The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-19
1EGIsLAT1YE 1OPIPs.
Coming Trenton Events That Cast Their
Shadows Before

There will be ten contested seats in the
next Assembly.
Senator AIcPh erson says that Governor
ALBEIT will surely win the Senatorial
prize.
Ex-3Iayor Lawson, of Salem, is candi-
a ssts f the EnsF0s'ins 0lsrh'hip Of the
Every member of the Monmouth Bar has
signed the recommendation for the re-
appointment of Chancellor Runyon.
Governor elect Green has accepted Cole
mel Roape's offer of the Third Regiment
as military escort at his Inauguration.
Elk -Assemblyman G. w. Mills, of Morris
County, is lying at the point of death at
his residence, 54 Court street, in that CITY,
Assemblyman Wolverton, of Hunterdon
County, is making his canvass for the
Speakership on the five per cent. interest
issue.
Ex-Assemblyman Pintard. of Bed Bank,
Is mentioned as a cant date for the posi-
ton of Clerkship in tie House of Assembly.
Shore Press.
The expens es of the recount in Mercer
county were $500. AS the Chief Justice
declared the result tie, he has decided
that the county must pay the bills.
And now the Republican Editors al
trying to brighten senator Chattle out of
the Der ocratic fold by reminding HIM that
he is a Prohibitionist and Governor Albeit
is not.
Col. Timothy A. Byrnes, who has been
nominated by President Cleveland as agent
among The Unitah and Ouray indians, was
once candidate for Clerk of the Assembly.
Mr.. Robert Gilcbrist, of Jersey City, is
-. l.. s-loko e.
General, which suggests that John P.
Stockton may have some other position in
view.
Senator Mcpherson has made several
calls at the Executive Mansion of late at
Pr sident Cleveland's request and the
Tumors of his becoming Secretary OF the
Treasury are revived.
G Aorge Patterson, who was defeated for
Assembly in Monmouth la,t month, has
had the editor of the Asbury Park Journal
arrested on a charge of having hbeled him
during the campaign.
We should like to see Gov. Green ap-
point Dr. VIM. L. New ell, Of Melville.
Clerk of the Supreme Court, as we think
Ben Lee has held the position about long
enough. Atlanta journal.
William A. Newell, formerly Governor of
this State, later, Governor of Washington
Territory, ran for Congress in the late cleo
ton in that Territory, as the labor candi-
date, and was badly beaten.
It is pretty generally understoon that
Prosecutor Charles Haight will be re-
appointed at the expiration of his term
next year. Gen. Knight has had his
weather. eye open all the time, and he knew
how the wind was blowing Monmouth
Democrat.
A legislative bill has been prepared by
Mr. John w. Taylor, and will be introduce
ed in the next Legislature at the instance
of the Newark Retail Grocers' Association,
forbidding the giving of gifts or tokens en-
fitting the pure aases to the same, by deaf
ers.
Monmouth County Standard: 'sSenators
sGriggs and Fish are both underste cd to be
candidates for the position of presiding Of
fcers of the next Senate, with the char ces
in Mr. Griggs' favor, unless it now be de-
cided to adhere to former (bat sc M atines
disusedlrule of rotation
The Morris Jerseyman reports Secretary
of State Kelsey as saying Nothing is
more uncertain in politics than who the
successor of General Sewell in the United
States Senate will be. There sre several
Assemblymen who declare they will not 60
into caucus on either side, and it is pos
sible that the session will pass wi hous an
election"
An Assembly slate is reported 10 have
been fixed, as follows Speaker, Robert 5.
Hudspeth, of Hudson; CLERK, Joseph At
kinson, of Essex; Assistant Clerk, James
E. Connolly, of Hudson Engrossing
Clerk, Samuel G. Thomson, of Warren;
Sergeant-at arms, William J. Thompson, OF
Camden, the minor officers to go to the
other counties. Paterson Guardian.
The Labor Congress Legislative Commit
tea propose to utilize the 50, 100000 public
school moneys by having it appropriated %
an enlargement of the educational facilities
of the State They declal e also against
compulsory insurance schemes, and will
ask to have the first Monday of each Sep
TENDER made q workingmens legal holiday.
A change will also be demanded in the con-
vict labor system.
"The prima fecle case is with the Demo-
Gratis of New Jereey," said Senator Sewell.
ssbut the Republicans are not disposed to
give up the contest upon such evidence as
we have now. The Republicans have very
carefully canvassed the situation and will
not be caught rappinr you can feel assured.
The election OF a Senator begins on the
second Tuesday in January We may by that
&ime be able to form some idea how the
contest will turn out. I am in the field
until some one else is elected
Hoboken's Ambitious singing Society.
The Euterpe Singing Society is ambitious
to own home of its own, and, if enterprise
will win, it will have one before great
while. A fair for the benefit of the build
ing fund was held in Odd Fellows Hall
last Monday and Tuesday evenings, and the
proceeds will be big lift in the direction
sought. The busy tables were presided
over by Mrs. Schickler, Mrs. Eblers, Mrs.
SWehner, and the Misses Pope, Schoenfeld,
Cassius, Haddenhorst. Segelken, Wiede.-
mann, Hadenburg. Won Leggern, Schier,
Geslien, and Hasselbach, and Mrs. Cordts,
-, L L. n NJ.