The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-09-26


overreached himself.
The party believes that enc Office is
enough for any of its sons; and it will not
csuntenance the man who would make a
local political Poo-Bah of himself.
The American Democratic principle is
that citizen discharges his whole duty to
the public and to his God if he faithfully
and conscientiously and thoroughly attends
to the functions of one Office.
But two offices are for two men.
The Democratic State Convention is to
meet at Trenton next Tuesday. We ven
ture little in the field of prophecy when
we say that Congressman Robert S. Green,
OF Elizabeth, will be the choice of the del
egates for Governor. Hon. Rufus Blodgett
has succeeded, as far as we can learn, in
drawing but small contingent from Mr.
Green's Congressional district, and be has
even, with the aid of his State Committee
Craftsmanship, gathered only an inappre-
ciable quota of strength in the counties
outside. The magnetism of Vice Chancel-
Tor Birds name has attracted to him less
consequential following even. Cutler will
have the solid support of the Fifth Con-
grsssicnal district, bat that will be found
to be very small part of the convention
when the voting begins. These gentlem en-
furnish the three strings to Mr.. Kelsey's
Political kite. When he comes to tie them
together he will find that they will not be
as lsng as the Green string to Mr.. McPher-
sons kite. Cutler would probably show
the second greatest strength in the con-
vention bat the fact that be has come
under the suspicion of being Kel-
sey contingent has made it difficult
for him to reach votes that he might
have captured had he been known to be
frse from the alliance, and he is not the fer
midable competitor in the contest he might
have made himself against his Union
County rival. If ex-Congressman Harden
bergh, of this city, had consented to enter
the lists, it would have beens easy work for
him to have captured the convention;
al a hurrah for Attorney General
Stockton is not even yet among the
impossihilities of the situation. For
it goes almost without the saying I'll at
Mr.. Green's nomination will not be the
outcome of an enthusiastic popular affec-
tion for the man; but the result of excel
lent and slilful manipulation of the politi-
cal machine by those whs have had charge
of his canvass. Hahas never been known
to have any active sympathy with working.
men, and the story that he is Of the firm of \
Jay Gould's lawyers will put him on the
defensive with the industrial masses of the
State at the very opening of the canvass
q very serious drawback, this year, when
the workingmen are specially active in as
sorting and looking after their political
rights. He had never bsen heard of in
State politics till he was elected to Con-
grsss, and his record during his two years
of service in the National Legislature has
not been SO conspicuous in work or merit
or brilliancy as to mark him out for the
chief place in the State. His prominence
among the candidates for the Governor
ship is attributed in some quarters to Sem
ator McPherson's desire to conciliate Ash |
bel Green, whe is his brother; in, other |
quarters to Miles Rsss's desire to get him |
out Of Congress that he may take his seat |
there again. The possibility of Mr.. Miles
Ross return to Congress will not be coz
templated with complacency by the people |
of the State; and if Mr.. Green's nsmina-
ton for Governor should be followed by
Mr.. Resss nomination for Congress, the |
voters of the Commonwealth may hold
both responsible for what will bear the ap-
pearance Of conspiracy between them.
In this connection it is at least suspicious
that though the convention
10 name successor to Congressman Green
is to be held only two days after the State
Convention, no one seems to be seeking
its nomination.
The Republicans of the State are trying
to make up their minds whether to nomin-
ate Doodle or Brains at their approaching
State Convention. They thought hey
had beautifully compromised the differ
encss by deciding to nominate both in the
person Of William Walter Phelps, but he
wont have it; and now they are trying to
decide whether it is wiser TO nominate
Gardner Doodle Colby, of Orange, or Gil
Dsrt Brains Collins, of this city. If they
know their business they will put Mr.. Col
Inns in nomination. Mr.. Colby's money
viii not go half SO far as MIR. COllins's
lack; and if the Democratic slate should