The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-13

POLITICS IN MERCER
The Fight for Legislative
Honors is Getting as
Warm as the Weather.
COLONEL sRIRM SAID TO De SAFE
Dissentions in the Republican Party
Viii Probably Elect all the
Democratic Candidates.
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TRENTON. Aug. IS, 1S95.-Within a
fortnight the Republican Assembly can
didates in Mercer County will buckle on
their armor and begin work in earnest
for the campaign. In the first district
Elijah Hutchinson at this time has prac-
tically no opposition, but there are ru-
mors in the air that some one else will
Jump into the fight later on and make 1t
warm for Mr.. Hutchinson. He wants to
go to the Legislature and has a large
Republican following, which claims he
should have the honor this fall. his
friends say he has been waiting for the
nomination for three years, and they
are not going to see him left this time
He lives in Washington township ana
his friends there say he has been left IN
the background long enough and they
are bound to have him brought to the
front this time or know the reason why.
Some of DR.. Wilbur's friends in Rights
town have been urging him to run lot
a third term. but he has declined, eX7
cept that a deadlock should occur in the
I convention. This is not likely. however,
and from the present outlook Elijah
Hutchinson probably will be the nominee
from the First district.
In the Second district there is to be
a spirited contest. The candidates are
Frank NJ. Weller. George w. Macpher-
l son and Henry C. Valentine. The latter
3 has done considerable quiet work in the
matter of selecting delegates dur
ing the last week, and he said
yesterday that he was surely going
TO set the nomination. Leading
Republicans say. however. that the main
fight in this district viii be between
CounciImen Weller and Macpherson. Mr..
Weller said recently that he withdrew
from the contest two years ago in order
that there might be harmony in the par
ty and with the understanding that he
was to receive the SUPPORT of a great
majority of those who were opposed to
him at that time. His friends now in
sist that he shall be the man and are
going to make a strong fight for him.
MIR. MACPHERSON DON'T CARE.
1t is limited that Mr.. Macpherson does
not care much about the Assembly hon
ors only as a means of making the DO
Sition a S-tepping-Stone to the CITY DIS
trict Court Judgeship When the term OF
If a Republican Governor is elected this
fall. ard the party says his is a sure
But who is going to capture the Repub-
lican delegates over in the Third ds71
tr.ct? William Hy; Beable says ne VII
toward him. He also claims that the
members of the Republican German So
4lnfX are WITH Mn, dtA1 k4AdL u uASE ~ IL.
J. Crossley had withdrawn from the field;
The Judge denied the report. 1t IS said
that some OF the leading German Repup
lscars in the Third district are IN favor
al Judge CrossIey FOR the nomination.
Councilman Fred \. Walker, one OF the'
ieadine Republicans in the Council, has
aise been mentioned fer the position.
He has a host of friends who would like
to see him IN the legislature. 1t must
he acknowledged, even by his opponents.
that Mr.. Walker has served his eonstitu-
+, ent; well in the Council He was tne
chief champion fcr. fve-qent street car
1@JI ebn 8. Ginnodo, the Sixth ward
CoGneilrnan. also is in the field, and has
b!!mt Il IS claimed. however, that MI.
Gspnodo does not seriously intend to run,
and that this will be seen later IN the
There IS another candidate, over in the
Third district who must not be lost sight
q by any means; a Es-t Is oJ J; Tisgif fo
enter the field, and as a friend OF MS re-
marked recently, he will surprise o1e
boys when the yT1btee1o for we aeiegf5 oT8e r an a
member of the School Board. and rep
resented the Third ward; He Is soy Wi
prominent Republicans have alreaoy
n~cmised to work in his behalf.
POSSIBLE DEMQGRATlC cANDl-
ent what about the Republican lead
ers? What action are they going TO lake
in the Assembly contest2 It may truth,
fn,jv he said they are SOMEWHAT divided
at present. but they will doubtless come
together shortly and DECIDE the three
t tfe2re support. The leaders are not wor-
rying at ali about the senatorship, as it
appesrs t. be gen gen1erEa raj ren Deme inea ed that
Republican friend Of Dr.; Hough aid yes
ferday, 81 am a Hough man but am
not in favor if his running this Fall
Senator Skirm is entitled to a second term
by party courtesy. How wouid my
friend DR.. Hough Ike It if he had one
ing IN against him when he sought a
second term? I would be one of the first
Renublicen.o It is safe to predict that
Co.onel Slirm Will be the choice OF the
The Democrats have already begun to
STR themselves for the fall campaign.
They claim there is a great deal of dis
s s5sf af.sr II he me neI Heg Repub]ica aa'e eo,1n t
convention there viii be bitter feeling
among the Republicans Of the county.
election day. eve have only to put up
strong : men" remarked a Well known
or Pen-blican friends a thing or two
Ex-sherir spafford W. Bergen Of Ew-
candidate from the First district. Mr..
Bergen is well liked, and made. a first
cl @so. ofl msntI Shils IN h the the s sasTiff's di 9t {
are John NJ. Burgner, ~ex-Souncilman OF
the Eighth ward, and Police Justice
1T is all right to think tina my Demo-
cratic friend, Louis Coulter, is not popu-
lar said a leading German yesterday,
ssbut I promise you that the vote he
would receive for the assembly world
surprise many people. While | cannot
speak for them officially. yet I believe he
would carry q very large German Re-
publican vote
IN the Third district David w. Lenox,
of the Sixth ward, and John N. Lindsay,
Of the Fourth ward. are mentioned as
possible candidates for the Democratic
nomination.
A COSTLY JAIL VISITOR.
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