The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-14

CANDIDATES GALORE
Gubernatorial Possibilities
Cropping Up in all
Parts of the
State.
SEWELL'S FINE HAND AGAIN
Recent New Jersey Appointments
Made to Strengthen the
Republican Party.

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News."]
TRENTON, June IA, 1S97.-The Demo-
cratic State Committee which is now I'M
der the control of the silver element OF
the party, will hold a meeting next We'd
nesday in Newark. The object of the
meeting has not been disclosed excepting
to those in the inner circle. There are
some honest money men yet on the COM
mittee, and perhaps the meeting has
been called for the purpose of bringing
about a general interchange of views, SO
that steps may be taken for the restora-
ton. of harmony. A strong sentiment
prevails among Democrats of both fac
ticns that the battle of next year should
be fought or State issues alone, and that
the monetary question should not be
dragged in under any circumstances.
Then a battle could be waged against the
Republican enemy with bright prospects
for victory.
Allan l.. McDermott takes a hopeful
view of the situation. He says the
Democrats can elect any good man whom
they may nominate for Governor next
year. ALI thai is needed is harmony in
the ranks, and that can be brought about
with the exercise of ordinary discretion
among the leaders. Mr.. McDermott says
he is not active in politics just now, still
he is always ready to take a part if his
services are deemed necessary. He be-
lieves that former Vice Chancellor John
T.. Bird would make a very popular can
didate for Governor. Mr.. Bird is a man
of the highest integrity, has large ex-
perience in politics and as to his ability
to fill the office there cannot be any ques-
ton. He is we'll known all over the
State, especially in the old Fourth Con-
gressional district, which he represent
ed in Congress for two terms. Mr.. Nc
Dermott says that with a popular cry
as to the issues at stake and Mr.. Bird
success would be assured. Both wings
of the party, no doubt. would rally to
his support. Mr.. Bird is a vigorous cam
paigner and his candidacy would guar
antee. an earnest fight for victory from
the beginning of the battle.
The name of another prominent Dem
ocrat, General Richard A. Donne1ly, Is
also mentioned in connection with the
G"ubernatorial nomination. The party
leaders are already discussing his avail
ability and it is not at all improbable
that he may create a strong impression
by the time the convention meets. The
General has many friends throughout the
ldl Especially III l lISlCSs
where he has been SO prominent for
many years. He stands well in the com
munity where he has won for himself
high credit as a successful usine man
and among the Grand Army people he
is very popular. General Donnelly him
self says he is not a candidate for Gov
ernor at the present time nor has he
given any intimation of a desire to enter
the arena. Still it is but natural to ex-
pect that if his friends demand his cam
didacy and rally to his support at the
proper time he would not be averse to
the use of his name. The Generals De-
mocracy has never been questioned and
it is believed that he would receive
hearty support from both factions OF his
party.
Judge Lippincott's friends stir insist
that he would make an ideal candidate,
and would be elected beyond all perad-
venture. A prominent Hudson county
Democrat and an honest money man to
the core predicts a majority of 10000 in
that county for the Judge should he ac-
cept the nomination. No apprehension is
felt as to any revolt against him, owing
to the sturdy action he took when the
ballot-bOx suffers cases were before his
court. He then simply performed his
has been any severity used in the dispo-
sition of the cases, the law and not the
Judge was the cause of it. If Judge
Lippincott could carry Hudson by the
majority predicted, then the best thing
the Democrats could do would be to in
sist upon his nomination. He is highly
respected in ali parts OF the State, and,
being a native of Burlington county, it
would be reasonable to expect that his
popularity would be the means of de-
ereasing the Republican majority in
Judge would not refuse the nomination
if it were rendered to him in a proper
spirit.
Mayor Seymour, of Newark is yet to
the forefront, and his friends mean to
keep him there, believing that he would
make a very popular candidate Other
names mentioned in connection with the
nomination are those of Senator Daily
of Hudson, ex-Speaker James J.. Bergen
Of Somerset, Tax Commissioners Black of
and ex-Judge Howard Carrow of Camden
1t nay be observed then that tile Demo-
Gratis have quite an array of good men
from which to select a candidate for
chance for victory. provided the hot
heads of the opposing factions can be
suppressed and nothing but State issues
are discussed during the campaign.
The Republicans feel just as hopeful
as ever that they will elect a successor
to Governor Griggs. Their candidate
will.be either Congressman Pitney, State
Comptroller Hancock or Congressman
Loudenslager. That seems to be the
sentiment at present. By the time the
of others may be mentioned who will at
tract attention. The Republicans hope
for victory, of course, is based principal
ly upon a continuance of Democratic
d~issension. The Republican leaders be-
lieve that the Democrats will not get to-
gether in time to make a fight because
thcre is such a bad feeling among them
over the money question.
Perhaps the Democratic State Commit
tee may 10 something next Wednesday
to bring about harmony in the ranks.
If it does there will be plenty of time
to perfect an organization for the great
campaign of next year.
The Republican organization is not by
any means as ompact as some of the
leaders would like to have it. With
Senator VOORHEES, welding a free lance,
and Griggs and Kean in the throes of
a bitter fight over the United States
Senatorshlp fractional spirit is rife, and
tho future seems full of trouble.
There's good politics in the selection of
Professor William F. Powell, the Camden
General Sewell never showed a larger
head In any appointment he ever made
This is the opinion expressed by more
HI one State leader, irrespective of po-
1itica1 alliance, at the capital. 1t is the
general idea here that the Federal ap.
pointments already made show careful
calculation as to the best interests of the
be some disappointed ones-as naturally
there must In such a wild scramble fol
the cr~umbs-the satisfaction is genera
and the sore spots few. The appointment
of Colonel Thomas j. Alcott, of Burling.
ton, as United States Marshal is re-
garded as one of the best that could have
been made. The last Republican Mar.
ton County man, and the workers In the
upper part of the State argued that the
plum ought to have gone there, but when
it came to a selection from the many
candidates there was found to BIZ sc
much friction and lack of unity that a