The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12

KEAN Is In THE LEAD
Elias D. Ward Vain1y Tries
to Slip a Cog in the Re-
publican Machine.
M'GILL THE DEMOCRATS CHOICE
Trouble Ahead for Senator Skirm
"A Strong Faction Opposes
His denomination.

luGA pOllJlClaA mas WdEluSU up Liz STU
alton the most. The dates of both con
ventions have been fixed The Republic
cans will lead off the fight by selecting
their candidates on September 10, and the
Democrats will follow one week later
The original Werts ballot law requires
the certificates of nomination to be fled
forty days before election, but the act
was amended SO that the certificates
must be filed within twenty days. The
Republicans. if they had had n desire
could have selected a date after the
Democratic Convention. but in the last
nine years the Republicans have made
their nominations first. as they Were
anxious to have an early convention and
as long a campaign as possible.
There has been some agitation in Re-
publican circles during the past week
because of the gossip IN circulation that
John kean OF Union county was to re-
ceive the Republican nomination whether
he succeeded tn securing the delegation
from his own county or not. The i'm
preston was formed from what had been
said in the newspapers after the meeting
of the State Committee on Monday lasr.
Many favorable expressions were heard
from committeeman especially those
from South Jersey, for John Kean. The
cdi}UIldIe WIS present anu ldIhGQ very
a~ssuringly. and this gave rise to a DIS
cussion on the POSSIBILITY. of the ex-
Congressman from Union having a sure
thing. Several of the Republican candi-
dates got into a bad mood and said d
few bitter things. which indicated that
if Kean did win IT 72uld not be in a
harmonious State Convention.
Mr.. YARD Is INDIGNANT.
Elias S. Ward. who, since the WITH
drawal of Franklin Murphy. is the can-
dsdate of Essex county was annoyed
over the runors that We're afoat IN
Essex county when he came hack from
his Rhode Island cottage, and ne ex-
presses himself QUITE freely on. the sub
due to the five or SIX ether candidates
in the field that they should be in
formed Il any one pa particular candidate d. z
the others might gracefully retire and
not corIsnpe a useless contest or put
ta Ea ear e. f n { Hue serysd tbs notice on
Carl Lentz. the Chairman of the Essex
county Rep bA.can Committee, who for
reasons purely personal, has agreed TO
deliver as nary of the Essex county
delegation 30 John Kean as he can.
Elias Ward claims that ne is the logtcai
rank and file of the party is with him,
and the dictaton of any local leader in
the interest Of a candidate for some
IlE-S4lESldIS &Oal4ts "CA
resisted. From the best Information that
can be Obtained in Essex county, there
is likely, to be quite a 2 etwee
nsaries if Lentz attempts to carry out
Colonel Toffey is still undecided. His
boom goes rolling along undisturbed and
getting larger as it rolls. The Colonel
Sits complacently in the sheriff's office
moves on the political checker board.
He still persists in saying that it is
more profitable to be sheriff of HUDSON
county than to be the Governor of New
,JSfsey, but Sheriff Toffey has not said
that he would not take the nomination,
and it is believed by many that he is
confusion the half dozen candidates VIII
cause between this and convention day.
DEMOCRACY'S LEADER
Chancellor Alexander. T. .McGil. AS to
this particular nomination. there has
been guessing work all along. but there
is no need of guessing now, for the Chan
ceilor before sailing for Europe stated
that he would heed the eau Of bis party
He expected to stay abroad until the
third week of October. the time fixed for
he stated a few hours before sailing that
he would return in time for the Demo-
cratic State Convention.
In obtaining his assent to be the can
didate the Democrats believe they have
secured a candidate who will inspire con-
fdence and bring back the voters who
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track gamblers and the conspirators who
tried TO steal the Senate obtained con-
troll.
Another Democratic candidate is ex-
Congressman Augustus W. Cutler of
Morris. the farmers friend who has
been looking for the ncrnination off and
on ever since he served in Congress-. h
thinks this is his year to- experiment
with the temper of the people, and ne
regard to the McGin hedge and the
Stockton stone wall. He proposes to get
The delegates VINO VII on e~onyent- g
does not hesitate TO say that McG1l
may be selected, but he is not yet noms-
mated. and he will rot be unless it is
the will of the delegates in the conven-
CANDIDATES GALORE,
about in the Democratic amp who would
Willingly assume the responsibility of
this important campaign. They are men
for a number of years, but they do not
seem to be acceptable to the promoters
because they are part and parcel of the
errors of the party. William u Daily
OF Hudson would not object, and Sera-
was considered in direct line for the
Gubernator.al nominAation. Up. IN War
ren county the political goss.pers Say
Willingly be a candidate. The emergency
of the houl seems to demand a candidate
who will represent the pure and ,lnde,
1llEfl III oSl > cAA1
is tnoug ht to be the man.
TROUBLE FOR SKIRM.
There are evidences OF some pol1tlcai
discomfort in Mercer County where Col
oneI William H. Skirm seeks a renoni-
nation for Senator. DIR. J.. Stockton
though of Ewing Township, is candi-
date against him. He is a wealthy young
farmer who has a leaning toward politics
and who acquired some local prestige
was a supervisor in the county, and
under his Supervision was built a stretch
of stone road which is REGARDED the
finest in the country. When It was
rompleted he gave a stone-road jubilee.
had lots of music. a fine. collation. and
a speech or two. He won the admiration
of the farmers and the bicyclists. and it
is mainly through this popularity that
he has. been induced to cross swords
there is considerable discomfort among
the farmers throughout she county
against the city politicians, and he also
claims that there are several prominent
men of influence who are personally
against Colonel Skirm and have it within
their power to defeat him. Careful in
v~estigation indicates that there is less
OPPOSITION than the gossip would indi-
cate. Colonel Skirm is very largely
and Mercer County and probably has
more lines ont than any other citizen.
It is a notable fact tina he has made
more personal sacrifices for his friends
than sometimes his condition warranted.
Tho Senator seeks q renomin alton but
will not fght for it. TT his career in the
Senate and as a public sniritea Citizen
does net warrant his return to the Sen
ate he has many other. spheres of use