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NEW JERSEY In THE SENATE.
THE NONrNdTTON or MPHERsON ON
THE FIRST BdLLOE
The Industry OF the Green Men ANer the Ad.
Journmcnt on Wednesday the Ros
publican Caucus Treated FreIinghuyscn.


publican Caucus Treated Freiinghuy sen.
TRENTON, Jan. 22-John r. McPherson was
nominated by the Democratic caucus tonight
on the first ballot for United States Senator His
name was presented by Senator Albeit OF Hud.
son in brief speech. The vote stood at first
20 for McrhcrsOn. 10 for Green, for Joel Parker,
for Nanatta and one for Albeit. The total
vote Of the caucus was Al. and Mcpherson
therefore. lacked one Of majority. Mr..
Mackey of Warren instantly changed his voto
giving Mcpherson tho requisite majority
Senator Dayton of Bergen Green's own county,
and Nlr. Egnn of Union followed suit immcdi.
ately. and Senator Hcndrickson and Mr.. Rue Of
Monmouth. who voted for their fellow citizen,
joel Parker. did likewise. On motion Of Mr..
Albeit the nomination of Mr.. Mcpherson was
made unanimous. The following is tho vote in
detail
ciSpe rST bs esS"n ASSe st pon
Ralc, sandcrson, silvefhorne. stevens, and waldroi
:, Tor Green1Mcssr. Bergen, blackwell Dayton Eear.
riwei; Isrd9n en- Greer Madden Powers, sykes, Ward,
tsr fsreeriISMs',T. ST cndrick,on, Kruger, Moore.
ffor IaaaHsayvMev,tr' aH .. v GarrSbont and LudlOw-2
After the adjournment on Wednesday the
Green men made desperate efforts to retrieve
their fortunes. Thoy made raids upon Hud-
rpu Wl!eT' Nl'luffrpn llN'S. nut IN vain. 1npy
tried Warren. EsscX. Huntington. and Camden
with little better result. In Sussex they were
more successful. Senator Frank Ward,
the Bald Eagle Of SUSSEX. who was
pledged strongly for Mcpherson. made
z break for Green. and took ,Grcer, the sussox
Assemblyman. with him. The Greens talked
confidently until the eleventh hour. but II was
evidently II game. Of BLUM. ns the event proved.
Congressman Miles Ross. although he has
only recently made himself felt in politics tooh
loading part in the contest for MCPHERSON.
The Republican caucus met also. A resolu.
ton to give Mr. Froinghuyscn compliment.
tary nomination was voted down after discus.
sion. Mossrs Howell Van Rcnsscllaer, Vail
and Wghtman. through whose votes the Demo.
Gratis were enabled 10 organize the House, were
absent from the caucus They have been abused
and threatened 10y the Republican press. res
olution was adopted to invite them to be present
at another caucus to bc held tomorrow. II Ia
understood that the delay of the nomination ID
caused by the desire to gain time until the
price OF a Democratic vote can be deiinitely
ascertained. In the mean time Robcsen's friends
are busy. But II may be set down certain
that RobcsOn cannot carry the Republican
strength with him, even II he We're enabled 10
find "a purchasable Democrat William Walter
Phelps. too. il not without friends who claim
that his action on the Congressional committee
which denounced the Louisiana Returning
Board makes IL possible for more than ona
Democrat to vote for him.
1t is worth noting that three or four Demo-
cratic members did not vote TO make the nom.
ination of Mcpherson unanimous. But either
Phelps or RObcson will reckon without his host
II he counts ON them for success.