The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-18
Two Gnb.rna,orl.l Candidates.

--@ 1890
for the Democratic G~ubernatorial nomi-
nation In this State. One new candidate
OF great Importance has been brought
into the field. and another one may be
said to have definitely retired from it.
The new candidate is Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy William McAdoo, and a
number of newspapers have lately been
discussing his qualifications in very
favorable terms. The candidate whose
boom has waned is Chancellor McGil,
and it looks now as if he was definitely
out of the race. At least he is no longer
seriously spoken of by newspapers. and in
conversation the remark is generally
made that In view of the disclosures at
Trenton the Chancellor could not be in
duced to run
The changes noted seem to leave, for
the time being, two prominent candidates
In the field. Mr. cAdoo and Judge Job H.
Lippincott. Neither one has consented to
the use of his name, and it may be
regarded as certain that neither one Is
actively seeking the nomination, yet 1t
Is more the likely that If the nomina-
tion came to either one in the form of a
cali from his party. he would cordially
accept It and go into the fight to win
for the sake of Democratic principles.
It will at once be apparent to everyone
that either Mr.. McAdoo or Judge Lippin-
colt would be a tremendously strong
nominee, and looking over the State
It is not easy to hin of anyon else
who would be equally available. Both Of
these gentlemen are in a peculiarly
happy situation In their total severance
from the politics of the State house.
The revelations of the voorhees, COM
mittee can no more be used against them
than against the Republican candidate. In
a word, with the nomination of either Mr..
McAdoo or Judge Lippincott, the bottom
Is knocked out OF the Republican cam
paign. and ali the p~ainstaking partisan
work of Mr.. Corbin and his allies be-
comes '.stale, fiat and Improbable" In
addition to this negative qualification.
both of these gentlemen have the strong
est positive claims to public favor and
public confidence. Mr.. McAdoo has re-
fected honor on the State throug his
brilliant career in Congress, and in his
present post he has won new credit for
high executive ability. His political honor
a. .t,r1;zLa1 u;o nopao ctond0 HIGH
for wisdom. patriotism and sterling
Democracy. He is a Democrat above all
things.
Judge ~Lippincott's reputation has been
made In a different field. but 1T stands
no less high through the land. 1t is
used in every corner of the Union as
Z synonym for the virtue and impartial
ity of New Jersey law. The Judge is
eminently fitted by his mental gifts for
the office of Governor, n the time
when corruption is to be stamped out
and good order and economy are to be
restored in public places is just the time
when such a man is most to be sought
TO take the head of affairs.
The coming campaign will, no doubt.
be desperately fought. The Republicans
have an idea they can win. and it
would be foolish to deny that they have
the best chances they have had in a
generation. If they should nominate a
man like John Kean, Jr.. against either
OF the Democrats named above, the
light would resolve itself into a struggle
hand, and honor, brains and public
spirit on the other. If they nominate a
man 1iks John w. Griggs or William
y cerbin. we should have a fair square
partisan fight in which every Republican
would vote. for the nominee of his party
and every Democrat for the chosen can
didate of his. In any case. the chief
reliance of our side must be upon poll
ing the entire vote Of the Democracy
for the candidate, because no matter
how good he may be few Republicans
sAw.li. vote for him when the chances
seem good Of capturing the State for
themselves.
The color the campaign will take on,
will be determined largely by the per-
sonaiity Of the Democratic candidate. If
Mr.. McAdoo. be selected, the issues will
necessarily be drawn to a considerable
degree from National politics. The tariff
Will be dragged In, and every point on
,whioh an appeal to prejudice can be
based from the squabbles at Honolulu
to the British landing at Corinto will
be exploited In spite of their total ir-
relevancy. If Judge Lippincott be the
man. these matters will cut less of q
figure, n the Republican. partyMwill
dwell on the State House frauds. and
appeal to the people to punish the Dem
6cratic party regardless OF the man,
Mr.. McAdoo will be much the stronger
candidate In the cities. where his bril-
liant record Is best known; Judge Lip
pincott will rave his strength In the
rural districts. where his quiet, solid
sense Of right will be most appreciated.
VIII either N Of these gentlemen A.