The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-20
Where New Jersey will
Figure in the Presiden-
tial Campaign of 1892
F ALBEIT CAN KEEP ON TOP.
He Has Chances Ranging from the
Presidential Nomination Down to
the secretaryship of the Interior.
M'PHERsoN's Big POSSIBILITIES

Jersey fresh sense OF the bereavement
she suffered In the death OF the late Joel
Parker. He had been her steady stand
by IN the "Favorite SOM role for years at
successive Democratic National Conven-
tions, and there is none left to take his
place.
Jersey might be able to find another
'sFavorite Son" if she were to hunt hard
enough for him; but she would be SO apt
to strike lively, ambitious, hopeful man
with prospects, that she would not be
able to utilize him in Just the way in
which the great and good Joel was made
to do her service. He was a perfectly
harmless fish to haul mp for
show out of the Presidential
pool. There was a lustre about his
name; but--this is said without disrespect
to his memory--it was a mackerel-like
lustre that grew brighter ana brighter
just as he became less and less available
1t was only when he lay stiff and dead
upon the political shore of the State that
his value WAS discovered. He could be
hooked without bait, and as he dangled
from the end of the line he could be
counted upon to shed beam of phos-
could also be counted upon not to wirggle
and twist and bring discomfort upon The
anglers who handled him.
To throw the line for another 'sFavorite
Son, y now that he is gone, might not pro-
duce his like again. 1t might need bait
to catch the next one, and he might be
little exacting and dainty as to its kind
and quantity. ana even when drawn to
the surface, he might prove to be lively
customer with enough of energy, pluck
and fight in him to kick up a rumpus in
the fishing party, and damage their plans.
This very homely smile may explain
one of the reasons why the New Jersey
delegates may go into the next National
Convention with closer relation to the
ultimate issue Of its deliberations, than
they have held In most Of the recent
Presidential campaigns. Heretofore they
have stood aloof from the rest of the
nation, shouting Tor Joel Parker with
lusty lungs only because they knew he
had no life in HIM Loyalty TO him was
good enough pretext to justify them in
holding away from all the active candf-
dates in the field, while negotiations to
determine where their support had best
be bestowed We're being carried on.
Bat in 1899 the conditions will be
changed from what they were in '76 and
80 and q, not only BY the loss Of q
'+Favorite Son. The political aspect out
side the State lines will also present some
new phases.
HOW THE GROUND LIES.
There is no doubt New York will 90 into
the next National Convention to claim
the honor of another candidate. In re
she went into the nominating halls a
practical unit for the Sage of Grey Stone.
In 'S4 she presented a solid front for the
man of destiny from Buffalo. In '92 she
will be rent by the rivalry between the
friends who urge his denomination and
those of her present Chief Magistrate.
Now. IL either is to succeed in capturing
her support whether Cleveland or Hill
he must next convince the convention
of the wisdom of taking New Yorker for
the head of the ticket.
New York has had big inning in late
Presidential contests. With Greeley in
~; Tilden, in '76; Cleveland, in 'S4, and
Hancock, Pennsylvania, stationed for
years in New York harbor, sandwiched
between, New York has certainly not
been forgotten by the Democracy in the
distribution of political favors; and the
West may come down on the next con-
yention with well supported claim to
recognition.
JERSEY HOPES.
All OF this is of course very trite to
those who know anything about national
politics, and it is stated only as re-
minder that the situation is such as to
place faithful, steadfast New Jersey
within reach of her reward. What might
be the outcome, for instance, if the sense
of the convention were for an East
ern candidate and New York were
so hopelessly split between Cleveland
and Hill as to make it inadyisable or IN
safe to accept either of them? Who, of
all the Eastern men, stands in the same
political prominence with them in the
eyes of the people? Is there a name
among the public men of this section
better known than that of Leon Abbett2
What more likely than that, If an East
ern man is to be taken and New York
fails to name him, than that Albeit
might take first place among the available
candidates.?
Should the convention, however, decide
to give the West first place on the ticket,
it is all but foregone conclusion that
Albeit would be solicited 10 take the Vice
Presidential nomination. The Governor
may not have any special ambition for
that particular place on the ticket, but
there is little doubt but he would be
urged to accept.
JERSEY LEADERS ATTITUDE.
New Jersey, therefore. bears most inn
portant relation to the approaching ma
tional struggle There never was in all
the history OF the country time when
she was SO close to Presidential favor as
she is today. Her public men have a
keen sense of her Importance, and they
would be blind men, indeed, il they failed
TO trim their sails SO as to catch the favor
ing breeZes.
Senator Mcpherson is not suspected of
having any Presidential ambitions. He
has repeatedly said he had none. But he
is known to be on nearly as close terms
with President Cleveland as "Watsey"
Glider is; and he has what "Watsey"
hasn't-big hopes of one of the big secre-
tary portfolios in the event of Cleyeland's
reelection. He is a warm advocate OF
Cleveland, therefore, and without re-
gard to The chances Jerseymen might
have under fayoring conditions he will
lend all his energies to securing a Cleve-
land delegation from this State.
1t is history that Governor Albeit was
not over pleased with the purely political
aspects OF President Cleveland's admin
istration. He regarded the President as
too slow in turning out the Republican
rascals who held over from previous adj
ministrations. Abbett's policy would
have been to have taken their heads of
as quickly as he could raise the axe and
let n fall again. Hills cry, Turn the
rascals out.n was right in accord with
Abbett's viewso that subject. Albeit
made no hesitation in saying that IL was.
But that is not to be taken as indicating
settled or personal opposition TO Cleve-
land. He has, on the contrary, had many
pleasant things to say lately both con-