The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-30
SENELL'S SCHHMING.
His Bitter Fight with Law
yer Morgan for Suprem-
acy in Camden.

dCy IN Cdlnden.
Special to the Jersey city Ne,os.
CAMDEN, April 90. 1s9o.-Leadihg Re-
publicans of both the Morgan and Sswell.
laid by the Democrats to take advantage
Of a Republican fractional fight in Ibis
end of the State, and carry off the Sena-
torship again and one or twp fat county
Offices, and there seems to be some pros
pect now Of q compromise to keep the
Democrats from bagging the juicy plums
that are ripening to be ~plucked in the
fall campaign.
General Sewell wants the next Senator
from Camden County ito be a man whose
vote he can depend upon in the caucus
that will nominate TIE Republican candi-
date for United States Senator. He is
disposed to make some concessions to in
sure this. Thu Young Republicans, under
City Solicitor MoTgan's leadership, want
at least two of the county offices. The
policy of give end take will pay much
better than a fractional fight, and the
: leaders, recognizing this, have made
fresh efforts during the past week to
kclose the widening breach in the party
kanks. Upon the success of their efforts
viii depend Republican victory in Gam
len County this fall.
The Democrats, meanwhile, are alert
I'd wary3 Governor Albeit has a watch
eye Upon Camden county, and he
les considerable stock in the Informs
j Senator Pfeiffer gives him. Ii there
NY prospect of the Democrats making
Inning fight here on the Senatorshfp,
hEnOr Albeit has promised to see that
shall be no lack of funds to carry
lie fight.
he crop Of candidates for Sheriff is in.
yasing. DIR. p. w. Beale, q new mem
h of the City Council and an ex coroner,
the latest dark horse. Eli y. Morgan,
RK-Deputy County Clerk, who held the
clerks Office against a Democratic mob
when the election returns were. falsified
to seat a Democratic County Clerk five
years ago, is grooming Councilman Beale,
and he says Beale will lead the field at
the finish. Councilman NJ. Il. WINS, who
paints all the Pennsylvania railroad sta
tions in South Jersey, talks about enter
ing the fight, but he Is shivering ON the
brink OF expectancy. Meanwhile Deputy
Sheriff Henry West SMILES screnely and
says he will be the negt High Sheriff of
Camden county.
THE CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT.
Congressman Bergen, who has con-
verified himself into a walking arsenal and
gone out to Arkansas with the House
committee to investigate Congressman
Clayton's assassination, will have some
pretty lively hustling to do to secure a
denomination in the First district this
fall. Although it is given out that Inter
nal Revenue Collector Mohet has made
his peace with Bergen, on condition that
the Congressman lave him confirmed,
his appointment is still hung up in the
Senate, although Moffet has been in Office
now nearly a year. IL he is confirmed
there will be a how among the glass
workers. and it would not be at all sur
prising II Gloucester county returns a
Democrat this fall to succeed Senator
Roe.
There is considerable significance In the
mention OF Samuel H. Grey's name as a
probable candidate for Congress this fall.
Mr.. Grey is, without doubt, the ablesG
LAWYER in South Jersey today. His sue
cess as State counsel in the Laverty inn
parchment trial and recently as counsel
Tor Chalkley LIE Coney, whose escape
from the gallows is undoubtedly due to
Lawyer Grey's brilliant work, have made
borders of New Jersey. Although Sam
uel ii. Grey's name has been mentioned
for some years as that of q man who was
eminently fitted to represent the First
district in Congress, it WAS also known
that he had too much independence and
pride to bend to General Sewell's dicta-
tion, and, consequently, railroad iniu-
ences were always brought TO bear against
him.
Within the past two months, greatly to
II bN6 SURPRISE Vi mHuy, Lawyer Gfey was
offered the position Of private counsel in
charge of all ths Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's legal business in South jersey,
and he accepted it. The mention of his
name for Congress Immediately afterward
by papers known to be keenly sensible of
railroad influences has in itself a peculiar
significance.
Although it now looks as II Congress-
man Bergen would be renominated despite
some opposition in the lower counties,
EE - rrvAaa LII - tA "a $780, ~
Grey's name plays . prominent part in
the convention, or il he should succeed
Bergen, when the latter completes the
second term custom allows him.
sEWELL SCORES AGAIN.
General Seweli has succeeded in baggiug
another fat government position for one
of his henchmen. This latest follower to
receive q reward for fidelity to the Irish
Napoleon Of New Jersey Republicanism
is Captain Adam Clarke Smith. His ap-
pointment as Superintendent Of Public
Buildings was today. His
salary Is six dollars q day, and he goes on
duty ut once. His work will be to super
wise the erection of the new 500, 600 gov
ernment building to be erected here. The
work will be commenced this summer,
and as it is likely to last three or four
years, the Job is a fat one.
Captain Smith served two terms In the
House. Of Assembly as representative
from the First district Of Camden county,
- AAAh thC PiCnCAu lACuk~
ber, succeeding him. He is u metal work
er and roofer by trade, and it is claimed
tina he has not the practical knowledge
rs a builder necessary to properly super
wise the erection Of such q large building
as the new post efiice. All the other can
didates for the place were practical build
ers. but General Sewell long ago prom
ised the position to ex-Assemblyman
Smith, and as Sewell has Harrison's ear
OF course he got the place for his man.
THE ATLANTIC CITY P0sTMAsTERsHIP.
About the only important government
position left to be filed in South Jersey is
the Atlantic City postmastership. II is
rumored that General Sewell has prom
isod the office 60 job G. Shreve. who
publishes the Atlantic City RcuicU.
Shreve is not popular in Atlantic City,
and the Reuietu, rs a daily, it is said.
doesn't pay, but Sewell has to lave an
organ there, so Shreve was given a clerk
ship in the Senate to tide him over until
Sewell could get tho post Office for MIN.
The Atlantic City people don't want
Shreve for postmaster, and Congressman
Buchanan is angry at ex-senator Sew
ellis attempt TO take the appointment out