The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-09
the people, particularly in the farming
communities for him.
I,XNICE CARRIED HEDSON


~ TWICE CARRiED HUDSON.
Colonel Toffey was. twice elected the
the opposition was well entrenched and
when it needed a strong candidate 20
overturn the power of the Democratic
Gus effect on. the Republicans OF the
State; He was treasurer Of the state ate
and has always been prominent n l. nss dne
was always retarded by his own conser-
viatism, he having always infused IS, saai an
tated between duty to himself and duty
to the State. He has continuously claim
ed that he could not afford to be a Gu-
ernor OF the State, for it meant an ex-
penditure of money that he could not
see his way clear to make. II would
for the Office Of Sheriff of HUDSON county
Is the most lqcratiye Of any IN Ifs {ne Sta1e. aIe
STILL HANKERFNd FfaE. FOR THE or
While the Sheriff has expressed these
doubts in the past, he has made the ex-
pressions in such way. that left the I'M
ter the office The sentiment of Hudson
was strongly for him, and the young men
Of Hudson doomed him SO loudly i dhat af,lis ms
the din: so that Sheriff Toffey has re-
mained until yesterday an unknown
The Sheriff yesterday made positive
declaration, saying briefly to reporter
that he was not candidate and did not
desire the office.
'sAll i wish to say said he, 'is that I
am not a candidate and this is my final
determination. do not declare in favor
of any of the other candidates. / have
personal preference. but it is not proper
that / should make a public declaration
When this was said he drifted out
among that great mass of political states
men that stood on the hill speculating
and guessing.
Colonel Toffey's withdrawal from the
race makes Hudson county one of the
principal battle grounds of the great con-
test. Colonel Toffey has never denied the
general statement that he favors ex-Sen-
ator John w. Griggs for Governor. Those
who are near him in all his political plans
and it is. therefore. justly taken for
granted that the Sheriff and the strength
that he represents will go to the Passaic
The effect of his withdrawal will be to
intensity the fight that is now on in the
county to secure majority of the dele
gates.
Colonel Samuel Dickinson is fighting for
part of the delegation for John Kean.
The claims Of the boomers are. so con-
sistent with reliable information to give
any statement calculated to convey an
are said to be, votes for Rogers and it is
not unlikely that Elias S. Ward will be
repreSenfed in The Hudson Sps delegation
The arrival of Senator James Smith
from Europe on Saturday has added a
new interest to the campaign Many in
the party look to him as the leader of
the Democrats, and are waiting to see
what he will do Some one a few days
ago, penned the following skit which
was nailed to his office door in Newark:
oh. what a glorious time there'll be
When Smith gets back!
How all the boys will circulate
When Smith gets backi
How that little Office door
That opens on the park
Will swing upon it's hinges
From early morn till dark,
And how the question will be asked:
who's an easy mark?''
When Smith,
Great Smith,
Gets back.
Who will be the candidate
When Smith gets back?
You know it will be settled
When Smith gets back.
He'll point his fine, fat finger
Saying:-"That's the chosen one,"
And in the Gubernatorial scrap
When the nominating's done
You'll find that self-same gentleman
Is the lucky man that's won.
When Smith,
Great Smith,
Gets back.