The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-25
REPUBLICAN, POLITICS,
The State and District Con-
ventiOnS TO Be Held
This Week.
A NEW STATE COMMITTEE
Sewell and Blair Slated for Min
neapolis-Who Else?-Kean
For Governor.
Special to the JERSEY CYtv Ne,os.

Special to the Jersey CITY Ne,os.
TRENTON. April 25, 1S92.-Political In
terest centres on the Republican conven-
tion which meets here on Wednesday
afternoon for the purpose of selecting
delegates-at-large to go to the National
Convention at Minneapolis. While there
is nothing particular to make the conven-
tion exciting, there is likely to be more
or less liberal exchange of opinion in
reference to the construction of the new
State Committee. There is no particular
contest for the position of delegatesat-
large. 1t is expected that General Will
lam y. Sewell will be at the head Of
the delegation. and that John l. Blair,
of Warren county. who has attended
all the national conventions since the
formation of the party, will go as dele
gate. There will be a general gathering
Of the clans on Tuesday night, when the
matter of the general delegates will be
settled. General Sewell has been serious :
ly i'll, but has written to his friends stat
ing that he will be at Trenton on Tuesday
night ii possible.
The State Republican League will set
up its standard in rooms and 9, at the
Trenton House, beginning at Tuesday
noon and continuing until Wednesday
afternoon. President Joseph Fl. Gaskill
and the Executive Committee will be
there to receive the delegates and note
suggestions. General Sewell and his
friends will hold forth in the historical
room 100.
The delegates to the convention will
number 719, and are apportioned to the
counties as follows:-Atiantic. 81; Ber-
gen. 20; Burlington, 40; Camden, so; Cape
o, ,txaa a.I, a., &.
Gloucester, IS; Hudson, 104; Hunterdon.
81; Mercer. 43; Mfddlesex. 81; Monmouth.
33; Morris, 25; Ocean. IS; Passaic. 45;
Salem, 16; Somerset, IS: Sussex, 10;
Union, 80. and Warren, 90. Total, no.
SOME OF THE CANDIDATES.
1t cannot be foreshadowed at this time
who will be the other Delegate at Large.
Ex-Judge Frank Fort of Newark and r.
b. Seymour of Jersey City are quite
anxious TO be included in the list. AS to
the district delegates, that will be settled
in the Congressional Conventions, and
not until Wednesday morning, when
many of the conventions will be held in
Trenton.
The Sixth Congressional District Con-
vention will meet in Newark on Tuesday
afternoon, and the Seventh in Jersey
City this afternoon. The schedule of the
other districts on Wednesday Is as fol
lows
First-Trenton House, at eleven a. m
Second-Assembly Room OF Opera
House, eleven a. m.
Third-Third floor of Opera House, II
a. m.
Fourth-In some room OF the Opera
House, 10 Il. m.
Fifth-TrentonH House, II a. m.
Eighth-Trenton House, IL a. m.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
A meeting has been called for the State
Committee at the Trenton House on
Tuesday night. The circular states that
where a member of the com mittee is not
able to be present, he shall forward his
resignation. as the entire committee will
resign, so that the convention can select
a new committee. 1t Is thou ght that IL 6
new committee must be provided II
should be selected early, so that 1t car
get to work at once and not wait until
the Gubernatorial Convention meets
which will be in early fall. This meets
the general approval of the Republicans
throughout the State. but there are some
who doubt the wisdom of allowing the
conven tion to select the State COMMITTEES
1t is thought by liberal Republicans
that the proper scheme will be for the
convention to accept the resignation OF
the present State Committee, pass reso
luton that the Chairman of the conven-
ton appoint the delegates-at-large, auC
that power be given to the County Com
mittees to select the representatives from
each county. This will bring into the
State Committee men more closely con-
nected with the working elements of tht
party. The Republican machine, how
ever, is going TO fight this plan, and it II
expected that there will be considerable
opposition to 1t and that will be the only
thing that will add zest to the gathering
THE NEW STATE CHAIRMAN.
One of the most interesting subjects o
| gossip is the discussion over the possible
chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee. 1t is settled that John Kean. Jr.
will be the Republican nominee for Gov
ernor. This will remove him from thu
craftsmanship contest and leave 1t open
Frank MCGOWAN of Trenton is talked o
as his probable successor. MCGOWAN wa
wanted last year as the President OF th,
Repu ublican clubs, but for some reason he
slipped. His friends are desirous that he
should get In and secure the election Oh
the State Committee aud then make
lively contest for its craftsmanship.
One of the particular reasons why Nc
Gowan is wanted is that his political caree
so far has been successful. His friend:
claim that he has advanced ideas and
that they are practical and Will win.
Many of the young men are anxious &c
have him pitch in and demonstrate SOM
success. There are some men. however
VIVA 40 uOt DeIlGNG tldb hC0OWdu tu'
political Napoleon his friends claim hin
to be. III he is not the man it is possible
that au effort will be made to get Foster
NJ. Voorhees, on the State Committee.
DEMOCRATS WAITING.
The Democrats have not definitely set
tied on a candidate. though many regart
Judge kirkpatrick of Essex as a pracsica
certainty. The positive declination of &
F. Lee removes him from the list of can
didates. He is very sure that he doe
not want 1t. Attorney General Stockton
has also been named. He expresses him
self as not caring for the trials and tribu
latlons. and thinks that he enjoys suffic
lent honor in his present position. Moth
ing more is heard of the candidacy o
either Bergen or Adrain, or even PerKin
of Burlington.
Judge George Werts, now sitting in th'
Hudson circuit is still talked of. 1t wa
thought that when he was made tn
Judge, that he was practically shelvet
for the office. But up to the time or hi
appointment ne was leading candidate
His sudden removal from the contest wa
a matter of surprise. but it now comes Il
light that although he enjoys being
Judge, he would not hesitate to stel
down from the bench ana be Governor
He would not have TO resign his present
Office until his election was sure. 1t i
barely possible that he may yet be tn
candidate.