The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-14
PIVOTAL MONMOUTH.
Republicans Think the Next
Senate's Complexion De-
pends On 1t.
WILL NEyIUS RUN AGAINa
Victory Of the Pattersons---The
State Treasury Still Shows
a Serious Deficit.
snecfal TO the Ierseu Ctr Neus.

Special to the Jersey City Nesus
TRENTON, July IA, 1S90.-The Patter-
sons, who for wenty years have been the
successful Democratic leaders in Mon
mouth county, have scored victory by
securing the appointment of Charles
Ewing Patterson to be the County Clerk
in place of the late Dr. H. Patterson.
The covetlng of dead mems shoes In
politics was well illustrated in the con-
test that began as soon as the famous
last Three men at once filed applica-
tions for the appointment. They were
John L. Haight, ex-Sheriff Theodore
Aumuck and G. E. Patterson. The latter.
being the deputy clerk and brother Of
the deceased official, considered that he
was righteously entitled to it. Head
Keeper Patterson, of the State Prison,
championed the cause of his brother.
he did not struggle long with the Cow
ernor before he secured the commission
for the unexpired term that will be filed
at the fall election. All three of these
men are now out for the nomination, and
a bitter contest in the Monmouth De-
mocracy is threatened.
The friends of the Pattersons are much
incensed at Haight and Aumuck for
making an attempt to secure the appolnt-
ment, knowing that there Is unwritten
law in Monmouth that gives all offices
vacated by death to the deputy then
serving. They also ignored the fact that /
the Pattersons have been the best fnan-
cial support of the party. During the
last Presidential campaign DR.. Patterson,
the dead County Clerk, gave 81, ,000-to the
County Executive Committee.
Every effort will be made to secure the
nomination or Charles Ewing Patterson
by that officials friends. The other fac
tion proposes to do everything it can to
IL {-%< 4.
Aumuck may again be candidate for
Sheriff. This wing of the party will also
have candidate for State Senator and it
will be on this office that there will be
the bitterest kind Of fight.
MoNMoUTH's SENATOR.
In State calculations Monmouth is re-
garded as pivotal county. Senator
Nevius, who was president of the Senate,
carried the county easily. The Repub-
licans have been doubtful as to whether
they can carry it again. They are making
no predictions; Ps;,.. L they can oaEEy che
be Republican. Senator Nevius states
that he is not candidate, but IL the
nomination comes to him, he thinks he
will take it. 1t all depends, however. who
is on the other side. The younger eIe-
ment of the Democratic pafty favor the
Pattersons favor him and think he Is q
winner. It is believed, however, because
OF tine fact tiai ne rs sj- ,J
| Pattersons. that the Other wing led by
| aaigh5, wf1Cnppose him and the noInfnas
tion 20 to Gs Brown, who wassdefeated BY
Senator Nevius on the clam iasuetAree
years ago. If Johnson is defeated and
| Brown gets.the tua6ton< <th en- 10 is set
| tied that Senator Nevfus will again ac-
| cept the nomination and the fight Will bs
| fought on the old hnessover the question:
| of clans.
THE sTATF,s sTRoNc Rox
| 1t is currently reported that the States
strong box is overf1owing with shekels.
| This is due to the reported payment OF
about 5000 900 by the Morris and Essex
Railroad Company. the payment Of which
was resisted for many years. Only one
half of the amount has reached the State
Treasurer, and the other half will be-
| forthcoming in another week. The in<
| come from corporations has been In
creased. but not sufficient to work any
| overflow.
There is still deficiency OF upward Of
| $1600,000. The available cash has been
used to pay some small apprOpr prlations
| made by the Legislatures of other years.
| The bills incidental to Jhesrebuildfng of q
burned portion of the State House have
| been paid, much to therelief of a long list
| of contractorsandm material men. Every
| penny due on the improvements Of the
| Soldiers Home at Newark has been paid,
but not before the newspapers shamed the
State officials into action. There are still,
however, a large number of appropria-
1 tions to be provided for.
The trouble of late years has been that
as soon as an aspiration has been made,
the committee or the Institution has gone
ahead and made the expenditure without
consulting the Comptroller as to the pros
poets of payment. In many instances
this has worked hardship. because the
burden has fallen on workmen and con-
\ tractors who cannot afford to wait long
for the money. This is the cause Of an
accumulation of debts of a certain char
acter. The Comptroller has decided to
use all the available cash for the paying
off of such debts, and hopes to make a
favorable showing before the end OF the
year.
The interior of the old State House is to
be redecorated this summer out of the
$4,000 appropriated for general repairs.
The State House Commission has reached
no conclusion as to what it will do with
the rebuilt portion. Its sanded white
walls and shrinking wooden columns
give it an unsightly appearances. Some
changes will be made in the method OF
ventilating both the Senate aEdAssembly
chambers and giving more room to the
Clerk of the House.
MINOR POLITICAL AND OTHER GOSSIP.
Governor Albeit and staff have uaken
possession of the mansion used for head
quarters at the Sea Girt camp grounds.
|
and will keep bachelors hall during the
period of ensampment. They have de-
cided to give State ball on scale OF
magnifcence never before attempted in
this State.
Comptroller Anderson is the only State
official that can be found at his desk
daily during the heated term. Secretary
of State Kelsey is in Germany, taking
baths for his liver. State Treasurer Tof-
fey only turns up once q week to sign
checks. Adjutant General Stryker runs
down twice week from his Summer
home on the Hudson. Allan L. McDer-
mott, tie Clerk Of the Court of Chancery,
spends one day week in his office. Gen-
eral Donnelly has of late been down at
Sea Girt experimenting. the improve
ments to the camp grounds. The Cover
nor comes down to the State House every
| tuesday to receive delegations and des-
patch executive business. During the
hot weather he wears light alpaca coaE
and drinks considerable lemonade.
The income from miscellaneous corpor-
atoms during the current year is going
to be larger The delinquents are begin
ming to pay up and the number OF com
panies assessed this year is largely In ex'
cess of any former year. It is propabis
that the State viii net 100000 this veal
from this source.