The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-14
Mcdonald, McAnerney or
McAdoo; but McPhil1ips
All the Time.
THAT'S BOB DAVIS PLATFORM.
Mclaughlin Sticks to Heintze---Re-
publican Hopes and JetIerson-
ian Stronghold Troublous
Campaign.

NICE At1ilpS nooQqueu, SAID Dem9CfaBtc
politician to me yesterday. ssTHE News
information that the Sheriff is anxious
only to secure McPhillIps' nomination
for the shrievalty. and that everyt hing
else is to be subordinated to that. is in
exact accord with my information The
Congressional nominee takes second
place to Mr.. McPhillips. and the grand
objection to Plain Billy McAdoo is
that the choice of his name would cause
the ticket to be made up only Of Macs
It was that view OF the matter that led
Davis TO support Colonel Stevens. whom he
understood to be a willing Barkis.
When he saw Stevens, he was sur
prlsed to learn that the colonel
was not anxious, and then that
he would not 60 IN. So he began to look
around for another man. There had
been at one time some talk OF Senator
Mcdonald; but there was another Mac
And when he tried 70 think of some one
else, McAnerney had risen above the
horizon. Heavens, another Macl What a
hoodoo, that at a time when ne deemed it
vitality essential TO avoid complication
of Macs, every new candidate for favor
that came to the surface wore that
difficult frontispiece to his NAME
Three available and willing Congress
sional candidates, but all Macs, and the
only available candidate that wasn't a
Mac unwilling to runp'
M'DoNALD's HOPES.
Senator Mcdonald has hopes that the
tide may turn his way; but the uncer-
tainty of his prospects has not wasted
him IN flesh or robbed him Of his color.
When he was not in the Senate he was
plump IS a partridge, and merry as Old
he was unseated by q partisan Senate last
winter there was some spontaneous talk
ABOUT evening it up for him by making
him a Congressman, but then he had
made no bargain with the leaders, and
he had them under no obligations He
did not say that exactly, but it is de-
duclbIe from the expressions that fell
from his lips. The Senator would make
a manly Representative of the people in
the Congress of the nation, and he may
yet come into the race as a dark horse.
But just at this writing the chief COM
petitors are Colonel McAnernev and Con-
gresham McAdoo Sheriff Davis is said
to have made up his mind that If he can
not get anyone else than Mac Co pair
with McPhillips, the colonel will do
more to unite the forces for the shriev-
atty than anyone else can do; and iu is
known now that he viii give his aid to
the colonel
All NStf65 you 10 10 something 10
please the silk stockings OF the Hudson
Democratic Society," he is quoted as hav-
ing said to one of his confidants "and
we Il have 10 be with Col. McAnerney.1
1t is in the line of these assurances
that the County Committee, which is
Sheriff Davis machine, is said. when it
met Friday evening for the purpose OF
designating the time for the convention,
to have shown decided preference for
the colonel, and as the committee men
make up the convention for whom they
please, his nomination would seem to be
assured to him.
WHAT'S THIS THREATg
The Republicans have had sneaking
notion all along that the nomination
would go the coloneps way, and
they have been have been amusing
themselves manufacturing bombshellS to
throw into his camp at the suspicious
moment. They VIII make the most of his
service in the Confederate army. and
there will be no end Of the Rebel Brig
adier'' talk as long as the canvass lasts.
Hudson county is not good community
to wave the bloody shirt in, and this
threadbare battle cry will not amount TO
much. Then, too, they talk of injecting
religion into politics. and of making a
good deal OF the coioneps prominence in
the Catholic Church, to defeat him.
Hudson county has heretofore elected
Catholics to prominent positions with the
full knowledge of their religious leaning
and very capable aud bright men they
have proved to be, toe. So that will do
the colonel no harm. while 1t may prove
a boomerang for his opponents.
"But wait till you see the surprise the
Republicans have in store for him If he
should be made the Democratic nomi-
nee," said one Republican yesterday
drawing his breath in hard and opening
his eyes to reflect the astonishment the
whole county may be expected to expert
ence when it comes. Some prominent
Republicans are preparing an affidavit
charging him with having, at an early
period Of his career. expressed senti
ments that no American citizen can
approve of.
"Bahi" l said to this prophet of mis-
chief. BE specified Such vague asser-
tions as you are making count for moth
ing. Tell me what he has saidg'
No matter" my friend returned. OPEN
ing his eyes wide again, and again draw
ing long breath; wait till you see. y
So l suppose wen all have TO wait and
take our chances on the explosion.
MADOo.
But it must not be forgotten that this
will not be Mr. McAdoo's first fight
against committee disposed to be un-
favorable to him. On one occasion he
actually conquered the committee, and
on another-the last ii remember rightly
he took the nomination IN spite or their
teeth. He does not seem to have counted
on the committee to any large extent at
any time IN his career as Congressman.
This year he may be making fight too,
outside of the committee and outside OF
the leaders, 1t is possible that Denny
Mclaughlin may, in the end, lend him
active aid.
The energetic County Clerk is for
Stevens still, and he refuses TO be con-
vinced that the millionaire Hohoken coll
onel is out of the fight. Then, too, the
fact thatColonel Stevens is AicAnerney
may put Mclaughlin for McAnerney No
one can say where his support win go in
the end. As opposed to the theory thar
he may get into the race for McAdoo, one
OF his confidential friends said the other
day that he had heard Mr.. McLaughlin
say that he didn't know how MFR. MeAdoo
was to get the nomination.
AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW.
Mr. Mclaughlin is also working a can
vass, TOO. and its pivotal point. like
DaviSis, is the shrieyalty. and the Con-
gressional candidacy is OF secondary CON
sideration. He is reported, on excellent
authority, to have let himself out pretty
freely to one of his intimates the other
day.
II like John MePhillips,n he is quoted
as having said, land would be perfectly
willing to accept him for the Shrieyafty
nomination if | believed he could be
elected. But there's the hitch. cannot
convince myself that he can carry the
polls. The Democratic campaign In Hua-
son county Is not going to be walk over