The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-22
7HE ME7AMORPH0SIS
Republicans Now Haunt the
Corridors of the State
House.
sNUBS A NEW MEMBER
Tom Flynn Wast' ths Republicans
to Throw Him Out-senator
Barreil's Philosophy.
Special to the JERSEY cit, Ne,os.


TRENTON. Nov. 90. 1898. -Yestsrday vas
the l~iveliess day about the State House
since the election. Tue Court OF Errors
aud Appeals brought u bright array of
eminent lawyers Co the court chambers
on the second floor. but the offices brought
a larger array OF Republicans TO tina cor-
ridors and rotunda on the floor below. 1t
was n new though hardly a strange
crowd. The faces were familiar TO those
for some years back. bus they were
strangers to those who visit the State
House on Governors Day. It was anovsl
sight to see the great klag pin of Rspub-
licanism. General William j. S,w.ll.
standing about the corridors doing the
! pump handle act. Heretofore, whel he
has visited the building, he has generally
left as quickly as he could after trans
acting his business. Yesterday. how
ever, he was seen about the corridors for
some time conferring with mis- lieuten-
ants.
1t is generally conceded that Sewell
will be In command of the Legislature
next winter. There is ne doubt that there
IS considerable opposition to him 10 the
EpartY, but 1t lacks a head. There is no
- - a0 @S
ability and resources to take the lead aud
keep it'll spite of powerful enemies b 9TH
ia and out OF his party as Gsneral Sswell
has. Personally he is not magnetic aud
resants rather than encourages all at
tempss to approach him. Those who are
| STYLED his lieutenants always acc in his
presence as though he was their sovereign
with their lives aud liberty dependent
upon his rod, and maybe they are in a
hgurative sense. Aud yet when the
4 general unbends, as he often does, he
m kes q most congenial host or guest,
and those who inset him under sucn cir
cumstanee, come away and declare he Is
not one half so had AZ be II painted.
| NUBBE BY SEwELL.
There is one young man whom 1t will
blake u large amount of hospitality aud
magnetism. or anything else you
want to call 1T. to persuade that General
Sewsll is not a big, ~unmaunerly bear,
is George P. Olcott, Republican
Asseinblyman-e elect from e ,st Orang.,
there IL little doubt that efforts Will be
made TO convince him that he Is mis-
AIKEN.
The General was cordially receiving
some OF the newly electet MON oars In
the refunds when Mr.. Olcott came along.
The new A~ssemblyman rushsd uD to tine
great leader of his party, and, with hi s
lace wreatned in smiles and with putt
stretched hands. he exclatme IL
Why. General, how do you do?"
such Familiarity on the part of a tota !
stranger was not to be born by the COM
mander of The Second Brigade of the
Army of New Jersey, and drawing him
self up to his full heixIn, aud just toncl-
lug the new me hngefs, said in his
haughtlsst tone:-
flow to do, Young man, how TO dol'
aud then turned away.
Alcott showed py his face that ne felt
the snnb. the General soon aftsrward
YVES told of the mistake he mad made,
and went out aud met ,phoricallv speak
Ing, kicked himself. General Seweli, ac-
coppanisd by. his faithful lieuteu-
4ni- Dick Reading and George
Grammar. Clerk of The United
States District Court opeDd headquart-
ers In the famous room No. 100 Of the
Trenton House. There = laacn was
speedily prepared and partakeu of by
Senators Sktrm OF Mercer. Kstchaio of
Essex, Rogers of Camden ~ one or two
lesser lights. After the luncnaon these
gentlemen discussed the org snizatiou and
the distribution of the patronage which
will be at the disposal of the Republicans
next winter. General Sewell and his
guests attended a reception az the rooms
of the Republican Club on Hanover
street. 1t was the first time the club has
had an occasion to celebrate n victory
and the occasion was made a brilliant
affair.
FIXING THE SLATE.
1t seems to be pretty well established
that Major Anderson has been turnei
down. Everyone. accepted as a foreKoue
conclusion that he would be reappointed
State Comptroller and no one else's name
was mentioned. But the leaders have
concluded that the Major has had en- on Oh
of the CouIptroller's office, and must
make way for some other hungry reDub-
4 Itoon 1fhir fo NOT q norv7lop ,,aafu;or 80
Major Anderson Is ons of the most popu-
lar repu nlicans In the State, and Since
the office must go to a republican the
Major was the choice OF his many demoY
cratic friends. The retirement of
Major Anderson has produced an
OF Mercer, who will probably De the
leader OF the Senate. and ~Assemblyman
Reading of HunIerdon have a candidate
in William S. Hancock, President Of ehe
Trenton Republican Cub. aud a well
known inancier OF the Capital. Camden
county looms up with ex-Sherif David
Baird, a member of tue State Committee,
and ex-Asse mplyman John Ulrtcn, who
was State Organizer of the State Lsagus
OF Republican Clubs, is being pushed by
Union. John Gibson. a former news
paper man of Dover and now business
manager OF the Daily Advertiser of
Newark considers himself tue choice OF
Essex.
There were some Democrats about the
State House. but they did not liuger long.
Among the was Speaker Flynn as un !.
ruff1ed AS ever. He said he wished the
Republicans wonld throw him out of the
House as he would like to get away next
wiater to the races where he can make
some money. Senator Michael I. Barrett
who Was defeated In Essex brought
Herman Schlbach. the new Republican
Sheriff down to Introduce him to the
Governor. He did not seem TO feel BAD
over bis defeat and said ST. Peter could
not have won on the Democratic ticket
In Essex this fail.