The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
OFFICES 4 BEGGING GO.
Gossip About the Rivalries
For Places the Legisla-
ture Will Give
Away
Special to the SUNDAY Morning Ns,s..

TRENTON, Nov. 20, 1900 --0ne of the
phenomena Of the progressing canvass
for the positions that are within the
gift Of the Joint Caucus OF the next Leg
stature is that two Of the most impor-
tant OF them seem to be going begging.
For long time the only individual who
made himself known as a candidate for
the clerkship Of the Assembly was the To-
quAcious Tom Noonan of Hudson; and
Tor the positiono of Sergeant-at-Arms Of the
Senate the only name mentioned is that
OF ex-Cbief Of Police Michael Nathan. OF
CATION not only committed itself six
weeks in advance to Assemblyman
Muilone's candidacy for the Speakership.
but appointed a committee to solicit
votes for him and preserved discreet
silence about Tommy Noonan's Clerk
ship, Noonan's aspirations received a
pretty black eve. 1t was an Indication
that the caucus cares to see Mr.. MuIlone
succeed. but that 1t has no particular in
terest IN MIR. Noonan. Joseph Atkinson.
OF Newark, has now taken the field
against MIN and the probability is that
when the caucus meets there will be vet
other candidates anxious to capture the
billet.
MuLLoNE's CHANCES.
Ex-Chief Nathan will nave the support
or Senator Mcdonald tor the sergeant-at-
arms place, and he stands q good prospect
OF reachin the position.
Assemblyman Mulione's canvass for
the Speakership brings promises of better
results every day in the week. And thus,
Notwithstanding the fact that Chairman
Allan McDermott. and the majority of
State Committee stand in an attitude of
opposition. the Hudson Assemblyman,s
brightness and parliamentary skill would
make him an admirable Speaker, and
seventeen of the forty Democratic men,
bers who are to sit in the next House
have pledged themselves to him. -Four
more, and The nomination and the Speak
er,s gavel are his
II seems to be generally agreed that
Colonel William G. Heppenheimer is to
be the new State Comptroller. though his
fellow staff officer Colonel John T. Van
Clief Is working hard to secure the posi-
tion. Someone says that Colonel Van
Chef may be made member OF the State
Assessors, whose secretary he is now. To
his friends, he saws, that he would rather
hold on to the position he holds, and that
If he doesn't get the COMPREHENSIVE, he
wants nothing. Colonel Van Chef is a
son OF Rev. DR.. Van Chef, of the Wayne
Street Reformed Church in Jersy City.
THE STATE TREAsURERsHlP
Prediction as TO the result of the State
Ireasurershfp contest are not safe.
Alderman Robert Jordan, of Jersey City,
and superintendent Gray, of the Newark
Water Works, continue TO be the leading
candidates. There is absolutely not a
word of truth in the story that at Secre-
tary OF State Kelsey's dinner the other
day the position was promised away TO
Mr.. Gray, and Mr.. Jordan's chances are
still as good, at least. as are his Newark
competitors. Senator Moore, of Warren,
is mentioned, but Senator Everett, Of
Hnnterdon, is better hustler, ana If
either of these two hooks on, It is more
likely to be the Hunterdon than the War
rem man.
Governor Albeit viii probably make
the passage Of a suitable tax law the fea-
ture of his administration at the coming
session, and the State Tax Commission
will meet here at his request on Tuesday
next to give him points on the topic for
his annual message.