The Sunday morning news., 1891-08-30
WAR ON SEWHLL.
Democrats and Disappoint-
ed Republicans Com
bine in Bur-
lington.
PARTY TEEAcHERY CHARGED.
The County May Join the ALBEIT
Column-Grubb's Nan for
Surrogate.
PARTY TREAcHERY CHARGED.
specfar to the Sunday Morning xe,o..

1hcOeFiHObt ~ gong 20 nelp eX-Snerlu N.
w. Z. Hayes punish General Sewell this
fall. Hayes was for years the most pro-
nounced anti-Swell man in the county.
While he accomplished nothing remark
able, he had the satisfaction OF knowing
that he worried the Generel. Hayes was
all right when Sheriff of the county. but
he dropped into private life for a fe W
years. He loomed up as candidate for
the burlington city postoAice. but then
General Sewell remembered some of his
old doings. SO he held the appointment
long enough to put Hayes TO much ex-
pense and trouble. proving his great
political strength. and theu he gave the
ONCE to Captain Samuel Phillips, a
Sewelf man.
Hayes 20 vfndicate himself became a
candidate for Sheriff. He quietly secured
his delegates aud carried the convention
with whirlwind. General Sewel1 was
anxious to elect Congressman Buchanan
and so he made peace with Hayes aud
promised his support, but the day after
election revealed heaps Of treaehery In the
camp. Hayes turned detective, and has
secured much evidence which convicts
General Sewell's workers of duplicity
The manipulation was done by coterie
of Republicans that make their head
quarters in the saloon of j. A. Wells,
y Sewell worker. Hayes has many warm
friends in the county. and he has secured
pl edges from many TO assist him TO get
square He Is laying all the evidence of
treachery before them. and many OF them
swear revenge. Ex-Assemblym yman Robert
G. Hutchinson wants to be the next Re-
publican candidate for Senator
| but he is afraid TO take hold, be-
| cause Hayes demands pledge that he
will be anti SeweIl and anti-corporation.
aud Int Il
Hayes has of late taken up with the
| Democratic A5semblyman Mitchell Per
| kins, who is likely to be the Democratic
! candidate for Senator. A few days ago
| Perkins. Hayes and Chairman Allan Me-
| Dermott had their heads together at the
/ State House for several hours Matching
| out scheme TO capture the auti-Sewell
! votes for the Democrats.
/ GAVE THEM A STONE.
/ Joseph Gaskill, the newly elected
President OF the State Republican
| League resides here. and even at his own
home can be heard sharp comments On
I the wisdom of stating Mr.. Gasklf. He
| IS an excellent citizen, lawyer of prom
| inence, he makes good speech, talks
\ sense when he speaks, but he does not
| magnetizs or enthuse. The League was
4 sadly IN need of a hustler. 1t asked for
bread and received stone. Mr.. Gaskili
4 Is anxious to 90 to Congress, he Will also
| 60 TO the next National Convention as a
| Sewell- Harrison man. TO let the cat out
| Of the bag. the Camden wing OF the Ex-
| ecutive Committee Of the State Leaglie
| WAS SO afraid that Frank Mcgowan or
John Griggs, who were named for The
1 office, would act on an independent basis
and not be controlled by the Admiuistra-
tion managers that Joseph Gaskill was
| put up as cOmpromise candidate.
DEMOCRATS sEEKISG HARMONY.
Chairman McDermott of the Democra-
! tic State Committee is also busy trying to
heal up the breach batween the Hendrick-
son and the Budd factions. Last Tues
] day ex-Prosecutor Charles Il. Hendrick-
! son, of Burlington, the leader of EfIc Judi
clai wing OF the party. went up to Iren-
ton to see Allan 1t SO happens that the
| Chairman thinks considerable of Mr..
| Hendrieksou, has faith in his Democracy
and his ability, and believes that some
| day he Will again be on top. The ex-
| Prosecutor sat outside OF the sanctum
sanctorum of the Democratic oracle
awaiting the withdrawal OF Patrick
| Burns, the Democratic leader in the
Third Mercer district, who had delega.
tion with min to talk over the situation.
While Mr.. Hendrickson killed time look
Ing over law briefs in walked Prosecutor
Eckard Budd, his political rival, who was
also in quest OF McDernlott's big ear. IL
the way Of completing the coincidence
Judge 3. p. Wills turned up in the
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is the particular cause of the row in the
Democratic camp of Burlington. He
succeeded Judge James Glasgow, of the
! Burlington Gazette some three years ago.
In the political contest he Knocked the
Judge aud editor out, aud in doing so put
his nose very much out of joint. Now
| Judge Wills time will be out, and Editor
Glasgow is going to uncork the wrath h e
has bottled these years. The next Sena-
tor, II Democrat, will name the judges
successor. OF course the Judge wants TO
| succeed himself and the Buddites say he
shall not. The Henaricksonites are anx
ious that he shall.
The Democrats are hopeful Of carrying
Burlington county ii something like bar
mony can be reached. Assem- biyman
Mitchell Perkins wants to be Senator, but
he fin(ls tie road rocky He first Incurred
the hatred of the Hendricksons by decid-
ing for Eckaru Budd for Prosecutor. He
Is row supported by Budd and Glasgow.
If he accepts the nomination without
pledging to indorse Wills for Judge, the
Hendricksons will knife him. If he
pledges TO Wills, Burlington, Borden
town and Beverly will be after his scalp
The Hendricksons think seriously o.
trotting out Shamong Democrat by the
name of Prickett for Senator.
The Democrats base their hope of sue
cess on the division in the Republican
ranks caused by the Hayes unpleasant
| ness. IL - UVsSlUic JGdbf Ouo uOtuA1tblO4
for Senator Will go to Robert @. Hutchin-
son of Bordentown, bur Albert Hanseli,
who was Assem- mblyman from the Second
district, seeks it also, and so does j. Ben
ners, young Republican Of Moorestown.
IL Mitchell Perkins receives the nomina-
tion for Senator the Democrats will take
up Col. Aihury of Beverly for Assembly.
THE FAT sURRoeATE's OFFICE.
This year the campaign in Burlington
is given additional interest because of the
contest for Surrogate, which is one of the
best paying offices in the county. The
woods are full of candidates aud so are
the fields. James Caldwell, now Revenue
Collector Mofitt's deputy at Trenton. is
doing some clever hustiing for the non-
nation. He resides at Crosswicks. in
Chesterfield township, and he has made
the record of always delivering the goods.
John Crosh shaw OF Springneld is also a
candidate. He is well liked in his town
ship, but not extensively known through
out the county Frank Harvey, a busi-
ness man OF Columbus, is seeking recog-
milton Ia the contest ami ex-Mayor Diehl
of Beverly comes to the front and thinks
thar it is about time that Beverly town
ship should be recognized, SO be is IN the
field. The last, but not the least. on the
list is Captain John u Kirkbride, the
blacksmith orator of Aedford- He Is the
political protege of General E. Burd
Grub. He nominated General Grubb in
the Trenton Convention three years ago.
and had he not been overgenerous be
could have been nominated for Congress
last year at Atlantic City When every
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