The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
THE FEDERAL PLUMS.
Senator MCPHERSON Said to Be Lay
ing Pipe for C. election in '95.
Special 70 The Jersey CITY .Nelvs.

TRENTON, April 20, 1893. Senator Nc
Pherson seems to nave recognized the
fact that he will have to fight for r~e-elec-
term remain. He has apparently begun
to consider the makeup of the Legisla-
ture that will elect his successor, and be-
gun to move in the matter of Federal
appointments. This has precipitated the
fight.
The State Senators who are to be elected
in Essex, Monmouth, Union, Somerset,
Gloucester, Salem. Warren and Camden
counties this fall win hold over to vote in
the Senatorial contest. The first seven OF
these counties are represented now by
democrats. Many of the members OF AS
| sembly who are elected this fall will, by
the usual custom. be entitled to return
next year. The United States Senatorial
fight begins, therefore, this year, and it is
a bad year for the senior Senator.
A G IN.
In order to strengthen his position, Nh.
Mcpherson seeks to fill Federal offices
with his own supporters. In this he is
meeting with strenuous opposition. In
this city the fight is directly between those
who are known to be Mcpherson men,
and Michael Hurley, who is for Governor
Werts. The City Hall office are filled by
young men, partisans of the Senator.
McPherson's friends are few in Mercer
County, but they have demonstrated that
they are workers. But the lines are so
marked in the county as to indicate that
the Administration and its friends have
decided against MoPherson's being his
own successor.
The fight crystallizes in the Trenton
Posto6ice. Mcpherson some time ago
promised it to Samuel Walker, now City
Treasurer. Michael Hurley, General DON
nelly, and the friends of Governor Werts
do not want Samuel Walker to obtain
control of the Postotice in Mercer County;
therefore they have entered Assemhlyman
James W. Lanning. He is being pushed
as the candidate Of Major Hurley; By 1t
is not likely that the appointment will go
to him, but it may go to State committee
man John II. Scudder.
tanning, it will be remembered, voted
for the race track bills, and WAS one OF
the first to experience a change of heart
and repudiate his vote. Senator McPher-
son has weakened on his friend Walker,
and has allowed the appointment to drag
along until it is surrounded with en-
tangIement. He attempted to carry water
on both shoulders by ordering an election,
but this was not successful, because Mr..
Walker refused to go into an election, u
there could be no election with only Mr..
tanning in the 6eld.
POSSIBLE RIVALS.
There are two other names mentioned in
connection with the succession to Nc
Pherson-Allan McDermott and George
r. Werts. McDermott has become very
rich within the last ten years. He now
Graves political distinction, and it is no
longer a secret that he has an ambition to
be United States Senator.
The position Of the Governor is not
known. He has been made acquainted
with the fact that he,has been incidentally
mentioned as a possible successor of Sena-
tor Mcpherson. He declares that he is
not a candidate, and his friends are ar
ranging a scheme and intend to work it
precisely IN the plan of his non-candi-
dacy and force the office on him, on the
same ground that they forced the nomi-
nation for Governor.