The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-16
STATE PoITTrCs.
What the Politicians Of the state Find to
Talk Af5eit.


Talk A6sat.
A handsome 0belisk Of granite, forty
feet high has been erected over the late
Secretary Frelinghuysen's grave in Newark
Gossip has II that Editor Flynn, Of the
Bordentown Register. is To he the next
Democratic Senatorial candidate in Bur
liDgton County.
The United States Senate has confirmed
Attorney General Stoekton's soc Richard.
for Consul at Rotterdam J. D. Hoff, at
Vera CRUZ G.. w. Savage at Belfast, and
w =. Moffet at Athens. They are all
Jersey men.
It is said that twenty three ct the twenty
nine Democratic Assemblymen have signed
a petition asking President Cleveland to
appoint Mark Townsend, of this county,
as Superintendent of the Life Saving Sta
tons on the New Jersey coast.
1t is now reported that one of the convict
Witnesses for the State in the trial of Law
erty, the New Jersey State Prison keeper,
has confessed that the charges made against
Laverty were the result of q conspiracy.
A hemorthage and an accusing conscience
are said to have been the motives which
inspired the confession.
Apr0pos of Allbright's absurd chrome
canvass for the Governorship, the
West Jersey Press says that Sous. Cutler
manages things differently. With the aid
of his better half he denotes himself to
writing personal letters to friends, and
such letters = full Of tenderness and pa
thos have more than once done their
perfect work." Be, s;s
The Elizabeth Herald, that has some how
or other fallen into gthe editorial con-
troll OF the late " Bob Bruce of the
Meadow Lark Section of Hoboken charges
savagely upon Hon. Albert Augustus Hard
enbergh's Democracy. 1t declares that
"just what kind Of d Democrat
Hardenbereh is no fellow seems to compre-
bend; and resurrects the memory Of Mr..
Hardenberghs Robson vote in Congress,
in proof Of its claim that he is not valu-
able party taah.
| The Mount Holly Herald says Of Sewe1l's
candidacy for his United States Senator.
that with the opposition of Senator Nichols
in Cumb6tlandi of any number of leading
l Republicans in Camden Of Fell alta a man
| named Hutchinson in Trenton of Halsey,
Keasby, Conger, Peddie, Joy and Doid 10
/ Newark, and Of Frank Cole and Mayor
Collins in .this city. he will have a hard ROY
to hoe. 1t declares that Tith Phelps and
O6W6l1 Inc FOREMOST u9uIeS III Dh6 4 dill
campaign, the Fitz John, Porter business
will be stencil Id the riostrils of many
Republicans, aid that tho eiiaHses are that
the Democrats win have the Legislature.
An anonymous letter. enclosing an
Eeditorial clipped from the TATTLER, reached
this Office Friday. giyei5 to our readers
for what it may be werth. II reads as
folIowsi "a.
You are right as to- Mr. Phelps Intention not K
be a candidate for Governor; and know It,. HI
/ will not be candidate. because he does not wan
IT, Onlyiy0u are mistaken about the railroad state
meht. i happened 10 know That he has no railroad
stock that amounts to anything. atd for years b.
has been calling in all Investments of that road
Last year he refused 10 accept reelection a
director Of the Morris "a Essex, or rather ID. i.
W.. as his interest in that road is merely ncmina
and has been for some years.. The Democrats viii
put their fo5t Ia 1t Il they attempt to base thei
Opposition to him on account OF his connection
with any railroad corporation. for ne can knocl
the underptnnipg out from that kind of thing q
any time-theref are ether reasons Better, He will
no doubt be d candidate III his old DISTRICT unles
the Democrats make fools of themselves by abus
ing him too much. They had better let him alon
in his own district, where he will do them leas
harm He reads the TATTLER with interest, although
1t abuses him. betausd he gets the Jersey polifca
news. This letter Is anonymous but ns 1t make
charges against NO one, that is of no consequence
You can ascertain the truth of Its statemsn ts
should yon think Worth while.