The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-07
MANY new FACES.
Great Change in the Per-
sonnel of the New
Assembly.
NO MORE OF FATHER NASH
Leonard Kalisch, Tommy eavanagh
and Other Earnest States
men shelyed.
snecinl to The .terseu citu Ners.

Special to The Jersey City Ners.
TRENTON, January Z. 1S93.-When the
admiring citizen of New Jersey looks
down from the gallery of the new AS
sembly Chamber next Friday, upon the
organization of that branch OF the lIftn
Legislature, he will miss many familiar
faces. Almost the first gentleman Tor
whom he will look in vain will be Speaker
Bergen. For two years the lone repre-
sentative of Somerset occupied the
Speakers chair. adding much TO its at
tractiveness by his handsome appearance
and magnificent WHISPERS. During tnat
time be ruled with an iron hand, con-
cealed in glove of the softest, downlese
plush. Speaker Bergen had the most de-
lightful way of snubbing member, or
sitting down upon i'm SO hard snaI ne
talked of having the speaker brought
before the caucus and iepremanded,
aud then when the sitting was
over, of going to the snubbed mem
Der, and in pleasant, gentlemanly way
making such an explanation as would De
entirely satisfactory all around. But
Speaker Bergen has left the Assem- bly,,
and Somerset will be represented by
George H. Cramer, merchant OF 4Somer-
vile and Il good Democrat.
When the admrng citizen casts his eye
upon the clerks desk no more will he De-
hold the classic front and dignified bear
ing of poilysyllabic Tom Noonan. Tom
is now the Chief and Associate Justices
all in one OF the Bayonne District Court,
and the scramble for the clerkship of the
Assembly is beneath the dignity OF one
occupying such an exalted position.
Therefore the admiring citizen will listen
in vain for Thomas Sonorous roll calls
which could be heard down the river al
most as far as Tony Kuser's new brewery.
FATHER NASH MISSING.
In vain will the citizens III the galleries
look for the picturesque form of Father
Abram Nash, and scan the Legislative
horizon for the CLEAN OF the old patri-
arch's bandaDna- After serving
the citizens of the Third Cam
den district for three years, like
Cincinnatus of old. the old man has lain
down the sword Of debate and returned
to the plow of private life. Father"
Nash. as everybody called him, was one
of the most unique characters that ever
SIT in the Legislature. He was Sixty
eight years old last session, and had snort
well knit frame and long white beard.
He generally wore a sack suit. the vest of
which was held together by the two low
er buttons alone, revealing a wide eX-
psnse of immaculate shirt front, While
shiny silk hat always rested we'll back on
his shocky white hair.
His Language was the most flowing OF
any heard Oh the floor during the terms
he was member. He could quote
Shakespeare and the ornate poets by the
mile, and when he wished to be unusually
complimentary, glucose wasn't q clrcum-
stance IN degree OF sweetness TO tne
honeyed words which flowed from his
lips. But it was when the old gentleman
was denouncing some encroachment
upon the time honored prerogatlVes OF an
Assemblyman. like depriving him OF his
five dollars worth of stationery. that the
old man arose to his grandest heights.
He generally delivered these ph1l1pp1cs
after careful preparation, both mental
and physical Obtaining the floor. he
would step out 1nto the aisle and wade
H. He would thresh the air with his
errns and bend and unbend his body ike
the shutting of JACK knife, all the while
leeplDg his bright red bandanna 10 one
hand, which would circle. and curve and
swish through the air until the old man
seemed to be in a blaze of red fre.
The neighborhood Of Father Nash's
desk will be comparatively quiet this
IF Gloucester" and the great purveyer OF
the succulent planked shad will occupy
the seat.
POTTS AND HEANEF NO MORE.
Many familiar faces will be missed from
the Hudson delegation. Herbert Potts,
who SO ably ana courteously led the min
ority last year and whom the rural Re-
publicans delighted to call the Little
Lion of Hudson" will give way to Max
Salinger. George Heaney who made
most favorable impression upon the pub
lie last year and was looked upon as the
coming leader of the House. II not pro,
minent candidate for speaker, will
not give the galleries interesting lec-
lures Oh apcient history this year.
Adam j, Ditmar, O prominent Jersey
City builder, will occupy his seat; The
ornate T.milty, whose elocutionary
efforts were more forcit than eloquent.
will give place to Harry Holmes, Re-
publican. Thomas Magner, whose ora
torical flights never few beyond the mar
row limits of, "This is u good bill. Mr..
Speaker, and ought to pass" will give
place TO Ebenezer Berry, and the voice
OF the great 2. h. O'Neill, which SO often
made the walls echo and ra-scho with his
peculiar eloqueuce, will be heard only in
the recollection of the past session,
NEW ESSEX FACES.
Although the entire Essex delegation
will be made up Of strangers. their faces
will not ali be strange. Sitting In the
seat of the First district member, there
will be your Uncle Bilr' Harrigan, who
won hosts Of friends by the considerate
manner in which he filled the Office Of
Sergeaut-at-Arms last winter. He will
succeed the exceedingly previous
Tommy" Cavanagh. who exposed many
secrets of campaign work IN his efforts to
be funny during debate on an amend
ment 10 the Ballot Reform Law.
No one will be missed or regretted
more from the Essex delegation than
George w. Ketcham. last years Repuoli-
can nominee for Speaker. Mr.. Ketcham
was a most courteous gentleman and by
his uniform consideration aud kindness
won the esteem and friendship of every
one in the Chamber. Leonard Kalisch.
who might be called the Earnest States
man., In the same way that Duncan Har-
lison used to be called the Earnest
Actor will also be missed. His head
was cut off with the rest of the Essex
men who voted for the Coal Com bine
bill. although he kicked and struggled
SO hard that they had to hold
his cranium under the axe. Edward G.
Stokes. the yonng orator from Cumber-
land. will also be missed. Mr.. Stokes Is
a quiet young man who keeps books
down in South Jersey. and is quiet, un-
assuming young man who sprang one of
the greatest surprises the Legislature
ever experienced when he made q speech
on the Local Option question, which
proved him to he a thorough orator. He
made only few speeches. but when he
did speak, the chamber and galleries
were always crowded. He has been
called up higher, and will represent his
county in the Senate during the next
three years.
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