The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-15
STILL FOR VOORHEES,
Senator Stokes Working
Hard in South Jersey for
His Young Friend.
AssEMBLYMAN AUsTIN's AMBITION
He Wants to Go Back to the Legis-
lature and Reorganize the
Labor Bureau.
AssEMBLYMAN AUSTIN's AMBITION

Labor Bureau.
Senator Edward C. Stokes of Cumber-
land, the Newark Daily Advertiser
| says, is publicly committed TO the can
didaey of Senator Foster M. voorhees,
for Governor, ard is openly working TO
| secure for him as many delegates as
possible. He hopes to get the entire
twenty-eight to which the county is en-
titled for his friend. but that Is not a
| certainty, for ex-senator Isaac Nlchols
has undertaken to get delegates for ex-
Senator John w. Griggs, and there are
| others who think that if e~x-Congress-
man George Hires is a candidate for
Governor, Cumberland will have to be
| neighborly and give the candidate from
| Salem enough to compliment him.
" Cumberland has to elect a Senator this
| year and there is nothing that indicates
any trouble for Senator Stokes. There
was some talk a few ago that the eys-
| termen were not pleased with his course
during the recent controversy between
the oyster Association and the riparian
owners, but the opposition is confined to
a very small group in the Maurice Cove
Oysterman's Association.
An effort was made to get Assembly
man Minch, who had his first year in
the House this year. to be the candidate
| against Stokes, but he doubts the ex-
| pediency of rushing into such a contest
and prefers to get another term i'll the
| lower House..
He will be reneminated without any
opposition
AUSTIN'S AMBITION.
Assernblynan Thomas F. Austin, the
| Millville glass blower, will seek a third
term, which is not generally accorded to
anyone down this way. Austin repre-
| sents the labor element, and is active in
labor organization, although the glass
workers of South Jersey are not thor
| oughly organized. Austin attempted last
session to ~reorgan.ze the Labor Bureau,
| so that he could become the head of the
| department. He would like to return
again to effect that and some other leg
| islation, but it is doubtful whether he
| can get the denomination, because Sena-
tor Stokes, of Millville. will be the can
didate for Senator. and there is already
a feeling in other parts of the county
that Millville wants entirely too much in
a political way.
Vineland has a claim on the office
this year. Dir. e. B.. Bidwell. of that
place, is a candidate and will rave little
or no opposition from the eastern end of
the county.
Mr.. BidweH is now a member of the
Board of Trustees of the Jamesburg Re-
form Schoo He has given considerable
service to the Republican party in the
county and his friends insist on his be-
ing nominated.
THE LAW JUDGE CONTEST.
The Law Judge contest is interesting,
because the county is anti-saloon. Mill
Vile and Bridgeton, as a rule, elect
catch the eold-wafer folks napp.ng and
The country hotels get their license
through the court. The number OF Il
senses s5 GRANTED tbd + 5 Spa1 arr and n only Maere
The LIQUOR men IN both the cities and
the county. are agitaited Q the Elec7
tive Judiciary scheme and are afraid
that it means the election of an anti
liquor Judge, and that Cumberland viii
then Ed o dry all II over he; except e15,bs IN ;n Brldge-
able. ~''e'e ulsfs "fe ''s '''0s
Judge James R.. Hoagland, now the
cratic candidate, and his competitor viii
be James H. Nixon of Millville, who was
an assistant Attorney General under
for some time during the present Demo
CRATIC ADMINISTRATION. Royal T. Fuller, a
vineland LAWYER, Is also mentioned, Both
Rrldgeton lawyers, among them Colonel mel
William Porter and ex-Assem5ly man
aHoULD STAND BY HIRES.
The opposition of ex-senator Isaac
Nichols has no basis except it be to
demonstrate that he still has some po-
lit.cal prestige In his own bailiwick.
Nichols was a strong man in his own
county and party some Years ago., but
lately he has been engaged in a number
Of political controversies, and has been
spending ding his rst time trying dya ms to VIII yind tome
years ago at the polls He still has
some influence in the Fourth ward OF
idgeto and it is conceded that there
will be Griggs' delegates in that ward,
but, beyond that. he has no particular
following: There IS no particular Kean
most a solid delegation for his friend.
Ex-Assemblyman Thomas T~renchard.
IN discussing the situation. states that
there is a feeling that If George Hires
of Salem is a candidate. tbat it is the
duty y,s ct the be e tSa asgd Il the Of air 81 d soeai;t
ties. Owing to the fact that no one can
find out whether the ex-Congressnaan of
confirm or deny the CURRENT stories. the
Cumberland County Republicans do NOT
KNOW WoaRHERs FTRM HOLD.
The Ex-Assemblyman states that Fos-
ter M. Voorhees, has a firm hold on the
young men of the county, and, while he
could not say whether there was enough
of the sentiment to warrant the assertion
that Voorhees, would get the delegation
solid. he is sure of some delegates. Hires
may get a number of delegates if he de-
clares himself very soon
The disaffection in Rrfdgeton by the
followers of Nichols will cause no serious
disturbance, except to divide the dele
gates into three parts. Nichols is onpos-
ed to Stokes claiming that he has slight
ed the Bridgeton Republicans in the Sc
lection of the men who received favors
at Trenton. He did attempt to get up a
feeling for young Mfnch as the Republic
can candidate for Senator, claiming that
Bridgeton ought to have q. chance. Mr..
Stokes has had three wears. and his pre-
d~ecegsor was Seaman R. Fowler of Vine
Democrat, also from vineland, and for
nine years the Senatorial office was at
the eastern end of the county. Minch,
however. did not allow himself to be in
fuenced, but has declared formally for
the Senator.