The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-23
| MERCER And SOMERSET
fractional Fights in Those
Counties Threaten Demo-
cratic Success.
DISGRACEFUL FIGHT FOR sPoIIs.
Foster Eoohees Will Run for Sen.
ator in Union-Other
Political News.


TRENTON. Oct. %. 1S93.-Througn the
selfishness and cupldity of certain self
styled leaders. the Democracy OF Mercer
county is threatened with serious disas-
ter. The party is divided into two fac-
tions: one controlled by the County Com
mittee and the other by the City Com
mittee of Trenton. The City COMMITTEES
is led by Garrett D. V. Vroom. son Of
Ex-Governor and Chancellor Vroom, a
lawyer of standing and q
man of social prominence IN
the capital The County Committee is
under the leadership of Major Hurley
professional politician aud It's Rdherents
number many of the element which the
Committee has heretofore called the
primaries for two of the three Assembly,
districts. which are almost wholly will hin
the limits of Trenton. At the County
Convention held last fall a resolution was
| adopted to the eff ect that hereafter the
County Committee should have the
power to make rules for the government
of the party throughout the county. Tns
City Committee claimed that this did not
apply to the Assemblymen from the
City OF Trenton. aud calling their pRI-
maries nominated two candidates
The County Committee has taken ths
matter into the courts and insists upon
| its right to make other nominations.
If neither side yields there will be twp
| legislative tickets in the f1eid, with the
| result that Mercer will return d solid
Republican delegation TO the Assembly.
| THE MILK IN THE CoCoANUT.
| The real bone of contention in the fight
| is the postma stersnip of Trenton. Ctr
| Treasurer Samuel Walker Is the candi~
| date of the CITY Committee and 4 SEM
| blyman James W.Launiug,wno built the
| new Assembly chamber and the New
| Jersey building at Chicago. Is
being urged by tue County Com
mittee. Although both sides are
! confident OF securing the position when
| they talk for publication. neither has
ceased from exe-ting every effort ta win.
| The present postmaster's term will ex-
pire ou December /, aud the frieuds of
both Lanning and Walker waut to show
| the appointing powers at Washington
that they are the true power Ia the
| county. Hence each wants to nominate
the candidates to show that they, and
| they only car carry the county.
soMERsET's FIGHT.
| In Somerset county the people are
| considering the first political echo of j.
Nelson Pidcock's recent tiasco n, NJ. T.
| Beekman was nominated for Senator,
Notwithstanding there were number
Of very strong men under consideration.
| Among them WAS William j. Keys, the
present Seuator; ex-Speaker Bergen and
ex-Congressman Alva A. Clark, both
prominent men in Somerset county potI-
tics. bsekman was put on the
ticket through combination mad9
by Pidcock aud Miles Ross.
whose bsiliwick is supposed always to
have been in Middlesex County, but he
cazyle over into Somerset and lntertered
because he wanted To prsve1t the nomin-
alton of ]. ]. Bergen. Pidcock favored
AIva A. Clark but Clark was closely
identified with Pidcock. and Pidcock Vas
iu bad odor throughout the county be-
cause he was considered responsible for
the failure of the Somerset Bank, now Ia
the hands OF a receiver. That made
Clark's nomination impossible, and be-
cause he could not secure the nomina-
between Pidcock aud Miles Ros:
young Beekman was given the nemina>
tiou. His chances of election are vers
slim. The Republicans have renominate(
ex-senator Thompson, a very strong can.
| didate. The situation has become SO
serions that the Democrats are bringing
| considerable pressure to bear upon the
County Executive Committee to have
them demand BeekmAn's retirement and
the holding of another convention With-
out any outside interference.
The popular demand in the county II
| for the renom1nRtlon OF senator Keys
and IL an open primary could bs held. the
Senator's friends said he would win by au
overwhelming majority. II Beekman is
withdrawn. the Senator Will no doubt be
| Tenominated.
INTERESTING STRUGGLE IN UNION. s
One of the most interesting struggle!
of the campaign will be in Union county
The Democrats on Saturday night noml
mated john MARITIME. of Plainfield, ant
Foster NJ. Voorhees,, of Elizabeth. an
nounces that he will run on the Repub
llcau ticket.
Mr.. Voorhees, has an extended reputa,
ton for eloquence and statssmaulike
qualities developed during the period
that he was in the House as leader of tn,
Republican minority. In the Senate b.
would In q short time occupy that va
cancy In leadership occasioned By Ine
election Of Senator John Gardner to Con
gress,
In addition to this he is one of the mos
popular meu in the state, and under or
dinary circumstances can poll more votes
than any other republican in Union.
Mr.. MARITIME, however, is as popular {
man as Voohees. and the services which
he has rendered the party heretofore will