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XEW-JERSEV'S CAMPAIGN. WILL BE FORMALLY OPENED THIS WEEK BY THE RE PUBLICANS. ] RANKLIX MTRPHY >IRK To XX NAMED FOR GOVERNOR Jerseymen take to politics as naturally as the proverbial duck does to water. and it i? the exception to find a man who doesn't think that he know? enough political affairs to fill a book. This year a Governor of the State is to be chosen, and everybody is getting ready. On the Republican side excitement is lacking because of the certainty, by unanimous decree, that Franklin Murphy uill be the candidate. ( )f unblemished personal character and demonstrated try for public affairs besides many years of loyal service to his party. there seems no reason to doubt his success at the polls. The Democats are. however, furnishing enough ran for all. Their ante convention squabbles have furnished yards of matter for the newspapers, and the probability is that the strife will not cease until Election Day. if it doe? then. James M. Seymour. Mayor of Newark, wants the nomination for Governor, and '"Bob Davis. Boss of Hudson County, says that he shall have it. This view is controverted by James Smith, formerly United States Senator, who is yet a mirnry power in Democratic councils. He live- in Newark, and after he had helped Seymour to office the latter repaid him, according to the Smith people. vith ingratitude of the worst kind. The ex-Senator is bending all his energies to the task of defeating Seymour, but so far he has not succeeded in bringing forward strong man against him. The Republican State Convention will meet next Thursday: the Demo crats will hold theirs on October 1. OXEOFTHEPRETTTRST POLITICAL BATTLES OX RECORD. One of the prettiest pniitira! battles ever artt nessed in New-Jersey is now at its h^iphr The gladiator? are James Smith, formerly United States Senator, and James M. Seymour. Mayor o: Newark. Mr. Seymour wants to be the Demo cratic candidate for Governor, and Mr. Smith has vowed a mighty vow that he must not and ahall not be gratified. It is doubtful if any man will be able to pick the winner until the ftate convention meets on October 1 and makes the noininaton. To understand the strained relations between Smith and Seymour one must ro back a few year?. Following their ejectment from the State government the Democrats had control of the city of Newark. It was useless for Smith to put up one of his acknowledged henchmen for th«> mayoralty, and Seymour thought that he saw his opportunity. He had. as Water •Com missioner, won repute as an independent, r n<l had repeatedly refused to take crrk-i-? from the machine. "When the mayoralty f-iver '.tacked him he took th<* oath of allegiance to the fc'-nstor. was dv!;- nominated for Mayor, but didn't succeed at th<= polls. Seymour continued to n-.anlfest his gratitude to Sr"lth. ar.d when election time came around once more Seymour •was again nominated. Smith helped him sub stantially before and after the convention, p.-.i Seymour was triumphantly elected. It di.-in't take long for all of Seymour's gratitude to coze out at his fingers' ends. Instead of recognizing Smith's "O. K." as the indispensable requisite for men desiring appointments to municipal office. Mayor Seyrrour began to build up a ma chine of his own. Once In a while something waa thrown to the Smith cohorts, but it became pretty clear that the Senator's recommendations counted for little. There was ro cpen break, however, until three years ago. Mayor Seymour figured out that he r.as the man to be nominated as the Democratic L-nndidate for Goverc.-cr of New-Jersey. Mr. rrnith had other plans, however. He was mak ing his fight fcr re-election to the United States ¦^-nate. Sa^tetrs, he believed, depended wholly. ar almost so. on being aV.'.e to carry Essex Coun .'.-. with its eleven Assembly votes, and he got ih< impression socehow that the candidate for Governor who could best help him In this re spect was the County Frosecutor, Elvin Crane. As the Senator was supplying the sinews of war for the campaign, his word was law: Seymour's hopes were crushed, and Crane led the fight nhich resulted in the election of a Republican Governor and a I'nited States Senator of th» fame political faith. Seymour had sulked all ihrough the campaign, and he followed this up. it was charged, by making a dead set against at', of Crane's friends in the matter of appoint ments. The breach between Senator Smith and Mayor Seymour kept growing wider, and when the time fcr