The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
Mr.. Pitney as a Gold Brick.

Mr.. Pitney as a Gold Brick.
When young Mr.. Pitney of Morris coun-
ty. at the last Republican State conven-
ton, so magnanimously rave up the Gu
bernatorial nomination-which he had no
chance of securing-his friends jubilantly
declared that nothing could stop him from
being Foster Voorhees, successor ir the
Executive chamber. He went out from
that convention a regular candidate Tor
the nomination three years thereafter and
began at once to fix up his fences for l9ul-
One of the best things young Mr.. Pitney
thought he could do to help along his
G~ubernatorial aspirations was get himself
elected to the Senate for the next three
years so that, while his rivals were COM
pa%ratively out of public sight in the Sc
clusion of private life, he, by his superior
wisdom and natural ability, could be kept
continually in the public eye and could
cause to grow a popular demand for his
nomination, which nothing could resist.
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Republicans of his native county and i'm
mediately the State was flooded with stor-
les of the wonderful things he was going
to do as soon as he reached the Senate.
He was going to be the leader of his par
ty in all matters that required parliament
tary fnesse and experience such as could
only be attained in the National Congress;
he was to shake up the dry bones OF
Trenton with his natural eloquence so
pancy of a pack seat in the House of
Representatives; he was to keep the OBJ
streperous Democrats in order; above all.
he was to sit on Allan L. McDermort of
Hudson, who, early in the campaign, in
spired the Republicans with a wholesome
dread.
The first session of young Mr.. Pitney's
term in the Senate has almost passed,
and how has the juvenile Statesman from
Morris fulfilled these predictions? sena-
tor johnson has shown himself to be the
leader of his party in fact as we'll as in
name and he has proved that he knows
as much about Parliamentary law as the
ex-Congressman, with a few points to
! spare. The dry bone shaking eloquence
has been most notable for its absence,
| although Mr.. Pitney has always spoken
| on the slightest provocation. In the one
| great struggle which he has had with
| the obstreperous Democrat from Hudson,
Mr.. Pitney was routed horse foot and
dragons.
Gubernatorial nomination been advanced
much by his career in the Senate. On
the contrary, those best acquainted with
| the situation declare that it has been
| seriously damaged. The dictatorial and
| haughty manner with which he has treat
| ed his constituents and other good Re
| publicans who have appealed to him
! during the session to help along their
| little bill" has made him many enemies,
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liant things, which he was to do, has
| caused many, who were inclined to sup
| port him, to ask whether he was the
| most available candidate after all.
To this question some of the leaders
think they have found an answer across
the corridor in the Assembly Chamber.
in Speaker David o. Watkins bonnet the
| Gubernatorial bee buzzes SO loud that i
is heard all over South Jersey. Never
theless the Speaker has kept on the ever
tenor of his way, making no enemies and
winning hosts of friends. He is a strong
contrast to young Mr.. Pitney and will
prove a dangerous rival to him in the
convention.