The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-01
VOORHEES, BOON WANING
Opposition to the Gov ernor
Springing Up il All
Directions.
pITNEY COMING TO TIE FRONT
Much Opposition to Senator
Smith Beginning to
Assert Itself.
Especial to eThe Jersey city News."l

mean leader the Olnef cay wien tdihiH5
about gubernatorial candidates. 1T may
seem on the surface that Foster N.
Voorhees, has things now all his own
xway, but / can tell you that an earnest
effort is being made to have someone else
nominated for Governor. Mr.. Pitney is
an active candidate and my firm belief is
that he win be successful. He was in
Trenton Saturday in consultation with
Republican leaders and he feels much en-
couraged at his prospects, The purveyor
Of this information holds a State office
and is am energetic politician. All along
he has been opposed to the nomination Of
Voorhees, and. of course. his opinion of
the situation must be taken as coming
through prejudiced lenses. He is doing
ali he can to defeat Mr.. Voorhees,, aud his
candidate for the office is undoubtedly
Mr.. Pitney.
1t cannot be denied, however, that
Governor Voorhees, has lost some ground
lately. Even his own friends acknowl-
edge that he has, and they feel that
hereafter he mus pay more attention
to his fences than he has been DOING
since he made his official headquarters at
the Sea Girt camp grounds, in order to
make his candidacy a success. It is not
that the Governor has lost any of his
popularity among the masses of the
voters that the danger is felt as to the
collapse of his boom. He is just as pop
ular as ever In that regard. The great
danger comes from u~Dfriendly politicians
who have their own axes to grind, ard
| who believe they could be ground better
| with any other Republican in the execu-
| tive chair than Foster Voorhees,. Pitney,
| Murphy. Fort-any of these prominent
men would suit certain politicians better
than Voorhees,.
It is true that General Sewell and
many of his friends have shown a dispo-
| sition to nave Voorhees, nominated While
they have not said much in his favor,
| yet they have not spoken against him.
When asked who will be nominated for
| Governor they Invariably reply that the
! tide is drifting toward Voorhees,. Colonel
Sam Dickinson, the Republican leader of
Hudson county, expressed an opinion
recently that Voorhees, would be nomi-
mated by reclamation. Coming from a
warrior Of the calabre of Colonel Dickin-
son, that was saying a great deal, in
deed. But how about Congressman Tom
| McEwan, who has just constructed a
! machine Of his own in Hudson county?
| Should MeEwan oppose Voorhees, as a
| candidate for Governor. then it is safe to
| predict that the Hudson delegation to
| the Republican State Convention will
be very much divided.
1t is well NOVA that the Republicans
| Of Essex county are all split up as to
the G-ubernatorial nomination Major
Carl Lentz is an open foeman of Gov
ernor voorhees,, his choice being Franklin
Murphy. The latest report is that Mr..
Murphy has became a fuil-fedged candi-
date, and ne Is asking for support wher-
ever he thinks he can get it.
Yet it must be remembered that the
veteran "Bill7 Stainsby yields an in
| fuencc that must not be despised-
Stainsby. no doubt, will stand by Voor-
| bees, unless Judge Fort, his so~n-in-law,
| becomes a candidate. In that event then
| VOORHEES, would lose a strong champion.
In any case Stainsby is sure to be on the
| side which is a~ntagonistic to Carl Lentz.
1t is reported that Judge Fort has de-
cided to enter the arena. Learning ehat
| rankin Murphy had concluded 10 put
to a test his popularity as a candidate,
ii is stated thai Judge Fort instructed his
friends 10 bring his own name TO the
forefront of the contest. Win Murphy
and Fort as rivals in their " county,
of Essex. the favorite son question VIII
/ be revived In a manner that Will produce
sensational incidents.
# NAV be that a Northeastern al
1anee has been formed. which will make
itself felt at an opportune time. An agree
ment may have been made that either
one must get the nomination pfoviusu,
of course. thai the alliance is strong
/ enargh TO sweep the Republican State
| Convention.
Vice President Hobart is very friendly
to Judge Fort, and ii may be stated that
the latter will not be a candidate I'M
! less he is encouraged by the FORMER.
Mr.. Hobart, no doubt. could turn the TIDE
in favor of any candidate he should de-
eide upon. lust the same as he did three
wears ago, when he had Griggs nominate
cd, and when he made John kean bite
the dust. 1t is doubtful, however, 4 MT.
Hobart will take any active part in the
campaign this time, owing TO the nigh
office he now fills. He can, however, pyy
advice save a friend from disaster, ard
that he will do when he sees now the
popular current is running.
tits believed in many circles that the
Democrats will not AXE an earnest
fight for the election OF a Governor, ana
that their best energies will be directed
toward the capture of the Legislature, SO
as to elect a United States Senator: A
prophecy is yentured that the Legisla-
ture will be very close. In view of that
result these same Republicans are OPP
nosine the nomination of Voorhees,. be-
causc in the event of his election as Gov
ernor his party would lose a vote for
United States Senator. He would then
be forced to resign his seat as Senator
from Union county. The vacancy could
not be filed until after the election for
IN 1871 the Democrats had a majority
Of only one in the Legislature. when
John r. Mcpherson. for the first time.
was chosen United States Senator. And
| that majority of one was brought about
the Assembly in the Third district Of
Mercer county by a majority also of one
Some Republicans fear that the next
Legislature may be as close. and conse-
ouently they believe that Foster NJ. Voor-
bees had better hold on to his position
as. State Senator from Union county, he
having one more year of his term to
| serve.
The Republican convention of the Sec
ond Congressional District has been called
to meet at Atlantic City at noon on Au-
| gust Is. The call was issued today by
the members of the Congressional COM
mittee for the district, This committee
Is composed Of Senate William Fl. Skirm.
Of Mercer; ex-senator William H Carter,
lantic. and Thomas J. Sprowl, OF Ocean.
For many years the Republican Congress
| sicnal convention for the Second District
has been held at Atlantic City. and this
| is not at all pleasing to some of the Re-
| publicans in other counties in the dis
trict. The Second District comprises At
I lanfic, Mercer. Burlington and Ocean
counties. The last named county has
been e~ndeavoring for a long time 20 have
fhe Congressional convention held within
| its precincts, but so far it has failed. The
| Nereer Ronublicans have always given a