The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-08
WILL Be JUDGE ALBEIT
The Ex-Governor Certain to
Be Successor to Judge
Scudder.
BITTER ENEMIES AT WORK
Board of Agriculture Rediyivus-
Very Lazy Legislation.
Special to the JERSEY oitu Nsps.

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TRENTON, Feb. 8, 893.-Ex-Governor
Albeit. accompanied by his son, Leon
Albeit, Jr., visited Trenton yesterday.
The Ex-Governor went up to the State
House aud called upon his successor. He
then sat for a while in the outer room of
the Executive Chamber, which for years
was his private Office and held quite a
levee. Alarge number of citizens shook
his hand and told him how natural 1t was
to see him in that room. The Ex-Gov-
ernor looked well, and laughed and joked
with his friends in his old-time happy
manner He was in the office of Stale
Treasurer Gray for a time and was there
greeted by another throng of citizens.
The one topic of conversation during the
day was the report that the Ex-Governor
would be nominated to succeed the late
Judge Scudder as an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court. There Is no doubt
now thar Mr.. Albeit will soon lay down
and that he will add to the lustre Of that
long line of eminent jurists Who
have brought SO much honor n renown
upon the Judiciary of New Jersey. Gov
ernor WerGs will nominate him and the
Senate will confirm him. Even his enc
mics admit that. One OF the most po-
little of his opponents and one who
worked the hardest to circumvent his
election as United States Senator, said
last evening that he thought there would
be no important opposition this time.
BITTER FOES.
Nevertheless the ex-GOvernor's enemies
die hard. ALI yesterday afternoon they
were working tooth and nail to secure
the defeat of his appointment, and the
means they employed in their frantic eff
forts to accomplish this result. did them
no credit. Early yesterday after
noon there appeared at the Capt.
toll j. Frank Fort and ex-
Judge Stevens, of Newark. Mr.. Fort
claims to be a lawyer, but the claim Is
disputed. He is a Republican. and H SON.
in-law of the Republican boss of Essex,
Bill Staipsbury. When the Republicans
controlled the Legislature, and the joint
meeting appointed almost every officer in
the State. he was made Judge of one of
the Newark district courts. Judge
Stevens is q lawyer of more ability and
reputation.
These two gentlemen claimed to be a
committee from the Essex County bar.
sent to Trenton to protest against the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Abbott but just what
section of the bar they represent they did
not state. They called upon the Go YER
nor and told him their mission
but received only slight comfort
In that direction. Then they started In to
work the Senate, but with what success
is apparent from The fact that one of the
bitterest enemies the Governor has adj
mitted to me that the nomination would
be confirmed by the Senate. These two
lawyers are connected in such a way with
the new United States Senator that it
was said that the move was one of his
advising, and that he was bending all the
energies he possessed TO securing the re-
lection OF Mr.. AbOett's name. IL was
said hat he was working as usual under
The surface like a mole.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.
Assemblyman Cramer of Somerset in
troduced a bill Monday night which has
brouEn MT about his ears the State Board
| of Agriculture. The bill creates a De-
partment of Agriculture. to be
under the charge ,v of bs a G Gommis-
| and confirmed by the Senate. for five
| years. term, at a salary of $500 per
| annum; said Commissioner to perform
| the duties of the State Dairy Commis-
| sioner, President OF the State Board of
| Agriculture and the New Jersey Agri-
| cultural Experiment Station, and be ex-
| oficio President of the last mentioned
| Boards. He shall appoint. with the con-
| hrmation of the Governor, a Secretary
| for one year. at a salary of 81 1900, VINO
| shall be charged with all the duties now
| performed by the Secretary of the Board
| Of Agriculture. 1t terminates the Office
of those officials thus succeeded on the
| first day of March.
The members of the Board who were at
| the State House today denounced the bill
| heartily and declared that it was in the
| interest of Mr.. Jacob Klotz OF Somerville,
who was for many years superintendent
Of Senator John R. McPherson's farm at
Bellemead. The same bill first
| o,,da ito QpnaQrqnrA two ve4rS
| ago, and it was then an
| open secret thai it was intended for Mr..
Klotz. 1t got lost in the shuttle some
how, but bobbed up again serenely last
| veal. 1t was among the number of truly
| good bills which met an untimely death
BY being caught out in the cold of Gov
ernor AbbeJt's declaration that he could
| approve of no bill which created a new
office. Ex-Speaker Bergen and Mr..
| Klotz were on hand Monday night and
| were present at the launching of the bill
ON its journey to the statute book.
WANSER AND WEART.
Spepcer Weart, Mayor Wanser's pri-
vate secretary, and recent appointee to
| the position of Corporation Attorney. was
| here Yesterday afternoon. He came
down for some clients to look after a bill
which was introduced by Mr.. Tine of
Hunterdon, In the interest of better
| roads In some of the rural counties. He
said he had about made up his mind to
accept the position and would tell the
Mayor so today.
Mayor Wanser was also at the State
| House. He came down to attend the
| meeting of the Military Board. He pass
ed through the corridors at one time. and
when it became known who he was, he
was followed about AMI gazed at
as though he was some rare
curiosity.
NEWARK N JERSEY T
Colonel Price and Comptroller Con-
| molly Of Newark came TO the Capitol
Yesterday afternoon as mysterious as ever.
They sought Mr.. Htodoo Davis and held
a conversation with him which gave rise