mayoralty nominations rolled arcund again the Senator was out in flatfooted opposition to Seymour. By this time the Mayor ha<i built up a likely machine of his own. and behind this flocked all the Democrats hostile to '.he Smith influence. Seymour routed th" Smith ii-f. captured the Democratic city convention, «r.d was subsequently elected by the aid of Re publicans wh" admired his plucky fight, and abored under the delusion that he was an inde pendent, non-partisan Mayor. Since that time Mayor Seymour has never lost an opportunity nf "rubbing it In" on Smith, and the latter real ir,'? that it ie a case of now or never. If he rmn't beat Seymour he must take a back peat. The knowledge of this and the desire for re *eac« Br* spurrini? him on to extraordinary «erta. But there are others with old scores to settle, and some of these are complicating the Eituation. In a fight between Smith and Sey mour, with the State as a battleground, the former could win easily. Seymour has with him. however, the Croker of Hudson County— the banner Democratic county of the State— the redoubtable "Bob" Davis. That Davis cares anything personally as between Smith and Seymour is doubted. It is generally be lieved that the Hudson boss is trying now to block Smith's plans at the behest of E. F. C. Toung. th* Jersey City banker and railroad magnate. Once upon a time Mr. Young wanted to . be Governor of New-Jersey. Everything «ac running his way nin<* years ago. and the Democratic nomination appeared to be falling into his lap. Then Smith stepped in and forced the nomination of George T. Werts as a preliminary to the election of himself (Smith) to the United States Senate over the politically dead body of his friend. Leon Abbett, to whom ac had played the part of Brutus. Now the whirlieig of tim* is enabling Young to- recom pense Smith for his Interference on that o: ¦ casion, and he Is doing It enthusiastically through Davis. I Smith is making trouble in hi* efforts to put «P somebody against Seymour. He has sug •tstfcd a number of third and fourth <-lass men. »Ut it is evident that he will have to do better. He apparently realized this when he threw <*ut as a feeler the suggestion that he might **** a shy at the nomination himself. To <¦«•• who know Mr. Smith this is a rich Joke. "•cause they are aware that there isn't money •r glory enough in the country to entice him Into running for an elective office. IN HUDSON COUNTY. THE SEYMOUR SENTIMENT ¦ UNANIMOUS ¦I THU NNER DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT. • Hudson will send a solid Seymour delegation to the Governor's convention, and thl.« will enhance *a» chances of obtaining the nomination, for the * u&aous choice of tIM banker Democratic county ••nnot l)« ignored. Hudson ia the only county of •• twenty -ont: that has shown positive Democratic «in» «lnc* the party was to badly disrupted in r* and'H contributed eleven thousand plurality "f « - ran« for ¦••¦¦' when th* other ¦ "unties •"-?ard«vi *•. Democratic «v* decr<Ni«ed or trivial *«J"j:lties or' moved' lnto the K^ublica:i column. In no county have th» Democrats such a perfect organization, am its leaders will wield a potent Influence In the convention. It will not 1. the ordinary d^l^gation compose-! of a few speakers and many shoatera to hurrah their candidate into the nomination, but will con- Eist of rnr:i of ability with oratorical powers and active and capital workers. Leading men of the county have become Interested in the contest and have offered to serve as delegates. Th" volunteers are so numerous that the district and ward com irltteemen are in many instances in a quandary whom to support. It ia in strange contrast with past years, when volunteers were scarce and pre cinct commltteenten, unable to fi:-.<j men to go, were forced to serve. - . The primaries to be held next Wednesday night will not be listless and merely formal, and spirited err.tests are expected over the selection of the delegates. Robert Davis, the leader, and his war riors will gird 0:1 their armor and battle hard tor toeymour and against the Smith faction from E«<ex Lountj i: ii persists in combating the nomination of the Newark Mayor, and Davis will have the support of many lnflu« ntial Democrats of the State cutside of Hudson and Essex. •=¦•««« Mr. Davis Insists that when a man is xho choice of hla party in his own cit] and county it Is the cu;y of the party organization to accept th.