The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-10-08
UNION COUNTY CONTEST.
No Opposition to Marsh-Republi-
cans All at Sea.

ELIZABETH, Oct. Z, 1S90.-The Union
county Republican primaries will be held
this evening and the county convention
on Thursday. The general aspect of the
situation is uncertain. 1t was popularity
supposed that Foster NJ. Voorhees, was
out of the senatorial race and that Mayor
Rankin would have practical walk over
for the nomination. No one believed this
more explicitly than Mr.. VOORHEES, him
self. He had announced that he would
not be a candidate and had turned over
whatever interest he might have had in
the political estate of Senator Miller to
his good friend John Rankin, Mayor of
Elizabeth
This assignment was made in good
faith, and Mr.. Voorhees, had every inten-
ton of living up to it. He is rapidly be-
coming one of the leading lawyers in the
State, and is building mp business
which would place far older practitioner
in a most compiacent mood. 1t is bust
ness, however, which needs his constant
and watchful attention, and would GER
tninly suffer if he should neglect it to the
extent which such conscientious atten-
tion as he would give TO tile office of Sen
ator would require.
No one realizes this better than Mr.
Voorhees, himself. and for that reason he
OStCIn w 1baLlNO6 ttlA G4AOLt0 W OO-
tain the nomination, not, however, until
he had given the matter careful consid-
alton. The townships have set their
minds on Voorhees,, ana will have no one
else. They admit that Rankin is u good
man and will make a strong candidate.
But what kind Of legislator ne will make
know what kind of a Senator
Voorhees, will MAKE. They have watched
his career in the assembly, and are CON
vinced that he is the man they want to
represent them in the Senate. They will
come to the convention for Voorhees,
first, last and all the time, and there is
leader of the minority" win not refuse
the nomination under the circumstance.
NO OPPOSITION TO MARSH.
On the Democratic side no one is
thought of but Frederick G. Marsh.
True there is some rrifing opposition to
him among a few disaffected ones, as
there always is, no matter how compe-
tent or deserving q man may be. The
primaries will be held Friday. and the
convention on the following Tuesday.
Mr. Marsh will probably be nominated on
the first ballot. and his election will of
course follow next month. The disaffect-
ed tried hard to get Colonel Williams, of
Roselle, to run, and some time ago there
was considerable talk about him as can
didate. But he announces emphatically
that he is out OF the race. Then General
Sterling, of Piainfeld, was trotted out
but his boom has been OF such a sickly
growth that it will be very depressing
corpse when the convention is called to
order. William II. Hicks, OF Elizabeth
port, stands good chancs of accompany
ing Mr.. Marsh on the ticket for sheriff
Mr.. Hicks has been promised the
position many times and has always
withdrawn in favor of someone else
when it has been represented to him that
the welfare of the party demanded such
he sees no reason why he should not re-
ceive the office so often promised him,
and will probably receive the nomination.
A pretty fight is going on among the
Republicans over the shrievalty and a
queer fight it is, too. Freeholder Kyle
of FanwoOd, and eX-ASsembly William
H. Chamberlain are the leading candi-
dates, but the friends of each are pushing
the other in order to leave clear field
for their man for the Assembly. Cham
berlain wants to go TO the Assembly
again and refuses to let his name 60 be-
fore the convention, but Kyte's friends
are urging his candidacy Tor all they are
berlain's men are shouting for Kyle
and it may be that The
Freeholder will get the nomination. He
will make a good candidate on the Re-
publican ticket. He is a very popular
man in the townships, and has the addi-
tional prestige of having defeated Direc-
tor MARITIME, leading and popular Dem
ocrat In strong Democratic district.
There are several other ambitious states
men looking for the nomination, but
their candidacy is of no serious import
nnce.
THE RACING MEMS STILL HUNT.
The whole trouble with the Shrievalty
seems to be the race track question AS
stated in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS some
time ago the race track people are taking
an active part in the campaign and pro-
pose TO concentrate all their forces upon
the Sheriff. They want somebody in that
Office upon whom they can depend to
draw grand and petite jurors.
But they knew the element with which
they have to dee SO we'll that their cam
paign thus far has partaken so much of
the nature of still hunt that it is re-
ported to a greas extent IN Elizabeth that
the race people have thrown up their
hands and withdrawn from the fight.
The good people of Union are NOT de-
however. They know the men
they are fighting and are closely watch
ing the course of events. III either party
nominate a man, who there is reason to
suspect Is In any way affiliated with the
racing mon. there will be another such