The sun., 1888-03-21
GOV. GREEN'S QUEER WORK.
MS FIRST APPEARANCE As AN ASSIST
ANT REPUBLICAN.


/, Tho Republicans are Hilarious. md Take
Up with Renewed viror their Work of
Passing Bi,ls Over the Governors Veto.
TRENTON, March 2O.-The Democratic mi
nority OF the Legislature all through this ses-
sion has stood asmeekly and mutely helpless as
| one-horned COW in q barnyard while the Re-
publican raiders ran or all the choice stock.
Indeed upon occasion. the minority has added
its feeble proddinRs to hustle along cattle re-
luctant to go with tho raiders. As though this
were not enough for the Democracy Of the
State to stand. Gov. Greon ambled out into the
yard to-day in the guise OF an educated OK. and.
solemnly winking one eye. kicked up his heels
| and added his share to the decentralization OF
tho herd. His particular act was to nominate
| Richard B. totherwise "Dick") Reading OF
Hunterdon county and Richard N. totherwse
"Dick") Herring OF Camden county for Ripa-
rian Commissioners.
II there live In New Jersey two more dyed-n-
the-wool red-hot. uncompromising Repubi-
cans than these two men. or two better work.
ers for the Republican party. they have still to
make their appearance in State politics. Read
Ing goes shares with Senator George Large in
running the Republican party In Hunterdon
county and 1t is to him more than to any three
other men that Is due tho fact that Hunterdon,
with more than 1000 Democratic majority on
and Republican Sheriff and Is called doqb bt,
the Repablieans ms made him @ sscrstary q the
Senate. which pays $1,000 year for three
further reward Gov. Green has presented him
with an appointment that pays $500 year
= Herring has been Republican leader in
Camden county Tor many years. HIS lrst term
srdsnt qns
seweIl Repubicans bolted., and By running an
| I'M dAnf On nd W u
De@ocrats. deisated Herring rim % and eIected i SEM
ator PfelfTer. the first Democrat that has ever
ring should have some consolation for this de;
feat has been tho determination Of the Sewell
and to-day they we're I passing over the Cover.
nor's veto bill to create an office for him.
the % freely pre- ys nm with
The bill which was being passed taking from
Of aaa Riparian s S'
sioners, will pass just tho same, and tho
certainly confirm m the nom!natiGns Il first but It
Of Of, one place under It, but for the other there
would have been fight in the Republican
anf eens sk would stor e Se
leading candidate One theory is that II the Gov
CloEe. whom Trenton Democrats hate intense:
Y ana to annoy John |: Murphy n,T42pristor Of
|
sHVt6 But tho @ kepnbeans Would Just as ief DUMP
makes It rule Of y his his business s. that Nobody
that works for him shall sock office, and he has
been chuckltng openly all day over Ciokes dis
ANOTHER theory is that Reading, being a Prob
able Republican candidate for Senator In Hun
ior"a for the % Demeerats. the Governor Thought 10
get him out OF the way. All he has done how
S1 hs Thsn Ecse hs
Sotss to him II ho
The way tho Repubisans "a locked Ct # was
heard all over tho Senate side OF. the State
House' which broke up the ss executive session
Senate as the Governors action was unprece-
Executive GhambeE The Governor could not
pleased the Republicans better than BY
we're set. sure Of the place and saving them the
troublesome responsibility OF filling the other
AND s' esna
Reading. The only. thing that can interfere
IN is
the possible refusal OF Heading to take the
As a further vindication of the Camden
the Governors nominations for Visitors of tho
Dndiey. the weii-knoWn W OK Consul to Liverpool.
Mr.. Dudley led the Republican bolt against
Dick Herring last fall.
The Riparian Commissioners, aside from
cash and honor have tinger In the pie OF every
person or corporation who owns leases. or
| wants to own or lease any ocean or tidal river
shore privileges in New Jersey.
EXhilaration over the antics OF the Guberna-
torial axe did not divert the attention Of the
Republicans from the regular business OF pass
| ing bills over vetoes. The Committee on Bliz-
zard reported that although 1t was true that
tho Governor had failed to get his vetoes to the
Legislature within the constitutional five days.
1t was best not to be too particular In cases OF
elemental disturbance such as We have been
having and recommended that the vetoes be
received. Tho House agreed to the recon-
mssndation men and promptly n passed all the
st en election dsy. the bills depriyIne
Riparian Commissi ioners and Sinking Fund
Commissioners, and tho bill fixing the salaries
OF tho officers OF the Legislature. Besides this
the Senate passed tho :" Personal Registration"
bill, and the Assembly advanced the Trenton
Consolidation act, which IL Republican
scheme to annex Cham mbersburg and Melham
to Trenton without the consent OF the citizens
Of any OF the places. and thus convert Trenton
MI The ssnate % rsisoted led the nomination Of Rich
ard y. Kuhl for Law Judge OF Hunterdon
county. and defeated the bill to substitute cleo
There have been several bills introduced TO
| provide for new elections In townships where
| the storm prevented any one from going to the
polls last Tuesday.