- de cision and acquiesce, and not defy the party and Btriv* to d.feat their will. The organization he maintains, is merely the servant or agent of the Party, and not its master. His Investigation, he said, has thoroughly convinced him that Seymour is practically the unanimous choice of his party in Essex '.ounty. and the opposition only emanates irom a fey.- misguided leaders who he believes will s e J he error oi their ways and bow to the wIU of the rank and fll< If the Smith faction do not capitulate the battle will be waged against them. Subtle Influences are at work in Hudson hovever, to tr^ak the solid Seymour phalanx but it is not probable thi t they will succeed in North Hudson th< Democratic organization wae attacked and routed last spring. In the town of l nion f.ni! Groth. v.-hr, led the seceders united with the Rerublicans. and the fusion candidates were elected and the machine element was ousted. I-i West Hoboken Mayor Bergkamp and his in dependent Democrats defeated the organization ticket by a decided majority. In Hoboken Mayor I-epar. 1? restless and threatens to oppose the or ganization's candidate for Mayor. But these tights were purely local, and hay caused no breach with Mr Davis, who seeks to have. in the party council the men who are chosen as leaders in their dis tricts, rot the weak clairr.ants fnr recognition, and It is In this way. the selection of recognized dis trict leaders, that the strong Democratic organ ization has been built up. Davis b rel.itions with Grcth and Bergkamp ar* corflial. and even he and Fagan are friendly, und it is not probable that they will make any effort to elect delegates who will b.- antagonistic to the orgar-iaation. Mr. Davia is positive that the dele gation will be a unit for Beymour. a.nd said that he had not heard of ar. anti-Seymour man In the en tire county. He also added that Beymour la the strcngeut man who can be nominated which means tnat the Democratic leader of Hudson will have Beymour nominated If earnest work will accom plisc v. SITUATION IN SOUTH JERSEY. MIDDLESEX WILL GO UNPLEDGED TO THE CONVENTION AND WILL SUPPORT THE NOMINEE New-Brunswick. Sept. 22 (Sneclal).-Democratlc sentiment in Middlesex County on thr Go\-ernorship has not yet crystallised. Th* leaders disclaim knowledge of the wishes of the party, and r.-ruso to exprc--^ a positive preference. Prtmariea In the various townships and wards to choose delegate! to the State convention on October 1 are yet to be held. George S. Bllxer, chairman of the county com mittee, said that he was unaware of a markrd Benttmei t In the county for ai • andidate He admitted that Seymour had followers, but that his support In iii» county was not p*-n«ral. Th<-- dele gates, unlesn t!i«- exigem y of the convention does not allow of mplimentary votes, will probably place In nomlnatl i, ex-Senator James H. Van Cleef and his name will be kept before the convention as long as feasible. Ex-Senator Van Cleef personally U mlar with the voters of th> county, and has a creditable record in the legislature. A sentlmeni which rmy assume r..rml<lahlp piz^ exists in the county-in favor nf the nominati<.r of a canaidat'- from th- southern part of New-Jersey It is argued that South Jersey has not bad a candi date in years, and that it would be better to go be fore the voter* solidly supporting a fairly strong man than to foroo Seymour or anybody < ¦'¦*>¦ with » powerful faction lukewarm in his support. Sey mour may have received many Republican votes when he was ele ted Mayor of Newark; these votes he would not eive as a candidate for Governor and Middl>sex failn to see that he possesses marker! strength in the State. Middlesex will go unpledged. If Beymour gets the Essex County vote, in addition to that of Hud son County. Middlesex will eordiallj support liim. Otherwise her attitude will probably be revealed on the convention floor. NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. BkPTE3IBEB 2a 1301 ROBERT DAVTS E F. C. TOUNG COLOXEI. E. L. PRTCK. Seymour's manager. Kranklin Murphy will be nominated for Governor by the unanimous votes of the delegates to the Republican State Convention next Thursday. James M. Seymour would like to be the Democratic nominee: Colonel E. L. Price i? his political manager. Davis is the Democratic boss of Hudson County, and he is standing by Seymour. Ex-Sen ator Smith is determined to punish Seymour for ingratitude by preventing his nomination. E. F. C. Young has an old score to settle with Smith, and lie is believed to be the power behind the throne in influencing- Davis to help