The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-22
AGAINST MAYOR HAYNES.
Senator Mcphers IN Favors Klotz
for the Internal Revenue
Collectorship.
Special 70 The jersey citv Neus

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. g, 1885,
The fight for the Internal tRevenue Col
lectorship of the Newark and Jersey City
district is now in tut force. Senator
Mcpherson, before leuving for New York
| yesterday. hlsd iu the Treasury Dapar >
ment the application of Samuel Klotz. OF
Newark. for the position. The papers
did NOT bear many endorsements, but
McPherspn's name led all the rest. This
TACT makes very apparent the truthful
ness of the rumor which has been float
ing around for some slime to the effect
that Mr.. Mcpherson did not intend to
join hands with his colleague, Senator
Smith, in the ~laLter's advocacy OF Mayor
Hainss, OF Newark. The progress of the
fight and It's outcome will now be watch
ed with iutereat.
Mr.. Hsines has been In the contest for
some time Hehas the supp brt of Ssna-
tor Saith. and has also secured. through
the Senators influence. the names OF the
entire New Jersey Democratic deiega-
ton In Congress. Urdiuafily. this array
OF names wouid make his lappoiulmeIt a
Ger ainty, but IT il understood here that
many OF the Congressman, among them
Messr5. Geissenhainef, Cad Dunu
and Cornish, will IN all probability ask
to withdraw their endorsements, u
will transfer their support to Mr.. Klofz
Ii this is doue 1t will put o most interest,"
lug phase upon the fight. 1t is known
that the Commissioners of Internal
Revenue looks with favor upon the APP
~plication of Mr.. Klotz, and has goue SO
far US to offer to ses the President in his
behalf. Mr., Kiotz was an excellent
official under Clevelaud'slast administra-
tion, a fact which Will be used 90 his adj
Vantage. "
Mr.. Klotz has been down iu Washing
ton several times or late. While here he
took occasion to deny hat he had entered
into any arrangement whereby he should
not be a candidate for collectorshjp. 1t
was said that when he succee lea Senator.
Smith on the Beard of Public Works it
was with the understanding that he
would be content to remain there without
seeking federal office, but he says that
this is not tie case. He claims hat he
always been a candidate Tor The place
and expressed himself while here as being
thoroughly confident of appointment.
LOOKING AFTER II TARIFF.
Congressman Cadmus came To Wash
ington yesterday fn company with two
of his constituents, Messr.. /. A. Hall
and Albert 5. Laber of PAJersoa. to have
an interview with Chairman Wilson of
the Ways and Means Committee, to see if
a favorable tariff could not De placed
upon machinery for SILK mills. They pre-
sented their case and were promised that
the matter should be taken under advise
ment. NJ. Cadtnus, VINO mas been quite
sure that the tariff GU manufactured silk
would not be changed, has learned that
there is a possibility that it will be
slightly lowered. hut has not yet been
able TO learn the exact figures, The COM
mittee has been informed with SONS de-
tall Of the effect which a radical lowering
OF the tariff on manufactured silk will
have upon the silk industry of this couu-
try. especially III vie OF the competition
which is now being shown by the Jap
auese.
II PATERSON PUBLIC BUILDING.
Congressman Cadmus mad au Interview
with Supervising Architect O'Roork, of
the Treasury Department., relative to the
Paterson public building. There is quite
a adherence of opinioa in Paterson re-
garding this work. Many believe that
the structure should be startei with tue
meagre appropri tion of $4,000 which
has been made. while Others are willing
to wait unit a larger sum is allowed Ia
order hat the city may secure a building
more in keeping with it's size and i'm
portapce. This is the position taken by
Mr.. Cadmus aud at his request MI.
O'Rourke will write q letter setting forth
the facts In order that the people of the
| city may be able TO know all thu facts in
the case and then they can arrive at 9
satisfactory conclusion.