The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-05
TEE State CAMPAIGN.
Remarkable Apathy Among
Republicans Anent the
GovernorshiD.
is GENERAL GRUBB IN IT?
The Bouncing of the Old State Com
mittee-Sewell's Grip and
Kean's Bail.
IS GENERAL GRUBB IN IT?
Special to the Jersey c,tu Ns,vs.

Special to the Jersey Ctty Netcs.
TRENTON, April 4, 1S02.-It is only a
matter of a few more weeks when the
campaign iu New Jersey will actively be-
gin. The municipal elections are now
absorbing attention, and State and ma
tional matters are not yet ripe enough for
consideration. The State Republican
Convention to be held in Trenton April 81
has aroused no particular interest, but
the real campaign will date from that
event.
The Democrats are not so far advanced
as the Republicans, but this year they
have not so much to get ready. The Re-
publican League of Republican Clubs is
III the field after q fashion, and is making
lots of promises, but finds little or no
work to do. Strange to say, there Is no
activity among the Republicans for the
high honor of going to the National Con
v%ent1on. There i. no commotion in this
respect because the whole show, SO far as
the New Jersey delegation is concerned,
will be controlled by ex-senator Sewel1
in the interest of Harrison. He will
select the men that he wants, ana the
convention will ratffy them. On that ac-
count there are no aspirants, because men
do not care to be turned down in a con-
test for an honorary position. Blaine be-
N'5 oNS VI IAN XIV, tbCLC 40 Nv cPtSO a Il
the campaign, and that o%ccount for the
lack of interest. Lots OF names have
been mentioned as men likely to go. but
1t is premature to do the guessing, for
General Sewell is now making up his list.
He came from Washington on Thursday,
and spent it in his Camden office, and
had a consultation with a number of his
friends us to the proper construction OF a
straight o~ut-and-out Harrison delegation.
The General does not get time to give SO
III affant linn IN l.-- IVY "a ~, I.. pH he
did. since he became an executive officer
of the Baltimore aud Potomac Railroad.
He hos set times for attending to the De-
partment of State in New Jersey.
H REPUBLICAN STAFF COMMITTEE.
The most interest is III the prospective
make up Of the new State Committee.
They will play an important part i'll the
campaign. After much discussion it has
been decided that the present committee
shall resign on the day of the convention.
April q. This will permit the conven-
tiUn SO name the next Executive Com
lnittee. 1t should be said thai this cou-
clusion is not yet final. but it is though t
that it will be made so at the meeting to
be held The night before the convention.
Some of tire members of the Committee
are disposed to kick a trifle, believing it
is Il scheme on the part of the young man
to unload some of the old men. Major
Anderson unfortunately takes this view
of it, but such is not the case. The case as
it stands Is that there must De a new COM
mittee. The party demands this and no
successful work can be carried on unless
there are better heads and quicker hands
at the helm. The present committee Is not
harmonious and cannot be expected to
work in the face of a prospective removal.
The present committee was created by
the last Gubernatorial Convention and
continues in force until the next Guber-
material Convention. 1t will be SepUem-
Der before that convention meets. and TO
wait SO long would leave the party work
in bad shape. There IS too much to be
accomplished this year to intrust the
party's best interest to some dissatisfied
men until almost the eve of election. The
wisdom of putting the new committee to
work early is apparent. 1t is not strictly
in accordance with party custom, but 1t
is not likely that the RENDERS OF the
party will kick against what is done for
the best.
For the first time a convention of Re-
publicaus will be called to select a State
worrying committee or course, it is
quite possible to spring a cut and dried
arrangement, but quite easy to upset 1t.
The Republicans have at times explained
defeat because they have had q commit
tee that has been dumped on the party
II that could not enlist the sympathy
and support of the party workers. Here
for the fist time in years will come the
opportunity to make a popular choice and
relegate to the rear the barnacles OF the
party.
HARMLESS AMUSEMENT.
Nothing desperate mustsbe expected on
the Republican side until the new state
Committee is named. In the mean
while the Republican League will carry
on the work Of organization. So far the
initial bugle blast made the other night
at Plainfield has not enthused the rank
and file. AS 1t looks now the league is a
big State concern operated on a country
basis. Ulrich, the organizer; Gaskill, the
promoter, has the right heart, but Is
starting out in a ~time-honored manner
that gives no hustle to the movement. III
Mr.. Gaskill thinks the young Republicans
faces to Mt. Holly when they pray and
journey there to the Republican Mecca
hidden away in the New Jersey pines. he
miscalculates largely for a sagacious man
at the head of a movement. Mt. Holly Is
an excellent place to get away from. AS
to drinking in wisdom In the back room
of d country fun 1t will not be done, and
as soon as Mr.. Gaskill comes to the con-
clusion that Mt. Holly i. not the centre of
the universe and hangs the league banner
in some place where it will be seen, say
Trenton, Newark CIR Jersey City, the
sooner he will check the dry rot that is
q already setting in on the league move
ment. There is entirely too much Burltng-
ton county about its management now.
Mr.. GaskilI, Secretary MatIack aud Secre-
tary Bruce ali nan llom o~uFliuBbou- IL 10
too near Camden. The men named are
entirely too near the West Jersey Railroad
office to suit the young men In the upper
part of the State.
WILL GRUBB BE IN 1T AGAIN.
One of the queries tnat is frequently
heard is, "Will Grubb be u c~andidatn?"
In about two more weeks he will turn his
face toward the United States aud Edge
water Park in particular. He will bring
nil his belongings, including the beauti-
full Rose of Linsmore, just recovering
from a severe Illness that has somewhat
married her pleasure in Madrid. Grub
comes back according to promise. He
comes back proud of having nude a great
reciprocal treaty. He says Foster tried
TO : teal his thunder. but history must
Justly give him credit for these achieve
ments. Helikewise comes bac ( ~ ''B irkis