thwart Smith. TH?: COMING CONTENTION HOW UURPHT WILL BE NOMIXATED POLITICAL GOSSir IN THE STATE. Trenton. Sept. 2Z (Special) — Franklin Murphy, of Essex County, will be nominated without a ripple of disc at the Republican State Convention that 1- scheduled to a«s< mble in Taylor's Opera House next Thursday for the purpose of placing before the people a candidate for Governor. All opposition to Mr. Murphy has long since been removed, and the entire Btate Is now enthusiastic in support of his candidacy. The convention that i« to i ame Mr. Murphy promi^• to be one of the briefest and most har monious on record. It la almost certain that only one cession will be held, und that It will b,e less than an hour at work. li U the desire of the party managers that the platform shall be sh<<rt. It will contain an indorsement of the Republican adminis tration of affaira in New-Jersey, and will fittingly refer to thi lamentable taking oft of the !a.te Presldi and give assurance to President Roosevelt of the hearty co-operation of the Republicans of the State. Edward C. Stokes. Clerk in Chancery, is to pre side over the convention, and he can be depended upon to mak> a rousing speech, tilled with material that will slvc tht stui speakers for the fall cam paign plenty of ammunition. Mr. Stokes is looked upon ns one of the most eloquent and convincing talker? in the State, and is hlwsiys In demanJ. United States Senator William J. Sewell an nounced yesterday that h** expected to be at the convei ¦ despite his serious illness. Tin* an nouncement has brougl gladness to Republicans all over the Si tie, ai General Sewell h:is been a conspicuous figure at every Republican State Con vention since 1V76. He invariably heads the delega tion from his own county of Camden, an.i there have been few conventions slnc<' 1876 that have m>t heard .a word oi two from him. While .ill Is sererc within the Republican camp, th< I'• mocra - find thHr.ship in the roughest kind of waters, with every prospe of its going to pieces. Ex-United States Senator James Smith. Jr.. ha? tak^ii upon hims-lf the task of defeating Mayor Jumes M. Seymour ct Newark for the Gov- r:n>! ' non Inatl ami at t'n's stage of the pro ceedings he seems to have the matter well in ryin<l. Si badly nhattered ar»- th< Beymour fences that pom<> or the Newart Mayor's close friends are talk ing of advising him ¦• withdraw. In order to save himself from overwhelming defeat in the conven tion. The fight between .Smith and Seymour la an old one. and in the past has h en most bitter. Smith Is generally accredited with having furnished the sin. ws of war tha! ftral elected Seymour to the mayoralty of Newark, and thus bringing him in!.. politic il prominence. After Ih< election Seymour declined to allow Smith any voic< in the idrnlni? tration of affairs or •:.<• naming of officials, and th« figrhi has ho-n on ever since. Three yearg ago fHH WILL-O'-THE-WISP O¥ NEW-JERSEY'S DEMOCRACY. PROMINENT FIGURES IN NEW-JERSEYS POLITICAL CAMPAIGN JAMF.S BsflTH FRANKLJN MURPHT. JAMES ifWWFfi Seymour was regarded as a likely candidate for the l>«-niooratic nomination for vernor, but Smith stepped In and named Elvin w Crane. For several months the wiseacres have bi-en giving Seymour practically a clear Meld; but when Senator Smith returnei from Europe a fortnight ttgo he took off his coat and set about dealing the tltical ambi tions of ¦• • Newarker a death blow. An 1 the indi cation? are that his labors will not have been In VHin. "Hob" Davis, who is ¦ gnized aa the leader of the Hud County Den racy, and who has many infiuet • friends "throughout, the State, is leading th<> flgl for Seymour. Hudson la the county that is depended unon for the Democratic majorities, and Davis focls, that his wishes should he given most s.'riou« consideration In the naming of the candidate. H«> had emissaries abroad in the State last week sounding the local Democratic ¦ ider and the reports they are milking are anything b:it encouraging for Seymour. Bui Davis has pledged Hudson to th»- Newark Mayor, ami unless Seymour retires before the convention assembles Davis can b»- depended upon to deliver the goods from hU county. A«si><*iatei! with Davis in the flghi against Smith is E. F. C. Young, the wt-11 known and wealthy hanker and trolley magnate of Fer • j City. .Mr. Younc l- th< financial backer and general counsel lor of Davis, and himself aspires to recognition as the leader of the State Democracy. If he suc ceeds in downing Smith he hopes to >>c in line for election to the' T7:ilted States Senate when the Democrats next ci>me into power. Smith la also p.mbltloua to go back to the T'nited States Senate, and this phase of tht* fight la by no means the least Interesting. Young and Smith can each tie de pended upon to spend barrels ot" money in their efforts to gain the ascendency. Th" Smith forces have not del tely settled upon a candidate to pit against Seymour. They are feel ing their ground and devotlne their positive work to pett ; ncr in body blows i>n .