New-York tribune., 1885-01-05
BOILERS AND REFORM.
WHY STOCKTON is PUSHED FOR THE CABI.
NET.

AND HOW SOME NEw-JERSEY STATESMEN HAVE
SEEN VARIOUS GREAT LIGHTS.
To the Editor Of The Trtoume
SIR: The account of an offensive alliance
between Bayard and Butler against Cleveland, morsel
OF history which appeared in Washington letter 10 THn
TRIBUNE Monday last, has more than general in
toJerseymon. Knowing Democrats here say that
this st ate represented at the consprators meeting
by Senator MoPhe and Atorney-Genera Stockton.
Butler had chance here, and It was decided that the
of the State should be cast In the convention for
Bayard aud Stockton selected the orator to
second the nomination of Deawares -fayorite son."
Governor Albeit who Is also able and experienced
conspirator was let into the bargain, although LIE
was vehement in his opposition to Cleveland the
Senator aud Attorney 6enera and therefore when he
appeared Chicago lie disarranged matters seriously
BY budozing men whom lie had appointed, and Others
who were willing 10 be appointed to some Office, ha
captured eleven OF the delegates whom Mcpherson and
stockton had counted and carried them TO aa
dali Five others stood ont for Cleveland leaving ths
two cOnspirators alone for Bayard This accustomed
some unpleasant language between tie Governor and
Senator but they were still united In hatred Of Ceve-
and OF cour.e. a State with only two delegates lid
not count for much in the Bayard column and stockton
was left a.uent with suppressed eloquenee. Albeit
however the head OF majority OF the delegation 10:
Randall did second the nomination OF that statesman,
aud made speech which IN its venomous alusoDs 10
Cleveland only less offensive than Grady's. After
ward the Governor. like q good Tammany man, carried
over his eleven votes to help on the Hendricks boom
when it was started even after Randalrs friends had
gone to Cleveland: and he away with his crowd
without participating at all in the final work OF the con-
yenon breathe forth threatenngs and slar ghter
all the way home.
During the canvass tie Of these gentlemen s
well known. Stockton sure that Cleveland would
not win Mcpherson, who had resigned from the s;ate
hold
when ho WAS Informed by a member OF the State som-
nttee that satisfying his friends and
he came HUDSON County ID arrange some Of hs
there Albeit cared nothing for the Of
Cleveland but he wanted to elect State Senators who
would vote for him as a General seweil lie
therefore Issued vrtuous proclamation against bribery
under cover OF which money poured like water into
the counties where IL would help the Of Demo-
cratic State Senator'S
Then came the election. and suddenly all these gentle
men conceived an ardent affection for Governor Cleye-
land and begs 10 denean themselves as IL they had
created OF him Albeit organized his famous
expedition to Albany, sending his around Oh sunday
to get the OF everybody in the state on pett'a
to make Stockton Secretary Of the Navy. 10 be sae
his was 10 be a reform administration and Stockton nd
pockeied back pay; while that naughty man Blaine, az
Speaker let the bill through untIl 4 contaned
clause exeI ting the Speaker or the li0dse from us
provisions But Albeit saw that 1t would give him a
chance TO make another a,a t,as
Mcpherson joined the carayanbut PROBABLY In his heart
lie hoped that would fail ana thus leave tho
entire patronage the state In his grip Bur even
he could nothing else he eonlf defeat McCella0r
rather his hackers, Kelsey and the Old state House ng
This latter par had all the advantage at the begin.
ming claim for recognition the only and Original
Cleveland men. rhey helped 10 nominate him. believed
in his success and worked with energy all through The
canvass But the Ross-Abbett- Mcpherson coniederaey
aroye staff Little out OF the Senatorial fight IN Mon
mouth and this showed weakness Besides Albeit with
ali his PATRONAGE and tie power which tue new RJilrUad
Tax law has placed in lis bands Is powerful enemy
heat fler kpl
may be doubted For the eXGOyern0r Is too ulieless
and deliberate do any any good. whether IN ine
Cabinet or outside It. Perhaps the state House Ring
would I've satisfied II they could only beat Stockton
But IL Is now whispered that another eminent jersey.
man mas lately made pilgrimage 10 Albany With sun
more formidable petition Tor Stockton. IEls Is the
Hon Thomas Kays elect0F-at- aEc, and statesman
who means business lie, at least. is In solemn earnest
He wants stockton. Mr.. kays ispalt proprietor oI
paent boiler which be believes with all The iih OF
Colonel Sellers or Mr. Keey destined 10 revolucnile
the arpcaton OF steam motive power. NOW tho
limited states Navy needs boilers TO the ainonntof one
hundred million horsepower. or s0me snoa inaitcr au
there Il no doubt that Mr. kaysis willing TO give hs
native land the benefit OF this new nechanics i2c,
MIR stockton couh only be placed at the heah ot the
Navy Department the boiler business would be III lar
,va ~ get,inc n nrosnerots seud-oh. &c
Nslr9l.k. N. j.. Jan. 3, 1883.