New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-01
ACROSS THE NORTH RIVER
CANDIDATES FOR THE GOvERNoRSHIP
AEBETT STILL HOLDING ALOoF-TROCBLES of
TIE IRON UALL-THE WATER CUES

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TIE IRON UALL-THE WATER CUES
TON IN NEWARK.
Trenton " - July 81 (SpeciaD.-The troubles OF the
Iron Hall i'm Indiana discussed with direct pefsoh
interest by at least 200 members In New-Jersey ana
with sympathy for endowment and fraternal orgahH'
tons by scores Of thousands In the southern part OF
he state the Iron Han at one time very prosper
Gus but 1t suffered from attacks made two years
oco II appeared to come out ahead In that agitation
Int rs progress was undoubtedly nerfered with by
the controversy which ragged especially In the Phade
phla newspapers All endowment orders have been IN
ured by the steady opposition of life Insurance com
panes and still more by TIE scandals caused by the
short form schemes which hourished amazingly for
time and extended into all sorts Of trade relations
The Commissioner Of Insurance took action against
them and while he did not succeed In driving them
from the State they lost what little pubic confidence
they had IL may be said In this connection that inc
people who Joined short term endowment orders were
not. rs n rule guls OF tho managers. Ihey unuer
stood H. game we'll enough, but were willing to FISK
their money In the hope Of getting ont before the crash
came
Tho candidacy OF Judge Kirkpatrick for Gov
ernor has become settled fact and so far as Essox
County is concerned he will have the practically unani-
nous support OF Democrats. Backed Dy James
Smith r. there will undoubtedly be votes for him
from other sections of the state but whether there
will he enough will depend upon the work Mr. Smith
expects to get in during the next three weeks The
Esscx boss has LET it BE- known distinctly during the
last week that he IS in the fight to win, and that
It win be made supreme test OF his power. his
strongest card Is that Essex has not had the nonlna
ton for many years, that II has given the Demo
crats strong support lately, and that 1t would DO
suicidal in the party 10 90 to Hudson County for
candidate again.
f. F. G.. Young the Hudson candidate, has been
pretty well Occupied ~r the last week In attempting
to escape the odium Of connection With " BOD DaVS
and the Jersey city ring Davis has been ncautious
enough TO declare for Young and the latter has been
mad. 10 realize during the last fortnight that, While
Davis may lc an-powerfu in Hudson County Demo
cratic primaries there IS no disposition eTsa"here in
tho state TO accept n candidate for Governor OF his
making Governor Albeit still holds aloof from
both Kirkpatrick and Young and before the con
ycntion II is expected that he Will make dash for
some new candidate and attempt to sweep the con
vention with him. should either Kirkpatrick or
Young be named. II Will not be in tho cards for Gov
crnor Albeit to get the Democratic nomination for
United States senator.
In tho discussion the Gubcrnatorial fight. the
National campaign has not received as much Afternoon
as nicht be expected: but the work will soon begin
on both sides and the contest Is admitted 10 be an
opcn one Much will depend upon the effort MADE
bv the National Committee 20 carry NewrJersey: IN
of speakers alone mere j. nu'n 'tdO
be done The public mee'lnN IN "Jcrs,N ar
usually we'll attended and they have large influence
but It i 81 necessary 10 have speakers VINO can
command attention, aud who VIII furnish sohd arsu
mcnt-
The Newark water-supply question has been settled
I'm an astonishing way. for the time being. The CITY
claimed that the contract had not been fulfilled: that
IN. supply wa, nadeq,iate that parts Of the work
had heen poorly done that water-riTtS bad not b''n
purrba sd that The reservoirs were not deep enough
and Ha, the contract in other respects had not bee"
carried ont. Then II wns shown that engineers had
verified these claims and finally that the courts had
put n temporary Injunction with some slight quailhca
lions upon the water company at the instance Of mil
owner, ~ a meeting 81 the Board Of Works, last
week, il was ordered that 100000 should be paid
the company. and the only Qualification was that
300 coo bonds should tc deposited by the company
until TIE pipe line had been tested. The amazing
hrralty Of The city In giving up It's claims and rElt'
would hr more Of a mystery II the methods which have
been prominent throughout these dealings were not
- wc understood.