^eymnur's didacy. Ex-Congressman Thomas M. Ferrell, of Gloucester, seems, in som*» quarters, to be looming up In a promfsing manner, and it will not be sumrislng if the Si:i'h support i< throwi to him. Ex-Judge Francis Child, of Kssex. Is also ¦••;•¦• with favor by the Smith forces. Anything to beat Sey ino-ir is their slogan. : CHUISTIAN BRAUN AS A FACTOR. THE WELL KNOWN BREWER FAVORED AS A CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR IN i!IS COUNTY. Pii'T«on, Sept. 22 (Special).— Bince rli - - Supreme Court fle^lare'l the act providing for the appoint ment of commissions to redistrict the \\ r. ! lines in cities unconstitutional the Democratic politi cians in this county have begun a brisk campaign. Thr confusion that ¦ Isted in thi city as to the wards ilelayeil . ')• primaries, an»l hoth sides were waiting for th" decision of the courts. Having won their ficht on this point, the Democrats are non takirs: heart, and talk confidently of their prospects at the coming election. The: are ;>li out for ex-Senator Christian Braun, the brewei of t'hls cii>. for Governor. Tie has al ways been ¦ • winning candidate in local battles. and they believe that if he got the Democratic nomination for Governor he would sweep into office, with the undivided vote of the Germans of both parties and the full Democratic vote of the whole State. No rtional fight would follow his nomi nation. Behind this desire for the nomination of a Pa.« saic County man there is a feeling, however, that Braun may fail to show enough strength in the convention to make him a formidable can didate. The leaders aro preparing for soeJl a con tingency, and if they see that Eraun carrot make the nomination they will throw in th-.ir lot with Seymour, if the latter can get the unanimous sup port of the delegation from Essex Couiny. "The Passalc County delegation win nx.«e Sena tor Braun." sail William B. Gourlej, **ana they will be with him until they tee that tfcorc is no chanct for his nomination. After brau:: they will be with Seymour if he baa the undivided --ut.port of bid o^-n eeiesatkn from Essex, If Mr. Seymour cannoi get hia own detefatton I cannot say what the i aysaio i>::sEtites wili Co. They will watch the developments ar.d. probably be with the atruuzest candidate. Abcu,t a week ago there was a movement in some of tii wards In this city to send delegate* to the convention p'»edg< to ruour, no matter how '¦'"¦ situation might turn out. Mayor Hlnchliffe. Judgo Frank Van Cleve, John Johnson. president of tne Board of Aldermen, and a cotene o: leaders were said to be strongly in favor of the Newark man. and li was ssid thai Mr. Gourley had de clared for Braun, with the desire that the dele gatlon jni'-rhi b<? turned over to Seymour ulti mately; but the rcr.k i-.nl rile of the party came oui so strongly for Braur. thai the leaders have had to tare themaelvea for Braun absolutely Thej will be with Braun until there i.-- no hope for th. Passaic 'ounty man. It waa said thai Braon waa carrying h;- canvass through the northern >untie and that be would go Into the convention Itb the delegates not only from Passaic. but also from F.e: t; n, Morris and Sr -¦ .\ Mr. Gourley says that he -iocs not think that any effort ia being made by Mr. Braun ti> get the delegates from the-e counties. It is likely tl#t when the real struggle comes the Passaic County <!f'e>:aies will declare for Seymour as all the leaders are favorably disposed to the Newark mm;. Thi la made all the rriore probable by th" stand taken by K. K. C. Young, the Jersey City banker, who rules in Hudson through Davis, and who Is Influential with some ol th. leaders in this count] The primaries for the ¦ lection of delegates to th.- State Democratic Convention will be held in this county r.- Xt Friday evening. Mi;. MrRPHV as in-: i?. SKETCII OF THE MAX WHO Wll.l. BE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR. ! Tii-' Republican* of New-Jersey, with a unanim ity of purpose and conviction rarely manifested by a political party In the ascendency in a State, will, .is now seems beyond doubt, on n.