The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-13
THE FALL CAMPAIGN.
Democratic State Commit
tee Will Make a
Lively Canvass.
MORE REPUBLICAN REFORM
Thompson investigating Commit
tee Incurs a Big Expense
and the Duke Keeps
His Seat.
MORE REPUBLICAN REFORM
Snecinl to the Jerseu Citu Neus.

Special to the Jersey City Neus.
TRENTON, Aug. Is, 1894.-The Democratic
State Committee are making preparations
for giving the Republicans a good fight In
the fall and propose to keep them from the
victory they SO confidently expect.
The committee are to hold a conference
the first week in September and make
preparations for a N aggressive campaign.
This action will be taken independent OF the
question whether the tariff is settled in
Washington OF not.
1t is not known whether Senator Nc
Pherson will again enter the Senatorial con-
test, but those who represent him IN the
| State think it is quite probable that he Will.
The Democrats have as vet offered no
name hat could be considered that OF a
| strong candidate for the office of United
| States Senator. Allan McDermott is con
sidered an available man, n many think
he has a bee very much in his bonnet. The
| Others mentioned are ~ex-Chancellor Theo-
dore Runvon and Ex-Governor Bedle. The
| general impression prevails that these men
are entirely too old to enter such a contest,
| especially in a year when the work Will be
exceedingly arduous.
oUB IN WARREN
Politics is getting lively in the Fourth
Congressional district. The call has been
issued for the Democratic Congressional
Convention and the time fixed for August rs,
at Washington, Warren county, the home
| of the present Congressman Johnson Cornish.
| The early date of the convention as we'll as
the place of it's meeting is regarded as an IN
| dication that the Cornish faction IN that
district are much frightened over the revolt
| that has occurred within the lines of the
Democratic party. Washington is not only
the home of Cornish but of his Lieutenant
Co,n.ol r Ubon,noon II &c tho rIaaa Wharn
| Cornish has his large piano factories and
where he has considerable influence. and by
bringing the convention to that place 1T
will enable him to do more successfully
work.
1t is given out that ex-Congressman j.
Nelson Pidcock has turned against Cornish
and will see that a delegation is sent from
/ Hunterdon county that will oppose him
| While these two men were formerly hand-in-
hand, they have recently tallen out over
some Federal appointments.
There are still many expressions made in
| the district for the nomination OF Henry >.
Harris for Congress by the Democrats. He
was sent to Congress some years ago during
a similar disaffection in the party.
THOMPSON COMMITTEE.
On Thursday next the House Committee
on Elections. of which Assemblyman Storrs
is tine Chairman, will conclude its work of
the Camden investigation, and the members
of the committee do not hesitate to say that
there has not been discovered enough evl-
dence to unseat the .Duke' Of Gloucester,
whose election had been contested. This is
entirely in keeping with what was claimed
by some of the members of the committee
and the Republican leaders at the time
the committee began this investigation.
In the beginning there was a division of
sentiment among the republicans as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of such a move, but the
very violent opposition that Thompson and
Flynn made TO it gave some warrant for its
continuation. The report of the committee,
however, will be an interesting political
document, because it will show the state of
affairs that have existed in this district for
some time and will bear out the general
charges made before election as to the meth
DDS that were being pursued. 1t Will be a
very healthful exposure even If the lncum-
bent is not unseated.
LIPPINCoTT A DEMOCRAT.
The contest was not made by a republican,
as Lippincott, who was defeated by Thomp-
son, is himself, a democrat and was nomln-
ated as an independent candidate. The
committee that did the investigating was the
regular House Committee on Elections, with
A~ssemblyman Thomas Flynn and W. |.
Lewis added. They do not hesitate to say
that they were badly disappointed. At the
beginning of the case republicans OF Hudson
county thought they We're sure OF much sup
port and the production of many essential wit
| nesses, but when the time came the evidence
promised was not forthcoming and they
were not long in learning that the Influence
of William J. Thompson in the county was
not entirely confined to one party, but that
There were lots of Republicans and many of
| them nigh in authority. who were pledged to
do very much as he said, n it is more
with a feeling of disgust than anything else
that the committee stop just where they
/ are.
This chase of the Republicans after political
| capital will prove a very costly luxury for
the taxpayer. The Republicans knowing
| that there was not much to warrant them III
embarking in the enterprise and that If the
legislature should be Democratic next
winter, the bills which they would pile up in
their wrecklessness could not be paid, passed
a bill giving the committee $4,000.
The -.stenographers' fees already exceed
that sum. and when the bills are presented,
as they probably will be when the Legisla-
ture meets in November, the people of New
| Jersey will nave another cause to think with
mingled emotions upon the Reform Legisla-
ture of 1894.
HUSTLING IN MERCER.
The election of Assemblymen this fall will
be under the new act passed last winter,
which entities all the voters in the co unity
voting for the entire delegation, which in
Mercer is three men. The three candidates
of all the men placed in nomination by the
three or four parties that a the largest
number of votes will be declared elected.
Candidates are already being discussed
Those mentioned ON the Republican side are
Councilman George Macpherson, ex-City As.
SCISSOR Harry c. Valentine, Thomas Saxton,
Frederick Walker, James Fl. Mulheron,
John Ginder, William Exton, DIR. w. L.
Wilbur, Frank Weller. Warren Quinn,
William H. Beable, Frederick Ditlnar and
Benjamin Covert.
on the Democratic side are ex-City Clerk
Charles j. Fury, ex-Councilman-at-Larg
Gardner Cain, ex Sheriff Spafferd Bergen,
Colonel Michael Hurley and Councilman
Wilson.
1t now looks as if the Congressional nomi-
nation will be given to Thomas j. Prickett
of Burlington county by the democrats. As
vet no one from Mercer is announced as
willing to lead the forlorn hope.