New-York tribune., 1902-01-21

Der OF the legislature that this talk ,hor.
by certain. local candidates for Senator Is
visionary. In every instance so far as k1o,p pursy
after his pledge to his local canddafe Sas ST Senator
nlled on the first ballot or has been released baf -
the permission of The Tribune that ali tpo tSe with
cause they are wealthy is nor o11v r5 prize be-
OF irresponsbility. but is decidedly and ra1ifo
ii insinuates without the slightest Justice that snat
OF the members are open to dickers and deals TS
iaveraqy BY WIN a. that OF some OF its best predeces
candidate. because OF his wealth could secn Ss one
office of Senator sooner easier than another csr
Select five say of the seven or eight eandSSsltamt Sl It
ba dna any ~ Is ou as of qe fbs Of co9S as as IT. is Of the other
desire to win the Senatorship. sh'
WEALTH To BE SMALL FACTOR.
Hence / repeat that these assertions as "a ~.
influence OF wealth in this contest are mal,cio,.
nsinuations against the integrity of the Isgt.-
lature AS to holding an open joint caucus thsrs
are reasons for and against such a proceed
members of the press. furnishing them with 5la1s
taly hsts and thus guaranteeing TO the people the
there is hall in Trenton that Wour5 co11s o11sy
sr S the & suPPorteTs % OF GTiEss Dryden Stokes Gard
which would follow any attempt to hold a eanrTs
10 be understood whereas II the members ~ F'Sa tS
press are given free access to the caucus its 5eo
promptly and inteIigeny be made known ana as
ex-senator stokes. who heard a part OF this con-
Legislature he would be in favor of the 2. me
Of the newspaper men 10 the joint caucus bnt
geous TO the public to hold the caucus in pro
miscuous assemblage. FV
Congressman Gardner and David Baird are .tT ~
earnestly declaring that if any South Jersey ca55i
date for Senator is selected il will be Gardner ~
Baird. the only reasonable deduction thar cs1 -
made from the public sentiment expressed bers -
night is that Mr. Stokes would be the South Jersey
man selected, for the reason that he assIIrsSiyy
could command larger support in other parts q,
the State than any other candidate south Of ~
Raritan River. 'l7
SOUTH JERSEY TRYING TO UNITE.
rumor is current here tonight that the South
Jersey members will endeavor to get together ha
fore midnight./o or some time tomorrow. and A.
eide upon % candidate upon whom they all can
unite. but we'll advised Republicans say that such
conference. II il should be held. would not reach
the determination for which il would be eauad
The friends of Congressman Gardner say thar tha1-
will resoutely stand for their candidate as long az
there is the slightest hone that any South Jersey
man can be elected; Equally as persistent are the
supporters Of David Baird and thew ernnhsticsII ~,
deny late rumor that their candidate NAV be on,
OF the contest before tomorrow night. Barka-
Gummere's advocates up TO a late hour derIars5
that the runor that they would soon witbsraw
their candidate is without any foundation what
OF South Jersey members would end bv in not a, :
creasing, not decreasing the confusion which rnvv
exists IN the southern part OF the Stata ana 7bioS
has existed there since the contest for TrtaS
States Senator began. Much greater credit gs1sr-
that the South Jersey members viii soon be Releases
from their pledges far Mr.. Baird is conearrAS
and that these members will be free TO make their
selection OF candidate, with Mr. Drvdsr
standing good a chance to obtain the suoport
Of several OF them as any other candidate h
the others However. many OF these rlIrnors arA
speculation that the predicted break must come
count can be made in favor Of either Of I'm tS-or OF
leading candidates-Dryden, Griggs and Stokes.