New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-30
THE NEw-JERsEY sENAToRsHlP.

. ,.prr>n oF GENERAL sEWEIf REPLIES TO
cu,pGF.s MAIDEN \ LETTER TO THE TRIBUNE
To the FiItor OF The Tribune.
c,,. IN. New- Iersey correspondent ~ho discusses
IN. question OF Senatorship In to-days tribune
- his oupos,lon 20 General sewei! on the ground
,ha, so far from contributing 10 the success OF
I.,ubliraulsu he General SewelD has. time ana
,i,ne again from his position as boss sold out IN"
marty FOR private and corporate advantage. This
il , very serious charge. 1t mlghi be sni'icen, 10
say I'm rcferenc- Il that. II true II Is most eN
,raordinar, that the party In the state should be
to-day practically unanimous In General SEVEN
favor for the Senaiorsh!p; that every inhueh"a'
man In H. with comparatively few exceptions
uuon whom the party is accustomed 10 rely io'
council and effective Efforts his active supporter.
Jersey Republicans are gifted win AT ieaA'
ordinary dlscernmeut. and II Is hardly to be- sup
uos.. that they would hestow the highest hoh'iS
ON = < ntIcmar who had been guilty Of CONTINUOUS
ats Of Migrant treason.
ON. of the specifications under the general charge
q. mat General Scw.li sold cut the late r y POTTS
In the Guhcrnltorinl "ampa'gn Of 1880 that he hi'
q, shar. IN the defeat ~ Judg" Dixon IN 49,. tha'
d. bitterly opposcd General Grub IN 1879. ana nhl
in lssf he turned over a seat In the Senate to the
democratic rather thar see it occupied by NhHat
Walter phelps | beg 10 sly that not one OF the
statements Is founded on truth. The SANDER Win
reference 10 the P0tt, campaign vas long ago eN-
plod.d and could only be lugg"d IN by one reA'|
unfamiliar win the facts. Was p'i"'t'e" 10 '"J'S
IN. intiunt. confidence Of the distinguished gentle
man who bore our standard In the campaign Oh
1850 and affirm urquanedly as his lifelong Trend
trat there is rot sciniilla Of evidence to sustain
~, charge Touching the other campaigns reirrreu
10 4 is only necessary 10 say that IN every one 81
them the counti,s more Immediately within the
scoop. OF General >rwe's influence ala better ior
the republicans than most OF the others.
A. 10 the other statements alleging party lhih'lt'
reference need be- made TO only one. General 9eweii
did not defeat the election Of Mr. Phelps TO the
Scnnte as every one really familiar WIN the la''s
IL we'll aware | am one OF those who regretted
profoundly that Mr. Phelps Wa nor ,n Sn2s cgsla
ture TO ,ect hirn chat BODY being Democratic was
due TO causes wholly beyond the control OF any IL"
one other staiSn,ent Of your correspondent IN In
pugnlng General SeweFs character as d si,,~
servcs especial nsirratiOn. He says tnat zen
cra sewe had a direct part ana meres, IN 'at IN IN H.
nous racetrack legislation of 1893 AS to ms II
may be said that il u not only gratntousy faise'
but that II IL conspcuously So D1r.hs .ne ,,
legislature General Scwel was peculiarly prom,
nent and active In seeking the overthrow OF me
racSiracn .,nnnsed to he necessity which was
ated bv the secret Girard House meeting OF the
racetrack gamblers, at which an enormous OUTS
was raised to elect legislators in their interest than
General Scwcll and the hot campaign when wuS
made during the Last two or three weeks was s,',nu
lated as much bv his aggressive example as ~ any
other force that entered into IT, Nj ony
Ina, he was foremost IN the crusade for the repeai
OF this racetrack legislaton' ma "r norv 81 the
state Committee which resulted In wiplng our mes
pernicious enactmenis and TINT, from n,st 10 af,
he favored a course OF relentless hostility 10 th'
whole pack OF scounGrcs who had fostcd theW-
selves upon the State. Tho big ana niue gainoItt :
in Nev'Yorl and New-Jrrsey who had pronlel
from that legislation have not yet ceased 10 denounc
him for his activity In that campaign ana II tne
ruth could be known 1t would be found that some
of them are now IN sympathy win the movement
20 defeat hls election To the senate ,, ,,-
ton OF politics that every candidate Tor pupuc
I .l,a Of
r"mplaIn when this criticism Is just and predcatei
upon honest motives. but asprant FOR dstih-
gilIshc1 position has right to demand that ~,
shall be- Judged by the actuates or MS IRE am
career and not by the slanderous imputatohs OF
| unfair antagonists AZ TO the intimation or your
respondent that the writer Of these lines Is n
wcl-known beneficiary Of General SeweI II Is sni
lion goes he has never received from that genie
man any favor that would not rave peeh cheeriu ny
/ State. - 80. "l@i'NH''
! Trenton, y. j.. Nov. ~ 1891