The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-12-23

the meeting was an indecisiye one. It's
orime object was to procure the ire
vocabie endorsement OF Mr.. Trefz for
Speaker. Previously the gentlemen
bad agreed to vote for Mr. Trefz
for the exalted position to which
he aspires, but it was understood at the
time that this promise was not binding;
tnat, In fact it was to be Saiy a compli--
mentary vc.s on the first ballot. Under
this understanding the Assemblymen-
elect are said 10 have been In communi-
cation with the various other aspirants
for the Speakership. The promise to vote
for Mr. Trefz left them untrammelled as
far as other candidates went. For in-
stance. when Assemblyman-el elect Null
lone, of Hudson. asked certain
Essex member for his vote the
latter got out of the difficulty by ex-
planning that he had pledged him
self to vote for Mr. Trefz, but did not say
that he had also promised to vote Assem-
blyman Bergen on the second ballot. The
promise TO vote for Trefz has thus been
found convenient for members-elect who
did not desire 10 compromise themselves.
IL Is understood that majority Of the
Essex delegation favor the candidacy of
William Harrigan for Sergeant-at-arms.
Mr.. Harrigan will also receive the support
Of two Union county Assemblymen. and
has received promises of support from
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the State
rs ESSEX FOR BERGENs
One of the Essex delegation said last
eyening:-'If anybody wants to bet
money on the speakership, bet on Assem-
blyman Bergen. He will be next Speaker,
He has received pledges OF "a votes, and q
is all that is required TO elect him. Mr.
Trefz is making fignt for the position.
but he knows that he will not reach there,
but will continue she fight until he is
assured of the craftsmanship of some de-
sirable committee. The Essex delegation.
with perhaps one or two exceptions, will
go 10 Bergen. Several good committees
will go to Essex men,"
Democratic aldermen have made up a
"slate" and are ready to confer with the
Republicans for a division of the city
offices under the next Common Council.
The slate provides Democrat for every
office. and the idea is TO get as many oil
them appointed es possible. Alderman
Dempsey is to be nominated for President
Of Council, DR.. Lehlbacn for Health
Physician, w. B. Guild for City Counsel,
ex-Aiderman Hewson for Treasurer, G. H.
Lambert for City Attorney, G. Caufield
for Tax Receiver, William Allen for Street
Commissioner, and John Van Doren for
City Clerk. Ii is probable, however. that
only two Of these ffices will be changed.
and that Health Physician Wallace, City
OltEh GtAhbcAton X auu OAtI OOAuocA OOhkb
will remain.
CARTERET COUNTY.
AS Chairman OF the County Democra-
tic Committee Colonel Z. L. Price has
given public notice of the following pro
posed legislation:-To extend the easterly
boundary line of the County of Essex &c
the Hackensack River, and to embrace
within the limits of the County of Essex
that portion of the present County OF
Hudson now lying between the Passaic
River aud the HacKensack River; 70
create new county out of portion oi
the territory of the present County OF
Essex, or out of portions of the present
territories of the counties of Essex and
Hudson; to change the boundary liues OF
the City Of Orange, in the County OF Essex
to change the present boundary lines OF
the several townships of the county OF
Essex, or a portion Of such boundary
lines; TO change the boundary lines of the
city of Newark. While some democrats
are in favor of these changes. others are
not, and 1t is pretty generally understood
that all political measures now proposed
will be subject to severe scrutiny by
more powerful democratic politicians Of
the county before they are passed by
either House of the Legislature.