The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-04
M~PHERS0N'S PROBLEM.
South Jersey Post offices and the
Men Who Want to Run Them.
special 10 The Jersey Ctr ve,us.

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ATLANTIC CITY, Nav 4, 1S93.-An agi-
tating rumor has reached Atlantic county
from Washington. and is disturbing the
peace of mind of the members OF the
Guild who are seeking post Office berths-
The story is that Senator Mcpherson, who
has the distribution of this patronage IN
South Jersey, has been in consultation
with Executioner Maxwell, and a list OF
those who are TO be decaplGateu, togelner
with q list of their Democratic successors,
has been prepared and will soon be pro-
| mulgated 1t is generally expected that
those candidates who received the en-
dorsement of the County Executive Com
mittee at its recent session. Will be the
successful applicants, though there Is
considerable discussion in several OF the
village BALL wicks over those VINO nave
succeeded III getting this coveted ap-
proyal. 1t is known that Senator Nc
Pherson has been bombarded with letters
concerning the same. which, IL Is under
stood among the knowing ones, Will re-
ceive no consideration, unless there are
charges preferred more serious than bolt
ing the regular ticket at some past eiec-
rion.
THIRTY OFFICES.
There are ABOUT thlrty officers IN the
county. q number of which are not WORTH,
as far as remuneration Is concerneu, the
trouble of u contest. These are the men
who lave been indorsed by the hxecu-
tive COMMITTEES at the following places,
the most important appointments II the
county:-Mays Landing. Joseph L.. veal,
ex-Postmaster and Secretary of the
County Committee: Port Republic,
James M. Collins; Leeds Point. "A.
Il. Highee: Pomerania, Henry
Hawk; Absecon, Frank A. Devine; Steel
mauvlile. David Scull. ST.; Elwood, Clara
Carver; Pleasant Mills. John Reynolds;
Egg Haroor City. William Miller; Eng
fish Creek, joseph Lee; Buena, Charles
S. CLARK; LandisviIie. Philip Deitman;
Somer's Point, Mayor keates-
Here In Atlantic City, the richest plum
in the county, John NJ. Campbell, Cnair-
man of the County Democratic Commit
lee, is slated, having secured the endorse
ment of the City Committee. He has
made a hustiing canvass among nls
friends. and has got them all in line TO
strengthen mis- claim when The time Is
ripe TO pluck the PLUM. 1t is worth
Sc, 800 Il year. The term of postmaster
Lew AlDertsolI, the Republican incum-
bent. does not expire until June, 1894.
There is little probability that theAdmtn-
isJra5ton will make Ii change before the
appointment runs out Besides Inc
stumbling block of the Administrations
rule TO make no appointment until the
end of the term of tue incumbent, there
is the public's interest to be considered IN
not makiug u change on the eve of a
busy summer SEASON..
SEVERAL WoULD-B ES.
Otherwise the fight would be waxing
warm, as there are several who are train
ing In the race. Samuel Trilley is calling
into play this Influence of a distinguished
Pennsylvania democrat, who has been a
lifelong personal friend of his, aud eX-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT james >. Beckwi5h Is get
ting up q huge petition that Will weigh
several pound when IL is IN shape TO be
forwarded 10 Washington. Mayor Will
lard Wright Is not aVerse TO serving an
other term as Postmaster, and e1-Councll-
man Richard Sayre thinks he has a
chance of drawing the lightning h is way.
Hammouton tried to solve She fight over
the postmastership by holding an election
in which William Timberman came out
victorious, but The defea ted aspiraEts re-
fuse to accept the result. An appeal was
taken to the Democratic Committee, but
that body declined to interfere and Or
dered The contestants TO settle their own
differences before coming TO the coui-
mittee for an Endorsement. John I.
French, who was the Democratic candi-
date for Assembly last fall, is WORKING
bard to put himself in the lead, and from
general Indications, besides being The
most popular Democratic candidate in
Hammontou. he Will have the pest COM
piement of credentials TO present at
Washington. The Office pays 81. 400 a
year.
Brigantine has a lady postmistress
whom the Democrats have gallantly de-
cided not to remove