
county and, in fact, the greater part
of North Jersey is in hearty accord
with the sentiment and no less per-
sonage than Charles c. Black, who
was the democratic candidate for
governor two years ago has added
impetus to the movement by enthu-
siastically declaring in favor of the
Hoboken mans candidacy.