The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-01

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track like a prize pig or an over-fed OK
He put his foot down resolutely on thai
| proposition, so the parade OF prize cat.
tie this year was without its star attrac'
| ton.
The main thing discussed politically
was the recent election. and a more dis
gnsted set of men thar the Republicans
could not be found anywhere. The rea.
| 70 concesf their disgust at the way in
which t.l0ir party shad been led into q
eeep, desp hole by the d0minies and
Christian Endeavor politicians, General
Sewcll, Just back from the Hot Springs,
looking much better than he did last
Winter, but very different from the Gen
eral Sewell of old. He talked freely
about the election of Tuesday, He said
shat all along he had been confident OF
the success of the amendments. but yet
was not surprised at their defeat. II
was a piece OF bad policy that they, be-
came a party issue. II this had not been
SO, perhaps, the people would have APP
proved them. TIL Republican endorse
ment simply tended to arouse an oppo-
sition which would not have shown itself
If they had not been SO endorsed, He
said that the defeat in the Legislature
of last year or the biennial session ana
the Judiciary proposed amendments had
something TO do with the defeat of Tues
day. In Union county, the home OF SEN
ator Voorhees, and DR.. kempshall, where
the a~nti-gambling forces were once the
strongest, there was a majority against
the amendments, due, in Senator Sewell's
opinion, to Senator Voorhees, tenacity
concerning the judicial amendments
and his objection to the biennial session
amendment. Senator Voorhees, can be
held partly responsible for the result OF
the election. The defeat. however, Will
not make much difference, because the
Republican party Is committed against
gambling, and as long as 1t controls the
Legislature no law will ever be passed
for the repeal of the present laws. Any
how, for several years to come, the pres
-1l III ~
is Republican and will remain SO for that
period, and the Senate will not allow
any bill TO legalize gambling to pass that
body.
was no organized effort made for the
adoption OF the amendments. Not a
dollar was spent for getting out the VOTE
While at political elections $4,000 IS al
bribery or corruption. He does not be-
lieve that the defeat viii have any pad
effect on the Republican party, but does
not deny that the result will encourage
the Democrats to make a stronger cam
paign at the polls this and next year.
Another notable parsonage on the
grounds was William j. thompson, OF
Gloucester county, better known perhaps
as the Duke OF Gloucester 1t was
his first public appearance at a political
gathering since the overwhelming defeat
of the race track people q rev years age
and his presence was attributed by his
enemies TO the result of the election lie
was very clipper, and, judging from he
cordial manner in which ne greeted some
of his bitterest enemies or the now his
toricaI fight. was in excellent spirits. He
was inclined to be non-commlttal on the
election and answered ali questions con-
corning the probable outcome III tnat hu-
morous Vein he WAS won't TO assume IN
those lays when he was on top he
did. how ever, grow serious enough to say
that legislation favorable to the race
tracks would be enacted next winter,
t..tt - IN n 10 nna nlYfV Womb re-
ceive enough Democratic and Republican,
votes to rob 1t of all partisan flavor and
place the responsibility upo the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties alike.
Joshua Borton, the youns man Who has
Just received the Republican nomination
for Senator from Burlington, after one
of the bitterest fights in the history OF
the county. was on hand and Inclined
to be very much of a hero among the
Republicans of South Jersey. 1t was the
general impression that he would be
elected, as a Republican nomination mas
election in that county. But there nave
been elections when the Democrats have
carried Burlington. and it looks as though
they could do so again this fall. 1t is
simply impossible to have such a bitter
fight over a nomination without produce
ing hard feelings, which are bound TO
make themselves disagreeabie at election
time. Already the Republicans OF that
county are talking of knitting Mr.. Bor-
ton. The farmers are said TO be against
him. He is a lawyer and that in itself
is crime enough in the eyes OF the
Burlington farmer, but when added to
this that his practice mainly consists in
loaning money on mortgages and shaw
ing notes and then foreclosing those
mortgages, the farmers are strongly de-
claring that they will not vote for him.
Furthermore, it Is said that he does not
represent the county and Is not at all
interested therein, beyond the mortgages
he has on Burlington farms. He lives
in phiIa6alnhia - f60V saw "nraCticGS law
in Camden and votes in Moorestown." A
prominent Republican told q Democrat
yesterday that the Democrats never had
a better chance in years to carry the
county. if they nominated the right man.
Franklin Murphy was not on hand, but
Kean was, and was a buster man
than the GoysTpgr, nds ne nag fay a er pssxs ans
no matter who he was, He was greeted
en- all hands as Senator, and discreetiy
pretended not TO notice the salutation.
and was introduced around by his SON
in-law. His candidacy for the United
States Senate is now an assured fact.
about the election but it was plain to see
that he did not like It. notwithstanding
the manner in which he was "roastsd'
by General Sewell he greeted the Big
III front OF President Taylor's tent and
conversed earnestly together for some
minutes
HuuSOn was We'll represented ny potE
parties. First there was Senator Daily
with his Gubernatorial boom, which
seemed much out of place in that gath
ering. Nevertheless he bore it aloft with
his usual dignity and was greeted by .
host of friends. Near him was Robert
Davis, who was one of the attractions of
the day and many people went out of
their way to get a good look at him. Gem
eral Sewell appeared glad to see him and
engaged him in conversation for some
time. What the two leaders said to each
other would be most interesting # any
one knew what it was.
Sheriff Heller was in the local leaders
party, and 50 was City Clerk O'Donnell.
If Secretary Muirheid had only adver-
tised III Hudson that he would have on
the grounds the two great Republican
rivals and enemies, Colonels Dickinson
and Toffey, and there would be a fine ex-
hibition Of tile lion and the lamb lying
down together by these two great men,
the days large attendance would have
been materially increased. they were
there and were frequently seen together.
If anyone wants to know exactly who
was there let him take a legislative
manual of the year and read over the list
of the Governors staff, the State Off
Gals I'M the member of the Legislature
and he will have a pretty accurate list
of all who were present.
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