-xt Thursday in their State convention at Trenton, nominate Frank lin Murphy aa their eandMatc for Governor. To obtain this nomination Mr. Murphy has not filed any claims or made any pledges. It will s" to him aa a well earned reward ••! merit and as the rec ognition of a loyal, able and Hggressive Republi can, who. as the chairman of the State Republican Committee for nine years and in conspicuous in dividual ways, baa made his title to the nomina tion for Governor so clear that there will not be nmrt than a sporadic county testimonial opposi tion, if there is even that, in the convention. The spontaneity with which the nomination of Mr. Murphy has been urged by the Republicans of the State -was the outcome of a spirit of political Indorsement and personal sratitudc combined. During his chairmanship of the State committee h? has kept in close touch not only with th. chair men and immhara of the county committees, but with the people who make county committees.' Ha individually has keen a constantly in sesstoa com mittee on political grievance*, ami his success as an arbitrator and harmonizer has been such that he is not only recognized as a strong, and wise Republican leader, but as a sincerely -good fellow." take him as you find him and meet him where you may. Mr. Murphy is a Jerseyman. native to the man ner, and identified with the growth and prosperity of the State. Be was born in Jersey City almost simultaneously wtth the year IS4S. and he has kept right up with the years ever since. lively as the pace has sometimes been. Ha was ten years of age when he removed from Jersey City to Newark, where, he entered the Newark Academy and from which he received his education. The bronze but ton on i:>s coat show? where he was in the Civil War. and the records show that he was enlisted when sixteen years old as a private in Company A, 13th New- Jersey Volunteers. He re mained with the regiment until the close of the war. and he still has a vivid recollection of the battles at Antietam. Chancellorsville and Getl ¦ burg, while the campaigns to Atlanta and Sa.an nah and through the Carollnas with Sherman are still familiar spots and mlleposts in his memory Men who knew him when he was a boy now say that there always was a business wheel in "Frank" Murphy's head, and so there was. After his re turn from the war he In September. 1865. went Into the varnish business, at once establishing the Murphy Varnish Company, at Newark, of which he has always Deen the active head, and which is well known at home and abroad. Like Mr. Murphy. it has worked its way up,* as many an American I boy and business have, the business being pushed ! by" the boy until at length «t made a larger and j abler man of him by compelling him to grow with Its growth and strengthen with Its strength or fall i by the wayside. Mr. Murphy did not fall. The pride of the American youth is to keep up. and Mr Murphy is one of the. men who has never been in the rear rank. Although he ever has been a husy man in his business, he has found time, as busy ! men do. to help orgatr I and develop the patriotic societies of the country. Be la a member of the i Society of th>- Colonial "Wars and of the Sons af I the American Revolution, which shows that hi* | forebears a good many years ago were -among ; "in* old Continentals, in their rassed regimentals. faltered not." Of the national or=tnl2ntlon o* th« Sons of the American Revolution Mr. Murphy as* been thy president-general. Some years ago Mr. Murphy t>e^aii to take an interest in active politics. H»- w«-nt straight to .the front, and was mvlt an alderman or' Newark, president of th* Common Council and a member of the New-Jersey Assembly. For several years he ¦rat a trustee nr the State Reform School for Boys at Jamesburg. He was a delegate t> Hm national Republican conventions at St. Louis and Philadel phia which nominated and renominated, th- mar tyred McKinley. Mr. Murphy was a Cowimlswtnn er of the United States to the Paris Exposition a year ago. 3inc. I^3". he has b*-en the chair man of the New-Jersey State Republican Com mittee, and he conducted the campaigns of Gri;e* and Voorhees when they were candidates for and elected as Governor, and he also managed th« tw« McKinley campaigns in that State. Mr. Murphy succeeded the late Vice-President Hobart as a mtmber of tne executive committee of the Na tional Republican Committee, and was notably