The Jersey City news., 1901-12-31
6d Stokes Both
ing for the Sena-
torship.
IN MAY Be TREASURER
ees Offered Him the Job
and He Is Deciding.
D Be II

ENTON, Dec. 81, 19oi.--Assistant
master General William IL Johnson
be the next treasurer Of New Jersey
can be induced to accept this ap-
ment, which has been rendered hin.
Governor VOORHEES,. Mr.. johnson at
declined to accept the position, but
he earnest solicitation OF rie Cover
and a number of other influential Re-
icans has again taken the matter un-
advisement, and will make known his
eision within the next few GAYS.
HE announcement Of the tender of the
asureship TO Mr.. johnson Is but one
ti4a many developments Of one of the
sie political days there mas been i'll
enton for some years Yesterday was
entlally an occasion of conferences IN
ich the uppermost questions were Ire
pointment of State Treasurer to nil
vacancy caused by the death OF
brge B. Swain and the selection OF
pcessor to General William J. Seweli.
Though there was a disposition also
consider the appointment OF a United
ties Senator, Mr.. Stokes, to whom the
lr remaining conferees were most IA
rably disposed, declined positively TO
rsnit any discussion of the matter IN
|lVs0S MIN as Il cdhtiNdt0 NAfN-t -eNNS -
neral of General Sewell.
L is believed however, that within a
y or two at least he will be an active
ndidate.
rhe announcement was made here last
might that ex-Attorney General John W.
E;riggs. who has heretofore been in the
Race only as he was placed there by his
friends. had also declared his candidacy
|during the day.
Potent influences We're at work all day
hnd wen into the night, and when all
was over the political atmosphere if not
clarified, had at least resolved itself into
a more tangible form than it has hereto-
fore assumed.
The situation can be summed up in few
words. 1t is simply this:-The question
bf General Sewell's successor has precipi-
hated with a vengeance the anticipated
hattie between the factions of the Repub-
lican party which have been slowly but
Surely forming; for the past few years,
although heretofore held in check by the
strong hand and iron will of General
Sewell.
While the factions in question are not
1.-TWO weil-defined bodies like the great po-
fitical parties, they nevertheless may be
resolved into two organizations with
numerous ramifcations and sympathizers
whose support in certain matters and up
to a certain point may be relied upon.
although their multitude of interests
make them like loosely tied bundle of
reeds
This was the condition confronting the
powers that be- and the powers that would
like to be when they set out yesterday to
decide for the Legislature who should be
the next State Treasurer and who the
next United States Senator from New
Jersey.
On the one side was the faction repre-
scented by Governor voorhees,. Clerk in
chancery Edward c.. Stokes. Supreme
Court Clerk William Riker, Jr., Con-
gresham Charles N Fowler, Charles N.
Codding, and in short, the VOORHEES, ma
chine. which has been steadily developing
and crystallizing prior to and during the
incumbency of the present executive.
Arrayed against this display Of talent
was what may be broadly termed the
Kean faction, which is headed by
United States Senator John Kean, and
embraces a large following of those who
have been more or lless at odds with and
antagonistic to the Voorhees-Fowler ma
chine.
The yoorhees-Fowler combination has
not been able to launch itself sufficiently
10 agree upon any single candidate. but
there seems TO be a tacit understanding
that either Clerk in Chancery Edward G.
Stokes OF John F. Dryden, the Newark
millionaire, will receive its support
Some vigorous work was done by the
friends of Mr. Stokes yesterday, and this
eliminated in a conference lasting four
hours last night, in which final effort
was made to induce Mr. johnson to take
the position of State Treasurer At the
conference were five persons of no less
Importance than Governor voorhees,, AS.
sistant Postmaster General johnson, for
mer Senator Stokes, Congressman Fow-
Ter and Senator McCarter of Essex
county.
1t was proposed to consider both the
selection of State Treasurer and a
United States Senator, but Mr.. Stokes
interposed vigorous objections to having
his name used in connection with the sue
censorship of General Sewell so soon af-
ter the death of the latter.
AS consequence only the appointment
OF a State Treasurer was formally dis
cussed although its import with relation
to the other position was fully realized by
all
The supporters of Mr.. Stokes We're par
ticularly anxious that Mr.. johnson should
take. th<1lace for several reasons.
7 In first place, it was argued that
with his standing In the community and
kninent qualifications for the position,
ere was no likelihood of the Legisla-
res declining to elect him for the full
n, contingency from which complica-
IS were feared by the friends of both
es and Dryden.
th Mr.. johnson as the agreed selec-
for treasurer, all fears would be re-
of the Essex delegation controlling
votes in the caucus, entering into
ination to support candidate of
for treasurer in return for its
for another candidate for United
\nator.
ke recalled that when Mr.. john
rst declined to accept the APP
it was proposed to appoint
eie, OF Newark, and the Gov
racfieally determined to offer
e. Mr. Eisele had the sup
sex delegation in the House,
overnor-elect Murphy nor