The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-11
ALL THE W0ULD-BtS
Gathering of the Republic
can Aspirants 10 the
Gubernational Chair.
VOORHEES, A POPULAR CANDIDATE
Restraining Hotheads Eager to
Impeaeh Secretary Of State
Kelsey.
DeliberatIon Of Mercer County
Grand Jury to Determine Pro-
ceedings Against officials.
Special TO the Jersey cttu Ncscs.

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TRENTON, June IL, 195.-AN the men
prominently mentioned with the Repuo-
liean nomination for Governor were at
the State House last night. Foster Voor-
hees was on hand, of course, in his capa-
city of Chief Engineer of the new Re-
form machine and did not let any oppor-
tunity slip to put in O word where 1t
would do the most good.
Mr.. Voorhees, is. without doubt. the
busiest man in the Legislature. His mail
is larger than any one else's and hardly
a citizen who visits the State House. no
matter that his race. creed or previous
condition of servitude. but must shake
hands with Foster VOORHEES, and whisper
something in his ear. Every crank who
thinks he has a reform machine takes 1t
to the Union Senate and bores him with
his idiorie ideas, while every man or
woman who thinks he or she has a
grievance rushes to the Elizabeth man
for redress. He never loses his temper
and listens to all with a semblance of
rapt attention at least, and although
three or four may be talking to him at
once, each one is impressed with the idea
that it was to him alone the Senator was
listening. 1t is not to be wondered at
thai Foster Voorhees, is the most popular
man in the Republican party.
That other honored son of Union. the
Honorable John Kean. Jr.. was also on
hand. He had no legislative duties to
claim any of his attention and he let no
grass grow under his feet. He was here,
member, now to that leader. shaking
hands with every one and assuming that
air of dignity and wisdom which has done
as much as anything. 70. cause many 70
declare most emphatically, that he will
be the next Governor Of New Jersey; -
pa nhsn sh yoSn w e. t arIgg savo He d sSR q
m E 3 he al had asi a come 10 Trenton 70 8 q
n Necessary to stay oyer night and that
his presence at the State House was in
no wise connected with the G~ubernatorial
Then I am authorized to. state, that
you are not a candidate. am II" asked a
co~rrespondsnt who was near Mr. cr,gos
as he walked away to whisper something
into the ear Of William BEETLE of Camden.
Gs Tban tS Sewel Was ri aar oWn co mah; can
didate. Sheriff John J.. Toffey, suave;
affabie and polite, as eyer; He circulated
handle act, saying pleasant things. and
conducting himself In all respects, like a
model candidate:
some people will find out when the con-
yention meets, was the dignified Chester
He also made himself most agreeable
and tried hard to impress people that he
ator. Maurice Rogers Of Camden, who.
is a candidate. did just what. the other
aspirants did. and succeeded in con
vincing several of his Camden constitu-
ents that he was almost as big a man as
old Sewell.
These candidates and the impeachment
of Secretary of State Kelsey were the
principal subjects of conversation during
the evening: The bottom has dropped
out of the Impeachment proceedings, at
least until after the Mercer County
Grand Jury has finished it's labors. There
jury would indict Mr., Kelsey, and on the
calling off the hotheads like Leader
storrs. who insisted on the i'm
warn the .zealots to go slow and
be sure they had the necessary two-thirds
vote in the Senate to convict before they
impeached the Secretary, but they would
not listen.
Last night. however, they were per-
suaded to believe that it would be too
much like persecution to indict end i'm
peach, both and they restrained their
zeal,