The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-06

There is no prospect that they will be
able to make any such arrangements with
The Democratic party, as Frederick z.
Marsh. who will probably be the candi-
Gate, was uncompromisingly opposed to
the race tracks while at Trenton last win
ter.
The Democratic leaders have become
convinced that Mr.. Marsh is the man
! best equipped to represent the county in
the Senate. He IL popular with all fac
tions of the party, and would poll the
full vote During the two years which
he has represented the second district in
the assembly he has made for himself a
reputation for integrity and uprightness
which has won for him the respect
ei,fu5 q the nannar entire !, county; g;cn me ne
lead the majority of the House last year
and the ability with which he presided
over the Assembly during the absence of
Speaker Heppenheiner have also added to
his strength and popularity. The lead
ing men of the party are Of the opinion
mean Democratic Senator from Union.
but the only trouble lies with Marsh
himself He does not want the nomina-
tion. That is positive. He is as certain
as things go in this world that
of this % oounsy sh' wheS hfa woad Se
of far more benefit to him than
the Senatorship, and he would much
rather accept that position. Stin, gen.
tlemen who enjoys Mr.. Marsh's conf
dence, told me yesterday, he feels just
this way about it. He would rather be
prosecutor, and although he would feel
highly honored if The nomination were
rendered to him he would be obliged TO
decline it unless it was demonstrated TO
him that the welfare of the party de-
manded his candidacy.
Next to Mr.. Marsh the most prominent
no MOI mn a6a n rn N cf
Oliver and S. M. Williams. Mr.. Oliver is
a druggist on Broad street, and was at
one time member Of the Board of Free
holders. Mr.. Williams is auditor of the
Central Railroad Company. and lives at
Roselle. Three years ago he was candi-
date for the Congressional nomination,
and all that he has in his favor is said to
be the railroad influence.
VOORHEES, THE PROMINENT REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE.
There are far more Republican than
Democratic candidates, but the two most
prominent are Foster NJ. Voorhees, and
John @. Rankin, the present Mayor of
Elizabeth. Voorhees, is very popular
with the rank and fileof the party, but not
SO acceptable with the bosses. His course
at Trenton meets with hearty approval
of the public, while that same course es-
antagonlzed the bosses to some extent.
They realize they cannot control him md
the Sewell faction OF Elizabeth, although
it has never been openly hostile to him,
will not let him be nominated if they
could help it. Nevertheless, if those men
believe they can carry the county without
him, they will take him up. But Mr..
Voorhees, will decline to assume the role
OF an old coat thrust into broken pane
to keep out the political wind. He is re-
ported to have said that he believes the
office should seek the man, not the man
the Office If the nomination is rendered
to him he will consider whether he will
accept it OF not, but he will not work
for it.
On the other hand Mayor Rankin, who
is shrewd politician, is working hard
for the nomination. He is even doing the
Picnic Joe" act and is pulling wires in
every direction. He made himself ex-
ceedingly popular when In the Board of
Aldermen by his labors TO effect settle
ment of the city's debt. and it is believed
here that to his efforts more than those
of any other single mans is due the SEN
timent He has done more In the nine
months he has been Mayor to improve the
city than any Mayor Elizabeth has had
in twenty years, and the manner in which
he looks after the Police, Fire and other
departments of the city has made many
friends for him among the boys
Mr.. William II. Corbin is also spoken
Of. but ne is like the lemon in the Sunday
school picnic lemonade, 'He is not in it,
He cannot get over the political mistake
he made in boiling the Republican caucus
in the Sewell-B Blodgett contest and that
would array the railroad influence against
him so much that he could not win even
if he were nominated. 1t looks at pres
ent as though the fight would be between
the political Damon and Pythias, Marsh
and Voorhees,, and that Damon Marsh
would win.