The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24
LIVELY POLITICS IN JERSEY.
FRtNkIIN MURPHY SJRF or
NOMINATION ron COZ ERNOR.


TRENToS, sept 2S-franklin Murphy
of Es-eN county will 10 nominated without
a ripple Of dl-cord st ia. Republican State
Convention that h scheduled Co assemble
ia Taylor Opera Hou-s next Thursday for
the purpn~s Of placing before the people
a ossdidate for Governor. All opposition
e. Nj Murphy has long sinco teen
cmoved aud the entire Stat" l. now eu-
thusiastic Ia support Of hi- candidacy.
The convention that II 90 name Mr. Muir
phv promises 20 be one Of the bri"fe-t and
most Harmonious Oh record II u almost
CERTAIN thai out one s.Ssiou will bs held.
and that that viii L. L,s- than an hour nj
work. II Is the desire OF ths party man
ayers that the platform shall be very short.
1t will contain an indor-smeut OF the Re-
publican sdIuinistration OF Afals In New
Jersey and will refer ittingly Ia tho la
mentable taking on Of the hto President
and give a~-surances 10 President Roosevelt
Of the hearty cooperation of the hepubli-
cans 81 tn" State.
Clerk la Chancery Edward c. Stokes IL
20 preside over the convention and he can
he depended upon 10 make n ruusins sTe"ch.
filled with material that will CIV the stump
SPEAKERS Tor the fall campaign plenty of
ammunition. Clerk Stokes Is looked upon
as on. Of the most eloquent and convincing
takers IN the state. and - always in de-
mand he only accepted the c~hiirmanship
AZ the earnest solicitation of Mr. Murphy.
aud after senator McCarter u Ee~eK and
former Attorney eurral join " Grggs
had declined the prufer.d honor Senator
Mctsrter's refusal wa- ba-d upon the fact
that lac u 10 place MIR. Murphy In uomihA-
ton
Uuitei States senator William J Sewcll
announced yesterday that he eNr-Nct"d 10 h.
a. the cOnvrutinu. despite his serious illness.
The announcement has brought ghiu"ss
- R-uublicaus all over thr STATE. a. Gen.
S"wcll has been a conspicuous hg Ir az
every Republican State Convention since
1873 he invariably heads the delegation
from hi- own county Of Camden. and lew
conventions since 1879 have not heard a
word or two from him Since Cen Srwrll
retuIu,d fppm Europe "a few weeks ago
there la. been no h'tlc wonder a. a. whether
h. would 10 on hand AZ the convention
His at-eno. would have t-.cn seriously
felt But his announcement of yesterday
sets a. rest all doubt lie has already
engaged his Old quarters. room 100 at the
Trenton House, aud II his condition war
rants Il. will Us ON hand Ia welcome the
gathering CLANS ul Wednesday, evening
when Gen S-wsll returned from abroad
he stated that 80 long AZ b. had life he
would remain active IN politics and u-' his
every effort for tie sucCv.s oi the ltspuD-
hear party He practically reiterated that
declaration Yesterday aud stated that
lee would lesN" no stone untuTtIed ia aiding
fankliu Murphy.
While all ~ serene within the Republican
camp. the Democrats find their ship IA ths
toughest kin of wai"r- with every. pros.
pct 81 ~ going To pI's,s Former United
States senator James Sinith. JT has taken
upon himself the task uf defeating NavoT
James VI Seymour of Newark for "a" nom
nation Tor Governor and az tins stage uf
the proceedings he sesm- to have the mat
ter we'll ia hand 80 badly shattered are
the Sey mOuT fcuC~ that some - the New
0rk Mayors cluss' friends ar" talking 81
advising hun g. Withdraw Ia order To- save
himself from ovrrN hrlmlug defeat IA the
convention
The hsh, l-.tw,-.n SMITH aud evmou
i au OLD On" and iu the pact has ls-u most
bitt"r Smith l. generally rrdi''d with
having furnished The siuev- 90 war that
frrt cA.otcd M tu the MsNo:s'V
Of Nrwark aui thus bringing him into
political prumIr,ls. After tn election
Seymour daCuu'd 20 allow Smith ANY
NuiN IA thu administrator Of AFFAIR OF
the naming Of officials. and the fight has
l,-n un ever sinc' Threw vcar- AZ Soy
lnuuf vas regarded a. a likely candidate"
w Wv AhNN NL N-A
but Smith siepIEd iu aud nain,-i Elvtn "
Crane
fpr N. past several months "a" wise
acre have been giving seymour practically
a clear field. hUi whru SENATOR smith -
turned from furuI-' a fortnight 4 le
took - h- Cisi and ~ about draliug
thn political ambitions 80 20" N"wsrk'f
q d.sth blov Aud the ,uiicatipu- Az
that IN la,orS vii u1' haV' tr-'u IA vain
Bot Davis. WIN b. r'-r'gui 81 a. 90"
l--s 81 The Hudson County Dom zrrtrv. /
and hss many influential friend through
uui fiE' state. - i-aiiug ~" tgh' Tor S.y-
utuut Hudson ., 'hc county thRt T. b.
I-ud'.d upon fur 'hr Democratic tnaIutitE -
and Davl- i,-.ls that no ~i~h.~ shu'lld haV" I
mu~' -nuu~ c'u.id-rs'iun IN IA" naming
OF tie uaudtiat.
IT, had hi~ "mi-aurs abr,ad M the STATE .
during lice pa s'~k. ~'uuIhug tie trN
lsm-ra'ir kadsr-. aud ~, r.f-Hrr- 's.y
makIrc Hrn ANYTHING buf eu~rurac ,
60 ~HNfItuf hu' naNs la. pi--tg,i III HI /
80 'u iH" N-WAfa NaVut ant unlr-- ~,
nuuf riir-. lsfuv tho cBnN-uitun a.
a vesk f-m Tlr.ly u.k'. Iavt
d. d-I-ndssd upon o. d-liv-f tho Eussds
irum hs lunfN
Associated With Davis IN ihs hgh' again
e1au, - B = ASaIs. lie vsA-kAo~h