The Penn's Grove record., 1893-07-14
COuectOrship i'm Doubt.

into endorsing Mr.. Butcher on prom
Use that a Democratic Senator would be
elected next next fall to vote for him
when his term expires next winter a
year. The Senator was, of course, NOM
mated and elected without consulting
the people as was done on the race track
question. Senator Mcpherson desires
favOrs to the rack track element now
in command or expect no aid when he
needs it.
The Trenton correspondent Of the
Press is authority for the statement
that president Cleveland intends to
keep his word made last winter that he
will give no offices to those who voted
for the race track bills and that he will
not appoint him.
Some of the influential Democrats of
South Jersey have written to the Presi-
dent urging him not to reach a con-
clusiou too hastily. Others have pro-
tested against Butchers appointment
because of his association with the a C
track laws and the coal combine bills.
Butcher was condemned by the people
of his county in an indignation meeting
and a batch of clippings giving the de-
tails of this meeting and the resolutions
passed have been forwarded to the Exc
cutive Chamber at Washington.
Tie peculiar situation was intensified
by tile criticism that Senator Butcher
made OF the meeting and those who at
tended it. This has angered the reputa
bic citizens who attended the meeting,
ard they are spending lots of time writ
ing letters to Washington. The Presi-
dent last week ordered the friends of
Senator Butcher 10 forward testimon-
iais as to his good character, ana a
delegation of Salem County men came
10 Trenton on Wednesday to get the
Governor and ether State officials TO
tell what an excellent mar the eX-Sena
tor has been. Some of tie prominent
State officials told the committee that
if they wanted to offset the eondemna-
tory letters that the people of Salem
have written about Butcher, that they
ought to get letters from people in Sa.
lem, because the President will scruti.
nize such certificates of character closer
than anything else in connection with
the appointment.
1t is dawning Oh some of the people
in South Jersey that notwithstanding
Senator Butcher has the Endorsement
of the two United States Senators, he
will not be selected because of tine blum
ders made by him when a Senator, and
that lie will ultimately insist on a new
name being presented. The friends Of
Senator Butcher declare that if he is
turned down for the office of Collector
CT Internal Revenue, that he will again
be a candidate for State Senator, and
will 60 before the people demanding a
popular yindication. There are, how
ever, some seven or eight other men
DESTROYS of being candidates for Senator,
and should he again come into the field,
there would be some curious complica.
tions.
The Trenton correspondent to the
World says
"Were it not for their opposition
Senator Butcher would probably have
lie office now, as Collector Moffett's
resignation is on file in Washington and
hIs term expires next week. John
Craven, the glass manufacturer, and
Joseph Riley, another wealthy man, are
leading tie hostile forces. They have
never been very friendly to Butcher,
and open war was declared when he
voted for the face-track.b bills. To their
denunciation letter the Senator replied
in q caustic letter, and that intensified
the feeling.
John Craven comes from Delaware,
and is on friendly terms with Thomas
F. Bayard, Ambassador to Great Bri-
tain. The anti-Butcher men tell exult-
ingly of how Mr.. Craven had Ambassa-
dor Bayard go to Washington a few
months ago to swell the chorus against
Butcher. Not content with that,
Messrs. Craven, Riley and others wrote
to President Cleveland and assailed the
Senator as being an utterly unfit man
for the Collectorship. They are con-
fdent that he will not be appoint
ed, and seek to prove that he admitted
the hopelessness OF his fight by coming
here for letters to aid him, which, they
say, were refused.
That's all nonsense" Robert Gwy-
me, jr,, of the Salem Sunbeam, said to
day. "Senator Butcher came here and
received very warm letters of indorse-
ment from Gov. Werts, Treasurer Gray,
Comptroller EIeppenheimer, Secretary
Kelsey, Supreme Court Clerk Lee and
others. l think the Senator will get the
appointment. Why shouldn't he!
There isn't a sQuarer man in New Jer-
sey than Jim Butcher, and no n ever
knew him to break his word. That's
why lie is so popular in Salem County.
He was forced into politics, and ne
elected his business. Now we think he is
entitled to this office, and if he doesn't
get it the disappointment resulting
will elect Il Republican to succeed him
in the Senate. No, he won't run
UNITED States Marshal Pfeiffer is
pretty well informed as to the
political ongoings ia the lower tier of
counties. 80 far as l car judge" he
said to day, "the opponents OF Senator
are MT cOpnerniru themselves