The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-08
WHO WANTS PLUMS2.
Everyone Does. and There
is a Big Scramble in
Prospect.
6TILsISG AND wASsER's SHOES.
nalf a Dozen Men Think They
Mould Fit Them-The
Stuhr Quickstep.


TRENTON, Nov. s. 1s9O.--If Hudson gets
Ill she is looking after at the next session
she will come pretty close to organizing
the Legislature and being the State In q
quite literal sense The only thing she
would probably really like would be
to have Assembiyman Mullone pre-
side over the Assembly. But then
Tom Noonan.. comes In as disturbing
element by seeking the clerkship. This
particular Mr.. Noonan seems TO be pos
sessed of the idea that the Democrats OF
New Jersey cannot organize a Legisla-
ture without him. Then there's that old
time veteran, Con Donovan. of Hoboken
once. but moro recently Of New York.
He had taste OF the sweets Of Office
when he was Sergeant-at- Arms few
years ago, and he stuck in his thumb
to pull out the plum again. Dan Tierney
and .Father Billy" Thompson may stand
in his way. They want to be in the Ser
geant-at-Arms' department.; and they
can't all be there, you know. II Con ls
the head of it, they will have to. stand
aside. But perhaps they may make him
get ont of their way.
STATE PRISON OFFICIALS.
Then State Prison Keeper Patterson's
term is to expire next April Henry l..
Butler, the Republican supervisor of the
prison is Republican hold over whom
the Governor tried 10 displace last win
ter, but Senator Mallon stood in his way.
Mr.. Mallon will not be very big OBJ
stacie next winter. Mr.. Buffers wind is
certain to be cut. Bob Davis, the little
successorship. and his friends claim that
Governor Albeit is under pledge TO
nominate him to the Senate.
Governor Albeit cannot be expected to
say what nominations be proposes ia ad-
vance of making them; and so the people
viii have to wait to see what disposition
he proposes to make of this office. Davis
nomination to the Senate would however
be so gross an insult TO the Senate and TO
the Democracy of the State that no one
believes the Governor has any idea of
making it.
1t has been long suspected that John
II. Patterson, the keeper ofsthe State
prison, will not be appointed for second
term, and since the election II has been
definitely announced that ex-Assembiy-
man John +. Kelly is to be his
successor. Mr.. Kelly is a close friend
OF Denny Mclaughlin, and the County
Clerk viii doubtless do all he can to aid
him In his new search for an official
position
1.-THE woods il fulp' of candidates for
the Police Justioeships which Wanser
and Stiisiug are TO give up in the spring.
The names OF Justice Jim" Davis. OF
Fritz Mersheimer and of Justice John p;
Mccormack have already been mentioned
in The NEWS. There are now hosts of
Others to be added to the list. Even
Michael j. O'Donnell, Tax Commissioner
and chairman Of the Democratic
County Committee, is among those men
Ationed Then there are Freeholder kim
\meriy, Counsellor Norman L. Rowe.
flames ID. Manning, the clerk OF the
Grand jury, and James q. Hennessy.
Even Andy Boyle, the Assemblyman for
the Eighth. is said to be a willing Barkis,
If he cannot secure the cIerksh1p OF the
Second District Civil Court.
Tommy" Noonan is playing for the
Judgeship of that court, over which AL
DAYTON presides now. He's a modest
man is Mr.. Noonan. 1t is plain that he
wants but little here below. Assembly
ton himself George A. Heaney, the
little gentleman who didn't get TO the
Assembly from the Third district, is ad-
mirably fitted for the position.
The joint meeting appoints the Police
Justices. Andy Boyle in his effort to
become one may find himself confronted
by Democratic prejudice against elect
ing q member of the Legislature to po-
sition within its gift The same prejudice
may stand in the way of Mr.. Puster In his
though the Governor was reinvested last
winter with the power of naming these
officials.
The proposition to establish an Excise
Board for Jersey City will probably be
urged on the attention OF the Legislature
also Assembiyman elect Madden and
Police Justice Stilsing are named as two
who are likely TO be members OF it.
IL is of local interest that Colonel John
j. Toffey will have to yield the State
Treasurership to a democrat The fact
that Major Z. J. Anderson will also have
to give up the State Comptrollership is
not of itself local concern. but it be-
comes SO when 1t is known that the man
most likely to succeed him is John T.
Van Cleef. the Clerk OF the State Board
of Assessors.
Mr. Van Cleef is son Of the Rev. DIR.
Van Cleef, OF the Wayne street Reformed
church In Jersey City, and for Years was
clerk of the local Board of Einance.
Everybody Of any account in Jersey City
knows him as bright, capable and
steady boy.
THE sTUHR WALTZ.
Readers of the papers must have noticed
that Stuhr Is trying 10 arouse puolit
sympathy over his coming bounce from
The Senate. He sets 1t up as matter OF
law that having been adjudicated mem
Der Of tile Senate of 1890 he cannot be
thrown out by the Senate of 1891. Chair
man McDermott. of the Democratic State
Committee. demol1shes his law just in
this style:--
ssThe Senate Of 1890, either in deter
mining its membership or any other
question affecting its membership, was
supreme. When 1t determined that MIR
Stuhr was entitled TO seat, there was nc
way OF reviewing the question except by
an appeal to the people 10 change the
composition Of the Senate. IL Mr.. Stuhi
had not received a single vote, IL was yet
4 within the power of the Senate 10 seat
him. Section 4. article 4, OF the State
Constitution provides that each House
shall be the judge of the elections, re-
turns and qualifications Of its own mem
bers'
having right to judge its own member
ship and its Judgment cannot be cou
= trolled in anywise bJ The action of the
Senate OF 1880 When the Senate meets
in January it viii tind Mr.. Stuhr on re.
cord as Senator. who has qualified by
taking the oath of Office. The fact that
Mr.. Mcdonald claims the sean he hold $
being presented to the Senate
that body, untranmeiled by the decision
OF any other power on earth, may
proceed to consider its membership as
affected by Mr. McDonald's claim. aud il
eleven Senators vote 70 place Mr. Me
Donald's name on the roll that settles
the question IL cannot DO reviewed by
ANYBODY The courts have nothing to do