The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-08

AMBITIOUS LAW MAKERS.
Senator's and Assemb1ymen
Who Feel Called to
Weld the GaveI.
PLERALITIES Of Tho SUCCESSFUL MEN.
Senator Werts Prominently Men,
toned for President and
Speaker Bergen to
Succeed Himself.
PLIRALITIES OF The SUCCESSFUL MEN.


ink recording the pluralities OF the sue
cessful candidates for the Legislature is
hardly dry, speculation is ripe over the
organization Of both branches. Candi-
dates for President of the Senate kand
Speaker of the House are as thick as the
pages were in the Assembly chamber last
winter. In the Senate, George Werts of
Morris is prominently mentioned
for presiding officer and those
who claim to know what
is to be declare that the Morris Senator
is to WELD the gavel and keep Senator
Gardner in order. There is some doubt
that this is SO. Werts is candidate for
the Gubernatorial nomination next year,
and it is not likely that he will care to
make enemies or antagonize probable
supporters by entering the fight.
Henry Winton. the editor Senator
effective canvass for the place, and there
are many who would like to
see him secure the prize. Handsome
bob" Adrain is said to be looking after
reelection after the gallant manner in
which he carried Middlesex last Tuesday,
idea aud say nothing is to be gained by
! making Adrain President at this time.
MARSH'S TENDER BoOMLET.
A tender little boOmleL hovers over the
seat occupied by the Prosecutor Senate
from Union. Fred Marsh. Fred has had
some experience as q gavel wielder and
presided for several weeks over the
House during the session of 1890. He
has many friends who would like TO see
him succeed President Adrain. Ex-Con-
gressman Pedcock is said to be casting
his eyes at the Office for his protege,
itff In Tnh 10 Nnpr1 1ich hn hfJil1
who represents Warren county in the
Senate, and it is also said that. the Cover
nor looks with favor upon young Senator
Barker of Gloucester.
There would be little surprise among
the knowing ones il, when the Assembly
organizes next January, James G. Ber-
gen should succeed himself as Speaker.
Bergen.comes from an obscure county,
of course, and was supposed to have re-
ceived the Speakership on account of the
desperate fight ne made in Somerset last
fall. But the fact is, he was chosen by
position because he was known to
have firm hand which would hold the
Assembly down to strict business. AS it
is proposed to have another short session
this year on much the same lines as that
of last winter, it is reasonable 70 suppose
that that programme includes Mr.. Ber-
gen as Speaker.
KAL1scH A STRONG CANDIDATE.
Leonard Kalisch, OF New rk, is prob
ably his strongest rival. Kalisch WAS
prominent member of the House of 1890,
and was considered by many to be in the
failed to secure. a nomination last fall
and was lost sight of. He bobs up
serenely again this fall and claims to be
entitled to the gavel. 1t is said, however,
that Essex's support will go to Hardin,
the man who, the Hudson members want
~ hao in mil ha
else to defeat Mnllone's bill which
sought to give jersey City sup
ply of pure and wholesome water. If
Hardin does not want the support. sup
posing such a thing to be possible.
Thomas Smith, the Chicago Fair Com
missioner. who has just been elected for
the third time will become Essex's favor
lite sou. The lark the boys had with the
"Dominie," as Smith Is known here, one
day when he was called to the chair is too
fresh in the memory of the members to
give much seriousness to his candidacy.
BURLINGTON'S CANDIDATE.
A candidate has loomed up in
Burlington in the person OF A. Harry
White, the milkman's advocate. This
Young man has right to swell up a
trile, because he jumped into a district
that had been gerrymandered and was to
be solidly Republican. and won by
nearly four hundred. His tactics were
very peculiar and some Demo-
Gratis talked of reading him out of
the party, but he won. lie traded
Perkins, the candidate for Senator,
wherever ne could and now there is row
right at his front door. He cannot help
the bad feeling that his election caused.
He would like to heap Goals of fire on the
heads of his friends by making them ad-
dress him as ''Mr. Speaker" Mr.. White
tive manual last winter with telling about
his school days and his maiden political
speeches in the wlds Of New Jersey.
BANDANNA NASH TO THE FRONT,
Old Father Nash, the banuanna states
man and picturesque orator from Cam
den, is another candidate. He comes to
the Assembly for the third consecutive
term with large majority and all the
backing Of Billy Thompson of planked
shad and Gloucester racetrack fame. is
chances, however, are sickly. The House
could never get along without him on the
floor.
The news from Hudson that the Hon.
Patrick H. O'Neill with 500 of the great
p. H. Association is coming down here to
capture the Speakership causes codsider-
able amusement about the State House.
1t is almost certainty that IL O'Neill's
candidacy assumes any degree of serious
ness he will join Mullone considerably
outside the breastworks.
THE MINOR OFFICES.
Thomas E. Noonan OF Hudson is to be
the Clerk OF the House again. 1t Is fair
to assume that the other officers will re-
man, except that Frank Jones of Beverly.
the Assistant Journal Clerk that raised so
much trouble last year, will get position
over in the Senate because his friend
Esrkins will have q good pull on the
piSSyonage for the great victory he
achieved in Burlington. The session is
to be short aud sweet. Chairman McDer-
mott thinks at least ten weeks will be
plenty to accomplish what little there is
to do Itis 10 be session conducted eco
nomically and free from partisanship.
There will be no political bills.
PLUhALITIES OF THE NEW MEMBERS.
Complete election returns, most OF them
official, show that the Democratic candt-
dates pluralties in the Senatorial eiec-
tions in the seven counties were as fol-
lows;-Burlington, 587; Cape May, 239;
Hudson. 7,Ol2; Hunt-rdon, 894; Middle
sex. /, ,430; Passaic, 112: Sussex, 463. Total,
The The pluralities of the Assemblymen-
elect were as follows:
Pluralties.
Dem. Rep.
Ar. ANrrc-Samuel D. Hoffman,. 23l
BEeGEN--1. Samuel g. Fl. Wright. 441 -.
q John j. Dupuy. 43l -.
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