The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-25

STATE SENATORS.
Republicans In Several Coun-
ties Have Had Their
Plans Sadly Upset.
ESSEX LEADERS PUZZLED
The Election of Sewells Sue
cessor Gives Importance
to These Contests
Especial to s.The Jersey city News.91

Especial to THE Jersey City News.71
TRENTON. Sept. Is, 1S99.-Because there
Is no G-ubernatorial nor Congressional
contests this fall in New Jersey the sim
mering of the political pot has been de-
layed. There are many count officers TO
be elected, it is true, but they are only
exciting what might be termed a local
interest. The big men of the Republican
party are keeping somewhat aloof to
avoid a possibility of friction in the State
next year when President Mckinley will
come up for a denomination and election.
On the Democratic side, too, the old-time
leaders are making an heroic effort to
have the ship keep clear of the shoals.
Their efforts are not meeting with very
great success, however, as DAILY. Atkin-
son ct al. are persistentiy stirring up the
old flame. The Hudson county Congress-
man cannot seem to rest quietly while
William B. Gourley, of Passaic, is chair
man of the Democratic State Committee.
DAILY has only to say the word and it Is
pushed along by Atkinson. As a result
these two silverites, located, as they are,
one in Hoboken, and the other in Cam.
den, AN both being addicted very much
to the talk habit. manage to keep the
New Jersey Democracy in a very unset
tied state.
The most general interest is being TAX
en- In the eight counties having Senators
to elect this fall. These Senators will
have a voice In the selection Of a United
States Senator to succeed General Will
lam ]. Sewell. The counties electing
Senators are Camden. Essex. Gloucester,
Monmouth. Salem. Somerset, Union and
Warren. The Senate now stands fourteen
Republicans to seven Democrats. OF
those retiring all are Republicans, with
the exception Of Senator Barber, of War
ren. With proper care in the selection of
candidates there is no reason why seven
Republicans should not be returned to
take the seats of the outgoing Senators
of that complexion. 1t is quite probable
that six of the counties will send to
Trenton the men who now represent
them in the State Senate.
Camden county will. of course, return
Senator Herbert w. johnson, who's re-
nomination was received with much sat
isfaetion all over the State. Gloucester
will follow Camden's example and return
her present Senator, Solomon Fl. Stranger.
The Monmouth county Republicans viii
renominate Senator c. Asa Francis, and
his chances of being elected are moderate
ly good. Already he is making a hustling
canvass of the county. The Democrats
are talking up putting up former Senator
Henry S. Terhune against him, in which
event the campaign would he very lively.
Joseph Heyer and Aaron E. Johnston are
also talked Of as nominees.
Salem count may possibly return Sem
ator Richard Miller. He will u~ndoubted-
-iy receive the Republican nomination, and
as he is POPULAR in the county and has
made a capable representative he may be
elected.
whether or not h Somerset county
Republicans will renominate Senator
Charles A. Reed is a grave question. It
has been war to the knife between Sena-
tor Reed and Clerk in Chancery Thomp-
son ever since the former was elected
three years ago. The Thompson forces
started in long ago to defeat Reed for a
denomination. 1t was largely a desire on
the part Of Reeds colleagues in the SEN
ate to give him prestige and insure his
denomination that led to his elevation to
the Presidency of the Senate last year
but the Therapeutics have continued the
warfare, and now claim they have Reed
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Sheriff George A. Dilts, of Rarftan. There
has been some talk of compromising by
the selection of Joseph S. F-relinghuysen,
who aspires to the nomination. Taking
advantage Of the disturbing elements in
the Republican ranks. the Somerset coun-
ty Democrats are talking of running
either ex-Speaker James J. Bergen or
Prosecutor Nelson Y. DUNCAN. Either
would make a formidable opponent for a
Republican with the conditions normal in
the county. Under existing conditions it
Is agreed that the nomination of Bergen
or DUNCAN by the Democrats would ne
hesitate some very tail harmonizing and
hustling on the part of the Republicans.
Senator Cross. who is serving out Gov
ernor Voorhees, unexpired term as the
representative from Union county, is not
going to have a denomination without an
animated struggle. Former Assemblyman
q. Martin Roll would like to get the nom
nation. So would Ernest Alderman. of
Plainfield. ~Assemblyman George Squire,
II he fails to land the nomination for
County Clerk, will make a try for the
Senatorial place. 50 that Union has no
dearth of candidates on the Republican
side.
The Republican leaders of Essex county
have had their plans for this falls cam
paign all set awry by the declination of
Judge J. Franklin Fort to accept the
nomination for State Senator. Judge
Forts name has been mentioned for the
past three or four weeks quite freely,
and his willingness to accept had been
looked upon as a means of avoiding COM
piicati0ns and adding strength to the tick
ct in that county. Upon his return from
Europe recently the Judge had a confer
enee with United States Senators Sewell
and Kean, and while he said at the time
ton for State Senator. the opinion still
prevailed among the Essex leaders that
Judge Fort would accept the nomination
II it were rendered him.
This appeared to be the Qualification OF
the whole situation in the county. and a
slate was laid out, with Judge Fort for
Senator, John H. Bonnel1 for Sheriff and
Benedict Prieth for Surrogate. The de-
~nlination of Judge Fort however, re-opens
the whole matter. Robert Hawksworth
of East Orange, wants the nomination
for State Senator, and Joseph Ellers. of
the same township, wants to be named
for Surrogate, as does also Thomas Nc
Eowan, Of Bloomfield, who is the present
Director of the Board OF Freeholders.
Judge Fort is himself an East Orange
man. and his nomination was looked up
and leaving the other two offices TO the
rify Of Newark. The leaders had decided
upon Mr.. BonnelT because OF his personal
popularity and MFR. Prieth in recognition
Df the German Republicans In Newark,
who are very strong.
With Judge Fort out of it there will
be a free-for-aI contest for all the nem-