en of the active and effective political forces in th- la-«t Presidential campaign. The foregoing is. in part, the record of one o* New-Jersey's best known and most sincerely lfs:**l mer. and Republicans. A hundred complimentary things might l>»- said of his liberality, generosity and good fellowship, but they would be nothing now to the men throughout the State who know him well, who have cosas in contact with "nia pleas- Ins: personality and who will talk for him. work for him and vote for him from Sussex to Cape May. CORNISH IS THEIR < HOICK. OLD IVTH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS WANT LEADERS TO GET IN LINE. What was, until the State was redistricted by th* last legislature, the old IVth < •<>ni:re-<!i Di!«rrf«^ of New-Jersey has long been known as the t»tronß hold of Democracy. Apart from Hudson Oounty. the counties of Hunterdon. Sussex and Warren aro still the party scats of the mighty, and Morris County has lons been wobbly in politics as It t* rich in pastoral attractions. Democracy In thi« old district was and still la of the Jacksonlan type. It is almost Bourbon in ihe tenacity with whtss) It remembers all things, and it lets new political ideas under the ropes reluctantly. Politicians keen and strategic flourish there as perennially as th« lichen clings to the rugged rock?. In the store, on the farm and in the schoolhouse p«litioian» ar* born and made. When John McMickle. of Sussex County, was a State Senator it was a standiiss: joke that when ht- was a schoolmaster he strength ened the primary curriculum and perpetuated th<* young idea of Democracy by asking his pupils. "What are the two principal products of the TVth. Congress District?"' The answer, in full school chorus, was, "Democracy and applejack!"" What are the most notable characteristics of rhes** two products? Applejack is predominant, and IVTn«» crats are more -o. But, joined though n** Is to hi* political idols, the Democrat of the old IVth Di.« trict knows the new trirk.s of the trade thoroughly, and is free and frank to criticise Ma brethren, wlw lfve where turnips s)a not grow from th*> s«e<i an< good rip- liquor is found in bottles, and not in barrels, cool as the water from, indigenous springs and stone walled cellars. When h^ talks, or "lets himself go." in his own phraseology, the Democrat "up that way is as interesting; as the present fac tional contest ia Newark The conversation of one with a correspondent of The Tribune the other day is an epitome of political opinion there. The man who talked has been a member of the State Senate, and is one of the i.tithful whose voice is often, heard in the conferences of th© leaders. ••We are a quiet, conservative people up here in the hills," he said, "but we catch the echoes of tho internal disturbances within the party on the wing. What we would like to know is. Why don't they stop wrangling and get together? We are all to gether here. If they are in earnest and mean to elect anybody, why do they say our candidate for Governor must be Seymour or Ferrell? Are these the only great men and strong; men left in the party? But do they seriously intend to elect any body Governor? Time was. when 'Tom' Kays. Henry C. Kelsey and other leaders led the way to success, that we kept closing up the ranks from the day of the convention until the day of election. Instead of shouting "Hurrah for "Jim" Smith!" or 'Hurrah for "Bob" Davis we shouted for Joe! Parker or Joseph D. Bedle"or George B. McClellan. And we won. "Now," this oldtime Democrat continued, "if our party is in earnest, why doesn't it get in line? And if it is going to elect its candidate for Gov ernor, why. if Seymour is objectionable to some and Ferrel' is not satisfactory to others, why <1C the party is in earnest, mind you> don't the lead ers take up our own young and popular Senator, Johnston Cornish? Is it because Smith wants to be .i United States Senator again, and "Ed" Tounjr wants the -,im- place, when It comes our way. tnat the Democrats don't get together? If ir is true, as we hear up this way. that •t;Uly' Thompson ha* promised to deliver the delegates from seven South. Jersey counties to Smith for Ferrell, If Smith will deliver Essex to Ferrell. and. in case Ferrell could not then get the nomination, he (Thompson) will turn the^e delegates to any man to beat Seymour. why don't they. I say. take up Cornish? I don't know that Cornish would aeecpt a nomination. H« has a long head, and knows what the party Is do lns. But, as we have