The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-09-15
VOORHEES, AHEAD IN ESSEX
He Will Have 100 Of the
l47 Delegates and Pit
ney Will Have the
Others.
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tSpeclal TO -flne Jersey lily News j
NEWARK, Sept. Is, 1S98.-Essex county
| will make its bow to the Republican Cub
ernatorial convention this year in its Gus
tomary way. That is TO say, its delega-
ton win be divided as between Acting
Governor Voorhees, and Congressman
AIahlon Pitney.
The first named, according to the views
of prominent Republicans. who have been
taking stock of noses, can count on at
least 100 votes, while the man from Morris
win have to content himself with the re-
mainder, which is forty-seven. Voorhees,
may think he will get more than 100 and
Pitney may be laboring under the belief
that he win capture a whole lot more than
the political prophets eoncede to him, but
the prophets are not offering any amend
merits to original predictions.
Major Carl Lentz and his lieutenants are
for Pitney and Tor any one to beat Voor-
hees, while whole lot of other Republic
cans are for Voorhees, first. last and all
the time. Had Franklin Murphy remained
in the race many delegates now for the
others would be for him.
Among the hosts behind Voorhees, may
be mentioned William Stainsby. Supreme
Court Clerk Riker, e. 3. Gaddis, Dr. H.
c. H. Herold and the entire Republican
Society, Judge Fort, Sheriff Doremus, Sur
rogate Jackson, Register Skinner and
others who in the past were generally
found arrayed under Major Lentz's ban
ler The Major has his trustees" TOO,
but there has been marked falling off in
numbers in his bodyguard and this is
aGlnitted by some of his best friends Of
other days.
Can Voorhees, secure 100 delegates from
EssexY' was asked today of a Republi-
can worker. who even now is classed as
a Lentz man.
'.Yes, he can, was the reply.
Can Pitney capture fifty?'
maybe he can, but If he does he has
played the limit Major Lentz is with
MIN. of course. btt the Lentz of a year or
two ago is not the Lentz of today. His
power ard influence are waning, and in a
contest such as the one now up, he won't
cut much ice
There is. said to have been gathering
Of well-known Republicans in place not
far from the canal bridge Monday night,
and. with possibly a single exception,
every man present declared that Voor-
lees was his choice, and added that il
would be unwise to name any other
man.
Major Lentz has not attempted to do
any work of late that was not intended
for Pitneys benefit. He had been an ad-
voeate OF Franklin Murphy until the lat
ter dropped out of the contest for the
Gubernatorial nomination, but 1t has been
Pitney with him ever since.
On Thursday of last week the Major
and the Congressman met in this city
after the Congressnan's return from the
State Fair, and the two repaired to the
headquarters in Chester row, where for
two hoars they were in conference
Just what was said and done is another
matter, but the outer guards of the Lentz
faction have been industriously, though
metaphorlcally, jumping on Voorhees,
ever since, and at the same time singing
the praises of the Fourth District Con-
gresham.
In Orange and the townships Franklin
Murphy would have loomed up strong
had he not retired. This is said to be
due to the influence of County Counsel
Mum, who is a staunch friend of Mr.
Murphy's, and who is on close terms of
intimacy with the County Freeholders,
many of whom are powerful leaders in
the places they represent on the Board of
Freeholders. With Murphy out they are
for Voorhees,, as the Newarker was the
only obstacle in the way of their inelina-
ton to support the Acting Governor.
In connection with Mr.. .Murphy's retire
ment it is said that no less a parsonage
rrr- - rr4
While the Vice President thinks well of
Mr. Murphy and of Judge ]. Franklin
Fort, it was his expressed opinion that it
would be ruinous political policy to turn
down" Voorhees,, particularly as United
States Senator SeweIl and all that that
implies, favored the nomination Of the
man from Union county.
Several of the Republican Assemblymen
who desire denomination and who were
formerly friends Of Major Lentz and, may
be- are still his friends, will not support
Pitney as against Voorhees,. They say
the sentiment is for Voorhees, and, that
being the case, Lentz and all who stand
by him, may go down in a heap at the
county convention as a result of their
action.
A similar condition of affairs exist
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