Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-07-13
some mIDsUmnER POLITlUs.
A Race-Track Senator FINDS Out
That he Made q Mistake.


A Race.Track senator Ffnds out
That he Made q Mistake.
President Cleveland at the close of
the Legislature served notice On the
managers of the Democratic party In
New jersey, that he would give offices
to no man who was connected in sny
way with the passage of the race
track laws. The President is keeping
good his word, for cloud rests over
the chances of ex Senator James
Butcher, of Salem county, who has
been endorsed by beth United States
Senators Mcpherson and Smith for
the office of Collector of Internal Rev.
enue for this district. Senator Butch
er's term for Senator has just closed.
He voted for the passage of the race
track laws and for the notorious coal
combine bills Of 1892. He also voted
for james Smith, Jr, to be United
States Senator, and for the latter vote
he has direct claim on the attention
and condolences of the junior Senator.
Senator Mcpherson, because the
First Congressional district has had
the appointment for many years,
thought 1t ought to go to the Second
district, and had candidate for the
office, but at the recent conference he
decided to allow Senator Smith to
have his way, and both decided on
Senator Butcher.
The term of Isaac Moffett, the Re-
publican Collector, is about expiring
and the appointment must soon be
made. The President is doubtful
about Senator Butcher. Some of the
Influential Democrats of New jersey
have written to the President, urging
him not to reach conclusion too
hastily. Others have protested
against Butchers appointment be-
cause of his associations with the race
track laws and the coal combine bills.
Butcher was condemned by the peo-
pie of his own county in an indigna-
tion meeting, and batch of clippings
giving the details of this meeting, and
the revolutions passed, have been for
warded to the Executive Chandler at
Washington.
Senator Robert Adrian, of Middlesex
county, has spoken again, and this
time he announces his candidacy for
Governor in 1895, and that he will
within the next three months take up
his residence In Essex county, SO as to
get bigger pull in the convention.
Senator Adrian at present lives in
New Brunswick and is one of the Miles
Ross lieutenants. He owes all his po-
litioal success to the statesman of the
Cheesequakes, and believes that Mid
dlesex will be safe enough when the
time comes, but he needs help from
other counties. The State leaders are
said to be against Adrian for any Of
fee, and that is the reason why he
comes out now and fiips mis- fingers in
their faces and bids them defiance.
The State House leaders smile sarcas-
tically when they are appealed to for
an expression on the cadidacy of the
of the ex-President of the Senate.
Adrian does not hesitate to say that
he will be candidate on the race-track
issue, and will make his fight as he has
now begun it, with an expressed allie
glance to the race track people.
Several of the Democratic newspa.
pers have limited that B. F. Lee, Clerk
of the Supreme Court may be a candi-
date for Governor, but this dignitary
denies that he has any. desire to sue
ceed Governor Werts. He thinks that
the responsibility of being Governor is
more than he would care to assume at
this period of life.
Governor Albeit is quoted as hav-
ing said to an intimate friend that he
is we'll satisfied with his present posi-
ton on the Supreme Court bench, and
that it would take many good induce
ments to get him to again take upon
himself the trouble and care of the
chief executive. The Monmouth In
q,tirey In quiet way has started a
boom for General E. Burd Grubb for
Governor.