The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-28
BEFORE THE BATTL
Boorns Of all Kinds Were
Flying About Trenton
Hotels Last Night.
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where everything was SO at six and sew
! ems the night before as things We're here
llast night. No one was Willing 20 stake
his reputation as political prophet on
prediction, and the universal answer to
| all inquiries was. dom know. When
! the delegates began to arrive last evening
| there was a general air of Lee about, ana
| without being able to say just why II was
| every one had a strong feeling that Ben
jamin F. Lee would be the candidate This
spread like wildfire and BY eight o'clock
nothing was heard bur Lee About that
| time young Frank Lee appeared about
the hotels and positively announced that
his father WAS not candidate. but those
who were here three years ago and re-
| membered the positive and emphalic
| manner in which George T Werts refused
TO be candidate only to accept the
nomination when it came to him, looked
at young Mr.. Lee with a skeptical gaze.
Senator Smith came down early and es-
tablished himself in General SewelPs
room in the Trenton House With him
| was Prosecutor Elvin Crane Of Essex,
| who has long been considered the Sena-
tors personal candidate. It was not
long before the Senator and his candidate
ranged themselves in front of the big
mantel and began to hold a reception All
focked around Senator Smith, and after
shaking hands with the great man from
Essex, were introduced TO Mr. Crane.
The Prosecutor made a favorable impress
sion, and almost every one who met him
thought him most agreeable man. Ine
astonishing fact about it all was how
few of the visitors had apparently met
Mr. Crane before. Still the Lee boom
began to assert itself and the crane
stock remained below par Suddenly
Senator Smith left the ROOM 1t was sara
that he had gone to pay a friendly, social
visit to Mr.. Lee, who was connned 10 nus
home on State street with an attack OF
lumbago Everybody commended the
Senator's neighborlIness, and at the same
time wondered what effect the friendly,
neighborlv visit would have on Mr.. Lees
candidacy They did not have TO Won
der long Mr. Smith returned in a short
time. and when asked what the results
Of his visit we're that he merely caiied
upon Mr.. Lee. who was confined to nus
|Shome, to condole with him on his sick
ness. a dent think, he slowly added,
that Mr.. Lee is a candidate" That had
the desired effect. and Mr.. Lees boom
collapsed Its gas seem to get into
Mr. Cranes boom. and that was wonder
fuliy Inflated The callers increased, and
Mr. Crane resumed the pump handle
work. so that al midnight he was mueh
in the lead Another eandGale sl,al WHO narl na1
nelly He sat In Senator Smiths room
and received many warm greetings sfie
will receive Mereer's vote on Iiie nrst paa~
lot as compliment to favorite sen,
and at the right moment Mercer VIII
break to Crane. The details are all ar
ranged and me man VINO s 70 leaa ine E
break has been rehearsing ms irylhs
part for a week or more
A large number OF delegates and others
from Passaic, wearing badges inscribed.
/ .tFor Governor Christian Braun OF Pas
safe" appeared on the scene early and
boosted along the Passaic Senator :
boom for ali ii was worth The. badge
does not bind any delegate TO vote Tor MT.
Braun after the first ballot.
Another county with fayorite son
was Warren, and former Senator, Mayor
and Congressman Johnston Cornish was
the son. He opened up headquarters OPP
posite the State Committees room and
received many callers during the even
ing Warren did not make up its mind
last night who it will support after the
first ballot Perhaps the most astonish-
ing thing last night was the mysterious
disappearance of the Seymour boom, The
presence of Mr.. Crane so close TO Senator
Smith aad rather discouragng effect
upon Mr.. Seymour's candidacy, as
towards morning, little il anything, was
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