The Jersey City news., 1898-07-11

may BE SPECIAL SESSION
Thought Necessary to Pro
vide Relief for Families
Of Volunteers.
JERSEY TROOPS FOR MANILA
Francis Murphy Looming Up
AS a Gubernatorial Can
didate--Trent Gossip.
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alton.
The Governor has several times been
of the opinion that an extra session was
needed, but the emergency was met IN
other ways The present reason offered
for the calling together of Che law Is the
consideration of legislative bill which
will give the several municipalities the
right to appropriate money for the relief
of the families OF those who have gone 10
the front.
There has been considerable suffering
in Newark recently. An attempt was
made to relieve the wants OF the families
by public subscription, and considerable
money was raised, but the donations are
falling off and the municipal authorities
Of Newark see that there must be suf-
fering, unless a more permanent plan OF
assisting the families IS devised.
There is every probability that many Of
the Newark volunteers will be kept IN SER
vice during the winter, and then money
must be had to assist their families.
Mayor Seymour, of Newark, has request
ed the Governor to issue call for III ex-
ira session, and the Governor expects to
have a conference with a number ot State
officers and some municipal officers on
Monday and reach a decision
1t is now reported on good authority
that the Jersey volunteers now at Sandy
Hook and Pompton Plains are to go to
Manila for a several years stay. At least
the men have received a tip to that Ell
feet and there has been a rush for short
furleughs home, SO as to put the homes
In the best shape.
This order would take a large number
of men from all parts of the State, and
there may be need of some precautionary
legislation to assist those whom they Will
leave behind.
F'ranklin Murphy. the Chairman of the
Republican State Committee. has formal
ly declared that he will under no clrcum-
stances accept the offer OF Commissioner
to the Paris Exposition, and he has so in
formed President Mckinley.
In Newark this has had the effect OF
stimulating considerable Gubernatorial
talk. and it looks now as if the Murphy
boom is taking some definite shape. Mr.
Murphy has made the statement that he
is not opposing Acting Governor Hoor-
hees, but he is of the opinion that Essex
county must have the candidate il the
Republicans want to win, and, il Essex
county is to furnish the candidate, he
believes he is entitled to 1t and can carry
the county.
Mr.. Murphy has few enthusiastic
supporters who are arraigning Governor
Voorhees,, because of alleged defects in
his public career, particularly as Senator
and Governor.
There is, however, a difference of opin-
ION on lllS score, ana the ACHING -1ON-
ernor is not without number of warm
friends who will throw down the gaunt-
let to Chairman Franklin Murphy and his
Major General, Carl Lentz.
IL the Murphy and Voorhees, men de-
eide to fight each other it is altogether
probable that there will be a warm con-
test. for Voorhees, has secured a number
OF pledges from all parts OF the county
of support which will be enough to give
hitl possible chance of winning the
honor.
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contest it can be expected that Congress-
man Mahlon Pitney will also be a candi-
date. His friends figure on the situation
getting mixed and bringing him out as
vel: fed and well greomed dark horse.
In the Congressional contests, there
have only been some slight changes. Ex-
Senator 2. L. Ross, of Cape May, who
startled South Jersey a few weeks ago
by coming out as a candidate for Con-
gress in the First District, has with
drawn as candidate and declared in
favor of Mayor James Hldreth, Of Cape
May, who has been a successful politi-
can.
It is stated that Mayor Hildreth's op-
position to Congressman Loudenslager
Will not be disturbing, not al least this
week.
In the Second district there has been
no deiinite move on the part Of the
men as possible successor of the present
Congressman There is nothing IN the
way of his getting another term.
The fact that he has received addition
al honors at the hands of Congress, this
year and has been made a member of the
National Labor Commission, is informa-
fion with which his friends are combat
ting the statements of some of his con-
stituents who have been publicly declaring
that Congressman Gardner did not give as
much attention to his constituents as was
demanded His duties in connection with
his committees were more than ,ordinar-
lily onerous.
In the Third district Congressman
Howell Is still undecided whether it would
be safe for him to run because two coun-
ties in his district have gone Democratic
Congressman Pitney is also in doubt as
TO his running ability this year.
He carried the district twice in success
sion, which was no mean political achieve
ment, but the Fourth has swung black
into the Democratic column and former
CoGgr ressman Johnston Cornishis taking
lively interest in politics, which indicates
that he is figuring on getting control of
the district either for himself or some
Mr.. Cornish refused to run two years
ago on the ground that he was out of
politics. He induced Augustus Cutler to
take the nomination. and the defeat he
encountered hastened the death of this
venerable Democratic war horse
In the Fifth there are some chances
Of Congressman Stewart being returned
AT least fve men are ambitious to sue
ceed him and the leaders think there
VIII Pc general mixing up of conditions
and the result will be that the Congress-
man will be renominated as a harnoni-
Gus solution of the trouble.
III lHe seventh, congressman MCEWan
has been served with a notice that he
has reached the end of his political
career and he challenges the right
of any one to serve such a notice on
him but the dear people. There is cor
Siderable guessing as to whether the
Congressman is going to fight Colonel
Samuel Dickinson by making a play
for denomination
here Is no opposition to Congressman
Wayne r. Parker, of the Sixth. or to
Congressman Fowler, of the Eighth Dis
trcS.
It can be expected that State poll
tics will take some definite shape with
in the next two weeks, because Vice
President Hobart, Attorney General
Griggs, and the Senators and Congress-
men viii all be at home sounding the
political conditions and shaping matters
for harmonious campaign.
The old-time story that Senator Smith
wants to be a candidate for Governor is
again revived. but it is only speculation
Sfliatcr Smith, whenever he has the op-
pCrtuGity to get away from Washing
ton. rms down to Elberon and surrounds
h35laelf with some of the old-tirne Lead
efs and talks politics by the yard.
He Is casting about for a good candi-
date ard he has now on his string BEN
janir Il Lee of Trenton, and former
Attorney General Stockton but there IS
EctfiHg to indicate that he has reached
ANY conclusion. but wants the fullest
aayices before he settles down to gather
up the strings that will control the next
State convention.
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