New-York tribune., 1901-09-19
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
NEWJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES.

The second attempt of Elvin w. Crane, Of New
ark to prove that Mayor Seymour not "a
true Democrat and loyal party man. in 1888 was
due yesterday. but laid until tomorrow.
The statement made by Mayor Seymour. in his
reply to NJ Crane 1 that he contributes $3.50 19ns to sns
in Newark, not the least interesting OF which was
DEM pemocratc or Committee and Who is vigorously op-
posing the nomination OF Mayor Seymour for Coy
City Hall receiving 81 900 a year Who contributed |
e @ ayof Il yof symo 0T Mho he Ma salary
who for years has been beneficiary OF the DeIno,
bears evidence of seymours Democracy Another |
by on NeWark oM pemoera Vas that he had
hoped that the political dirty linen or @ fne parry
1t is now said in Hudson County that Alexander |
C. Young, of Hoboken has destroyed his chances |
of being made the chairman of the Democratic ]
State Convention by holding subcellar conference
with ex-United States Senator Smith. The fly in |
M Mr d1ung ointment Is SAD to Be be the opp GPposito
member of the committee recently appointed to
yesterday of Mr.. Young's friends said that he
vas momentarily expecting to hear the report con
front of the Democratic State Convention for the
sale of peanut politics.
New-Jersey politicians of all sorts and sizes keep
themselves cheerful these days by cutting rhetor
ical pigeon wings around Colonel Edward Living
ston Price and William B. Gourley. The amuse
ment of these primary managers and ticket makers
Is in snectng TO believe that the colonel and the
running neck and neck race for the office of At
torney-General OF the State Price is out and
Governor. and seems think, so is said. that if
election of Seymour. he has in view OF those
sure things upon pom which which shrswd men make large
ayowed supporter of ex-senator Christian Braun.
politicians who enjoy bit of fun say that his posi-
,ion on the backyard fence of a vacant political
-"'c1el in the open. Meanwhile, Republicans. who
ley is in any danger of being made Attorney-Gen-
erai Tor several years to come are the cheerful
this political campaign.
Although Hudson County politicians do not take
frederick A Verdon at all seriously, and while
1t is doubtful If he is known beyond a few of the
northern counties of the State, he is just now a
very busy man. with d large scheme on his hands
3G OF bS4 SGe n9Sn labor material Of really good
to make united party weave, Mr.. Verdon is en-
this end a state convention for the naming Of an
11naependent 1p ticket which is to be combined with
abor ticket is 10 be held in Odd Fellows Hall Ho-
! boken, on Monday next. Although the new party
Henry Timken from Buffalo. it PROPOSES to- pro- o.
ceed at once with the necessary legal steps OBJ
tion. The meeting at which the call for a State
convention was precipitated unexpectedly was held
! Hoboken. Delegates and members to the number OF
Bayonne, Elizabeth and Hoboken were present
/ After some discussion. in which there was much
by petition candidate for Governor, but also to
cy NeWak ayonne m R9abeh orang snd
possibly Trenton. 1t was said yesterday that the
a. a citizen of Paterson TO this anaouncement H q
Hohoken Democrat OF a satlFlGai turn OF mind
didate for Governor would come from. there was
rnnn orde in ' time i was certantS that
Fred Verdon would be its candidate for Mayor
his ' hand this Hoboken satirst Significantly said
"And there you are!"
The Robert Davis Civic Corps Is the coming
Democratic organization in Hudson County. The
number of members is to be limited 10 one hun
and fifty, and part of the dress parade equip
rnent of each is to be a silk hat. Many Jersey
City Democrats looked askance at this innovation
in the way of headgear. and spoke disparagngly
sigh that might have been drawn from some
~ dRe fRs ede m ada M ha to m
robe 1t seem strange but it is a fact, never,
theless. l thought the matter carefully. and
did not reach a decision until after the most ma
ture elaboration 1t is a serious thing to knock
and my Derby hat win have to give way to high
hat, IN order that there may be uniformity in the
/ dress OF the Civic Corps
A State Senator will be elected in Morris County
! next November From present indications the Re
publican candidate will be John II. Capstick OF
/ Bconton. The Democrats still undecided upon
a nominee. but ex-Mayor F. a Quayie, Of Nor
cratic candidates mentioned are ex-Judge Willard
! W. Cutler, of Morristown; Dr A p GiarpehteT Iip
/ OF Rockaway Mr.. Hoagland for Senator
I against Nahion Ptney and beaten 1t is said
/ that ne does not to be a candidate this year
AS il is reported that Nv Cutler will not under
| circumstances accept the nomination and that DR..
Carpenter has said that he has no further political
aspirations the Democratic nomination seems to be
circling around Mr. Quayles neighborhood. although
I it is believed that he would much rather be
/ Surrogate than a State Senator.
All efforts to affect the allegiance of the South
/ Jersey Democrats to ex-Congressrnan Thomas NJ.
| Terrell appear hays been unsuccessful II was
| said Yesterday that *hcre was scarcely a prom
inent Democrat in that part of the State who was
/ disposed consider Mayor Seymour or any one
! else as A first choice Mr.. FerTell Democrats
/ down that way regard the Essex County troubles
/ among their political brethren as being favorable
| to Mr. Ferrel's candidacy.
Tally one hundred and eleven delegates for
/ Franklin Murphy as the choice OF Hudson County
! for Governor in the Republican state Convention,
to be held Trenton on Thursday Of next week
All but three the primaries In that county have
| been held but Colonel s d. Dickinson, the Re
publican leader there, said yesterday that they
! would all he alike
! THE SJLTiN'S LITTLE JOKE.
| ConstantinopIe correspondence of The Pail Mall
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