The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-11
JOHN KEAN WINS At LAST
Republican Joint Caucus
Names Him for United
States Senator.

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TRENTON. Jan. II, 1S99.-At last John
Kean, of Union, has attained the goal OF
I his ambition and is now assured of the
office of United States Senate for sis
years, beginning March 4. next, and it
was remarked generally yesterday that,
combining oneself to the present campaign,
no man in New Jersey ever won such a
big prize so easilya OF course, for the
past six or eight years Mr.. kean has
been toiling and planning to secure some
thing. First it was Governor, and then,
when that seemed impossible, he became
a candidate for United States Senator,
and has succeeded in securing it aprar-
emily without the struggle and ight
which has characterized other contests
for this great prize.
When the Legislature yesterday a joint
| caucus of Republicans was held in the
Assembly Chamber to select a candidate
| Senator William NJ. Johnson, of Bergen,
presided, and Assemblyman Wood Mckee,
| of Passaic, was the secretary. He stated
| the. object of the caucus and called for
| nominations Senator Cross, of Union,
| responded, and in an eloquent speech
placed Mr.. Kean in nomination. He said
! that Mr.. Kean was born in Union County
/ IOTtN-SlX Years dSO, " SOOu Pea Cit15Cs
| He had had the advantages of an edu-
| cation which Mr.. Cross hoped every
American boy could lave. He had at
| tended Yale College, was a graduate of
| Columbia Law School. and a member of
the bar of New Jersey.
He had never practiced his profession,
| because interests of a more important
character claimed his attention. He had
| always been successful in the numerous
| enterprises he controlled, n not even
one failure has blighted his business
| career. True to his trusts, easily APP
preached, genial in disposition and a true
| friend, John Kean had few compeers as
| such in New Jersey. His popularity on
the whole was of a wide range and mis-
loyalty to party was proverbial. Such a
man, then. as Mr.. Kean was made lin a
fit and proper representative of New Jer-
| sey in the United States Senate
Mr.. Cross was loudly a%pplauded when ne
| sat down.
Messrs. Squire, of Union, and McMur-
ray, of Camden, seconded the nomina-
ton.
Unexpectedly then Mr.. Sturr, of Pas
| sale, arose and nominated Congressman
James F. Stewart, of Passaic county.
| All eyes were turned toward the report
| ers' friend, of Passaic county. He mere
" mentioned the name of Stewart, and
| that was all. Some one moved that a
ballot be taken. In the meantime john
King whispered to Sturr, Withdraw
| Observation-Disclosures him.
Just as the roll was about to be called
| Mr.. Sturr, seeing the handwriting on the
| wall, succumbed, and he moved that the
nomination of John Kean be made by
| reclamation, which was agreed to with
| an unanimity and heartiness seldom wit
messed on occasions of the kind.
On Tuesday, January "a, each House
win hold an election for Senator, when
| Mr.. Kean will reap the fruits of his ambi-
| ton. On the following day a joint meet
| ing will seal the final action of the Legs
| lature in that regard, and on March 4, M.
highest iaw-making body of the nation.
Comedy or romance, whichever one
| might call it, was witnessed in the after
nooon on the floors { rs Of bo Of 1d Hou ! T Prrl
| lington county, appeared on the scene
and announced himself as an independently
candidate for Senator. BE n~u1to nj s
| semblyman and asked for his vote. Sem
| ator Pitney said Gratz had done. more
than Mr.. Kean did by asking him Tor his
| support. Mr.. Gratz is sandy complex
| Toned, has a bald head and fiery red Van
| DYKE beard. and is about forty-five years
| old. He was a curiosity during his stay
in the State House. and most people
| shook their heaks while asking the ques-
| ton, "Is he daft?" The general response
\ was that while he might be SO, he was
/ harmless. And so ended the embryonic
| ambition of a Burlington county refor-
| mer to become a United States Senator.
A the conclusion Mr.. Kean entertained
| all ccners at luncheon in the white BAN
| ouet hall of the Trenton House. Many
gentlemen not connected with the Leg
! i~slature came to Trenton especially to
| congratulate Mr.. Kean on his success.
\ fer Wanser. Assistant postmaster Ed
| ward w. Woolley and Colonel Samuel d.
| Dickinson. MI. Kean was toasted and
cougratulated to his hearts content. and
was evidently very well pleased with HIM