The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-07

RIVAL TO JOHN KEAN
Colonel Barbour's Entry Into
the Senatorial Race Has
Given Interest to
the Fight.
THE INTERNATIONAL PUZZLE
pitney's Friends Think He Has
the Solution, But Hancock
Men Are Still Working
Away
Especial to .srhe Jersey city News."I

TRENTON, Sept. z, 1S97.-It is not con-
coded. even by his own immediate
friends, that JON kean is popular IN
every part of this State. When he ran
for Governor In 1892 against George I.
Werts he lost his own county of Union by
622 votes. That he would have a better
chance of carrying a majority OF votes
in a Legislature than he would of VIM
ming the popi.iar vote of the State Is the
general belief in all political circles. Sthl.
it is feared by1some Republican leaders
who are his friends that it would be un-
safe to trust the, Senatorial canvass alone
in the hands of Mr.. Kean. In order to
make the result sure it is suggested that
other candidates for, the United States
Senate bestrotted cut, so that the full
Republican svoteemay- be polled for legls-
latve candidates. With this end in view,
then sonne,o of thesleaders are encouraging
the candidacy Of Colonel William Barbour
or Bergen county n of Iohn F. Dryden
of Essex for the United States Senate.
Essex would then have a favorite son. and
so would Bergen. So that the politicians
would rally around them and make the
CANVASS interesting.
Aessrs. Dryden and Barbour can afford
to pay the expenses of a campaign just
as well as Mr.. Kean. Each Is a million
aafre. That IS good News for the poll
~ticians, because they always like to see
a campaign carried on in a business-like
way.
Franklin Murphy has not made up
his mind yet as to what position he shall
take in the great battle, the first guns
of which have already been fired. He has
just returned from Europe, and Is look
ing over the situation. In a week or
so, no doubt, he will be heard from, and
his friends hope that he will announce
himself either as a candidate for the
United States Senate or for Governor.
If Mr.. Murphy should really become a
full-hedged candidate for one office or
the other he would make the campaign
very interesting indeed. OF course, Gen
eral Sewen will never agree to support
Mr.. Murphy. The General has always
beeen a straight-out party man, and has
never encouraged boiling in any way,
shape or form. Whether in success or
defeat, the great leader from Camden
has always bowed to the will of the
majority. He despises boilers, and hence
his antagonism to Mr.. Murphy, who per-
united his friends in the Legislature of
1885 to ignore the regular caucus nomina-
ton for United States Senator.
In the upper end of the State there is
an unfriendly feeling among some Re-
publicans toward General SewelL Free
quent efforts nave been made to crystal
lize this feeling. but they nave always
failed TO make a solid impression. The
same feeling prevails today, and the oppo-
nents of General Sewell are in hopes that
1t will amount to something during the
campaigns of this and next year. They
assert that Kean is Sewells candidate for
the Senate. and consequently they are
anxious that he shall be met with. as
strong opposition as possible. Colonel
Barbour seems to be the man whom these
people would like to lead the anti-Kean
vanguard. He has lots of money and
leisure, is a prominent manufactures of
Paterson, and resides in Bergen county.
Should he become a candidate for the
Senate, no doubt he would control many
votes In the Republican caucus. Perhaps
he would receive the support Of Vice
President Hobart, and that in itself. would
prove quite a factor in the contest. Pas
sale, Bergen and part of Essex would
probably support Colonel Barbour. But
that would not cut much swath In the
campaign as against the powerful COM
bination which has already been formed
in behalf of Mr.. Kean.
If reports are true, Mr.. Kean has al
ready pledged to him the votes of seven
of the hold-over Senators, and he ex-
poets to have the support of the Sena-
tors who will be elected this fall in the
counties of Burlington and Cape May,
and in Mddlesex and Sussex, too, should
they go Republican, This is an indica-
ton that John Kean's canvass is well
under way, and that SO far, at least, he
is master of the situation.
While it LIS generally conceded in Re-
publican circles that Mahlon Pitney has
q cinch on the G-ubernatorial nominal
tion. still it is not Impossible that he
may have to face some stout opposition.
there seems to be a suppressed feeling Of
opposition. toward Mr.. Pitney. Republic
cans Of an Independent turn Of mind
IN those counties do not take kindly
to Mr.. Pitney. They look upon him as
a machine candidate. Judge John Frank
lin Fort seems TO be a favorite among
he was trotted out as; q candidate against
Mr.. P~itney. Comptroller Hancock has
ana perhaps they emay insist upOn the
presentation of his name to the State
Convention. In the event of a disagree-
mehtpoyer Mr.. Pitney the name, of Mr.;
wv Jain tAAS &Sk laiAAlJ Ol4
on-the troubled waters. Then there are
Congressman Gardner and Loudenslager,
Whose names will not be lost sight of
when the time comes for action. While
among the leaders Mr.. Pitney seems to
ave the call, still it is not settled by
any means that he will be called upon
to lead the Republican hosts to victory
next year The rank ana file of the
party must not be ignored, or else there
will be rouble.
There is no use talking of a Demo-
0atic candidate for Governor unless
there is az assurance hat the Demo-
Gratis will bury the Ratchet, get together
and present a3sohd front to the enemy.
such q reconciliation. Those In charge
of the machine seem to want none but
silver men on board, and such asinine
policy receives the Endorsement of Col.
Price and others who hould know bet
Ter. Should the silver people be con-
WINGED of their felly and then hold out
the olive branch to those Democrats
who refused to vote for Bryan there
would be an opportunity for the placing
of the party in fighting trim. A promi-
nent Democrat remarked the other day
at the Sea Grit rife range that if the
party once more became united, 4and
General Dolnelly could almost certainly
Senator DAILY, his Gubernatorial aspira-
lions are not taken seriously, and the
pred ion is made that when the Demo-
craft leaders hold a conference other
am will receive more attention.
ABATTED WITH ROCCO.