New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-24
THE JERSEY SENATORSHIP.
FRANKLIN MCRPHY'S COURAGE AID
MIRED.

THE OPPOSITION TO GENERAL SEwELL LIKELY
TO RALLY AROUND THE NEWARK CANDIDATE.
Engewood y j.. Nov % (spcciaD-The late
George \. Hasey. Of Newark. formerly Congress
man from the Essex District. and at one time the
Republican nominee for Governor, and the ate
Judge William Walter Phelps. formerly Congress
man from Bergen and ex-Mnistcr to Austria and
Germany. were considered the two original and he
long Blaine men of The State. II was NJ. flaseys
pride that al every Republican National Convention
for sixteen years he had voted for Blaine as n
Presidential nominee. Strange TO say both these
died within three months o. each other. anu
to say. both had always opposed cX Senator
William j. Scwe.l. After their death there was
apparently no one IN this state who had the to-
merty 10 cross swords with General Sewell Neither
Carrot A. Hobart nor John ". Grigss. OF Passaic
County whom the ant-Sewell men looked FOR
leadership, was willing to assume the position
About a year ago The Engcwood Press" sug-
gested that Franklin Murphy. OF Newark. was
the man best qualified to rally around him the anti
Sewell men and become the leader OF tho OPP
position He young. wei educated. fluent
speaker. and in one term OF the Legislature had
shown marked qualities for leadership. and as
chairman OF the Republican State Committee had
proved himself capable executive officer and
manager. overthrowing the racetrack Legislature
and clcctng a Republican one.
Mr Murphy. after his ono term In the Legisla-
ture. had declined a reelection and refused the
nomination Tor State Senator or Congressman
devoting hmscl, exclusively to his large business
interests. with the exception Of acting as chairman
OF the Republican state Committee. few weeks
before election he formally announced hmse.f as
"A candidate for United States senator. II the Legs
laturc should prove TO be Republican. and said mat
he was in the fight to win. II possible. All sorts
O, Immediately given FOR this move
that he made IL to help General Sewell carry Essex
County where Sewell was weak; that he VAS
nplV ate he
tanning the nomination for Governor next year.
But those VINO know Mr.. Murphy best realized
that last a had been found with the courage
to throw down the gauntlet t. The SeweI faction
and around whom al. the anii-Seweli and disnter-
ested citizens could rally The overwhelming sue
cess Of the Kerub. lean party IN the .ist a.ertion
who had not the courage TO enter themselves III li'
before and naturally a. pluck Is always al
who sought for lea Ter when others were AFRAID To
assume It. The contest will probably. therefore,
settle down a tight between General Se%ell and
Mr. Murphy FOR Mr. Hobart has arnouncei himself
to be in favor OF the election 81 Mr.. Scwell, ana
The seVell forces with desire to influence those
not yet decided IN their pr'iercnces, Who h ny
started in Calming everything According 10 thelT
statements It f. virtually settled. ana IN. l,es,s
lature has merely perfunctory duty 10 perform IN
Nnrnhv is a Gui,i man saying .t;e and doing a
gr~ai Ieal and not having tho free distribution OF
railroad passes complimentary articles about MN
sarn regularity as hey ID u the pies lent Of
south jersey railroads u the PEI n7y.vania system
but II must De admitted that had tn question of
Senator been submitted TO tho popular vote OF the
state there Is little doubt II would have been
against Mr.. Sewcl and In favor ~ Mr.. Murphy
The FIRST ngh, Will prob0ly be over the Speaker,
ship vet both aldes rather thar u nave a test OF
strength. may consent 10 the unanimous election or
Assen,blvman Cross A. this lime when many
men have been elected who never had any expectA-
ton Of IT, AMI haV. not yet recovered from tnrif
surprise. no accurate "stimat" can ." mao" as 10
the relative strength Of the canllihcs but instead
I'D, having A caucus nominate Republican caniiitte
for | ni;ei States senator. th'r~ j. serious tax
fl,a arIla Inn M
having the Senator selected in oTcn session without
auv preliminary