The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
EISELE PULLED OFF.
Garrett Hobart Persuades 6?
Him to Abandon the
Senatorship Race.
KETCHAM TO BE NOMINATED
Fight Predicted in Union if
Senator Voorhees, Runs
Again.
TO BE NOMINATED
Special to the jersey cstv Nsars.

TRENTON, Aug. II. 1Ss6.-John c.
Eisele went out of the race for State
Senator of Essex early last week. Mr..
Eisele and his friends nave believed all
along that he had a fighting chance for
the nomination. There were big odds
against him. but still Mr.. Eisele thought
he could pull through. His course
on the Industrial Insurance bill, while
a member of the Assembly. and his bolt
ing the United States Senatorial caucus,
in opposition to Sewell. had created a
strong political combination against him.
Included in the combination is the Trac-
ton Company, and, while Mr.. Eisele and
his friends thought this combined oppo-
sition an element of some strength with
the people at large, there were others who
feared the result so bitter a ight as this
would be might entail.
On Tuesday Mr.. Eisele visited the head
quarters of the National Republican Com
mittee IN New York city in response to
a special Invitation. There he met Carrot
A. Hobart, the Republican nominee for
Vice President. Mr.. Hobart said that he
would be glad to have Mr.. Eisele with
draw from the race. Mr.. Hobart said
that there was entirely too much at stake
On the National ticket to take any
chances on such a disturbance as Mr..
Eisele's candidacy was bound to make.
Mr.. Eisele naturally felt adverse to with
drawing. 1t was claimed thai he could
have made a deal with both factions Of
the party last spring and secured the
support of either for the State Senator
ship had he withdrawn from the Mayor
atty contest. This offer was made both
by those Interested in DR.. Herold's can
didacy for Mayor and by the supporters
of Mayor Lebkuecher. Mr.. Eisele de-
clined to consider either.
In the matter of withdrawing from the
State Senatorial fight Mr.. Eisele consulted
with immediate advisers, and finally de-
termined not to make the contest this
year, in the interest of harmony and for
the success of the National ticket. AS
the matter now stands the nomination
is to go to Senator Ketcham. The latter
would be pleased to have 1t. He says
1t is a courtesy customarily extended to
Senators to give them a second term.
With only one or two exceptions the
members of the present senate have en-
joyed the distinction, and Mr.. ketcham
says he would consider it an honor to be
renominated. -Assemblyman Skinner has
been mentioned. but ne says he cannot
take 1t.
It is not solely in the State senatorship
contest that Mr.. Hobart's efforts for
peace ave been directed. Both factions
have been muzzled and requested ito
squeieh their quaTrels until after the fall
campaign. In the main this request is
to be respected. and for the time being
factional differences In the Republican
party locally viii be buried.
Freebooter Ellors. of East Orange, was
making the rounds Of the town yesterday
ures, why the nomination for Sheriff
should go to the townships. He inter-
viewed a number OF local leaders in the
interest of his own candidacy, but got
cold comfort. There is a feeling among
Newark politicians that whatever else
happens the nomination for Sheriff be-
longs to and viii be kept in the city.
In Union county the expectation is that
Senator Voorhees, will be renominated. 1t
journed that Mr.. Voorhees, would retire,
and while ne has not announced any in
tention Of seeking the nomination, it is
thought tnat ale would be glad to have st.
The hostility of John Kean to Senator
Voorhees, has not died out. Mr.. Kean
Is taking no active part In Union county
politics, but there is a suspicion that he
is pretty well informed on what Is going
on. The explanation is that he appreci-
his part would excite all the old hostility
to his leadership. The belief is that he
will keep in the background until after
the primaries, and that then, with the
aid of Senator Sewell and all the forces
he can put into play. an effort will be
made to control the convention. Of course
if 1t is known after the primaries that
the case is hopeless, the Kean nag
will not show their hand.