The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-11
HUDSON TO NAME
The NOMINEE
Recipient Of the Democratic
Vote for q. S. Senator
to Be Chosen Friday
STEVENS OR M'DERMOTT
Senator Minturn and the Hud-
son Assemblymen to De-
eide at the Davis
Clubhouse.
Especial to saThe jersey city News. ~


TRENTON. Jan. Ii, 1905 SEN
afor James f. Minturn and the eli
even Democratic Assemblymen of Hud-
son County will hold conference
at the headquarters of the Robert Davis
Association, on Mercer street, Jersey
City, Friday evening for the purpose of
discussing the United States Senator
ship question and uniting upon a candi-
date if possible who will receive the
complimentary vote Of the Democratic
minority ii the LEGISLATURE
There are only twenty-one Democratic
votes in the present Legislature seven
Senators and fourteen Assenlblymen
against fourteen Republican Senators
and forty-Six AssembIymen. With such
a small representation the Democratic
members are not going to make any
fight. but will allow the Republicans to
re-elect Senator John Kean for another
term of six years without opposition.
As Hudson has larger representation
among the Democrats than the combined
strength Of the rest Of the minority the
honor Of selecting i candidate VIII un-
ses,-ry slIrtn rlF''iii lust
whom Che Hudson mem will select Is
still undecided 4 majority Of the DEL
egation favor Congressman Allan T..
McDernlott if lie will accept the empty
honor willie several others favor Colonel
j. a. Stevens. of Hoboken, who was one
Of fhe candidates for Presidential elector
on the Democratic ticket last fall. 1t is
known that the latter viii make no fight
for it. He feels that if the Democrats
want to name him they win DO 50 with
OUT any solicitation from him.
Colonel Stevens has recently taken n
more active interest in politics than he
has for many years and many shrewd
politicians claim that the Hoboken mill
lionaire is nursing an ambition for a seat
IN the United States Senate when the
Democrats have a controlling majority
in the Legislature If he should be giv-
en- a complimentary vote this year he
would be in line for the party's support
two years hence 10 succeed Senator John
f. Dryden, whose term will then expire.
That is why the Coloneps friends are
now 50 actively launching his boom.
They feel confident that if Congressman
McDermott will not accept the nomina-
ton the Colonel viii undoubtedly be Sc
lectesl.
Whether or not the Congressman will
accept is still unsettled. Nothing has been
heard from him regarding the matter, but
Ills friends claim that If he is favored
~ tlie unanimous vote Of the Democrats
lie viii unquestionably accept. even al
though he is doomed to defeat.
Six years ago Mr. McDermott was the
party candidate against Senator Kean,
and at that time oered no opposition to
the use Of his name. In fact, he seem
Ell to appreciate it as an honor which
could not be declined BY any loyal party
man.
Democratic Ieader Davis favors Mr..
MeDerpott's candidacy if he will accept.
bur he is inclined 10 believe that the
Congressman would prefer 10 have the
honor conferred upon some other man
as q compliment to party loyalty. In
the event Of Mr.. McDermott's refusal TO
accept, he favors the nomination Of
| Colonel Stevens
Senator Minturn strongly favors Mr..
aIcDermott, if he will accept with
Colonel Stevens as second choice. He
stated this morning tIlat he could see
no good reason why Mr.. McDermott
lfshould not accept if the Democratic rel'-
resenaatives favored his candidacy for
the senatorship because it was an honor
! which no party man would despise, not
witiesfanding thar his candidacy was
doomed 10 defeat at the joint session
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