The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-06

VOORHEES, SURE WINNER.
General Sewell and the
Leaders Favors the Union
Mans Candidacy.
ESSEX SAID TO BE AGAINST HIM.
Judge Garretson of Hudson
Mentioned as a Demo
cratic Candidate.
Especial to ..The Jersey city News..l

TRENTON, June 6, 1S9S.-The inside de-
v~elopments of the past week make 1t
quite clear that, barring some slip at
present unforeseen and improbable, Fos-
ter NJ. Voorhees, will be the Republican
candidate for Governor this fall. The one
thing that has stood between the acting
Governor and the nomination has been
the expected opposition of Senator Sewell
and the Republican leaders who train
with the Camden chieftain. 1t has been
made apparent. however. within the past
few days that if Senator Sewen ever had
any intention of opposing the candidacy
of Governor Voorhees, that that inten-
tion has been abandoned. Senator Sewell,
on the other hand, has said and done
things which leave no doubt that he IA
vors the nomination of Voorhees,, and
this. with the influence that the Governor
can summon on his account. would
seem to finally dispose of the matter, al
though, of course, the other aspirants
may remain in the field until the conven-
ton has done its work.
That Senator Sewell is in favor of Act
ing Governor VOORHEES, receiving the Re-
publican nomination is evidenced by sew
eral recent occurrences. one of which is
that Judge ]. Frank Fort. of Essex.
who has been counted as a candidate, has
been advised that he could not expect
any support from General Sewell. be-
cause the General was of the opinion that
Voorhees, was the logical nominee, and
that it would be the height of political
folly not to nominate him. Bank and In
suranee Commissioner William BEETLE n
other prominent Republicans close to
General Sewell also openly say that they
favor the nomination of voorhees,. 1t
may not be in the case of all of them that
they favor Voorhees, because they most
want him.; but they are dropping into the
view taken by Senator Sewell that it is
the logical thing to do.
During the few months he has been
in the executive chair as Acting Governor
Senator voorhees, has demonstrated his
ability and fitness for the place, and to
turn him down would be to make a mar
tyr of him and promote party discord.
Whether his nomination will promote
party harmony is another thing. There
are other a%spirants who are anxious for
the nomination. and then Senator Voor-
hees. despite his affable manner, is not
without enemies. Major Carl Lentz, the
chairman Of the Republican County Com
mittee of Essex county, is not Disgusting
the fact that he is opposed to voorhees,
for Governor. Major Lentz is an intense
Kean man. and he is one of those who
fear that the advancement of VOORHEES,,
may in some way interfere with the cam
didacy of John Kean for the United
States Senatorship to succeed James
Smith. Jr. Then the Major has never
forgive the Governor for not throwing
the weight of his influence as Republican
leader of the Senate in 1897 in for the
anti-spring election bill, for which Lentz
worked so assiduously only to have the
law declared unconstitutional afterward
by the courts.
Franklin Murphy's candidacy for the
Gubernatiorial nomination has not thus
far manifested itself in any aggressive
efforts. and little is being done even in
the Fourth Congressional district TO push
along the boom of Congressman Pitney,
who a year ago seemed to nave the iu-
side track on the Republican Guberna-
torial nomination. But, whatever may
or may not be lone from now on for any
of the aspirants, it is about a settled
thing that the majority of the conyen-
ton will be for VOORHEES, and that he Will
head the Republican ticket. because with
what strength will come to him from
South Jersey through the Sewe1 IN
fuence he will have a strength OF his y
In the central and northern parts, nor
entirely ignoring Essex count WHICH,
together with the support that he Will get
from the upper paIt o. me State ELL inI waia
his nomination as sure as Things can pe
sure in politics.
On the Democratic side matters have
not assumed SO definite a shape and tie
nomination is still IN
awarded even by the political gosslps.
mi l--A -f- re- anr-a ri ~ NJ Inc
name of Benjamin f. Lee, late supreme
Court Clerk, has developed many express
sions of approval from all parts OF t1 ne
State and if one were to prophecy at all,
it would be that the nomination lies be-
tween Mr.. Lee and Mayor Seymour Of
Newark, with the chances in favor of It's
going to the former. Lees strength is
conceded. He has managed during ms
many years of public life to Keep. out OF
Democratic family Quarrels and the con-
Quoting of the office OF Supreme COURT
Clerk by him has always been hignly
praised as above. reproaeh:
is admitted. That he would run better
than Seymour south of the Raritan is
equally conceded. and there is no reason
whv he should not do as well as any other
candidate in the upper portion Of the
State. Besides, the nomination OF either
Would mean the Ringing Of everything
on Essex. which may not be considere5
wise. Senator Smiths own candidacy
ought to be enough to move Essex pepio-
Gratis to do their full duty. And then =
cannot be denied that it would be q good
thing from a Democratic STANDPOINT II
some of the South Jersey counties could
be carried for Governor and Assembly,
men by the Democrats, or il not thS-,
then that the Republicans should by the
nomination of a strong Democratic cardi-
date in South Jersey find themselves in
the position where they could not deyoSe
all their energies to preventing the Demo-
Gratis from carrying Essex, which at this
writing seems so essential to Democratic
success.
While Mr.. Lee, from present indica-
TONS, is the most likely nominee OF ms
party, other names from different points
One of the latest is ex-Judge A. @. Gar
~rettson, of Hudson county. OF course,
Senator Daily is still in the field, bu.
with every prospect of his own county
being almost solidly against him. Clar-
ence T. Atkinson, of Burlington, is an as
pirant, but wants the nomination on a
platform declaring for free silver. There
is not much likelihood. however, that The
Democrats will drag into a State. cam
paign national issues, the raising of which
would almost certainly invite sure de-
feat. The small attendance at the silver
banquet at Camden last Thursday night
is a straw which points to the unwilling
ness of the Democrats to make the mon
ey question an issue in the Gubernatoria
contest. Another and even stronger
straw is the absence from the dinner OF
Democrats of State prominence Senator
Daily. and perhaps Mr.. Atkinson, are the
only ones who are well known outside Of
their own localities, and DAILY would not
refuse to ruin on a platform that said
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