The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
ESSEX AGIN sEWELL.
Colonel Olcott Says He VIII Lead
the Eight-EiscIe on Murphy.
Special TO the Jerscp Cita Nerrs.

Special to the JersCp CftU Ne1Cs
NEWARK, Nov 13, 1S94.-The great de-
cision to be made at the next legislative
session is whether William ]. Sewell, or
Franklin Murphy, or some other Repuo-
lican shall be chosen United States Sena-
tor to succeed John R. Mcpherson. Cen
eraI SewelPs friends have claimed every
thing and will not admit that either Mr.
Murphy, Garrett A. Hobart, John W..
Griggs, Vice Chancellor Van Fleet or
and other man has a ghost of show
against the General Here in Essex coun-
ty General Sewell is a regular bette noir
to the Republican leaders, who use him
as a sort of bug-a+boo to frighten the
goody-goodies of their party. Your cor
respondent recently visited the Essex
Senator and members for the purpose of
obtaining their views upon the great
Senatorial question They all declared
they had nothing to say, but finally more
or less unburdened themselves
SENATOR KETCHAM SPEAKS.
Senator Keteham said ~ have not yet
gone over the ground with sufficient care
to discuss the Senatorial question IN a
very definite way. The Republican coun-
ty convention passed a resolution calling
upon its representatives in the Legisla-
ture to have an eye to the good of the
great Industrial interests of the State in
voting for a United States Senator, and
l suppose that suggestion will be needed.
am In favor of man who will jealously
guard all the industrial and manufactur..
ing interests of the State, the centre OF OF
which is in the northern part, as can be
readily seen. Those interests must be
cared for No, I will not say that this
is an expression of preference for Mr..
nor will 1 have until l have looked more
carefully into the matter. The confer
enee of the Republican members of the
Legislature will determine much, too,
defined ideas as to what they will do,
they will probably be governed by the
feelings of the majority present at the
time whether I will vote for Mr.. Sewell,
WI Nv i'lli 'AliGAINsT SEwELL.
Assemblyman Alfred f. Skinner said.
--'I want to see a Republican Senator
from New Jersey who is representative
of those influences in the l&rty, both in
national and State affairs, which have
two successive eiections-a clean man,
with clean surroundings. | decline to
answer positively whether l will or will
not vote for General Sewell.'
Assemblyman Eisele said he would go
pledged and unpromised to, any man or
on all questions according TO his coa-
science. He expected to vote for Frank
lin Murphy for Senator and to work tor
him with all earnestness.
Assemblyrnan David +. BENEDICT woul1
not discuss the Senatorial question. He
simply said:--"I go to the Legislature un-
pledgeg and unpronlised to any man or
anything
Assemblyman Charles B. Duncan said:
-"I don't care to say anything on that
subject Just yet
LOUD MOUTHED OLCOTT.
Assemblynaan George P. Olcott, of East
Orange, is out for fight on the Senator
iaI matter-in fact he is prepared to lead
the forces against Sewell II am against
Sewell,' he said, land I don't care who
knows it, declined contributions from
Sewell's men for my campaign expenses,
and Pm ready to make the anti-Sewell
fight
Assemblyman George L. Smith is
known as an anti-Sewell man and will
vote for the man he thinks best The
non-committal answers of Assemblyman
Skinner and Assemblyman Duncan do
not disguise the fact that they are also
anti-Sewell men. emblyman-eIect
Schobers predictions are not known.
Observation-Disclosures Harrison, of Living
ston, has no preference. Mr.. Christie de-
clared that he was under no mans in
fiuence and would stand independent un-
til the caucus Assemblyinan Storrs has
denied report that he Is a Sewell man,
and said that he was under no mans
control. F. w. Mock, Jr., takes sim
liar DOSitiOn