The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-15

FROM THE WORLD OF THIS MORN
ING.
MANY CALLS FOR ABBETT
Interviews With Leading DEM
oerats in All the Sections
Of New Jersey.
A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE WANTED
Ex-Gov. Albeit Recommended as the
Man to Fill the Office Now
Held by Mcpherson.
A SENATORIAL CANDIDATE WANTED

The "World sent out letters to every
county in the State asking prominent
Democrats district leaders and local edi-
tors to name their choice for United
States Senator,now hat Mr.. Mcpherson
has declined to be a candidate for re-
election. The persons to whom this
inquiry was addressed were supposed to
be in touch with popular feeling in their
respective baliwicks, and it was in the
nope that their answers would reflect
that feeling that they were written to.
1t is generally acknowledged by Demo-
Gratis of wisdom and experience that
there, is little hope of electing a Demo-
cratic Legislature next month unless
the party goes before the people with a
strong, able and popular candidate for
the Senatorship. Gen. William ]. SeWell
is the Republican candidate and he will
probably be the next Senator if there
is a Republican majority in the Iegis-
lature, which meets next January.
There are many people who, for one
reason or another, say hard Things about
! Gen. Sewell. Several thousand Republic
cans throughout the State and especially
in Essex and Hudson Counties, have
been heard to declare that they won't
do anything calculated to exalt Gen.
SeweH to his old place in the United
States Senate.
There is, however, an impression
abroad taht if the Democrats are to har-
vest whatever crop of votes there may
be in this a~ntagonism TO Sewell it will
first be necessary TO guarantee that sue
cess will mean the triumph of a maj
who embodies in himself and his record
the essence of anti-Sewellism in its
broadcast n most unseihsh sense. In
other words, it is said all over the State
that Democratic success is possible only
tf the party will put forward openly be-
fore the election a candidate for United
States Senator who can arouse the en-
thusiasln of the Democratic masses and
attract the votes of men Who, though
not Democrats, woul prefer to con-
tribute to the election of a high type OF
Democrat rather than see the State rep
resented at Washington by William j.
Sewell.
T"Gov. Albeit" writes Judge Howard
Carlow of Camden, has made the fight
Before athe people and won each time
r1believe he is the choice of the party.
He is certainly ray choice. Should Alb
bett decline to alloy his name to be
used in this connection, :! would suggest
Green ex-Chancellor Runyon or At
t9rney-General Stockton, any of whom
would give life to the party and charac-
ter to the United States Senate. They
are all so good that | have no choice
Postmaster Harry B.. Paul of Camden
writes:-"NIy choice for United states
Senator was, and is Leon Aobett, the
STEdtSSl VI III oSAS~S
ever produced"
Leon Albeit is the terse reply of
ex-senator Frederick C. Marsh, Prose
.cutor of Union County
"ilMy choice for United States Senator
is now n was Leon Albeit" are the
words of ex-Assemblyman De Ronde,
one of the leaders of Bergen County.
Senator Elias c. Drake OF Morris
County writes:-"I am in favor of the
Hon. Leon Albeit for Senator. Whether
my party in Morris County are in favor
of him or not1 am not prepared to say,
but in my opinion there is nc Democrat
in the State of New Jersey who is more
entitled to the place than Leon ALBEIT;
neither is there a Democrat who would
arouse the enthusiasm among the rank
and file of the party as ex-GoV. Albeit;
I believe the election could be easily
carried for the Legislative candidate.
of the Democratic party if it were gen
orally understood that Leon Albeit was
to be rewarded by the SenatorShip Tor
his years of faithful service in the ranks
of true Democracy"
That veteran newspaper man, JOIN
CARPENTER, sends from Clinton the an
sWer. Leon Albeit
MY choice for United States Senate
is Hon. Leon Albeit" is the way that
Major Michael Hurley of Trenton, puts
Ex-Assemblyman James w. Lanning,
of Trenton, writes:-"1 would have been
satisfied with Senator Mcpherson, but
as he is no longer a candidate my choice
would be the Hon. Judge Albeit"
MY choice for Senator" says Willard
c. Fisk of Jersey City, lis Hon. Leon
Albeit, and is not dependent on wheth-
er Mr.. Mcpherson is a candidate"
Editor Kilgore of the Hunterdon Coun-
ty Democrat gives this very neat an
swer:-''We have long been of the opin-
ion that Hon. Leon Albeit was the
choice of the people of New Jersey for
United States Senator. We are with the
people"
of Editor Haslett, of the Toms River
Democrat and Editor A. c. Dalton of
Newfield, also says Albeit.
Samuel A. Lanning of the Bridgeton
Chronicle" writes tRus:-"I name Hon.
Leon Albeit not only as a reward fol
his faithful Democracy, blu because in
point of intellectual ability and fitness
he is the peer of them ALL"
Thomas e. Ludlum, proprietor of "the
only Democratic newspaper published in
Cape May County says:-"Could l name
the next United States Senator his name
to the hearts of every South Jersey
Democrat"
Leon Albeit is my first choice, writes
ex-senator William j.. Keys, of Somer-
vile. I'm my opinion he is the mar to
carry our banner to victory. 1 sincerely
hope he can be induced to accept. If he
will not, then any good Democrat will
Ex-Speaker James j. Bergen makes
answer thus:-'At present | have no
Senatorial choice, all l care for is a
SCfO0G, honest upIlSAl itl6A. JIG - WHO
will stand for the true principles of the
Democratic party, and think it is wiser
to let the party select its own repre-
sentative han it is to attempt, perhaps
successfully to tell them h they
want. If the party is to succeed perman
emily, it must be on merit, and it's repre-
sentatives in Congress should be sought,
not the office scrambled for. This is of
course ideal, but We might try the ideal
once and see how it works"
]. D. Carpenter, of the Gloucester
County Democrat" says:-"Ex-Gov.
Leon Albeit"
State Committeeman John Hone OF
Red Bank, is the writer of the following:
There are only one or two persons up
to date who are supposed to want the
place. These come from what is termed
practical politicians There can be no
men are to be Gun capable of filling
that high office with honor and intees-
rity whose names are seldom or never
mentioned. lie fact is that the United
States Senate has come to be nicknaned
a rich mans club, and in many, if not
ali, the States, a first qualification to
aspiration to the enate is ability TO
foot a very heavy bill of expenses, SO
large as to be a fortune to people OF
moderate ideas. This applies TO can
didates of both. turtles, and effectually
shuts out applicants on any other basis.
while this condition exists, the list
of aspirarts tc the Senate Of the United
States must be very small, for to GER
tain men q dignity obtained by purchase
is no honor. We hope that times may
no preference at least until all the an
didates are in the field"
LAWYER William R. Wilson of Eliza
beth, formerly Prosecutor of Union Conn
ty, saysa'In the event of Senator Nc
Pherson declining to be a candidate fer
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