The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-14
SeWel1, Hobart, Kean and
Murphy to Boss the
Legislature.
IEN. GRUBB OUT IN THE COLD.
Republicans Want New Counties
Formed to Keep Them in
Power-Offices to Be Filled
During the Coming
Session.
Speetal to the Jerseu Cftn Nerrs.

TRENTON, Dec. "A, 1S93.-The effervescent
attempt to break the grip, which General
Sewen has upon the Republican machine is
not causing that willy old politician any
alarming amount Of anxiety He maintains
the even tenor of his way, and apparently is
not moved by the shrin barking of the little
black and tans that are constantly swapping
at his heels. The General is laying low and
not divulging his plans. He pretends that
he Is not leader, nor does he in anyway
control anything or any body He tells those
who apply to him to assist them in securing
some plumb that ne has no more to say con-
cernlng the disposition of any office than the
applicant himself. In this way the crafty
old campaigner hides his hand, while his
opponents are constantly exposing to his
view every trump they hold.
There is no doubt that there is con-
siderable opposition to General SeweH in the
party and if it could secure leader like
Phelps or Griggs it might assume formida-
bic proportions. But at this time it has
little influence and the indisputable fact
confronts the republicans that the General is
once more in the saddle with grim deter
mination to ride over thing and every body
into the United States Senate Times have
changed somewhat since the period when the
man from Camden haughtily took the entire
management OF the party into his own hands
hands and governed 1t like
offices to those and enly those who bent their
necks to his yoke, and putting out of the
way all who refused to be hitched to his
triumphal car, and it has become necessary
for him to share his power to some extent
with others. This it is that has brought into
existence new combination, a new "Big
Four" which aims to become as famous in
the legislative history of the State as was the
Democratic big Four" which so largely in
huenced legislation when that party was in
power. This new big Four consists OF
General Sswell, Garrett A. Hobert, Frank
lin Murphy and John Kean, Jr.
GENERAL CRUDE NOT RECOGNIZED.
These men have been for several years the
leading lights of the party and the real in
fuential leaders. OF course there are other
lights in the party that many believe burn
just as brilliantly as these, but the four gen.
tlemen named above have a way of of de-
hecting the rays of the other lights so that
their brilliancy is to large extent dimmed in
the eyes of the majority of the faithful.
Among these is General E. Bud Grubb who
in the estimation Of many Republicans
should be the leader CT the State But the
trouble with General Grubb, some of his
well wishers say is that he is not energetic
enough. Instead of being up with his arnor
buckled on, charging full tilt upon his enc
mics, he sulkS in his tent on
the edge Of the Delaware, nursing his wrongs
and waiting for, the day of his deliverance.
He wants to rid himself, they say, of the
idea that he is leader by Divine right and
instead of remaining inactive listening for
the call of his party to lead it, he should get
out and hustle and work the boys like his
opponents do 1t is for the Grubb men
painful but none the less cold fact that Sew
ell and the other leaders consider General
Grub as of little use to them and the party
as teeth are to hen, except around election
times, when they want large contributions
from him for legitimate expenses
THE NEW BIG FoUR's WORK.
As leaders General Sewen, Mr.. Hobart
and Mr.. Kean have national regulations,
and Mr. Murphy, although comparatively a
fresh man at the helm, yet has developed a
genius for running successful campaigns, he
being Chairman of the Republican State
Committee, which may make him the9su
cessor of John R. Mcpherson in the United
States Senate. =
These leaders will have hard nut to
crack this winter in the shaping of legisla-
lation and in the filling of the scores of offices
from which democrats will be fired" They
will direct the steering committee of the
Legislature and will mould policy for their
party which, if wise, will perpetuate its
power, and, if unwise, may ruin its prospects.
The hot headed Republican politicians are
clamoring for the dscapitation of every
Democratic officials head, while the con-
servative element is advising the exercise of
a non-partiSan course in legislation as well as
in the distribution OF patronage Berween
these two stools, then, the Big Four may
fall to the ground and drag their party down
with it.
The latest report is that the radicals call
for the creation Of new counties on strictly
partisan lines and the filing of all State,
county and municipal boards with Stalwart
republicans. As an instance, they want g
new county carved out Of Monmouth so that
two Assemblymsn may be gained. They
want all the State House, State Prison and
State Asylum Offices which ars now held by
democrats. In fact they want everything
that their party can lay hands on by neees-
sary legislation and viii not agree to any
compromise
PLUMS TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
Here is list of some of the plums which
the Governor will distribute during the COM
ing session by and with the consent of the
Senate
A Chancellor in the place of Alexander T.
McGill; term seven years, and salary $4,000
a year.
Two Justices of the Supreme Court in
place of David A. Depue and William J.
Magic; term seven years, and salary $4,000
year.
A Lay Judge of the Court of Errors in the
place of Judge Clement; term six years, and
salary 81, 900 year.
A Law Judge for Cumberland county in
place of James R. Hoagland, term five years,
and salary about $4,000.
Lay Judges of the Common Pleas Court as
follows Bergen, Aaron G.. Garrison; Bur-
hngton, Stacy H. Scott; Camden, John
Gaunt; Cape May, Stephen H Bennett;
Essex Carl Buttnsr; Gloucester, Edward
l. Stratton; Hudson, Albert Hoffman,;
Hunterdon, Henry P Cullen; Ocean, Enoch
H. Jones; Salem, Robert NJ Hitch
ner; Somerset, Arthur S. Ten Eyck; Sus-
sex, Samuel T. Smith; Union, James T.
Wiley; Warren, William h. Dawes. Term
of office, each five years. The salary ranges
uIne of business done in each county.
Prosecutors of the Pleas-Camden, Wilson
H, Jenkins; Cumberland William A. Logue:
Essex, Elyin w. Crane; Gloucester, Belmont
Perry; Somerset William V. Steele Term
of office, each five years. The salary ranges
from 81, 900 to $4,000, according to the popu-
lation of the county.
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