The Jersey City news., 1899-12-11

nor Consequently, Senators 8ltneys w
/ counted in that connection, must nurse
| their respective booms without calcufat-
ing on any support from Hudson. Colo
of the nomination of Franklin Murphy for
Governor because of his answering 10y
atty to the party, his magnetic qualities
and the disposition he has always shown
| to further Republican interests by treat
| ing all members of the party with equal
respect and courtesy. state senators VINO
4 desire the Gubernatorial office, Colonel
| Dickinson says, are prone to the making
| of entangling alliances which are danger
GUS to the welfare of the party. illustra-
tions of which have been SO apparent in
recent years He predicts that should
Essex County unite its forces in favor
Of Mr.. Murphy, Hudson will support him
to a man in the convention, and his nom
| ination viii be then assured And thus,
| Colonel Dickinson has thrown down the
Of the State and the attention they will
pay to it will excite more than ordinary
interest. Still, as Hudson doesn't figure
| largely in Republican majorities not
much alarm is felt.
This early exhibition of dissension over
| the Republican Gubernatorial nomination
who will watch with keen interest the de-
| velopments of the quarrel because they
expect to profit by it, and when the proper
/ time comes to make nomination for the
Office which will be sufficiently strong to
win a majority of the popular vote.
Hudson county Republicans, 1t seems
want lot Of things in the way of patron
/ age and legislation. BY granting their re-
quests they say their party machinery
/ would be strengthened and they would
then be in position to greatly reduce
the Democratic majority and perhaps
would wipe it out altogether. Give them
] a State office or two and necessary iegis-
lation, they say, and then they will demon
! strate their lighting qualities The legis-
I l&tion they want is as follows:-A five
| o'clock election law, personal registration,
abolition of spring elections, new ballot
4 1.r~~ 1lo- -
| system. and bipartisan police, fire and
! excise boards. Give them those weapons,
they say, and then they will wage a de-
structive warfare on Bob Davis and his
Hudson county Democracy. They desire
! that the anti-spring election legislation
| shall not only apply to Jersey City and
/ Newark, but also to all the cities of the
| State, This wish is expressed SO that all
| possible objection to it on the ground of
nconstitutionality may be removed. 1t is
very doubtful, indeed, If the Senator'S and
| Assemblvmens from other counties of the
| State would look upon the spring cleo
| tion change as a benefit to their com
munities. To mix up national, State and
municipal issues at the same election
might lead to endless confusion and pro-
4 duce results of an unsatisfactory char
acter. What would suit Jersey City and
/ people of other cities, whose welfare
must be protected as well as that of the
larger cities. All these questions which
! Colonel Dickinson and his confreres in
1 tend to precipitate on the Legislature are
SO controversial that they are almost GER
| tain to involve the Republican leaders in
a lot of difficulty.
It would seem that the Hudson Re-.
publicans have taken an unwise course in
the beginning Of the assertion of what
| they deem their rights when they de-
didacy of Pitney, johnson, Stokes and
Reed for the Gubernatorial nomination.
While pushing their claims for the pa
tronage and the legislation desired they
| certainly cannot call with good grace on
those leaders Of the Senate for help;
chosen the Republican leader Of the SEN
ate. No other Senator seems to care for
the honor. Of that position and the
Mr.. Pftney are well pleased that he is
to receive the distinction. because they
view II as stepping stone for him to
the Gunernat95iai aq, chair Accorqdng e, 9da,g 70
elected to the Presidency of the Senate,
the next office to that of Governor. That
office as State senator just in time, as
his friends hope, for him to don the robes
as Chief Executive of the State. OF
course, this is a very roseate view of
before he attains the height of his am
bition he must remember that the
dates for Governor are obstacles in his
pathway. Colonel Dickinson must be ap-
| peased and the Democratic party again
repulsed
The friends of Allan L. McDermott are
very anxious to see him once more in
the saddle of leadership in his party.
Without disparagement to Mr., Gourley,
they say the only way to reunite the
party is to place man of the calibre of.
Mr.. McDermott at the helm who would
have recourse to drastic measures to en-
force discipline. 1t is true that the fol-
lowers of Bryan would not agree to such
leadership, but as they will not exercise
much influence in the councils of the
party later on their opposition will not
be of much account Mr.. McDermott has
in the past proved his genius as a leader
and under his direction his party won
many battles. Certainly the only prac-
| teal way for the Democratic party to
rehabilitate itself is for men of the Nc
Dermott stamp to take hold and infuse
new life in its dormant membership.
Who will take Hobart's place as one
of the leaders of the Republican party of
the State? is the question frequently
asked nowadays. Will it be Senator Kean
or Supreme Court Clerk William Riker.
or some other distinguished member of
the party? Certainly 1t will be difficult
friends famiiarly called him to the last
moment of his ife. 1t is well known
that Mr.. Riker is a rising politician, and
that he has the means and leisure to- de-
vote to the work of organization. He
has already shown his prowess in the
field of practical politics. And Mr.
Kean is no novice, by any means. Per-
haps the best thing to do is to make big
leaders of both and to have II under
stood in the future that the men who
Will OlTSCL lu0 ORGANIZATION ana mould
the policy of the party will be General
Sewell, Senator Kean. Governor Voor-s
hees, Judge Fort, Franklin Murphy and
William Riker To match this t'big six"
the Democrats will find it a hard task
indeed.
AS a subordinate leader of the party
Major Carl Lentz will continue to hold
sway He Is potent factor in Essex
County politics and since he took hold OF
the local machine his party has achieved
an uninterrupted series of victories. He
is successful spokesman, and he is al
ways on the lookout for berths for his CO.
workers of merit. 1t is said that Jesse
r. Salmon who was appointed Super
visor of Bills, was really the choice of
Major Lentz and not of Senator Nc
Carter. As out and out partisans the
Major and Colonel Dickinson make a
smart team.
After the big Republican victory in
Monmouth country some of the local lead
ers of the party in Neptune township
thought they would get up a scrap of
their own, just to keep themselves in
practice State Prison Inspector Watson
and B. Frank Applebey rivals for local
| leadership, recently had quite battle for
superiority at primary election, and the
| fur was made to fly in real good earnest
1t is reported that MIR. Watson came out
ahead. On the Democratic side Rufus
Blodgett and Dave Crater are still at it,
hammer and tongs. The defeat of the
Democratic ticket at the recent election
in Monmouth is laid at the door at the
door of Mr.. Blodgett. and he does not
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