The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-19
JERSEY AT WASHINGTON
The Race Track Scandal There
Our Delegation and
the Tariff.
Special to the Jersey CITY Nems.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1S93.-The formal
application of Mr.. Eckford Moore for the
postmastership of Trenton was filed at the
Post Office Department, Saturday. From
this tim on, Mr.. Moore may be considered a
full-dedged aspirant for the post office.
MI. Moore's papers were interesting from
the fact that they were absolutely destitute
OF any political endorsement. The sharp
and vigorous fight which has been in prog
ress between Mr.. Walker and Mr., Lanning
in Trenton, and Mr.. Moore has fallen
back upon the business interests.
lie has upon his papers the names of
some of the leading business men of
Trenton and the Representatives of the
largest corporations in the city and Mercer
county. 1t is true that the Postmaster Gen
efal Is probably not familiar with these
names and will not appreciate them at their
true value but his ignorance in this direction
will not be allowed to last long. Mr.. Moore
Is expected over in Washington this week
and will have another interview with Mr..
Bissell. At his last interview with that Off
cial he said that he could receive the en-
dorsement of nearly all the business men of
Trenton, and he evidently received enough
encouragement to make it worth his while to
seek the signatures.
Friends of the other aspirants are also ex-
pected here this week. Senator Mcpherson
persists in saying that the Postmaster GEN
eral will finally decide the matter.
THE RACE RACK CROWD AGAIN.
Despite the apparent eagerness of the au-
thorlties to put obstacles in the way of the
racing at Ivy City, George H. Engemann
and his, crowd have started the races and
say that they will continue. The only
thing that seems to disturb them is the fact
that they have not yet been able TO get a
h0anQn IN coll 1icrync In 4l,a., .I1-a.,
Representative Cadmus has come forward
as their friend and has appeared before the
District Commissioners to argue in behalf of
the issuance of the license.
In the meantime the SPORT so called, has
been going on. Efforts will be made to sus-
pend it altogether, although the managers
OF the course have erected a betting
tent, which they claim is outside Of
the limit of a mile from the city's
boundaries, hi are preparing to
meet any other obstacle which may be
thrown in their way. The races are, how
ever, likely to lead to considerable scandal
in the police department, as the detectives
who have gone to the track have accepted
any number of free tickets to the course and
grand stand, and have already shielded the
race men in more instances than one. The
publication of these facts has led to renewed
protests in the newspapers against the con
%tinuance of winter racing here, and several
l OIL IH0 MINISTERS T6IerTeu TO the maGter IN
their sermons Sunday. The police say they
will raid the track tomorrow if there is any
betting.
THE TARIFF BILL WILL PASS.
The entire New Jersey delegation, with the
exception of Mr.. Cornish, is now said to be
arrayed against the new tariff bill. Mr.
Dunn went so far as to say to your CORES.
pendent that he could not expect to be re.
turned if he voted for the bill as it stands al
present. Careful inquiry shows, however
that although the disaffeeted democrats are
| talking very loudly and claiming to have
fifty votes back of them, it will be found that
when the bill comes to a vote there will be q
handsome Democratic majority for it. When
the measure goes to the Senate there may be
| some combinations which viii effect changes
but in the House the bill will pass substan.
TALLY as it has been reported.
THE UILDI OF THE BANCROFT.
Representative Dunn has introduced a
bill directing the Secretary of the Navy to
adjust and finally settle the accounts between
the Samuel L. Moore and Sons Company of
| Elizabeth, and the Navy Department, arts
ing out of the contract for the construction
of the steel practice vessel Bancroft. The
company claims $4,000 for additional speed
developed by the Bancroft, at the rate of
| $4,000 for every quarter knot above the con-
tract stipulation.
THE NEWARK PUBLIC
A bill has been introduced in the House by
Representative English, adding $3.50, 900 to
the amount already appropriated for the
| Newark public building.