The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-10-12
Governor Stokes Abandons
=. S. Senatorial Ambition
and Pledges Faith to the
Newark Candidate.
EssEx MUST SUPPORT HIM
THAT IS THE ONE CONDITION
SAID TO BE ENACTED AND THE
QUESTION IS WHERE WILL
COLBY AND HIS FOLLOWERS
STAND?
Especial to .The Jersey city News,

I
the election of the United States Senator
to succeed John f. Dryden will not take
| place in the New Jersey Legislature unr
til 1867. the possibilities that may arise
| have proved one Of the most prolific
sources of discussion among politicians
interested in State affairs That this
discussion is justified is denoted by the
| facts that the men who are possibilities
are engaged in negotiating and manoeuy-
ring for advantage Considerable inter
est is eyinced in the actions of former
United States Attorney General John
W. Griggs. whose sudden cord.ality il.
the manifestation of desire to again
enter the political world.
But more significant than any other
thing that has yet occurred in the cam
paign is the report that comes from re-
sponsible source. which for obvious rea-
|, SONS cannot be revealed. that Governor
Edward G.. Stokes has entered into an
/ agreement with Senator Dryden by which
| he will give all his influence to aid in the
reelection of the Newark man if the lat
ter be a candidate.
Mr.. Dryden is generally regarded as a
strong candidate. and as having natur-
i ally the strongest chances of reelection
| if the Legislature be Republican on joint
ballot. as it probably will be in 1867, ac-
cording to the present outlook The alli-
| ance between the Governor and the SEN
ator will be inyiucible if there be no con-
ditions to it.
i Whether there are any conditions cam
not be ascertained positively at the pres
ent time, but ii is said that the only con-
dition was that the Governor would sup
port the Dryden candiaacy-"if if Dryden's
chances were well-founded," as it was
put by one man. This is interpreted to
mean that the Senator must have as a
foundation for his candidacy the support
of the delegation from Essex, his own
county If he has that support he can
control other delegations from the north
crn part of the State. and if Governor
Stokes throws i'll his influence with the
South Jersey members of the Legislature,
i there will exist little doubt Of the result.
The activity of Mr. Griggs and the
! prominence INTO which he has thrown
himself, is said to have been the imme-
date spur that induced Senator DRYDEN
to begin looking alter his political fences.
/ In connection with the need for Sena-
tor Dryden to secure the Essex delega-
tion in 1907, State politicians are wonder
ing whether Everett Colby, who will be
State Senator then, and his colleagues of
the Assembly delegation, if they be of
the same stripe, will support Mr.. Dryden.
No expressions as to his position have
been made by Mr.. Colby since the Sep
tember primaries, but the party leaders
do not look with confidence nn the pros
pect of aid for Mr. Dryden from him or
from Colby Assemblymen, if such are re-
/ turned in 1907. This supposed lack of
4 sympathy is said to be indicated by the
opposition that MIR Colby aud his party
have shown to the Public Service Cor
poration. with which Mr. Dryden is close
ly identified, and to the United Gas I'm
provement Company of Philadelphia.
which is heavy holder Of stock in the
Public Service
This phase of affairs has brought some
talk as to the position that Senator Dry
den will take in the present fight in Es-
sex County and whether he will be active
in support of the Colby candidates.
i 1t was said that it might not be
misfortune for Mr.. Dryden if the Colby
candidates were defeated and Democrat
ic members elected to both the State
Senate and the House this fall. If Dem
ocrats should be elected, it is reasoned,
Mr Dryden could make a strong effort
next year to have 4 delegation sent to
tic House that would be undoubtedly in
his favor and would probably succeed,
because the county is normally RepubI-
can and some settlement could be made
of the troubles that now exist. 1t would
be preferable to him to have eleven, votes
assured in the House than twelve. inelud-
ing the State Senator doubtful.
Gessip is also current aholtt the man
whom Colby and his friends will support
\ if it be not Mr.. Dryden. The man named
by some slirewd politicians is George L..
Record Corporation Counsel of Jersey
CITY. and Mayer Fagan's mentor, if Mr.
('OIhF sees no chnilcet OF gGItlilg tne HoItlr
himself Mr.. olbv however. is generally
supposed to be in training 10 become the
Jpnrthcan Glihcrnatorial candidate in
1907. and is said to he encouraged in
1 that ambition hv Mr. Record.
IF that shorlf he Mr., Colby's desire it
would leave Mr.. Record free to seek e e'ec-
t'on to the United States Senate. Under
the conditions on which this prospectus is
hrilt up If might not be necessary for
NTr Record to have Republican delrga-
tion from Hudson County. 1t is said he
is counting on the creation Of a sentiment
that the eaual taxation and lin ted frnn-
ellises AGITATION throughout the State was
due to him. anfsthat lie should he re-
war(led BY election MS United States SEN
ator. with NJ Colby to beceme junios
Il Senator in Tf11
Senator Dryden refused to discuss the
matter when spoken to. Bur Il IS Known
that be has received promises of Coz
ern0r StnEpssS aid along the lines iudi-