The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-09
ll7TH LEGISLATURE.
Convenes Tomorrow After
noon at Trenton Both
Branches Demo-
cratic.
ALBEIT FOR SENATOR.
An Overwhelming Public Senti-
ment Sets in Favor of the
Governor.
Special to The jersey cftu Neps

Special to The Jersey City Ne,cs.
TRENTON, Jan. 9. 1881 stated in my
letter Wednesday that the III Legislature
of New Jersey will convene tomorrow
afternoon at three O'Clock. The aspirants
for office were the first on the
scene. many appearing as il they had
been up all night waiting for the srains
Every train has brought its contingent Of
ators are, perhaps, the most modest of the
visitors.
The small boy Is here in droves, all
bearing recommendations that they wi II
make proficient pages. The large mum
ber. fully a thousand. is sure sign he
crop of Jersey boys is not on the decrease
There are about twenty positions for
| these boys. Governor Werts has decided
| to hear the applications of these boys and
| their mama's, tomorrow morning. he
will encase himself in mum Der of feather
beds. and an electric wire will be near at
| hand to "shock." should any mama be-
come too persistent.
| The concensus OF opinion among those
on the ground today is that Abbeett will
be elected Senator without any. op-
| position. Many of those who have
| outspoken in favor of Abbett's candidacy.
| and say they will work tooth and nail for
| his election. This strong sentiment which
| has manifested itself without provocation.
has given an impetus to the fight which
will mure to the Jealous Governors
| benefit. The Governor is pleased with
| these manifestations, and goes about
| smiling and cheereful.
BOTH BRANCHES DEMOCRATIC.
Both Branches of the Legislature are
| Democratic. The Senate will only con-
tain four Republican members. Both
branches Of ,ooo the Legislature in
but in period covering twenty
years the Legislature has Desn Republi-
| can in both branches nine times, and the
| Senate Republican and House Demo-
| cratic seven. Never in the hittory OF the
Legislature was the Republican repre-
sentation In the Senate reduced to four
members.
| It is difficult to say who will officer the
| two branches. Senator Michael +. Bar
| retu, of Essex. had enough votes pledged
| to him to make him sure of the Presi-
dency, but certain local pressure COM
PEELED him to get out Of the contest SO
tsrfere with that of James Smith.
| Jr., who is contesting vlgor-
ously with Leon ADbett for the
United States Senatorship. Barrett
was forced during the past week to
| thank his. many supporters and bow to
assay to be his bosses. With Barrett out
Of the Presidential contest. it belongs to.
| the field, and in it are Senators H, D.
| Winton of Bergen. M. B. Perkins of
| Burlington. G.. H. Barker Of Gloucester
| and ''Bob" Adrain of Middlesex.
BOB ABRAMS LUCK.
! 1t will probably be Bob Adrian's luck
| to get there for the third term, because
| nobody else has snap enough to bestif
| himself for the honor. If Adrain captures
| the gavel for the third time in success
| sion he smashes Senatorial precedents
into smithereens and 1t Will success
| fnlly demonstrate that there Is tails
| manic virtue in the way that he parts
| his hair. Not for ten years has any man
| dared to asked for second term as Pre- 81
| dent of the Senate, except Bob Adrain.
| Even the powerful Gardner was refused
| a second term. because it was bad Gus
1 tom. AdraiD begged it to help along his
| Gubernatorial boom. now he wants it to
make the other fellows MAD for being so
| modest.
Before 1888 duplication OF terms was
| quite common. Garrett A. Hobart had
| two terms, General w. j. Sewell three,
| but not in succession, while John w
| Taylor of Essex had three in direct order.
| In 1882 it was thought best to allow q
| man to have only one term. and SO it has
| been until Adrain made the break. Now
| the Prosecutor OF the Pleas of Middlesex
is going to make another grab for the
extra compensation given the .Senate's
presiding officer.
THE sPEAKERsHIP CONTEST.
In the House the contest for the Speak
| ership is between Thomas Lane of Union
and Thomas Flynn OF Passa1c. Lane is
| country editor with no boss back of him
ami is lighting on his merits. Flynn has
y sol
starter az the Gloucester race track. He
is backed with Billy Thompson's influ-
ence.
The contest for Clerkship of the House
| is between Peter Stagg of Bergen. who
| was Reading Clerk last year; Mervyn
| Armstrong Of Hudson. who was Assist
ant Engrossing Clerk, and Clarence
Sackett of Essex, who is new in the fight,
II Stagg makes the clerkship it Is prob
| able that there will be moving ur of the
other officers. Essex claims the Sergeant
alarms, and it will probably be given to
ex-Alderman Lynch of the Fourth ward
! of Newark.
The Engrossfug Clerk will go to New
kirk Wenlz, of Camden, who has been
clerk to "Father" Nash's Committee on
| Bill Revision for the past two years. The
caucuses to be held tonight and Iomor-
| row morning will dispose of the several
offices.
| In the Senate it is we'll settled that
| Samuel Thompson of Warren will be the
! Secretary of Senate. as John Carpenter
of Hunterdon mas had his three terms.
John P. Flynn of Salem will be made
Engrossing Clerk in place of John ].
Matthews. George K. Coleman Of Essex
| will again he Sergeant-at-Arms.
After the organization of the Legisla-
ture a joint committee will be appointed
| to arrange for the Inauguration of
| Governor elect Werts, which will take
place tomorrow week at Taylor Opera
| House.
The minor Offices of the Senate are
| likely to be filed as folows:-
SENATE
| Secretary, Samuel G. Thompson, Warren.
| Assistant Secretary, James h. Mattison,
Journal Clerk. Thomas W. Hurif. Glauces-
ter.
Assistant Journal Clerk. W. J. Lowe, Morris.
Engrossing Clerk, John P. Flynn, Salem.
Assistant Eng rossing Clerk, William Atkin
son. Burlington
Sergeant-at-Arms, George K Coleman, Essex.
Assistant Sergeants. Michael Nathan, Hudson,
and Samuel Semple, burlington.
HOUSE OF ASSEMBLE.
CLERK, Mervyn Armstrong, Hudson.
Assistant Clerk, Peter w. Stage, Bergen.
journal Cle.k, w. s. Naughton. Morris.
Assistant Journal Clerk, Frank Jones, Bev-
erly.
Fngrossug Clerk, Newkirk Wentz, Camden.
A-v,o Txyr,o