The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-25
Ed. STOKES FIGHT.
Cumberland Republicans
Oppose His Nomination
to the Senate.
GERMANS AGAINST GRIGGS
How Newark's Mayoralty Contest
Influenced Essex's Delegation
at Thursdays Convention.
special to the Jeaseu Citu Nears.


ident of the Senate Mr.. Stokes is not
in the best of health just now. The wear
and tear of political life, together with
the confining duties of his position as
bookkeeper in the Aillville National
Bank, and the work attached to his Of
flee as City Superintendent of Public
Schools of Millville. has begun to tell on
his naturally frail physique. He looks
emaciated and worn, and his friends are
urging him to take a rest. But he has
hard battle on his hands for rencmina
ton. His term as Senator expires this
year, and a determined effort is being
made by some Republicans in Cumber-
land county to defeat him at the prima
ries, which will be held Monday evening
Mr.. Stokes is hopeful, and says he thinks
he has won the fight and will receive a
denomination.
A DISAPPOINTMENT TO MANY.
Senator Stokes and Assemblyman
Austin are not the bosom friends they
once were Colonel Austin is still
powerful factor in this county, for he
stands high in the esteem of the two
thousand glass workers in and out Of
this city. Senator Stokes and his lieu
tenant, Sergeant-at-A Smith, of the
Senate. tried to down Austin at the re-
cent State delegate election, and had
the temerity to invade the Assembly
mans own ward, but they were woefully
beaten by Austin and his followerds.
Lawyer Royal Tuller, of Vineland,
will give Stokes a stiff fight in the COM
ing convention. He will have the assist
ance of the upper end of the county, the
oystermen. who number three thousand,
and other foes of Senator Stokes
1t will be great disappointment to
many if Mr.. Stokes is defeated for re-
nomination. He is one of the brainiest
men in the Senate, and one of the few
real orators of the present day. The
presence of such men as he, no matter
to what party they belong, contribute
dignity and honor to the Legislature
His manly, upright course during the
many years he has been a member of
the House and a Senator, has won for
him the respect and unfeigned admiration
of his Democratic colleagues. If Re
publican must come from Cumberland
county no one would be more welcomed
at Trenton than Mr.. Stokes.
Assemblyman Schober, one of the Re-
publican members from Essex, was
among the visitors to Trenton. He,
however, did not go to the State House,
but spent his time in the Federal Build
ing attending to his duties as a member
of the United States Grand Jury He
had considerable to say about the COM
ing campaign, and did not take hopeful
view of Mr.. Griggs' prospects of cleo
ton. Mr.. Schober is a saloonkeeper him
self and man of much influence among
the Germans of Newark. He said that
Mr.. Griggs' position upon the local op-
tion bills will greatly injure his chances
in Essex, notwithstanding all statements
to- the contrary
GERMANS AGAINST GRIGGS.
Several societies and representative
bodies Of Germans in his section of the
city, he said, had visited him, and asked
him just what Mr.. Griggs' position was
en- the liquor question. They believed that
he was inimical to liberal excise laws
and they did not propose to support him.
Mr.; Schober and other German leaders
are trying to do all in their power to
coulteract the hostile feeling to Mr..
Griggs which prevailed among the Ger
mans Of Essex, but they find It pretty
arker said that Griggs. would lose Essex
by at least 1000 majority.
There are other causes working against
Griggs in ESSEX, large number of
voters do not like the way in which
Jonn Kean was buncoed out of the sup-i
port of the county's delegation at Thurs
choice after Ward, and they are sore
over the manner in which the one or two
Grggs men in the delegation. eheld the
DELEGATES to i Ward a,n when 10Th dhere was rho no
fnanis frue iWardness ad mes q e proeeedins was
fight for the Republican nomination for,
Mayor Of Newark next rex 2 spring 1t Is
simply to give him suoh prestige in the
party that he can demand the nsogniila-
ton. He is said to be perfectly
was supported, as this letter which he
recently wrote to the delegates will
si'o" MIR. WARDS THANKS.
81 desire to express to you as mem
ber of the Essex delegation to the Re-
publican State Convention my apprecia-
me by the loyal support I received from
the Essex delegates for the Republican
nomination for Governor. ! am entirely
satisfied with the II result SUI ebt saaa fe n ehe
? nj not in any one else's interest, and /
am especially pleased that the. course
ef the Essex delegation was such .. that That
TO say that the Republican votsfs of
this county were in eny way misled pr
deceived. was fairly ard ) honestly ,s,s /,
that pTs'se all n nv friends viii give to my sue
eessful rival for the nomination the same
lOyal support that they WOuid nave
given me had been nominated ] take
this opportunity of returning not only to
nv friends on the delegation. but also to
that larger number Of friends who sup
norted me so enthusiastically at the
primaries, my sincere thanks"
CARL LENZ'S FALL.
His satisfaction is based upon the
notion he entertains that he has g cast
iron. double twisted, riveted cinch upon
the Mayorality nomination. Assembly,
man John Eisele, who made the gallant
fight against the Prudential Insurance
Company for the policy holders, is also
a candidate for Mayor. He was a mem
her of the Essex delegation to Thurs
davis convention and a Ysd hot Griggs
man first last and all the time. 1t was
he as much as any one who succeeded
in holding the Essex men to Ward and
preventing their going over to Kean at
the critical moment. For this 1t is
said he is to have the hearty support
of the Grggs machine in his fight for
fhe nayoraltv nomination. One result
of the nomination which the Essex men
saw is assured is the retirement of Carl
T,entz as a leader. Into his hands was
entrusted the Kean interests and the
manner which he allowed himeelf to be
defeated by the Griggs men has con-
sidersbly impaired his usefulness as
a leader.
III Your Baby is Cutting Teeth
Be sure and use the old and well tried
remedy, Mrs. AVinslow's Soothing Syrup.
for children teething. 1t soothes the
child. softens the gums. a1layS all pain.