The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-10
MAKING STATES.
Specu1ations Upon the Of
ficers of the Coming
Legislature.
LANES ENERGETIC CANVASS
Huatling for the Minor Offices
Newkirk Wentz and his
Smile.
LANES ENERGETIC CANVASS
Special to The jersey CYty Neaos

men" and politicians that throng the
corridors Of the State House on Tuesdays
were on hand. The day was distinguished,
made mis- first appearance at the Capital
since the unmefcifuI thrashing Allan
McDermott gave him less than a month
ago. The General mad all his military
dignity and ,brusqueness with him and
the angle of his hat was trifie more rak-
lsb, if anything, but everyone who saw
him remarked that he wasn't looking
at all well. and some one wanted to know
II he had not been i'll recently.
Very sick indeed" remarked Billy
Thompson, the Duke of Gloucester, VINO
overheard the remark.
The General, however, was exceedingly
affable; shook hands with everybody just
as though he had bill he wanted passed
or defeated, and then disappeared into
The office of the State Assessors, who were
in session. He was on hand to look after
the assessments upon the various trans
portatlon lines in which he is interested
within the State. After while he came
out of the Assessors room and went into
the Executive Chamber and paid his re-
specGs to Governor Albeit. Another
good Republican who emerged from his
post-electiOn seclusion for the first time
was Foster Voorhees, of Elizabeth, Who,
during the late campaign, was popularity
supposed to have been one of John Kean
Jr.'s chief advisers.
FOSTER VOORHEES, TELLS STORIES.
Foster had no apologies To offer for the
defeat of his friend John, nor uid he have
any theories upon the subject TO advance.
He accepted the chaff which was thrown
at him with his usual good nature. and
told some very amusing stories OF the
hopes and predictions of the Republicans
down TO the last moment.
General William Christian Heppen-
heimer, wearing fine silk hat. which he
won on the election. was also about the
corridor as happy as a school boy with
holiday. while mis- political twin, Treas
urer George r. Gray, ditfused the light of
his countenance i'll the rotunda at stated
intervals There were very few mem-
bers Of the Legislature about. Mitchell
3. Perkins of Burlington aud Fred. G.
Marsh OF Union were the only two repre-
sentatives of the Senate. MIR. Perkins,
with Assembl blyman Howard E. Packer of
the same county, called upou the Cover
nor in reference to a lay judgeship ap-
pointment, which is just now agitating
Burlington, from the Delaware to the
ocean, while Fred. Marsh declared that
he had only come down TO attend to some
business in the Secretary OF States office.
There were only few more Assembly
men on hand. The indefarigabe Thomas
Lane of Union was on hand quietly, but
none the less energetically, prosecuting
his canvass for the Speakership. Lane
has become very popular among the
members during the past year, aud
is certainly the strongest man in the race.
1t was freely predicted here Tuesday
that he would secure the prize The
greatest element in his favor at the pres
enL time Is the fact, that by experience
and natural ability, he is perhaps the best
equipped man for the position III the new
Assembly. Another fact which is greatly
In his favor, is the la3k OF any serious op-
position. OF the several candidates who
have been mentioned none has as yet de-
Yeloped any threatening strength.
Samuel Il. H. Wright, the young Jer-
sey City lawyer who represents the First
district of Bergen, and who bade fair to
become the leading candidate, has with
drawn, il was stated on the authority of
his colleague, John j. Dupuy of the
Second Bergen district. James w. Ian
ming the Trenton builder, who built the
new Assembly Chamber, and who had the
speakership bes buzzing pretty loudly in
his new winter bonnet, also announces
that he is out of the race. The only can
didate heard of is Tom Flynn, of Passaic,
and "William" Thompson solemnly de-
clared yesterday that Tom was in the
ever was looked upon as one Of Duke
Billy's little jokes.
LANES CANDIDACY,
The atmosphere OF success hung
around Lanes head all day, and the way
in which ne was taken to one side and
many mysterious tale poured into his
ear. showed that he was looked upon as
| mysterious whisperings. Lane returned to
| the group from which he had been led,
and dryly remarked:-
| THAT makes seventy-six votes out of
| the sixty assemblymen which have been
| pledged to me-"
| Lane is no rainbow chaser. He knows
| Just what he has 10 do to win, and is al
| lowing no moss to accumulate in his
| path. This seems to be his lucky year
| He was nominated solely by his own Of
| forts against most decided and power
| full opposition and WAS elected, In spite OF
4 all the efforts that were made to defeat
| him, and the superstitious say the circle
| will not be complete without third vic
/ tory, his election to SpeakerShip.
( But little is heard Of the otner officers
| of the House Clarence Sackett of ESSEX
! seems to be ahead thus far in the race tol
! Encrossing Clerk. He has the support OF
the Essex delegation and is increasing his
| strength daily among the country mem
bers Newkirk Wenlz. whose South Jer
| sew smile would give mule 1T, Was
around hustling for the same office.
VENTS FIRST APPEARANCE.
| Wentz is Camden man and pro
| duct of Billy Thompson. He. first ap-
peared upon the Legislative scene two
| years ago. One day Old Father Nash OBJ
Iained the floor, and waving his ban.
dana aloft, demanded clerk for mis-
\ Committee ON Bill Revision.
In vain did the old man portray the
| ':emensen amount of work his commit
| tee had to do. The House and the gal.
| leries, knowing the solely ornamental
| position of the committee, laughed al
| him as usual, and thought 1t was one oil
| Father Abrams jokes. Finally the old
4 man, in his desperation, declared that BIZ
1 had promised the place to some one aud
| that promise would have to be kept or hs
would resign. His motion, however, wa:
defeated and he left the chamber in g
rage
A day or two afterward he blandly
| arose in his seat and announced that ht
had appointed Newkirk Wentz of Cam
| den clerk to the Committee on Bill Re
| vision. Simultaneously with the an
| nouncement, Wentz's smile loomed III
behind Nash's chair and stuck there 8,
| persistentlv that he came to be calleC
"Father Abrams shadow Last yea
| that smile loomed up again, like night
mare, as an assistant in the Engrosslus
| Clerks Office. and now it il spreading 1t
self among the memA trying to can
ture the Engrossing ClS hip 1t is sal,
| gz
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