The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-20

he did not know whether Chairman Hobart
was friendly or inimical to Generai oeWeI'
He had always understood that he was a
candidate for United States Senator Ii ne
has given up that idea probably some other
candidate may come to the surface. General
SewelFs close friends said he was lmpreg-
| nable; that it was useless for anyone to op-
pose him this year, that his time had come
and he would so to Washlngton'
was in possession of information and
knows of conditions that prove otherwise.
There were lots of little smouldering hres IN
Camden county, Burlington county, Bur
hngton county, Essex county and, in fact
majority of the twenty-one counties. which,
if famed a little, would result i'll the contta-
grafton that would force General Sewell to
| the backwoods Mr. Rogers was afraid the
General was counting his chickens before
they are hatched. as he knew exactly where
Mr. Rogers stands as the Senator from Cam
den county.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.
Several of the Democrats that were on
| the ground at the time that this general dis
| cussion was going on, admitted that Hobart
would be an unusually strong candidate and
that the Democrats would be obliged to
bring out their best card.
The drift of the gossip reverted to the
statements made that Judge Leon Albeit is
growing in popularity every day and would
not be adverse to taking the nomination for
the third time Many of the Democrats be-
lieve that with the unsettled affairs of the
Democrats that he could infuse more life into
a campaign, secure better organization and
give to the party more energy than any
other available candidate.
Vice Chancellor Robert S. Green is also
mentioned in that connection, but in the
case of the Vice Chancellor, the office would
have to seek the man
Judge Lippincott was also spoken of as
the Democratic nominee, and the RepubIl-
cans freely admitted that he would be a
dangerous candidate for them if he could be
persuaded to take the nomination. But they
seemed to take much comfort unto them
selves in the belief that the Judge had posi-
lively and emphatically declared that he
would not allow his name to go before the
Convention.
SAMMY DICKINSON's TERRIBLE THREATS.
There was also much talk about the declara-
ton of war which Colonel Sammy Dickinson
is reported to have made against General
Sewell 1t was said that Sammy had an
nounced that he would be a candi-
date for the Assembly next fall
and that he would be elected and do nothing
more IN Trenton that encompass the defeat
of the senatorial aspirations OF General
Sewell, his one time master and preceptor IN
the great school of modern politics. There
are several shaly points in this tale OF ter
rible things Sammy is going to do against
the Camden leader The first, and one
which materially weakens its foundation, is
the fact that the next, Assembly will be
elected by counties, and Hudson Will not
send Sammy to the Legislature unless ne
goes as democrat, and no disguise which he
can assume can conceal the hide-bound, mar
row-minded Republican trickster that he has
always been. The friends of General Sewell
are not worrying themselves very much over
the gallant Colonel's blood curdling threats
and say that when the General drops on him
he will be sorer by several aches than he was
when William Hancock defeated nm Tor the
Comptrollership.
Colonel Burton, the Assemblyman from
Ocean county who grows the luscious West
Creeks, which are declared to be the best
oysters in Trenton, was very much IN evil
dence in the corridors. He wants the posi-
tion of Assistant Custodian of the Capitol.
He was originally candidate for the office
of Custodian, but Essex county, having
prior claim on it, secured it for j. II. Bon
nell.
STATE SENATORIAL TALK.
The Senatorial elections next fall formed
topic of conversation among the politicians
as they sat in the cool recesses OF the GOV
ernor's reception room.
There will be vacancies in Passaic, Sussex,
Hunterdon, Middlesex, Burlington and Cape
MAY counties Each of these counties are
now represented by democrats, but the Re-
publicans figure on electing a Republican
Senator in Passaic, Burlington, Cape May,
and possibly in Middlesex. If they succeed
that will make the Republican majority in
the Senate fifteen. 1t is more than likely
Eugene Emely will be the candidate in
Passaic county, and DR.. William M. Parry
the Republican candidate in Burlington.
The College of New Jersey, better known
as Princeton. has decorated Vice-Chancellor
Van Fleet with a title of Learned Law Doc
tor. This leaves only one untitled member
of the Chancerv bench, and that is ex-Con-
gresslnan John T. Bird, of Trenton, Chan
cellor McGilI, ce-Chancellor Pitney and
Vice-C Chancellor Green all have the right to
append LID after their names. These
three men are the sons of Princeton, and
were honored by her. Vice-Chancellor Van
Fleet is Hunterdon county production. and
has been member of the bar for forty-two
years. He was appointed as Vice-Chancellor
by Chancellor Runyon. The decoration of
Vice-C Chancellor Van Fleet gives additional
lustre to New Jersey Judiciary. which is
very largely composed Of learned law doc
tors. The Chief Justice and Associate JUS
tice Depue carry this distinction. 1t was
also bestowed upon the late Judge William
Walter Phelps.