figured it, this is how the situation stands: Suppose Thompson knows that the counties ot Atlantic. Burhngton. Camden. Cape May. Cumberland. Gloucester and Salem, are ready to combine to beat Seymoi'r, there is a tally of ZX> votes in the convention. The old fYth Congress District, which is soli.i for Cornish whenever h» asks it to be, will be entitled to 119 delegates. Middlesex, with the Miles Rosa (Miles is still h. power there, and Im and Smith were the factors in. the defeat of Abbett for United States Senator) In fluence, will have forty-five vote* to dispose of. and Passaic. which Gourlev is said to hold at his com mand, will have seTenty-tnree votes to throw In. There we have a total •¦: fli votes, which, if the party is in earnest and wants harmony and a suc cessfu] issue, could be given to Cornish against either Seymour or Ferrell But seventy-three votes would still be needed t.> make the nomination, you say. Well. now. suppose that "Jim' Smith can do what It is reported he can in Bsseoi County — sup pose that he can only divide the Essex delegation in half— he could then throw eieiuy-five votes tn> Cornish, which would make a grand total of 361. or twelve more vines than would be needed to nomir nate'Cornish. But. as I have already sail!. I don't know that 'ornista arants to be a candidate for Governor now. The troubles and tribulations of the party don't point doe north toward victory. Smith wants this and Davis wants that, and Price wants Seymour. So do we. if he can win. What we wantjop here Is victory, and what we would like to know i?>. What do they want? Ta us ft looks as it they wanted the tail to ar« with tb«» hide No. T will" not say which is the tail or whk-h is the hide, but the Republicans will milk the cow if Smith continues to hold her horns, and Davis won't let go of her tail." THE T. M. FERREM. BOOM. MOVEMENT OF THE SOUTH JERSEY DEMO CRATS LOOKED UPON ONLY AS A BLIND. famden, Sept. 22 < Special". —When the South J>r» sey Dsiaotraln go to Trenton to As their part In th<» nomination of a candidats for Governor they will be marshalled bj ex-Assemblyman "William J. Thompson. Ha ia making- political history at tha rate ">t BStSea a iiay. .lust now he is for ox-4"*cm gressman Thomas M. Ferrell. who is aajN to b*» Urn most willing candidate ever known in t:»<» lower part of Jsissy The Ferrell boom sjst Into working order t h- other day. it is said, it a con ference held in PhiUdclphi <. away from the prying eyes el the Seymour agents. l"p to a short tim« ago the "Duke of Gloucester." aw Mr. Thompson m called, WM supp<> to be- a partisan of ->\-Judar» Howard Carrow. who?*- Democracy nrtowed mim rrav.l edires in thf first Bryan campaign, and who was said U> be a little uncertain in th* second. Thompson ha<i. it was supposed, pledged his sup port to Carrow. but the Frrrell ssJmsbs caasjlrt him. The truth Is. the* South Jersey Democrats are un certain what they will do until they set to Trenton and learn what James Smith desires. Not lons ajto .t great ado w»s made over the fact that Colonel George PfelnVr. ex-United States Mar shal, had completely taken the wind out of Thomp son's sails and that the future held no promise of political preferment or power for the man wbn once held the party tiller in South Jersey in his hand; "out ju=t now the colonel seems to be cutting no figure in Democratic conferences. A year aso the colonel was chosen chairman of the Camden County Committee against the personal onslaught of Thompson and his followers. Thompson's recent conference to plan things for Ferrell had as participants same of the politicians from all the South Jersey counties, but a perusal of the list of names Is not i iimsbiii to the men who had hoped that the "old gaag** was disappear ing from the party ranks In the State. They were all adherents of the Gloucester leader. Whether they will be as useful as he believes they will whan the hour for the delivery of the goods arrives b another matter. There is no doubt that South Jersey will endeavor to land the candidate for Gov ernor. This has always been the dream of the Democrats of the lower part of the Slate, bu: it Is hardly possible that they will go to Trenton as a unit for "Tom" Ferrell. even If Mr. Smith shall desire It. It is as plain that there is not 1»>rll sentiment there for the Mayor of. Newark, but It Is certain that as between the two. Seymour win gather tfca ajpaatar strength, unless Thompson can * wield suflcient power to have the delegates ' chosen i ' 5