The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-28
DAYLIGHT AHEAD,
The Anti-Ring Canvass
Grows Stronger Day
by Day.
COL. E. A. STEVENS POSITION.
He Is Understood to Be Opposed
Both to Mcdonald and the
Davis shrievalty
Puppet.
M'AD0o IN JERSEY CITY.
Does This Mean that He will
Be the Citizens Standard
Bearer?
M'AD00 IN JERSEY CITY.

The latest information from the seat OF
the war between the people and the army
of ringsters that infest the public places
connects an unusually distinguished
name with those Of the disaffected.
There are several reasons that make the
fact that Colonel Edwin A. Stevens, of
Hoboken, will not support the Ring NOM
inees of peculiar signific ince. Some of
these are connected with his personality.
He is the head of the biggest business en-
terprise probably in all the State Of New
Jersey. He is the chief of the Associated
Democratic Clubs of the State. He was
conspicuously mentioned for the Con-
Rressional nomination, but, prudently
resolving that this wasn't the time for
any man OF honor to accept a machine
nomination, ne declined to get there,
though he could have led the ticket If he
HAD chosen.
Even moro significant than his refusal
70 stand by the machine is the extent to
which his resolve has been braced by
Democrats who bear no relation to our
local politics. THE SUNDAY MORNING
NEWS mas, over and over again, declared
that 1t is necessary for the Democratic
party TO stamp on the great frauds with
which the vandals have disgraced it, be-
lore entering upon the campaign of the
tall. There isn't party in all the broad
land that can carry such a load. That
THIS e true; even In broader sense than
IHK NEWS has insisted, is proven by the
fact that Colonel Stevens has received
letters and dispatches from Democrats adj
vising and urging him, as q Democrat
not TO countenaHce The Ring, let alone
assisting it to triumph.
These solicitations have probably been
invited by the tact that he Is the presi-
dent Of the Lsague of Democratic Clubs,
and in the fear that possibly he might be
blinded by narrow party zeal to the
broader duty OF allowing such rascals 10
have no place within the Democratic
household.
AGAINST THE WHOLE TICKET.
A gentleman who has Colonel Stevens
confidence. and who took me into his con-
iidence yesterday, had an idea that the
particular point of the Colonel's objec-
ton IS against the nomination Of Nc
Donald for Congress.
He says, this friend declared. that
Colonel McAnerney."
But that is not the whole of it. Colonel
Stevens is even more bitterly arrayed
against the domination of the Sheriff's
office by the Ring masters; and the Ring
candidate, whoever he may be, will not
have his support. No matter what may
be said by anybody ia qualification of
this statement, you may take il for
granted that have faithfully stated his
attitude.
HOPES AND FEARS.
The Ring candidate, whoever he may
be''-that expression is reminder that
there is still some doubt on that subject
Poor Johnny McPhillips still asserts tnat
he has the nomination in the palm of his
hand and the interview published in
The JERSEY CITY NEWS of yesterday
shows that Bob Davis himself has not yet
come to realization that the canvass is
being made entirely apart from and out
side OF himself. He does not seem to
comprehend that his sceptre has been
taken from him. and that he no longer
counts as q factor in the situation.
But that does not mean that the Ring is
beaten by any means. 1t is a gratifying in
dicatlon that the Ring is on the defensive;
Its rout. however. is yet to be achieved
THE NEWS has pretty thoroughly disposed
OF some other people who have been men
toned from time TO time as McPhilIips'
successor as the Ring favorite; and their
names are not mentioned any more at all
now. 1t is doubtful If Alderman Bob
Jordan, the latest to be put forward, will
accept the nomination after he has sur
yeyed the situation and felt the pulse of
the public. His sincere friends and welt
wishers hope, at any rate, that he will be
wise enough TO keep out of the storm.
IT'LL COUNT NOW.
The rapidly multiplying signs of fight
on the part of the Ringsters give fresh
energy TO the peoples canvass; and it is
booming right along. gathering in all
classes OF honest citizens-the rich aud
the poor alike. gang Of laborers.
polied yesterday by a curious passer, was
found 10 be opposed 10 the Ring without
an exception.
There has for years been great vest
pocket vote, said distinguished Demo
Graf; but ballot box frauds have pre-
vented It from counting for anything.
This year. under the new ballot reform
law. It win be seen to be great big
factor"
So all around-the sentiment is one
way 1t is in the air that the Ring is
beaten, and that il the citizens movement
keeps up its pace it will 80 far distance
the Ring nags that the yandals will
scarcely know they had an animal on the
course.
M'ADoo is HERE.
The difference of view among the cftI-
zens as to the wisdom of an independent
Congressional nomination. to which refer
ence has already been made, still exists,
but IT Is not SO marked as 1t was. Con-
gressman McAdoo has the solution OF the
riddle in his own hands. IL he will ac-
cept the nomination he will be run, be-
cause ~ Is deemed desirable to confront q
complate Ring ticket with a compiets
Citizens ticket IL he will not accept
there VIII be no independent Congress
sional ticket
Tbs conferrees, whose action Is to cub
inmate In the mass convention of week
from Monday night, invited Mr., McAdoo
here TO make . canvass OF the situation.
The fact that he has not yet arrived
said one OF The conferrecs yesterday morn-
ing, may mean that he is not going %
consent to run. He's throwing away
great opportunity, and don't see how be
can be so fatuous- Perhaps Mr.. McPheF
son has persuaded him to keep out. =
III he were to come here, would that
indicate that he Is at the service Of THE
citizensf'' asked
Yes was the reply
Well. Mr.. Nc Adoo was Ia town yester-
day
M'D0NALD ANT-IRING.
Meanwhile warm and close friend of
Senator Mcdonald, who Is against the
Rug, declares that Mcdonald cannot be
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