The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-29
REPUBLICAN, POLITICS.
New Hopes in the Contest
for the Honor of
Martyrdom.
JOHN KEAN, JRy NOT IN IT.
Grubb, Blair and Murphy Hust-
ling-Garduer for Congress in
the Second-Row in
the First.
JOHN KEAN, JRy NOT IN II.

1RENTON, aug. ~, lS9S.-AS Tue Time
for the Republican Convention APP
proaches. the list OF candidates grows
longer. 1t will not be a three cornered
contest between Grub. Mcgowan and
Kean, but John A. B.air of Jersey City, u
relative of John l. Blair of BIairstown,
The venerable railroad III will fig
ure somewhat iu tho affairs of that inn
portant gathering. Mr.. Blair is u promi-
nent member of the Hudson County Bar,
aud his main strength will come from the
Republicans in the Fourth Congressional
District. in which territory he is favor
ably known because Warren county was
his birthplace, aud the Blair family has
exerted more or less influence on the gem
eral prosperity OF that locality.
Tx Judge Blair was chairman of the
Republican Convention that elected the
delegates to so to the Minneapolis Con-
Yention. At that time he made a telling
address GU State issues. How much of
u figure he viii cut in the convention de-
ponds. of course, upon the size of his del
egation. He MAY receive some support
from Hudson, but it is generally expected
that the Hudson delegation Will De pretty
well divided between the other three can
didutes.
GRUBB'S FRIENDS AsTIR.
General Grubb's friends are be5tirring
themselves. aud there has been more
Gruob talk during the past week than
any Time since he returned from Spain.
There was a suspicion at one time that
The General had dropped out of the fight,
out both publicly and privately he
has made the statement that he
would accept the nomination ii ten
d-red To him. His friends are now
actively engaged in fixing up mis-
fences so that he will make a strong
showing i'll the convention The Grand
Army veterans have promised him more
support than they gave him three years
ago. The General, will, no doubt, lave
Burlington County solid and several east
ana west Jersey counties. Mercer will be
solid to a man for Frank Mcgowan, the
ex-Mayor Of Trenton, and Mcgowan will
get help from Essex and Hudson Coun-
ties; Blair may have many of the Re-
publicans of HUDSON, Warren, Sussex,
Morris and part of Essex. Kean will have
Union county. part of Camden county,
part of Essex county, and some South
Jersey counties. Tbs convention, there
fore. will be pretty we'll mixed, and it
will be an interesting gathering.
CONTEST IN H FIRST DISTRICT.
The call for the convention in the First
Congressional District has been issued
and that interesting gathering will be
had at Salem or September IA. The light
in this district remains about the same as
stated, The principal contestants are
Congressman Bergen, who seeks a third
term, and County Clerk Harry Louden-
Slayer, of Gloucester. with Senator Wal
ter Leaning, of Cape May, aud ex-Sen-
ator Isaac Nichols, of Cum berland, as
doubtful factors in the fight. The fight
has no faction bearing whatever. 1t is
simply a fight between strong men. Ber-
gen seeks a third term. against which
there is a feeling among the South Jer-
sey farmers. They seem to lii tina
two terms in Congress are enough for any
man.
Bergen has Sheriff David Baird, of
Camden, handling his interests in the
South Jersey counties. AS will be no.
ticed every county in the district has a
candidate but Salem, and here there is
more or less of q contest. d. Harris
Smith has undertaken to secure a solid
delegation to Bergen, but other men are
making an effort to give L~oudenslager O
good sized delegation from that county,
Isaac Nichols, Of Cumberland, says he is
in the fight in the interest of no person
but himself. He promises TO stay in the
convention until the last ballot is taken.
1t is well known that there is not much
love existing between Nichols and Ber-
gen. and it is not likely that the Cumber-
land delegates would go to the Congress
man. Cape May will be solid for Walter
Leaning. Bergen has promised to keep
out of that county entirely, but it is
known for a fact chat his friends are at
work already in that county to the injury
OF Mr.. Leaming's candidacy. This also
may turn Mr.. Leamtng's forces in an
other direction.
WHERE GLOUCESTER STANDS.
Gloucester will stand by County Clerk
Loudenslager. who has been a leader
there for some years. 1t may be possible
thaG w. H. Livermore will make an at
tempt for a few delegates in the city of
Gloucester. Some of Bergen's friends
have made the Toast that they would Sc
cure delegates in Gloucester county. and
this has made the friends of Louden-
slayer particularly watchtul. The con-
test is quite close between L~oudenslager
they have enough delegates to make the
nomination.
Bergen has had some help through the
administration appointments which he
made. while L~oudensla2er, who is very
much of a hustler, made his fight on his
Individual merit. General Sewell has
committed himself TO take no sides what
ever aud to do nothing to influence the
candidacy of either men. as both are his
warm and devote friends.
In the Second District the nomination
of Senator Gardner is conceded. He will
take the nomination. Thomas G. Alcott,
of Mount Holly, is still working through
the district making many friends
wherever he goes and will make n re-
markable good showing in the conven-
ticn. He will have nearly a solid deleGa-
ton from Burlington and some from
Ocean and Mercer, but those who are
doug the figuring claim that he will not
have quite enough TO secure the nomina-
ton.
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