The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-07
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NEW JERSEYS POLITICIANS.
THE Place HUNTERS RUSHING ~
THE STATE CfPITdL, a;
First Day OF the Ieai-iature eput tatsoss
Undergoing n Crucial Test-A Letter r-oa
Eiiznbcth-Gcn McCielIans Inaugurattou.

First Day OF the Lcai-iature- -Reputassoss
Undergoing n Crucial Test-A Letter f-oa
Eiiz"bcth-Gcn. McCisiian's 1uauguratios.
The New Jersey Legislature Is to bo con.
vcned at noon tomorrow. As there IA Demo
cratic majority OF six In the House. and three il
the Senate. the organization will be entirely
Democratic. Mr.. George c.. Ludlow will prob
ably be chosen President OF the Senate. He
represents Middlcsex county. and Ia lawyer Of
good standing In New Brunswick. Senator
Ward of Sussex county is still In the field and
is favored by the Stat. H2use Ring 9t tho
Democracy: but several Senators Who hav3
voted with them generally will refuse to con-
nive at such disgrace to the State as tho cleo
ton of Mr.. Ward VIGOROUSLY would be- Tho
other officers OF the Senate. except Assistant
sergcant-at-Arms Nathan. now Chief Of the
Jersey City police, will be reelected.
The contest for the Speakership of the Assem-
bly, lies. 1t Is said, between John Egan Of Union
and Major Alex. " Harris Of Hudson. Matthew'S
of Burlington. who runs II collection agency in
Philadelphia. is supposed to bc willing 10 waiyp
his chances In favor OF his friend Egan II tho
interests OF the State demand the elevation Of
that gentleman to the Speakershp. Thai
question seems to be effectually settled by tho
E2TynFS Somn meter T., wr1en r s from Ezo6ah Mr.
Official documents in proof OF its assertions:
II Councilman Egan Of Elzaeeth /, be cho.si by the
DcmocTats I? preside oyer the New Jcrsy Assembly, ts
s ~ r1' ~. ur s,'u 90 ~ VIII % ueiI sfes WI. open
Trenton Al,hongh iha, clsaIy proved HI. unainc-s
sgi, t To hSis ao1 h and ioe II i only s' S nSw Una, n,
On April u. is7d John Curi' contractor openly aud
puhclN a.-ertsd in the Common Council Chamber tho
eily q LnlsJci that overture, had been modc his
sguet sgt rgrI mnemSsn S'Ig ns tSge ars
| fue a
committee Of in'csiWuon which were adopted. and
a. such committee ON ils evening Of July 10 'ie tlun
sut va vi H. az Ms,"lt"n ln o tu, io,owit- ics"nu9n l c
the s.conl VIA "' f III, ' ,y ihhr r h ,''r noy & rom nn
money or Other Tor ~ vote VI wtusnes in
the conversation he did with him the matter was ua
hecomng mcinher Of this Council AMI lie 1, hereby
NJ; Esan made a wr,cq apology which wa. presented
n2 wh , Sar,s cNr was %g5Sp,r waSn wn the .son,
The ehrontrS Of this man Exam and hi. friends is
tru. as speaker q ne New jersey Assembly j. omlnoui
To- power /, to be ssnsld6 6y pscns At the hsad Of lie
olessa,ye bodies such men a.. John Esan a frans
Hs's nee s gsn s e M W. Tysm NOV S DS % %' m ,,r,c nn,n
the credit OF the state. u.
1t IL nevertheless said that the state House
Ring openly avow their determination to make
! Dir. Egun speaker One Of their leaders Ia
credited with the assertion that th"v lad 81 OW
| in hand. and more would be forthcoming. II
nccessary. for the purpose. II is certain that the
| Egan men have had "a sudden accession of 'on-
! ndence within n few days. and darkly hint al
combinations which they have mad. b. ctIet
their purpose. De Witt Of Warren is another
| olndl ldate.
The candidates for the Clerksliu are Auatiu
Patterson of Monmouth. an cX-Sprakcr. who
| having served during "A part Of "A term in the
/ last Democratic House. and has had the caucus
| nomination each year since. claims his second
term by Democratic usage; William L. sackcu
OF Hudson; jersey, City newspaper corre-
| spondent; james II. Madden Of Hudson, lata
Engrossing Clerk: Geo. X. Coleman OF Essex,
formerly assistant clerk. Joseph Letson and
James Bishop. both of Mililcsex. II Harria
succeeds IN getting The speakership. neither Of
the Hudson county men can get the Clerkship,
anl ihcy are therefore combined with Egan and
Matthew'S. The EsscX county men particularly
want to make William II. Brown Sergeant -at-
Arms. and that will probably r.su't In leaving
Coleman out also. Warner Of Burlington aud
Doughty of Salem are Browns antagonists.
Gen. NJ Cleilan will bn inuuguruted GOvernoi
on the 18th instant Tho hotels and restau-
rants are lAing for 20.O0O or 25OOO people.
number of clubs and militia organizations from
Philadelphia and New York. as well as from all
part, of New Jersey have engaged quarters
uni hrsuokon ratiuns The railroad, Hdyer-
tisc reiuc cd rates Ior excursion tickets.