The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-19
HOBART is WORRIED
He Is Trying to Heal the
Differences Now Threat
enlng Republican
success
MURPHY NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
sewelI Urged to Agree to the
Newark Mans Nomination,
But the Big Boss Don't
Forget.
MURPHY NAMED FOR GOVERNOR

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Especial to ."The Jersey City News.,,J
TRENTON, Aug. 10, 1S97.-Froi. very
authentic sources comes the Information
that Vice President G4ret A. Hobart is
at work trying TO placate the big Repub-
lican bosses in the State with a view of
keeping New Jersey in the column of G.
o. 2. States. The formal withdrawal of
Governor Griggs from the race for
United States Senator is accepted by most
of the followers of Senator Sewell as
meaning that John Kean will get the Re-
publican caucus nomination without OPP
position. Sewell himself is not inclined
at this stage of the proceedings 10 a
any such hopeful view, unless it is ac-
complished by his refraining from oppos-
ing for the Republican nomination for
Governor, in the fall of 1898, Franklin
Murphy, a man for whom Sewell has no
use.
No wonder, then, that the Vice Prcsi-
anxious about his native State. He is.
bending his energies to get Sewell to con-
sent to a combination which would mean
Murphy for Governor and Kean for
Senator, thus far without avail. Sewe11
has not forgotten that Mr.. Murphy in
1895 aspired to the Senatorial seat to
which he was himself elected, and he is
not disposed to listen to any plan which
means Mr.. Murphy's advancement beyond
being chairman of the Republican State
Committee n chief campaign con-
t%ributor. Mr.. Hobort, with more political
foresight and less selishness, sees danger
ahead for the Republicans if the plan of
giving Mr.. Murphy empty henors is to be
kept up indefinitely. Whether Mr.. Hobart
will be able to max SewelI realize the
political necessity of permitting Mr.. Muir
rphy to be nominated for Governor re-
for the G~oyernorship is Congressman John
J. Gardner who, during fifteen years in
the New Jersey Senate, from Atlantic
county, was one of Sewelrs most faithful
henehman. There are others who would
be more or less acceptable to Sewell.
If Vice President Hobart fails in his eff.
forts to bring about a mutual orange
ment which would give Kean the Sena-
torship and Murphy the Governorship,
then Sewell can count on his favorite,
John Kean, having a. vigorous antagonist
for the United States Senatorship in the
person of rankin Murphy. Mr.. Muir
ply prefers the Senatorship, and it is not
even known that he would consent to be
a party to the arrangement which Mr..
Hobart is trying to bring about.
With Kean and Murphy rival candi-
dates for the ~Senatorship there would
probably be a well-defined Sewell and
~anti-Sewen fight on the Governorship.
The frionac of If1r,b mo1,l1 loaL FOR
some one to pit against Gardner, and
their Inclination would be to select Com
gresham Mahlon Pitney, of the Fourth
district, who is a man of ability and in
tegrity and inclined to resent dietation
such as SeweH would expect any of his
mem to accept if placed in the Cover
nor's chair.
With the line drawn between Murphy
and Pitney on one side and Kean and
Gardner N the other, there would be
such a contest as would put Sewell to
his stumps to retain his supremacy as
the State boss. The anti-Sewell forces
would unite for Murphy and Pitney, and
the younger element of the party would
be with them. Even John Kean's money
would not play the part that might be
expected. Mr.. Kean has NO more money
than murphy, and has considerably less
annual income. Mr.. Murphy is engaged
in a prosperous business, and he has al
ways been a liberal giver to the party:
Last year his contribution to the cleo
ton of Mckinley and Hobart was larger
by far than that of any other man in the
State.
1t will axe some weeks Cor months)
for a development of these lines. Vice
President Hobart will leave no stone UNI
turned to bring about the union which
splitting up of the Republican forces
throughout the State.
The prospect Of the bitter fight between
Murphy and Kean brightens the Demo-
cratic chances very much, as, if they
come to an Issue, their millions will I'M
%doubtedly so disrupt their party as to
take it entirely out of the race.
The election this fall will have consid-
erabfe bearing on the United States SEN
atorship. There are six State Senators
to be elected who will have a vote for
Senator in 1899. The counties from which
these Senators will be elected are Bur
lfngton, Cape May, Hunterdon, Middle
sex, Passaic and Sussex. All but HINT
erdon are now represented by Republic
cans. The Assemblymen elected this fall
for the first time, and who by custom
will be renominated in 1898, will, if re-
elected, also nave a voice in the selec-
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