The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-01
4 CORRUPTION FUND.
Republicans Raise 100000 to
Buy Up a Few Democratic
Senators.
Special tothc Jerseu Cftp Meas.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l, 1S94-The situation
in Trenton was the subject of general discus
sion among the New Jersey members owing
rom Trenton, where he spent Tuesday.
Mr.. Cornish went to the New Jersey capital
at the suggestion of Senator Smith to learn
the truth of rumors which were circulating
to the effect that the Republican leaders had
made up a corruption fund OF SlU0,OW0
wherewith to secure Democratic votes to ac-
cept the credentials of Republican Senators.
Mr.. Cornish found that there was consider
able foundation for the rumors, and at once
set himself to work to strengthen the Demo
cratic lines. In this he succeeded.
ssThere is no doubt" said Mr.. Cornish to
your correspondent today, that the Re
pubicans are resorting to the most hagrant
methods in order to secure assertions from
the Democratic ranks. They realize that if
they can get control of the Senate they will
have full swing to gerrymander the State,
pass ballot laws and in other ways lay the
Foundation stones for the perpetuation of
their power. The extremes to which they
are going indicates that they know they
have no moral right to the Senate, and so
they are going to buy the control, If they
very glad to say, however, that they have
found the Democratic Senators ~unapproach-
able, and there is no need to fear any deser-
lions in our ranks"
THE ENT PoS~TMASTERsHIP.
There are no new developments today IN
the Trenton Postmastership. Mr.. Lanning
does not seem to nave made any progress by
his visit here and has returned to Trenton.
1t does not seem likely that anything will
be done in the matter for some days, as Mr..
Vroom has arranged to be in Washington
next Tuesday, and until then, at least, the
case will continue to be held without action.
Mr.. Frank Ell. Lalor, with Mr. Eckford
Moore, of Trenton, came to Washington
today and is shying his castor into the Post
mastership fight.
H INTERNAL C~OLLECTORSHIP.
A new phase was given to the contest over
the internal revenue CollectorShlp by the
presence here of Mr.. James j. Bergen, ex-
Speaker of the Assembly, who is a candidate
for the office. 1t is said that his appearance
in the field indicates the withdrawal of MI.
Joseph w. Haynes of Newark, who has been
the candidate endorsed by Senator Smith.
Ex-Speaker Bergen is accomplished by his
brother, and both were at the Capitol.
Inquiry at the Treasury Department shows
that nothing has been done with the papers
in the Collectorship case.
M. F. Ross, son of National Committeeman
Miles Ross, is in the city today.
Senator German today appointed Senator
Smith a member of the Democratic Congress
sional Campaign Committee.
Senator Mcpherson has made it known
that he has returned to the Senate to assist
in the confirmation of Mr.. Peckham. He
has known the nominee for a dozen years or
more and believes that he ought to be con-
firmed. The fight over the nomination is
certain to be very lively and might be con
sidered too much of a strain for a man in the
Senator's ill-health, but this does not seem to
have entered the Senator's mind.