New-York tribune., 1901-04-22
DRIFTING AWAY FROM SEYMOUR.
DEMOCRATS POINT OUT OTHER AVAILABLE
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR

DEMOCRATS POINT OUT OTHER AVAILABLE
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR.
1t is not positively known from whom a number
of Essex County Democrats in good standing are
taking their in offering all sorts OF courteous
opposition to Mayor James f. Seymour Of New
ark the next Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor, but the suspect is exUnited States Senator
Smith. To all outward appearances Mr.. Smith is
not taking an active interest in politics. but those
who know him apt TO believe that when he
appears be the least concerned In the affairs of
the Democratic party he is the deeply inter-
ested. His ability for keeping silence when he is
busy is well known. and it is as difficult now 1t
ever has been to make his fellow Democrats and
observing Republicans believe that he is doing
nothing because he to be only distantly con-
nected with the machinery OF his party.
One of the reasons why Mr.. Smith is thought to
be quietly laying pipe and plans to largely regain
the control of the Democratic State organization
s the constantly reappearng and evidently growing
opposition to Mayor Seymour as the party candidate
for Governor. This opinion is not weakened by the
fact that the opposition to the Mayor which most
readily gains publicity and advocacy Is more con-
spicuous in Essex County than anywhere else: 1t
was not in the least difficult to find this opposition
to Mr. Seymour in Newark on Saturday. In fact,
there apparent the desire to give 1t circulation
Advocates of the nomination Of ex-Judge Francis
We're If not numerous. sufficiently In force to show
So second sght was needed to ses
that Mr.. Smith. although no one was willing to
Judge Child.
But Essex County Democrats. with the apparent
intention OF letting 1t be understood that they are
selfish in either the matter of locality or can
ddate had several names TO propose for considera-
ton. The name of Vice-Chanceor Reed Is not a
in the Democratic vocabulary OF candi-
dates and the fact that he several times named
as nominee who would lend dignity TO the ticket
and emphasize the frequently declared good inten-
tons Of the Democratic party, and occasionally
pointed out. The active of the younger gen.
be III earnest in their support OF Senator Johnston
Cornish. of Warren County, as the most available
candidate for Governor that the Democrats could
select. These men, who are politicians IN the com
the South and West Jersey Democrats would enter
more harmoniously upon aggressive campaign
II Mr.. Cornish should be nominated than they would
In of the nomination of Mayor Seymour. in
whose support that part of the State has been
represented to be strong. The belief is also held
that Hudson County would be equally as strong
sibly light of ateria aid the necessities
of q Democratic campaign. the stronger candidate
of the two. Other Democrats in different parts of
the state. including ex-Congressman clark ex-
ator James 7. Bergen. were named but clearly
more with the intention of showing the resources
of the New-Jersey Democracy in availa BILE material
for Governor than of ultimate earnestness of pur-
pose.
But thing made clear. and that was that
the opposition to the nomination of Mayor Seymour
Senator Smith and his home eutenants as well as
OF his former political coWorkers in the southern
part of the State That this opposition will be de-
termined and far reaching by those Democrat Is
fective In working out the preliminaries OF more
than one Democratic campaign Is now 80 evident
that all the sagacity of Mayor Seymours forces
will be necessary to keep him in the front rank OF
available candidates The fact that this difficulty
is recognized is by adding 10 Mr.. Sey-
mour's popularity or availability