The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-05
WHO HAS THE VOTES2
How the Contests for Treas
urer, Comptroller and
Speaker Progress.
Jim" SMITH URGING GRAY.
The Newark Leader Wants the
Water Treasurer to Hold
the State Purse.
STATE PRISON REVOLUTION.
"JIM" SMITH URGING GRAY.
STATE PRISON REVOLUTION.


Democrat in Essex county. has come to
the conclusion that If Hudson is to have
the State Controllership, through the
selection of General w. S. HeDpenneimer'
the other plum should come to Essex
county, where able aud competent men
are without number.
Leader Smith has candidate in Treas
urer Gray, of the Newark Water Board.
He is warm admirer OF Mr.. Gray, and
he has set his heart on securing the Office
and carrying it to the Water Commis-
sioner's Office in Newark on a silver sal
yer and presenting IL with his compi-
ments-
GRAY himself declares that he is not a
candidate and the notoriety he has ac-
quired in connection with the office has
come through the good Offices OF his many
friends. He has solicited no votes and is
as dumb as an oyster as to the drift OF
matters.
The Democratic party are very much in
Mr.. Smiths debt. and he is willing to
hand over the release papers, IL he can
carry his point.
Within the last two weeks Edward
Humphrey, the County Collector OF Hun
terdon county, has begun canvass for
the office. He comes from the same
county as Senator Moses X. Everitt, who
is believed by many TO be in the lead.
. Both men are warm friends of ex-Con-
| gresham Pidcock- Collector Humphrey
lieved to be anxious to go to the State
Senate or Congress. and has gone into the
State Treasurership contest to get some
sectional notoriety. Pidcock has declared
his intentions to stick close to Senator
Everitt.
REPUBL1cAN CAUCUS NOMINATION.
Assemblymau Robert Williams. Repub-
lican. from PaSsaic county, wants the
caucus nomination for Speaker. and from
all indications he has secured enough
votes to make the honor his. he expects
to be a candidate for the Senatorial noml-
nation. nexu year, and for him to be the
choice of his party caucus. would neces-
sarily give him much prestige.
The general feeling was that it should
be given to Potts OF Hudson, or Cole of
Cape May The latter is entitled to It by
sass,sie6< Of seniority. He comes to Tren-
ton next week for the third term. and
there is no doubt about his qualifica-
tions [e has been q persistent tighter
on tb (oor, ana is as brainy as any OF
theu0sThe nomination this year is only
an 5pty honor, but such as it is. it is
- lythinR worth having in State SO po-
liticaIly demoralized as New Jersey. The
caucus nomination for president OF the
Senate will probably be given TO Senator
Carter of Burlington county.
WARM SPEAkERsHIP CONTEST
Charles Irefz, the youngest member Of
the House and Newark brewer, still
persists in declaring that he IS bona
fide candidate for Speaker He had
dinner aud pow WOW in Newark on New
Years day, with seven Assemb!ymen-
elect from Morris, Warren, Monmouth
and Essex counties, and there scheme
was Matched out to make everything
lovely and sure for the baby" member.
He claims that he has the unqualified
support of the Essex delegation, and
Assemblyman Bergen, of Somerset, an
other candidate, makes similar state
ment.
Bergen and Mullone are both conf
deut. Trefz is hopeful that their contest
will get so hot that he will slip in while
they are fighting.
No one is contesting the right of
Thomas Noonan to be clerk. He does
not have the endorsements of the Hudson
county caucus, as that honor was ac-
corded TO Michael Mullone alone. If
Mullone fails then Hudson is going to
take all the minor offices that it can. Ex-
Assemblyman Naughright. of Morris.
announced that he is candidate for the
engrossing clerk of the House, againSt
John DeMott, of Hunterdon, who was as
sistant clerk last session.
ADRIAN IS SAFE AND SURE.
There is no one willing to contest the
right to wave the gayel with Senator
Adrain and his election as president is
conceded. There is, however, some doubt
about the secretaryship. IL looks now as
If ex-Assembly Clerk John Matthews of
Uniou will be the winner. john Carpen-
ter Of Sussex, who was the secretary.
claims it because he had it but one term,
and is by precedence entitled 10 two. His
strength is unknown. Essex has can
didate in Samuel Mcdonald aud for as
sistant George X. Coleman.
Salem county will urge the merits OF
John Flynn, but the Newarkers are going
TO have one or the other place or know
the reason why. Senator Barrett is a big
ger man than Senator Butcher,and Salem
A.. - tab hat aaFaf fraf
BUTLER MUST SURELY CO.
Supervisor OF the State Prison, Henry
l.. Butler, whose term expired In 1890 and
was legislated out of Office in 1889, will
have TO step down and out. He would
have gone TWO years ago but for the fact
that Senator Mallon would not vote for
the confirmation of his successor.
There are two men prominently men
toned in connection with the Office. Ex
Water Commissioner Seymour Is after
the berth. He received the executive ap-
poinLiuent two years ago, but was not
confirmed. He still thinks his right TO
it nolds good. Ex-AssembiymanJ J. klotz.
of Somerset, will accept the office II he
can get 1t. He is United States Senator
McPnerson's political protese, and has his
support
THE WEST JERSEY GAME CHARTER.
Assemblyman Eugene G. Cole. of Cape
May, will renew his fight against the
West Jersey Game Society. and will try
again TO haYe the cnafter repealed. he
will be satisfied to get the same
bill passed which went through the
last days of the last session, which
Governor Albeit refused to sign. If
the old cry is made. that the repeal OF the
charter is political scheme, petitions
from the Democratic farmers and resi-
dents win be presented to refute this
falsehood. The West Jersey Society
man ages 10 keep a stiff lobby here. and it
ls expected that there will be a lively
dght.
The prospects are for a short session.
The Democrats want to make record for
breyity aud economy.
There are grave doubts whether any
consideration will be given to the bills in
CURED by the Senate Committee on Eiec-
tions during the Hudson county investi-
cation. The other items of the unpaid
incidental bill will be paid.
Governor Abbett's message Is In the
3Snds Of the printer. II will be an un-
s6ually long one.
Rhe State house looks unu " invit-