The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-03
is ABBHIH A CANDIDATE?
The Rumor That the Great
Democzatic Leader Will
Be Governor Again.
''BoB" ABRAMS QUEER TALK.
'sBilly' Tho mpson Wants the Office
for South Jersey-McPher-
sons Fight.
sneciol 70 The JERSEY citv Ne,cs.


Robert Adrain that he would support
Justice Albeit for Governor. This an
nouncement following so close on the
two statements that Albeit would try
his political fortune before the people Tor
The third time and that Adrain himself
would be a candidate on the race track
issue. MAKES it worthy of a passing
notice, Senator Adrain was IN attend
ance on the Court OF Errors and Appeals
TO argue on a race.track case when he
was questioned. aud ip his frank aud
happy way he said that he certainly
would favor Leon Abbet5 as Cove rnor TO
succeed George Werts. peca~se faw men
In the State possess the qualifications for
the Office like the ex-Governor." Adrain
said all this as though he meant II. but he
belongs to the school OF politicians who
think words were inventsd to conceal
thoughts. You can be sure of what he
means only when he Is in q bad temper
Adrain has been bitter opponent or
Albeit and has gone further. probably,
than any or the many opponents That
the Ex-Governor has, which was made
manifest IN his open denunciation OF him
after be failed to sign the coal combine
| bill; his opposition to him as candidate
| for United States Senator, aud the bitter
WV
| fjrmat.sd as u Supreme Court Justice.
ALBEIT WOULD LIKE IT AGAIN.
| There is nothing On the surface to show
why Adrsin should have eXDerieuced
such e. wonderful change of heart n s1ch
| shory space OF time, aud 1t Is tn. con-
cIusion of scme that Adrain would en-
| courage the nAfilination OF Abbett for no
eth purpose than being witness co his
defeat ut the polls. There has been much
said pro and con about this announce
\ nlenI of Albeit being a candidate for
| Governor for the third time. No other
man In the the history of the State has
| ever aspired to the office three times. but
| Albeit should have no hesltancy TO es-
Jablishing L precedent
The circumstances that imDel him to q
movement of this Kind were the same as
caused hiai TO seek the high office for che
second time shortly after his defeat for
! United States Senator against MCPHERSON
| iu 1888. AT that time the caucus votes
had hardly been announced before his
| lieutenants proclaimed IN the public bar
rooms OF Trenton that Leon Abbl-t, to
prove himself the most popular Democrat
ana the only one OF une leaders that dare
go before the people on their record
woald bs the next candidate for Gov
errpr. and so it was. The situation is
about the same now.
ALBEIT is made OF fighting material.
He will not allow some few leaders and
lots OF men whom ha had politically edu-
Gated TO read. for the edifieatton of the
general punllc, his burial service. Lately
he has improved in health and he is fired
with new ambition. he wisnes TO
round out his political career by another
experiment before the people. 6 he next
Governor will have an immense amount
of pa tronage at his disposal. There is
scarcely an important Office la the State
House but whose term Will expire during
the administration of the next Execu-
tive.
Next TO this remarkable statement
about Abbett desiring the third term
comes tine rumor that Billy Thompson
will demand that the next Governor shall
come from South Jersey, because he be-
lieves there should be more recognition
10 that end OF the State for the success
full work that has been done there in
turning it over from solid tier or Re
publican counties to localities giving
good Democratic nlaiorities.
The Democrats are having little or
nothing to say about the Senatcrship.
There has been revival of the talk that
Governor George Werts will figure con-
spicuously in the contest as compro-
mise candidate. Allan l.. McDermot5
and e. F. q. Young, of Jersey Ciy, are
likely to be in the contest unless they see
early in the fight that Senator John r..
| Mcpherson has the best OF the situation.
he belief grows firmer EACH waeK that
Mcpherson Will succeed himself.
Speaker Thomas FLYNN will try to be
returned from the Third District of
| Passaic. All the Democratic members
who voted for the race track bills and
who were serving their frat term will de-
mand TO be returned Tue compact
made at the time the race track vote was
| cast was the return OF the members at
Atx 14na .,nr L.
How niuch of that will be carried out
cannot be fortshadowed now, as the race
| track people did not part good friends on
the last week Of the session. The people,
| TOO, will have something to say about
| the matter.
SENATOR MARSH TO RETIRE.
Senator Frederick G. Marsh. o. Union
Senators that voted against the race
measures, announces that he will not be
candidate for reelection. His retire-
ment has nothing Whatever to do with
that issue, but is prompted by the desire
to attend TO his law practice.
Many ere of the opinion that the
retirement of Senator Marsh opens
a good chance for Foster N. Voorhees,.
He is IL friend and associate of senator
Marsh's and refused to be candidate
against him three years ago when he Was
elected the Senator. Thomas +. Lane of
this county, who was the Uemocrattc
| leader of the House, will not be cand1-
! date for the Assent bly,. He will rest for
few years and prepare himself for Gem
gress. He wants to be John Dunn's sue.
| cessOr.
Senators Mcpherson and Smith had
their most recent conference on
Friday in New York. The only Fed
| eral Office that demanded Immediate con
sideration was the Internal Reve-
nue. Collectorship for the district
| that embraces the southern tier OF
States. While there has been no con-
| flict over the naming OF successor to
Collector Isaac Moffett there were some
complications. Senator Smith was allot-
| ted the patronage for The counties in the
| First Congressional district, because 1t Is
represented by Republican.
| State Senator James Butcher OF Salem
| County wants the office, and Senator
| Smith is favorable TO him. becaus Q
| Butcher voted for him for United States
/ Senator. Senator Mcpherson favor red
| Thomas j. Prickett OF Mt. Holly. who
was an unsuccessful candidate for
Congress against John j. Gardner, and
who was delegate TO the National Con-
| vention. It was agreed that Senstor
1 Butcher should be made the Collector.
and that Thomas j. PriokeEt will be mads
| National Bank Examiner, and that Sem
ator Mcpherson can have deputy from
Mercer County.
| ALDERMAN D0SCHEIS LUCK.