The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-14
GARDENERS GRIP.
The Mud Machine Senator
to Get the Congress
sional Nomination.
JERSEY AT
County Road Improvement-Re-
publicans Scrambling For
the Gubernatorial
Honors.
JERSEY AT CHICAGO.

Special to the Jersey City Ne,os.
TRENTON. July 10. 1S92.-The with
drawas of Joseph H. Gaskill from the
Cong e~ssional contest IN the Second
District leaves the situation about a 1t
was when MIR. GaskIll came into the fight.
When Senator Gal dner concluded that
his ht alth would not permit him to go
into an active Congressional fight. Mr..
Gaskill, at the solicitation of d numoer OF
Trenton manufacturers. announced HIM
self as Il candidate. Now that Senator
Gardeners he nth has improved, his ATTAIN
tic county friends have put him in the
mood of being a candid IT.. Mr.. Gaskn
withuraws with the understanding that
his withdrawal is to be favorable to Sena-
tor Gardner's candidacy.
The Senator from Atlantic does not say
that he will accept the nomination.; but
he has not stated anything to the con-
trary, and his friends interpret his non
tommittai position as Il favorable one and
ale arranging their plans accordingly.
There is no doubt that alter the favorite
sons in the convention are looked after.
Senator Gardner will receive his nomina-
ton unanimously. No one seems TO know
who the Democratic candidate will be.
Nv At& ~ 1S
ing to allow their names to be used under
such depressing circumstances. The
friends of James w. tanning of Mercer
county are urging him TO acce3t the nom
i~nation, so as to put himself 10 a position
sooner or later 10 be a Senatorial candi-
date.
When Se1ator Gardner goesto Congress
his successor in the Senate will be S. u.
Hoffman, now sitting in the Lower House.
He is one of the most prominent Young
Repub il aas in South JERSEY; Is ex-MaYor
of Atlantic City. The withdrawal of
Gardner from the Senate would remove
one OF the most conspicuous and able Re-
publ can leaders that has ever sat in the
New Jersey Senate. He has been u mem-
Der of that body for fifteen years. and has
always been regarded as Il leader.
JERSEY AT II CHICAGO FAIR.
During the coming week Edward Bur-
roughs. Pie ideut Of the State Board of
Agriculture, will go to Chicago for the
purpose of consulting with the National
Commissioners OF the Cnica 60 EXPOSE
ton as to the agricultural exhibit to be
made aud the amount OF sFace to be al
loted to the State Of New JERSEY.
Al q recent meeting of the New Jersey
Chicago Fair Commission, the mater of
arranging for a display Of the agricultural
and horticultural exhibits WAS assigned
t, the State Board IF Agriculture and the
New Jersey horticultural Society. The
Exc cutive Committee of the State Board
will have The work to do, and the show
will be made under President Burroughs
immediate supervision. Que of the objects
of President Burroughs trip to Chic go is
to settle whether the a triculturIt and nor
ficultural exhibits are to be combiued in
one exhibit or separate, He has already
opened q correspondence with farmers
throughout the State with a view of Sc
cnriug samples of grasses and grains In
sheaves. and to lay plan, for special crops.
With a view OF stimulating special pro-
ducts throughout the State he has an
nounced a schedule of prizes for farm
products that are to be exhibited at the
Exposition. $50 y.A
These Iroducts are to be placed on ex-
hibition at the several large fairs held In
the State during the autumn months.
Separate prizes will be given for each fair
are 10 be made at the fairs held in 1ren-
ton, Waveriy and Mount Holly. The
prizes call for wheat, oats, buckwheat,
harley. grass seed, beans, peas, of each
standard variety. Each article must con-
tain O full history of the product, give the
character of the soil, planting. quantity
of seed used, the method of cultivation,
date of harye ting n such facts of in
terest
IMPROVEMENTS OF COUNT ROADS
President Burroughs has also given
considerable attention to the subject Of
IOuu UulLttlu&s Ot1IuE WIG ldSb NJ . 1tOuO III
the Legislature the Division hill was
passed which granted the expenditure of
$75. 600 by the State to assist in the bu lid
ing of roads throughout the State, the
work to be done under the supervision of
the County Boaru of Freeholders, VIII o
must also contribute to the cost of the
road.
The first petition fled under the act
was by Assembly man Dawson for a road
in Sweedesboro, blu for some reason poll
tics were put inro The matter and the road
defeated. Many argued that the building
of the road WAS to be done to further AS
semolyman Uavison's schemes to be State
Senator. In Mercer county there were
several other roads under consideration,
but. the County Board Of F~reeholders have
already passed a resolution that these and
other reads be built After practita ly
reconsideriug their action they will wait
another year before they go into the road
building business. By that time they ex-
pect to have their County Work House
completed. and trainps will be expected to
prepare the stone which will be used in
macEdamizing these highways.
Burlington County is In the lead In tn
matter of road building. They have taken
advantage of the law and are planning
to hui d many miles of fine road In differ
ent parts of the count
THE CONTEST o GOVERNOR.
There is nothing new in. connection
with the Gubernatorial contest. The
conditions seem 10 remain just about the
shme. The Republicans have before
them the consideration of three men,
Eamely:-JohD Kean, Jr., E. Burd Grub
and Frank Mcgowan. John Kean, Jr.,
II a candidate this year on the promises
made three years ago when be stepped
aside to enable General E. Burd Grub
to be nominated. He believes that hs is
epti led TO the nomination this year. He
WIS the Chairman of the State Commitie e
aid did nothing, but it does not look that
WAY In his eyes. He Is again at the head
of The committee. hut only temporarily,
as the committee will organize on a per-
manent basis after the committeeman at
large are named
General E. Burd Grubb makes believe
that he l. making no conte t for the nom