The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-19
YOUNG MIR. BEDLE's APPOINTMENT.
From the State Gazette.

The appointment of Bennington X.
Bedie, son Of Ex-Governor Bedie, TO be
Unfted States Copsul to She field. does
not give the greatest satisfaction i magln-
able to the Hudson County machine.
Why such at important post should be
given co him is more than bob" Davis
aud the men OF his school politics
throughout the State can see. Mr.. Beals
is a young mat barely thirty years OF age,
who has never done anything particularly
lie q member of the Hudson Democratic
Society, the silk stocking organize
tiou of that hotbed Of political
| corruption, aud is a member of a
Wall street firm. He was never known
to take an active part in politics autside
of The friendly discussion aroun The
tables of the club His father some years
ago WAS prominent in the Democratic
| party, but owing to a misunderstanding
with Governor Albeit he has of late
years confined himself solely 10 the prsc-
tice of the law. His first appearance in
politics was last fall when he came down
to Trenton and did energetic missionary
work in a vain endeavor TO secure the
Gubernatorial nomination for his partic-
ular friend, Banker Edward F. G. Young
of Jersey City. During the campaign he
made several spesches for the ticket in
Jersey City.
His chief service, however, was an
opinion which it is said saved a large
number OF votes to the State ticket. The
Republicans learned toward the end OF
the campaign that there were thousands
of democrats in the State who wanted to
vote for Cleveland and the remainder OF
the Republican ticket, SO they had a large
number of split ballots of that dsscrip-
ton printed and distributed over the
State. The scheme worried tn e Demo-
Gratis greatly. and it was some time before
they hit upoa a plan to counteract
the effect of those tickets. After much
labor and persuasion the Democratic
State Committee secured from ex-
Governor Bedle an opinion that, under a
clause of the Ballot Reform law" so
called. of this State. these ballots were
illegal and could not be counted.
All day and night before printing
presses in all parts of the State were en-
gagged in striking of circulars containing
the opinion, together with fac Smiles of
the ticker. Many a democrat VINO would
lave voted for Cleveland and Stevenson,
and Kean and the Republican legisla
tors, and would have had his votes
counted. too. was frightened Into casting
a straight Democratic ballot.
There is another feature about this ap-
pointment Of young Mir. Bedle to succeed
Cousin Folsom, and one which causes the
Abbetts, the Davises and other leaders of
that ilk considerable un~easiness. They
see in 1t q disposition on the part of Mr..
Cleveland to recognize the so called SILK
stocking element in Hudson county, aud
which is the element that has been Try
lug TO purify the politics of the county.
In this movement are the Ex-Governor
and all his friends. and they have never
heaitated to make public their intention.
Tue ringsters realize that without
patronage of some kind to keep their fol-
lowers together their reign is over.
Mayor Wanser's ELECTION STRIPS them of
all participation In the distribution OF
good Things locally: Governor Werts
early declared his Intention to ignore
them in State matters, and has Kept his
word, and II now they are TO have no say
in giving out the Federal plums they are,
indeed, at the end of their rope.
There was a rumor In jersey City soon
after President Cleveland's Inauguration
that the President SAIL that he would DO
ali III his power to purify the New Jersey
Democracy. The appointment OF Mr..
BedIe gives much color TO the rumof.