The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-19

HOBART FOR SEWELL
Formally Declines the Sen
atorial Nomination in
Favor of the General.
OPPOSITION TO JUDGE CROSS
Essex, With Its Usual Greediness,
Pushing Eisele for Speaker
Candidates Thicker
Than Flies.
OPPOSITION TO JUDGE CROSS
to the Jersep Citu Nears.

optCtut U ~ JeHocB OtH 4tSues
TRENTON, Now Is, 1ss4.-General Will
lam ]. Sewell of Camden In all ~probabili-
ties the next United States Senator from
New Jersey has been telling what
brought about the recent Republican
victory. After saying that the disclos-
ures made by the Lexow Committee in
New York and the Senatorial middle
of last year in this State did something
10 bring about the result, he declared
that the one great cause was the general
wickedness and natural depravity OF
the Democrats as displayed in their
tariff, financial and other legislation. 1t
is the first time that the General has
been interviewed in many days and he
just laid himself out.
The General is in a complaisant frame
of mind and does not seem to be wor-
ried in the least over the rumors of the
formidable opposition to him which is
developing in the Northern part of the
State. Senator Bradley's manifesto Is
discounted by the open announcement OF
Carrot A. Hobart that he is for the Cen
eral for United States Senator, and one
such blast upon his bugle Is worth many
a Bradley.
Il am very much obliged indeed to
nv friends who occasionally find some
Office vacant which they think I ought
to have he said the other day in his
office in Paterson, IAN it is rather
hattering to me that the offices for which
1 nave been named would be gratifying
to the ambition of any man, but it is
unfortunate for the friends who would
like to see me United States Senator,
and perhaps for me also, for they do not
constitute a majority of the next AS
sembIy, or they might have their own
way about 1T.
IF HE WAS SEWELL.
But I can tell you how I would feel
if l ever was in General SeweIrs place.
If 1 had once filed the office as credita-
bly, as he has, and if 1 had noticed, as he
must nave done, that there is an almost
overwhelming sentiment among the
working Republicans of the State that
my services to my country and my party
ought to be rewarded by another term
in the United States Senate, / should
consider it presumptuous on the part OF
anybody to endeavor to take away from
me that to which I was so clearly en-
titled. Whether 1 am anxious for the
office or not, 1 am not one of those VINO
believe in seeking this great othce py
making in New Jersey may be
known as the a~nti-Sewell crusade. That
is not Just to General Sewell, nor will
anyone climb into favor, in my opinion
by any such movement, nor will he upon
sectional issues which is sought to be
raised by some of our friends. There
is but one Senatorship now vacant, and
it seems to me quite immaterial from
what part of the State the candidate
comes, provided he is able n fit to
represent us in the United States Sen
ATE and will do so with commanding IN
auence, and 1 do not particularly care
whether he comes from Newark, or
Passafc County, or Camden County. The
State of New Jersey is not big enough
to raise successfully the issue of section
al lines, and whatever real opposition
is made to General Sewell must be made
on better grounds than hat he happens
to live in Camden"
81 understand them" the correspondent
interrupted to ask, that you would not
object to the success of General Sewell."
CONSTANT AND FAITHFUL.
.'Object?' Senator Hobart replied, Not
at all. I have always found General
Sewell a consistent, faithful, earnest,
naTQ-MOIhluS IlCphpAiSdA, c+A0 c. NA
when almost all the Republican leaders
of the State seemed to think there was
no hope for the future of the party in
our State and that any effort would be
in vain, 1 never yet saw the time when
the General was discouraged or when he
would not do more and did do more
to aid the party than any other person
In the State Just as earnestly as if sue
lancc VvaC ocGJ1or6 If 1G true for MS con-
sistency and faithfulness he always got
the empt rewar of a Senatorial caucus
nomination and got 1t generally without
protest. Now, when we have achieved
victory, and particularly so when some
of the opponents of General SeWeH at
tempted TO make an issue of his candi-
daey, it was claimed that republican
success meant mis- election as United
States Senator. If it was really the issue
he got a magnificent y~indication.'
AFTER THE OFFICES.
There are four candidates for Presi-
dent of the Senate. They are Senator
Lewis A. Thompson, of Somerset; Ed
ward C. Stokes, OF Cumberland; Maurice
4. Rogers, of Camden. and Senator
Skirn, of Mercer.
Senator Lewis A. Thompson, of Som
erset, it is thought, will come very near
making it, because of the fact that this
is his second term in the Senate ana he
has a claim upon it by the right OF
seniority. He has formally. announced
himself as a candidate, and there are
many who believe that he will be the
man selected, inasmuch that he was a
candidate last year and gave way to
Senator Rogers.
Senator Edward C. Stokes, of Cumber-
land, is being urged by a large number
of prominent men. because of his faith
full services to the Republican party and
his excellent leadership during the try
ing hours of the rump Senate. He is a
young man of much ability and a good
parliamentarian.
Senator Maurice A. Rogers is in the
contest for a reelection as President,
claiming that his faithful services last
year during the long session entities him
to some Consideration. 1t is generally
thought that the Senator wants the re-
election to help along his gubernatorial
boom, he being a candidate for Governor.
Senator. William H. Skirms of Mercer,
has also q number of friends who think
recognizes in the Senate. it being many
wears since the President came from
Trenton to Mercer County, and in con-
sjderation of the excellent services that
Senator Skirm has rendered to the State
Committee, 1t is thought that he has
some claim on the office.
The other officers in the Senate are
likely to be changed about a tribe.
Judge Mott has no desire to be Secretary
again, so Edward M. Fielder, of Mon
mouth County. who was Assistant Sec
dacy. He was backed last year in the
caucus by Senator Bradley, and this
year he expects his support, but he is
making his own canvass among the SEM
stors. Many in Mercer are urging the
name of ex-Postmaster Alex. M. Yard.
Henry D. Robinson, of Union County,
the editor of the Railway Advocate"