The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-11
ESSEX POLITICS
Republicans Scrambling for
the Offices in Lively
Shape.
FRANK FORT FOR STATE SENATOR
Villa m Riker Is Also Coquet
ting With the Nom
nation
FRANK PORT FOR STATE SENATOR

varied are the stories told in connection
with the Republican nominations tor
State and county offices nowadays that
the whole business is resolving itself into
a case of paying YOU money and taking
your choice. Perhaps the most interest
ing feature of political chat and work IS
that the Republicans are not taking the
Democrats into their calculations at all,
hut. on the other hand, are manoeuvring
with and against each other for the SUI
premacy.
1t is this leader and his henchmen
against that leader and his trusty lieu
tenants. for or against this man for State
Senator and tina man for Sheriff, all ap-
parently with an eye single to the perma-
nent location of an anchor to
Several important places are at stake,
but because of the fact that a successor
10 United States Senator Sewell viii be
elected in 1901, the State Senatorship is
considered to be far and away the eapi-
tai prize.
william Riker. the Supreme Court
Clerk, 1t would appear from the talk one
hears now and then, is something OF an.
enigma. even to those who think they
know him best.
HE has thrown a shroud of mystery
about him." said a County Committee
man the other day and we cannot PEN
citrate the veil. We don't know what he
wants or what he don't want. but we are
an satisfied he knows what he wants,
ana there was a positive emphasis on the
he.
Not so long ago it was said that Will
ham Riker and Colonel Henry A. Potter
were urging the nomination of Robert
Havkesworfh. a lawyer. residing in East
Orange for State Senator, and it was
snrther declared that Judge ]. Franklin
FORT swould be pleased to see his towns
man in George w. Ketcham's shoes. But
rountv Counsel Mum. who also resides in
East Orange. was so deeply interested in
Thomas McGowan's boom for Surrogate
thaf he was arrayed against any other
township man for any other place.
McGowan. who is Director of the Board
of Ereeholders holds forth in Bloomfield,
and It Is NOT considered probable that two
Of the three big offices will go to the town
ships this year. Mum is for MCGOWAN
drst. last and all the time, and against
any move calculated 10 hurt the Bloom
field mans chances.
Colonel Potter introduced Mr.. Hawkes.
worth to the Republicans at headquarters
some time ago. and it was given out then
that the man from East Orange had the
wherewithal to make a campaign inter-
essing Now # Is whisnered that Hawkes.
worth will not be pressed into the Sena-
torial race. but viii be reserved Tor Con-
gressional honors a year hence.
Within a few days from the William
Riker camp has emerged a boom for Judge
Fort for State Senator with the explana-
4,am 4h..4 -. go u+ha+ ~ r,ano
etou Id = "os saA - say -" 'Ne ouuse
would not spurn the nomination II ten
dered him .Tudee Fort has heen abroad
~ -,-- and ~ -. 49, $3.50
- s~tla a"o -Ms seNN ~ eN-s An"s
cannot be learned, ever II ne cared TO eA-
press them. John II. Bonneil for Sheriff
81 Il, r+aas - -. .uoD -, $3.50
a soseS tAe sa e
and crisp from the William Ril1er shop,
while from Joseph Riker's camp it is
xA15o-o- $1,000 yy,r+,,o a.. cAarsAe -
1eo15e steu = 3nSiiA' anu
no one but George Virtue
All this is very interesting in a wav
n,,,* +ha.o +o- +,o. a.-
~ - 80 us ~ &c soasiuei
~ ms >Ant Taiu' winch % lhe ionae
OF joseph RlkeI, IS also the stamping
ground Of George E.. Russell. whose name
bas been manftonod for 800 cana+or -
SsaeS -
Is presumed that if Joseph Riker is for
Virtue. he can't very well be determined
TO oVef"orK hlmseiI IN Russelfs inter-
ests, nor can huSSell or virtue be ex-
pected to waste much nervous energy in
aaab otbar,s hahaie Than -hora -,
1nonas N. McCarter, Jr- lie Is a can
didate for State Senator and has a stiff
folIow;ng n ie nor AZ all ;mnrohabfe
-'s : : = 80 :" q
lhat pe1ore convention DAY rolls around
a combination NAV be formed that Will
s,,nnort a +;cLat soua+h;no ,t,,a +bts.
n mas
For State Senator,
Inomas N McCarter, Jr.
For Snerld,
FT2nk smith
For surrogate,
InomaS McGoMan
Or the name OF Joseph w. Edior may DE
substituted for that OF Thomas McGowan,
II certain things occur. Inen there IS
mat otner COMPUTATION wnlch Is likely 10
be backed by Wllllam Rlker:
FOR state senator,
j. frahklln rort
or
Wlllian hlksr.
FoT snerln,
JCnn H. BonneH.
FRANCIS j. SWayze-
What is that2 William Riker for State
Senator? a puzzled enc will ask. Yes,
that's it exactly" the puzzle-solver is al
ready saying. OF course, he may be miles
away from the truth, but once an idea
lights on a person who feels that ne is
something Of a guesser, 1t can't be
t'shoo'd away
ny, o. course, ne goes on 70 eAplarn,
as a guesser, suppose Senator Seweil