The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-04

SHIP contest presents an interesting
phase. The aspirants for the gavel have
just got back home from a round Of the
Members, and each knows how many
Votes he can count upon in the House
Democratic caucus next week. These
are the resuits:-
4ulione ,....-.,.................
bergen .......*25
tse'z .s;;f. Is
~ t - nlpoeli- s..21
Thus all even hundred ont OF the forty
Democratic votes that Will be cast In the
caucus are already pre-empted. The fell
\ low VINO has the unappropriated balance
Will not probably be d very large FACTOR
IN the light. For little colonization win
show that when 100 are deducted from
~ the balance Is not an appreciably
large one.
s. "A CiNCH FOR NO ONE
Inere another deduction which the
practlcta politician win make the
lnoment be sees the figures. That is that
40 one has dead cinch on the nomina-
tlon as yet; and that deduction Is very
much more easy and feasible one than the
deduction Of the 100 claimed votes from
The possible total of 40. But the figures
90 not fairly represent the relatiye
strength Of the contestants. Bergen
anu Muilone may be making neck race,
put Campbell il not even respectable
third, and Trefz counts for lust nothing.
Down here, they have the assurance 10
say that Mullone Is mot In itn Up in
Hudf 4 they say with equal assurance
tnat bergen IL not In it. Over in Mon
mouth, with even greater assurance, they
say that neither Of them is. 'sin it,, So,
you see, it's difference OF stand psirt.
The Trenton talk - probably q State
Committee bluff to discourage The weak
kneed who wouldn't be on the losing
siae LOT the world, So high an authority
- Barney Ford, begs TO differ from the
rest 81 his Trenton friends, and he rises
70 remark that, even surrounded by all
the STATE House influences as he is. he
can see indications That Mr. Muiione is IN
It q very large extent.
BERGENS GRAND ATTITUDE
The fact is that oil the points, except
the single one that he is Hudson man,
favor Mullone's candidacy. He has not
cospfuitSed himself. even by implication
70 the i've per cent. folly. He is aided by
the sentiment that makes every FAST
Year member view. with Jealous suspicion,
the attempt Of new member TO step into
the high places over his shoulder. He is
popular among his last winters comrades
IN The Legislature. Heis bright and an
excellent parliamentarian, and he is a
hustier He's been hustlin2; while Ber-
zen has leaned back grandly 10 his chair,
with his thumbs tucked into his vest
sleeves, waiting for the State Committee
9 present him with the honor on silver
I've done nothing for myself = Bergen
s4ld 70 p Observation-Disclosures q week ago.
~ Is not un3ener0us 10 remind Mr.
bsrke9 thai only greas man can afford
The candidate who is above asking his
fellow-A Assembly, for their favor may
ind his fellow bIyneu above
thrusting It upon hmm.
All things come TO him who waits
but good many more things come TO
him who hustles
And Muilone is hustlinR
He does not hold himself above asking
his equals on the floor OF the House for
their votes.
Aud be is sure. for that reason alone. to
geta good many of them.
but when you get down to figures 1t Is
not possible 10 give them. The prepon-
derance Of sentiment, however, seems to
be for the Hudson man.
THE REST OF THE PLACES.
As to the other PLACES within the gift
OF the House, Tom MOI Ian. the diction-
airy ehewer, seems to have no opposition
for the Clerkship Somebody from the
Pines may bring little fellow up here
In his vest pocket on the night before the
organization and raise Hob with Toms
waIkover. The one thing Essex is dead
stuck on is to make "Bill' Harrigan
superintendent; and it looks pretty
much as though Essex would succeed.
AS to the Senate, everybody knows Adj
rain will be the new presiding officer. Ex-
Senator John Carpenter ana ex-Assem-
blym8n John Matthews are still said to
be engaged in a tug for the secretaryship;
but whispers have lately been heard that
Matthews, despairing OF beating Carpen-
ter, has lowered his arrow to the assist
ant secretaryship. Even that may be be-
You'd the reach of its point. Essex, Salem
aud Hunterdon are all reported to
be nursing candidates for that position
TOO. Pintard Of Monmouth would like TO
sit at the secretary's desk as journal
keeper; and as he is popular and strong.
he may reach it; while thus far ex-Chief
Nike Nathan Of Hudson Is the only
man mentioned for sergeant-at-a rms
Nathan has done yeoman service Tor the
Democratic party, and blown "a ms
dust" to aid it; and get SO little Tor bis
expenditure of labor and money tnat one
may be excused for hoping that his pres
ent fight may be successful one.
Aud after the organization when they
get down to business-what thenf
Whewi What then2
Pretty nearly everything.
New Tax legislationl
Reapportionment!
The location Of the eighth Congress
mani
The discussion Of liquor law modifica-
tionsi
the problem Of equalizing representa-
Inc settlement Of Jersey City charter
The creation Of new District Courts.
And so on, dd irtf1aitatnt.
AN ADMINISTRATIONS ISSUE
Tax legisiation-not railroad TAX iegis-
lat;on, but legislation that will iron the
kinks out the crooked local systems tnat
now prevaiI--will be the chief topic OF
the session, great and oyertowering as