The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-10
ALL THE CAUCUSING.
Lively Row in the Essex Delegation.
Flynn, Kalisch and Tierney.
Special to The Jersey City Ne.os.


TRENTON, Jan. 10. 1898. The Hudson
delegation held a caucus last night In
Senator Daly's room In the Trenton
House. Mr.. Coyle was chosen Chairman
and Mr.. Carroll acted as Secretary. The
delegation had considerable trouble In
coming together. as they were evenly
divided upon the nomina tion
of Sergeant-at-Arms. which they hoped
to get for Hudson Messrs. Coyle, Tahen,
Ditmar and Carroll favored Cornelius j.
Donovan, of Hoboken, and Messrs. Kelly.
Stout, Lawless and Zeller wanted the
Office for Daniel j. Tierney- The Dono-
van men went upstairs to the Senator's
room, while the Tierney men remained in
the Office of the hotel and refused 60 go
into caucus.
They were finally persuaded to join
their colleagues in the Senator's room.
After considerable deliberation, the lat
ter came over TO the Tierney men. The
offices which will come to Hudson We're
also considered and partly flied. Michael
Whalen of the Tenth district will be AS
sist Sergeant at Arms, and Assistant
Journal Clerk Hickey will get his old
place. The caucus also decided to sup
Fort Flynn for Speaker, and Leonard
Kalisch of Newark, members OF the last
House, for clerk.
LOVELY ROW.
There was beautiful row in progress
all last night over the Sergeant-at-Arms.
Newark wanted IL, too. Daniel j. Lynch,
who is Newark Alderman. had started
out after ths office. He had everything
his own way until about forCy-eight
hours ago, when he encountered a for
midable opposition which finally wrecked
him. Some months ago, when the Newark
Democrats obtained control of the Com
mon Council, among those who lost their
official heads was the father OF Prosecu-
tor Crane. This was accomplished by.
Lynch's vote. Crane vowed yengence.
and when he saw him with the Office OF
Sergean t-at-Arms. almost In his grasp,
he started i'll to defeat him, Crane has
considerable influence and is one or The
two district leaders in the Fourth Dis
trict. lie obtained several votes aud
made representations to HUI son that
If Hudson wanted 1t she could
have the Office il she would help Essex
secure the Clerkshlp. Hudson agreed,
aud indorsed Kallsch who was proposed
by Essex. There was pretty long string
to Kalisch's nomination. however. When
Essex held its caucus last night it was
one of the liveliest on record. Uncle
William Harrigan was a staunch friend
with blood In his eye. He denounced
Crane III great form and de-
picted the meanness of bis
cause in unstinted language.
So persuasive was the old mans elo-
quence thai he carried the caucus by to
3 for Lyncn.
SETTLED AT LAST.
The fight was finally settled about day
break this morning. Crane carried his
THAT proposition is no good, and do
not believe it will ever be accepted.
point, and the Sergeant-at-Arms will be a
Hudson man. Kalisch, who was turned
down with the other Essex Assemblymen
81 f<r& Io Ho.,1 I-.~x
bine DILL, will secure most lucrative po-
sition in the Assembly, the clerkship.
The consideration of the capituiatfon, it
is said, was $500 position in the Senate.
which is to be placed at the disposal Of
Harrigan for Lynch. The old man is a
hard tighter and when he starts in to
work for friend he never lets go until
he has nothing to hang on 10.
GENERAL CAUCUS.
The Democratic Assemulymen went
into caucus this morning. Lane was
made Chairman of the caucus which
makes him leader of the House. These
were the officers nominated:-
Speaker Thomas Flvnn OF Passaic.
Clerk, Leonard Kalish of Essex.
Assistant Clerk, William s. Nauright
of Morris.
Journal Clerk, Samuel R. Probasco of
Burlington.
Assistant Journal Clerk, John J.
Hickey, of Hudson.
Eugrossing Clerk, N. K. Wentz, of
Camden.
Assistant Engrossing Clerks, Warren
Loudenberger, of Hunterdon. and John
X. Bowe, ,sof HudsoI.
Sergeant-at-Arms, Daniel ]. Tierney. of
Hudson.
Assistants, John Fee, Jr, of Middesex;
Michael Wnalan, Of Hudson. aud Josiah
Lance, of Warren.
Bill Clerk. Andrew j. Bale, OF Sussex.
Assistants, j. O'Sullivan. OF HUDSON,
and William Gleason, of Passaic.
o. Mara, William HilIiard. Henry Mac