Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
CLEVELAND FOR THE SENATE.



AGainst Smith.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening star
CAPE MAY, n. J., October Z. 1897
The report recently given out that ex-
| President Grover Cleveland would enter
the race as an opponent OF James Smith
Tor the democratic caucus nomination for
United states senator Is probably a news
paper yarn. but IL Is rumored that n a
new man has to be brought out Mr. cleve-
land might be selected because OF the pres
tige OF having an ex-President for n cam
| didate.
AS Mr.. Cleveland is a native Jerseyman.
MS becoming factor In state politics
has been made easy. 1t is already proh-
able that he vii, be chosen as Judge of the
court OF errors and appeals in the place of
the iate Judge William L. Dayton, who
was during Harrison's administra ton min
lister TO The Hague. and who was a SON of
william l.. Dayton. who was once a vice
PRESIDENTIAL candidate. Mr.. Cleveland is
osins urged for the post of honor by the
Alumni oil princeton. and their chances of
success are now good
by the end of the present week nearly
ene-haif OF the candidates for the legisla-
ture In this state will have been nomina t.d
and the contest viii have become warm In
many counties. In New Jersey a mart OF
tne senate. six members and a full house
ot assembly Of sixty members will he
chosen In November, and upon its polit,cal
complexion this winter will largely dep.nd
the herceness OF the struggle for the leg
islature TO follow. which will choose a
Snneo states senator TO succeed James
3, 1899 VII ""e"
The state senatorial battles this year
are being fought out strictly on the
GROUND OF successor TO Mr. Smith and
the campaign in such counties will be en-
tirely upon the national issues on which
Mchiniey was chosen President and as
new Jersey gave him about S1.oo plural
Ill 70 al
six state senators chosen will be of ren,,h
ncan faith OF the six whose terms expire
I'VE are republicans and one a democrat
Ihey We're all elected three years ago on
republican wave, when the people of the
state wanted TO. and did, rvbuke the gam
piers, who then through the dominant
rarty' the democrats. were running New
Jersey with high hand. Their speaker of
the mouse was race-track starter several
bookmakers were members and the owner
OF the race track at Gloucester was the
ieauing man in the caucuses of that party
The revolution in the state was complete
ana paved way for the big majority of
mckinley and New Jerseys favorite son
Hobart The gambling at race tracks Is
NV AT an eId. the republicans in the last
hglsiature. by caucus rule agreed 10 sub
init TO the people an amendment TO the
state constitution prohibiting race track
or any other gambling hereafter which is
now by law prohibited. On the asth of
last month The matter was submitted IN
the people. and while il was first report.d
To DE lost by 10000 majority, the returns to
the county clerks from the rural districts
cut down the majorities in the cities 10
such an extent that when they were All
IN there was G2 majority for it,
mis- does away with a large corruptfon
Iund which was to be put In the counties
This fall to elect members of the legisla-
ture who would favor liberal gambling
laws. The amendment does not prevent
Morse racing at all. 1t only does AWAY
with bookmaking
The gambling men had already agreed
upon campaign, but that has been ahan-
doned now, and the fight in the state now
resolves itself down to a contest between
republican and democrat for United
states senator next year
from careful scrutiny of the men who
nave been named by the republicans for
stale senatorial candidates ii is certain
that they all favor ex-Congress man John
kean OF Union county for United States
senator, and Il is further certain that his
candidacy is backed by Senator William j.
Sewell "
Gen. Sewell kept aloof from the fight I'M
III Gov. Griggs withdrew. The governor
Withdrew in a public statement giving
as his excuse that he could not afford TO
sacrifice mis- law practice 10 take seat in
the Senate. 1t Is understood that the gov
ernor VIII eventually get seat on New
Jerseys supreme court bench. the place
where all eX-Sovernors pass the remainder
of their days.