The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-24
WATKINS PLANS
He Will Become District
Attorney and Not Try !
to Be Senator.
His EYE STILL ON THE GOVERNORSHIP
Prospects of Democratic Sue
cess in the Senatorial Elec-
ton Next Fall
His EYE STILL ON THE GOVERNORSHIP
rspecial to ..rhe Jersey city News.'l

Speaker David y. watkins, o. 1iouSS
ter county. He has been considered one
of the coming men in New Jersey poll-
tics, but his acceptance of the United
States District Attorneyship makes ms
political future somewhat uncertain.
There is a division Of opinion on the
subject. There are some who think that
his acceptance of the office Will neces-
sarily compel him to be active III poii-
tics. while others think that there Is
nothing in connection with the new OF
flee that would prevent him from peing
active. So far as Mr.. Watkins is per-
sonally concerned i nthe matter, he does
NOT consider that he is going into poltl-
cal retirement.
He will not he a candidate for Sena-
tor in Gloucester, but his retirement
from that fight was not made contingent
on his acceptance of the District At
t~orneyship. He retires because ne coulo
not hold two offices. This MAKES
matters easy for Congressman Louoen-
slayer, who is interested in the re-eiec-
ton of Senator Stanger.
1t is stated on good authority tnat
Speaker Watkins will endeavor to come
into the next Gubernatorial convention
with a solid delegation from South Jer-
sey. A number of prominent South Jer-
sey politicians say that he can nave
the delegates if he really wants tnem'
There has been an understanding among
a few that the South Jersey delegates
were to go to Senator Pitney, but the
Pitnev boom is not as strong now as
it was.
Sentiment is growing in favor of State
Chairman Franklin Murphy for the Re-
publican nomination. Essex is going to
demand the honor this time and will in
sist on having the standardbearer, SO
that South Jerseys may have a few more
years before it gets recognition.
The Burlington County Freeholders
have completed their slate. John Dur
nell is to be director of the Board OIL
Freeholders; Joseph Powell is to be re-
elected County Collector, an office That
he has held for nineteen years.
In Burlington public servants are re-
tanned for long services. Theodore Gas
kill. better known as "Uncle' Dory, has
been steward of the almshouse Tor thir-
ty years and will seek the election Tor
the thirty-frst time. 1t is said that this
will be his last call for the place. He
realzes thae ne . ee''
WIN then give a"as ~ 49,.
b~urilnstoh coui.s Wy -
eye On ouose aTarr
as CIRCUIT Juase expires @ co -
A. Sooy, who was mentioned some years
ago for a Vice CHARACTERISTIC, is one of
the leading candidates. The others are
CHaries IVAN $3.50
Samuel y oeioon ano c.n gse,
Oh bofoento"h uAso
a eappointanen III, o,ao.
burlihs'on County So sano+or
d oheriil az net S.sst.ai ~
Sc ehal pon'ies az
uie county.
= ,,n+i1 ooto-
neiA -,I - ha,a
pei. ~ 'A ~
utisii -, ~ 5000 souan
~ =, u,sa af hs-an,b1v
~ erS-.ms N H. oarr+;as VIII
,.. pa.soia parran comor-
- ~ nrho.a
49, 80 now ranrosant &c
Nlo. ITs;an romarsa+ c1o,-
60 marno ana Cardan
- 81, aaah hauo ,-o+a
- $50 Coaa4or ~ 1oo1 Tna
eanators ~ oil p-ennhfioans
80 a~aon+;an ~ +ha ono FROM War;
van county
~ na oahor 40 n,ii-
..ss.~.., -. noanaa+;on n we
aar;an slota. eor +ba canotarial ofioes
...a a. ao,n+ias +nara
- !. $3.50
Aiyd We shalp conteSes' VINE ~
there will be a walkover for the candl-
da les Of either marty. For instance. in
camden, Union ana 6loucester Hepupncai
nominations will be equivalent to election.
warren and Monmoutb ~strongholds seem
to be the only Democratic ~strongnoias.
Monmouth, Salem and Somerset are very
a,ana aa,nt;os ana for tho snccess If tha
close couhties' any - - 49,
larity and high character will be much CT
s... = -. cot ~ Tho rTn;4ed
d requisite. AS iNS See'
States Senate will be at stake, General
cauell No do,,ht will exercise a COM
ya.sss !. .o,oa+fon4o %
mand1ng lnlueiice III the seieclioA " rs.
publican candidates. South Jersey is his
hin, tbara e In sa-
danger tnat con1ronts MN theie 70 ~ "a
lem county. The Democrats are always
,a+;,,a +boro and racentlv thev Lave
SNiy .,oataa 80,
scored some victories. II mas elec'eu scs-
eral Democratic Senators within a score
,aors h.er and another one may be
OIL years oacA, aNo
chosen next November.
Assemh1vman Frank Wright, a Demo-