The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-07
Bob Davis Wants Jack
McPhi1lips to Be the
Next Sheriff.
ALL BESIDES IS CHAOS.
Allan McDermott the Uncertain
Element in the Congressional
Fight---Assembly Aspirants.


The leadera, or those who assume to be
leaders, can beat Paddy's flea all to pieces
ii hopping about from this candidate to
that one. If all the stories that are told Of
their attitudes towards candidates can be
relied upon. It was said at one time yes
terday that Bob Davis had decided 10
help McAnerney get the Congressional
nomination. Tho next hour that had
been all changed about and he was
quoted as supporter Of Congressman
McAdoo. One fellow says chat McLaugh :
lin Is about TO make q red hot fight for
Helntze Tor Sheriff; the next fellow de-
clares that he would like to have Hefntze
nominated, but he is not going TO get en-
broiied for him. Between these conflict
ing claims it is pretty hard work TO get
at the truth, and it Is yet possible that
none OF the leaders know Just where they
viii stand at the end Of the brush.
CONGRESS RATES SECOND PLACE.
But some Of them have some things in
view that they care for more than they do
for some other things that are within
reach. and in their play to reach the main
object will deal with the. smaller mat
4 ters only incidentally and collateraliy-
Those who have studied the politicians
cannot have failed to observe that in their
1 eyes the smallest political Office, being
bearer home, is often a mighty sight
larger than the largest The practical
men are as a rule Interested much more
| in the Town constables than in the Presi-
| dent of the United states when both are
1 10 be elected So in the approaching can
4 yass, the Sheriff who is to serve US at
home Is in the eyes of the leaders a much
more important official than the Con-
| gresham who is to be sent out from
among us to serve the nation; and it Is
1 kff r9s ut in n ftf , he
situAsion here the selection of a Con-
/ gresham is entirely subordinate to the
choice of the shrievalry candidate
Bob WANTS OILY II PHILLIPs.
| Bob Davis has his eye on the one goal
only. His one anxiety is to place Jack
4 McPhillips ut the head of the Sheriifs
\ Office. Every other name on the ticket
viii be used merely as a make weight. Il
was in The hope OF making The ticket look
\ weighty that be decided to support
/ Colonel Stevens for Congress. McPnil-
( lips and McAdoo-two Macs-he said
would never do to go on the one ticker.
l When Colonel Stevens got out he was
! puzzled. He recognized Colonel Nc
| Anerny. however, as nigh toned gentle
man and he said that his presence on the
/ ticket might help; but with McPhillips
1 for Sheriff, another brace of Macs come
I boldly to the front. The little boss is
! just now disposed TO favor McAnerny:
but he cannot quite reconcile himself to
il because of the names. 1t isn't a dead
sure thing that he will not change 10
some one else for Congress before th G
campaign is under full weigh.
Denny Mclaughlin would like to have
ex-Sherih Heintze made Sheriff He says
he is not strenuous about it, He has not
made up his mind whom he viii hang 70
! for Congress. now that Stevens is out
/ Perhaps as Davis is for McAneraey he
may deem it wise to be for McAdoo
| Both sides are swearing eternal fealty TO
1 each other Just now. It IS proba bly,
merely a play for position When the
| line is drawn taut it viii be seen that
they are divided and deadly anragonistic
WAITING FOR M'DERM0Tr.
| The ceaselessly shifting aspect the can
vass presents may be due in large meas
ure to the absence OF Allan MeDermott
! His return from Europe will put the
Democratic household in order. He is
the uncertain factor in the campaign. II
/ will not take him long to become a very
certain and very aggressive factor.
| OF course IN the background is the JET
| fersonian Democracy. 1t is preserving a
discreet silence for the present; but little
! intimatiols are occasionally dropped that
they viii invite ex-Sheritf Cronan TO do
battle for them again. The Ring ex-
| posure of last fall helps to corroborate
/ the notion, prevalent at that time,
| that the ex-Sheriff was counted out
I
| a stronger man today than he was. The
Republican plan of campaign has not yet
| been determined upon. There are men
| who favor fusion with The Jeffersonians
and men who oppose it, and the discus
| sion between them has not resulted in a
determination as 10 which policy will be
! pursued. IL they fuse they VIII want 70
| nominate the candidate for Sheriff. leav-
| ing the Congressional nomination to the
/ Jeffersonians.
That Leroy Schermerhorn, Alderman
| Horace's father. is making considerable
Roadway as a Republican candidate for
| Congress- is an indication that no fusion
may be the outcome of the discussion.
MuLLoNE IS EXCITED.
| But the fight is not only on the Sheriff
and the Congressman. There are As
! semblymen TO be elected, and their can
vases present more snapely aspect
| than the county canvass, in spite of the
| fact that the county canvass ought TO be
| first put under way. Assemblyman Null
lone is to renominated in the First dis
I trict He IS entitled by party usage to
1 his second term. He will be glad to get
! it. unless McAdoo should happen to be
made the Congressional candidate. Then
| he won't want it. He would rather fight
| McAdoo than be on the ticket with him.
| Who was the man with whom Amos
! Cummings wouldn't run on the same
| ticket in New York; Then's MIR. Null
\ lone's sentiments, TO borrow a vernacu-
lar, precisely, as to McAdoo.
Assemblyfnan and Street Contractor
| Henry BYrne is booked for denomination
( by the Democrats in the Second district.
| Paddy Siberian is ont against him
| though, and he has all his war feathers
on He will get the Jeffevsonians 10 put
| him up, and then ask the Republicans 70
indorse him. If neither the Jeffersoniaus
nor the Republicans will accommodate
him, he viii GO in on ticket of his own
| The Republicans think they see enough
\ fun ahead in the Democratic cafnp to
| Justify hope; and If everything turns IN
as they expect it to tAey'll put Horny
| Schcrmerhorn in the next Assembly
| of the State of New Jersey.
CORE MURPHY
| The fact that the Ring had TO count
| Cork Murphy in in the Third district
1 last fail conyinces them that they cannot
elect him, ana there is some likelihood OF
I his being thrown OVERHEARD, party usage
or no party usage. The Republicans are
divided, as usual. aud the Watt crowd
| have already put Fred Porrett in the field
| The other wing of the party thinks Of
| taking Sim Smith, unmindful, probably,
4 that while the alderman Is d resident
| of the Third Aldermapic district, he does
1 not reside In the Third Assembly district
| The Democrats may nominate jim
| Clarke, Terry McDonald's old friend.
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