The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-08-25
WANTED---A Victim.
Boss Sewe11 Is Hp ing for
One Without Success
So Far.
WHY HE WILL NOT HAVE GRUBB.
He Wants a Tool and Not a Rival
in the Active Politics Of the
| State---T offey Says "No."

The Republicans are all at sea as to the
candidate who will contest with ex-Gov-
ernor Leon Albeit for Gubernatorial
honors. There's an unusually rich crop
OF candidates in the camp, and General
Sewell, the "big Ingin" of the tribe.
hasn't been able to make his pick among
them. Speculation is perfectly idle as to
the outcome of the convention. General
Sewell's word is law Till he speaks no
one can make even guess worthy of the
name as to what the word will be.
The novel idea was suggested yesterday
that General Grubb will not be permitted
to carry away the coveted prize. Because
whys Why, because Grubb is a very rich&
man, and IL he Is ever allowed to get&
actively into Jersey politics 1t will not beI
long before he is as big an Ingin as GEN.
eral Sewell is. Sewell may be sadly ih
want OF a candidate, but he is not couzt-
ing a rival.
The one point ON which have been able
to secure assurances within the past
week is, that Colonel Toffey will not head
the ticket He said to me, the other day,
that he will not, under any circumstances,
consent to run. If he has been urged he
has managed to discourage the party's
pursuit of him.
Neither is it likely that ex Mayor Col
Inns will be given the nomination. He
might. it is said, be strong man In this
county, but the rest of the State doesn't
we know mere, and his availability Is
doubted
The Republican State Convention will
be held on September IL. Immediately
after it has made its nomination, ex-Goy-
ernor Albeit will go uponthe hastings and
match the tireless energy of the canvass
he made six years ago.
Harrison and Kearney have several
candidates they desire to have nominated.
For Director at-Large they have two
names to submit, Messrs Dinon and Gas
sert For member of Assembly they will
stand firm for Patrick McCabe, mer-
chant of Harrison, and for Freebooter
Alderman Thomas e. Gleason is their
choice.
Freebooter Tierney is making an active
canvass and is confident of securing the
nomination again.
ELIZABETH, August "a. 1889. -Chair-
man Thomas B. Budd, Of the Union
County Democratic Committee, has is
sued call for meeting Of the commit
tee at the Sheridan House, in this city,
on Tuesday next, to prepare call for the
primaries, and also to repair the party
fences. Union. though strongly Demo-
cratic, is one of the counties in which
Albeit has never been able to obtain q
secure foothold.
! The likelihood Of the nomination Of ex-
| congressman j 0nn hean, jr., Dy the Ae-
! publicans will also engross the attention
of the committee, as his strength through
| out the county is recognized on every
side. Kean Is not pushing himself for
ward, and is taking no very active part in
the movement in support OF his candi-
| daey.
He attends closely to his business
affairs, and seemingly prefers to have his
| political strength viewed IN the light of
| his past achievements. He has already
carried not only this county, but the
Third Congressional District twice by
| large majorities, the first time in 1882,
when he defeated the astute Miles Ross
by majority of 1895, and again in 1885,
| when he defeated William Mcmahon by
majority of 637.
| NEWARK, August "a, 1889. County Clerk
| Smith, chairman of the committee of tha
Republican Club to purchase q suitable
building for clubhouse. has consume
mated the purchase of the Terah Bene-
dict homestead, at No. AZ Park place,
| for $25 900. The club will take possession
Of their future home as soon as some
| necessary alterations can be made. At
| two p. m. today the committee, accom-
| panied by a well-known builder. visited
the premises for the purpose Of deciding
upon changes and additions that shall be
made to secure to the club all the COM
forts and conveniences of q frst-class
' r.I11 III.