The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-13
Fights FOR SHHRIFFS
Bitter Struggle Between
Race Track Men and
Citizens League,
THOMPSON TAKES HIS COAT OFF
Camden, passaic UniOnsand Mon
mouth the Battle Ground.
Prominent Candidates.
THOMPSON TAKES HIS COAT OFF
speciol 10 the Jersey citv Ncws.

looked like old times at the State House.
because uf the presence of large num-
ber of tate officials and politicians from
various parts of the State. 1t was the
first busy Tuesday since the summer
vacations began.
Governor Werts remained at the tate
House nearly the entire day. debating
correspondence and receiving visitors.
He attended session OF the State Board
of Education. and also conference of
the Chicago Fair Commission.
There were number of South Jersey
politicians on hand, amoag them William
]. Thompson. ex-Speaker Thoma Flynn,
John p. Flynn of Salem, Engrossiug
Clerk of the Senate; Robsrt Gwynn. Jr.,
prominent candidate for State Senator
OH the Democratic ticket in Salem coun-
": Prosecutor Jonathan w. Acton OF
Salem and Senator PERKINS.
William J. Thompson says the demo-
Gratis OF South Jersey are pretty well
satisfied with the appointments of James
j. Butcher to be the Collector of Internal
Revenue for this district; that toward the
latter end OF the fight the opposition
dwindled down TO nothing. He refused
to state whether he was to be candidate
for State Senator in Camden cou nty, but
SAID there would be very lively cam
paign there this fall
Assemulyman Swartwout. of Sussex.
came down to attend the NEE ting OF the
Chicago Fair COMMITTEES.
THE BIG FAIR COMMITTEE.
The Chicago Fair Commissioners and
the Joint Committee of the. Legislature
held a lengthy meeting and devoted
much of The time to going over large
number OF bills that had been accumu-
lated. These were audited and warrants
secured so as to obtain money to pay
them. Secretary Waiter Lenox was at
the meeting and stated that New Jersey
is making very good showing at the
Exposition; that the building is continus
ousiy crowded, and several State exhibits.
principally the school and agricultural
exhibits, will capture prizes.
great rush of 3erssymen is expected
during the coming mouth, when many
farmers will visit the Exposition.
President Albert Slape of til Q State
Bosrti of Taxat ION, WAS on hand arrang.
lag with Secretary Usher for a tuH
meeting of hs state board next Tuesday,
wneu number of petitions Will be filed
asking for "a reduction or equal ization of
tlXatIon.
General Bird W. Spencer and Colonel
George FELTON, were on hand and talked
OVER the proposed contest -betwe en- The
New Jersey aud District of Co lumbia
teams. General Spencer said tina New
jersey would take strong tea III to
Washington, ana IL is expected that
quite number of the members of the
Rife Association will accompany them.
aud u good time will he had.
THE SHRIEvALTY FIGHT.
There were a large number of Repu5-
licaDs about the State House and they
talked of the fight their State commitIee
was going to make to secure the sheriff in
those counties IN which race tracks are
located, oD a purely race track issue. The
committee will urge upon the county
committees the exercise OF the utmost
care in making Snrievaltv nominations,
and they sny they have The best reason to
know tnat the race track people will see
that men are nominated who Will draw
Grand Jures to protect tueir iute rests.
The great majority of voters In each of
these counties, they say. are opposed to
the gamblers. and If the Republicans
nominate the right kiud of men they can
win in Every C uaty.
Duke" Thompson has taken off bis
coat and jumped into the shrieValty fight
IN Camden. in which Gloucester race
track is ,cated. for a II he Is worth. For
some time now he has been more than
ordinarily worried over the persistent
activity of the Law and Order League of
this county, aud has proved ano ther
illustration of the old adage that cou-
slaut dripping will wear away a stone.
He has become tired of pleading to indict-
Inenis aud paying fines not That he cares
pi.yune about the money, but his fam
lily is growing sensitive and begin to feel
keenly the censure that is partly besto wed
upon the Duke" by the press Of three
states aud the good people OF New jersey.
For that reason he wants q sheriff
whom he can rely on TO draw juries that
will follow the ignoble examples of the
last Hudson Grand Jury aud protect
certain criminals. Henry g. West, the
present Incumbent, has DIR avn Inc Grand
Juries which have indicte Mr. Thomp
son for his iawDreaking, ana IL Ire is
succeeded by Republican or an anti
race track man, the "Duken realizes
that he Will be sure to have some serious
court business upon his hands. Hence
his determination to elect sheriff upon
whom he eau rely.
LIVELY TINES IN MONMOUTH.
Over in Monmouth The situation Is
popularity supposed to be reversed. There |
iae ajority of tue voters waut the Mon
mouth track and want 1t protected. II
il can be done by law all right. Ii not it |
must be protected any how. 1t brings |
prosperity to Long Branch.I Eaton |
town and other places in the |
vicinity, aud even the model
re .ort Of Asbury Park gets good bit of |
the overflow when prosperity re aches the
high water mark at Monmouth Park. |
Every member of the Legislature from
this county, republican and democrat. |
last winter was under obligations co his
constituents to vote for the race track |
bills. The shape which they took aud |
their gambling provisions were not at all |
10 the lkiug OF Senator Terhuue, and he |
felt obi geu to explain his vote III a long
argument, in which he tried hard TO VIM !
dicate his course by pleading the duty he
owed to his constitute nts.
Still q large league of the Law and !
Order men has sprung up In this county. |
aud Notwithstanding the prevailing belief |
that every man elected 70 Office ia Mon |
mouth is a sure enough race track man, |
the racing iIen already have their |
agents at work looking up a sort
of dark horse upon whom they can |
explicitly rely To do their bidding. |
The Monmouth Park people have been |
doing thugs IN sucn lJoss way this !
season that they have aroused the in-
dtgnation of many OF the old line Jersey |
men, and they find themselves in need OF
that peculiar protection which only a
Sheriff they coutrol IN every way eau
afford. VINO this mau will be they will
give no inttmAtfon, aud all conjecture ut
this time is useless.
A DEMOCRATIC BOLTER.
A leading candidate on the Dem ocratic
ticket is William Tnrockmortou. but
considerable opposition has developed TO
him. He was one of those renegade
democrats who In the e egisiaturs boited
the caucus, and led The opposition
against Governor Abbett for United
States Senator seven years ago.
Tue Republicans are doing nothing,
lpff don't, Yeafn liz, care Il cent which rvav