The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-08-31
CORNISH OR CUTHER.
Lively Contest in Progress
Over the Fourth Con-
gressional District
Nomination.
REPUBLICANS SEE HOPES.
But They Have a squabble OF
Their Own in SaIem-Much
Bitterness.
REPUBLICANS SEE HOPES.
Special to the Jersey ettp Mems.


MoRRIsTowN, Aug. 81, 1S92.-Within
the past few weeks strong anti-Cornish
movement has DEVELOPED itself through
out the entire Fourth Congressional
District, which comprises the caunties of
Morris. Sussex, Hunterdon and Warren
and the Eleventh Assembly District of
Essex county. Senator Cornish's vote
for the passage OF the Coal Combine bill
is regarded as likely to weaken his
chances of election on the Democratic
ticket If nominated. While the leaders
in the anti-Cornish movement are re-
served and guarded concerning their
plans for the primaries to be held Satur-
day, the rank and file are more out
spoken. The feeling against Cornish's
nomination is strongest in Morris, Sus-
sex and Warren counties. 1t is held that
the Democratic candidate for Congress
must obtain large majority in those
counties to overcome the Republican ma
Jority that are usually rolled up in the
Essex county townships,
A SUNDAY CONFERENCE.
Sheriff Oscar Lindsey OF Morris county
was at the gathering of politicians at the
Lake End House at Lake Hopatcong on
TO defeat Cornish's nomination were dis
cussed. Monday evening Sheriff Lindsey
was interviewed In his Office at Norris
town. In reply to question put Co him
regarding the supposed conference, he
laughed and sa1d:-
s'Why. it is my usual Sunday outing to
visit the lake, and my friend Hopkins, the
genial boniface of the Lake End House,
when he knows / am coming prepares
one of his excellent dinners, to which l
do Justice. On Sunday met at the hotel
two friends from New York, an acqaint-
ance from Phillipsburg. who is railroad
man, and Assemblyman Ford D. Smith.
The Assemblyman and myself were the
only TWO in the company who are inter-
ested in political affairs, and beyond few
brief remarks, political subjects were
not touched upon. AS for Offering the
Congressional nomination to my TREND,
"Gus' Cutler. he is not a candidate. hav-
ing won enough glory in the Congress
sional line by defeating William Walter
Phelps. II the ex-Congressman receives
any nomination it will be that for Gov
ernor, and he would be elected by rous-
ing majority"
MUST BE TRIED.
When asked ABOUT the political outlook
the Sheriff sald:-"You see this is a new
Congressional district and must be tried. :"
Regarding the feeling against Senator
COTulSu DuSIlA 1@lHuSl04 WOulu uOb speak.
At that moment a Well-known resident of
Passaic Township named Miller was
ushered into the office and began con-
versation about the feeling against Cor
nish in his township. AS that Is Sheriff
Lipdsley's home he paid much attention
to his visitors recital. When Informed
thai In Morristown anti-Cornish dele
beamed. and picking up copy of the
Phillipsburg Post, handed it to the
reporter and said:-"That rs the way
they are using Cornish in his own coun-
ty." The Post teens with denunciations
of Cornish's legislative record. Ex-As-
emblyman Mutchler is its candidate. 1t
Cornish be nominated it is predicted that
Henry 5. Harris, who was elected to Con-
gress in 1881 as an anti-Pidcock candi-
date, may run Independently.
Mr.. Cutler has written a letter, in
which he says that he would decline the
Congressional nomination even If 1t were
given to him unanimously. The Demo-
cratic Convention will be held in the
Morristown Lyceun at noon on Wednes-
day, September 6.
REPUBLICANS AWAKE.
The Republicans keenly appreciate the
peculiar situation and they have in mind
a number of strong men who could sue
cessfully raise the issue with Cornish.
One is ex-Assemblyman Henry Potter of
EaSL orange. L. w, OWaYZ6 OF sussex
county is favorably mentioned He is a
resident of Newton. He has been active
in Republican circles many years. War
rem county has two men. G. V. Shippen,
Belvidere lawyer, son of ex-Judge
Shippen. who is well known as the old
Republican warhorse of Warren Ex-
Sheriff and ex-Congressman Howey Is re-
garded as the strongest Republican In
Warren, and it is thought that he might
be induced to take up the cause OF Che
Republican and anti-P1dcock Democrats
and MAKE the fight.
The Fourth Congressional District, and
particularly Warren county, at present
are nursing a little gubernatorial boom of
their own. The Republican leaders are
talking very strongly for ex-Judge John
A. Blair, of Hudson county, and native
of Warren county. AS it looks now the
delegation from Warren will come as a
unit for Blair unless the ex-Judge checks
the boom by an emphatic withdrawal. He
is distant relative OF John l. Blair, not a
nephew as currently reported, but is the
son of John I. Blair's first cousin. Never
theless, he Is a favorite of the millionaire
railroad maSnate and would no doubt re
ceive assistance from him. 1t is under
stood that John /. Blair would be much
pleased to see him the candidate of the
Republican party. The Blair boom has
extended into Sussex and down into Hun
terdon. 1t may make quite respectable
showing in the convention.