The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-22
OUT OF KEAN'S WAY
Nomination Of Hobart Clears
Jehn's Path to the United
States Senate.
WARD AND muRPHYs FIGHT
Secret Of the Vice-Presidential
Candidates Success al
St. Louis.

Sp6ctd5 t0it1e defSeU C1tV NSlpS.
TRENTON 5hne. q aSse-The develop
ments at the aVasfSnai Convention will
have some effect on. New Jerseys State
politics. 1t sttasInsen a matters of com
mon 'rumor tfatsMf. Hobart was anxious
..to go into the United States Senate, and
mad he not been successful in the National
Convention heswouldfhave been a candf-
date IN 1899 to be the successor of James
Smith, Jr.
Tt was understood that 1t was to be a
fight between himself and John Kean, OF
Union. His nomination, it is thought, takes
him out of that fghtsentirely. 1t is not
likely that, under any circumstances, he
would be o candidate, because in his fight
for the yice-Presidenttai nomination he
was accorded the honor and received the
cooperation of the leaders. This leaves
the field open for JohnaKean, Of Union
County. 1t has been a matter of discus
sion whether Mr.. Kean ssought to be a
candidate for Governor OF. for the United
States Senate. This matter has also nom
dnally been settled, because events as they
developed during the week indicate that
.Mr. Murphy will be the G-ubernatorial
candidate tina will be mostly accepted
by the State leaders, leaving the Senate
rial light to Mr.. Kean.
The delegation. however, has some lit
tie feeling, and so have the Republicans
in general throughout the State, because
Mr.. Kean remained steadfast to his friend,
Speaker Reed. In considering the kindly
feeling that existed between the Ohio and
the Jersey delegations, it was thought
proper thai the delegation should have
been unanimous for Mckinley, but Mr..
Kean was pledged to. Mr.. Reed and pre-
ferred to stand by the Reed standard,
even when it went down. OF course, it
has been understood just where Mr.. Kean
stood. He has been very frank about his
position and his vote was no surprise, be-
yond the fact that he did not act in con-
sonance with the majority of the delega-
ton.
1t has been very generally proclaimed
that he was against Mr.. Hobart and that
his place in the State Committee is to en-
barrass Mr.. Hobart and the Governor as
much as possible, but this is a far-fetched
Interpretation and an inference only made
by his political enemies.
FRANKLIN Murphy, who was made one
of the honorary vice-presidents of the
convention, who loaned his sbtg warehouse
for New Jersey headquarters. and who
was exceedingly chummy with General
Sewell and Mr. Hobart, is very strongly
in the lead now for Governor. Hts prin-
cipal opponent Will be Elias Ward, Aof his
own county. This will sprecipitate asyery
fierce fight, for Ward Is determineds to
secure recognition ~At the hands Of HIS
party, and has already announced himself
a candidate for Governor.
Mr.. Ward and tMr. Murphy do not go
in the same political company when they
are at home. It is an open secret that the
Republicans OF Essex are not IN harmony.
and Mfr. Ward represents the lighting END
of the party, which Is in the minority.
Mr. Ward claims the nomination because
he was a candidate for committeeman
at-large and got out of the, fight at the
solicitatian of some Of the leaders. so that
Mr.. Murphy could be nenored, while Mr..
Murphy remained In the fight that he
might establish his claim on the party as
a popular Jerseyman and for future re-
cognftion.
New Jersey Republicans have mot been
as happy in many years as theyaare now
over the nomination of Garrett "A. Ho-
bart for Vice President. They had
hardly expected such a joyful outcome
of the struggle WHICH had been made
at ST. Louis for the States favorite son.
owing to the fact THAT the names Of
lions like Morton, Reed, Buckley and
for the office. before the convention. OF
hart;s victory haienps ~. the stafe dsle-
ranion. every srnenbsr of which with one
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