The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-15
TOFFEY IN OFFICE
The Gallant Colonel AS
sumed the Duties of
Sheriff Today.
GIVEN A HEARTY RECEPTION.
he Announced Few Ap pointments
Appointed Stanton Dep
uty Sheriff-Two Inter-
esting Letters.

Court House this morning ito take pos.
session of his office. He was met by ex-
Sheriff Stanton and the two men shook
hands with the greatest cordiality. The
outgoing Sheriff then formally placed
his successor in charge of the Office and
John j. Erwin. bookkeeper ana chief
clerk. Frank Higgins. assistant book
keeper and clerk. and Edward Mitchell
| and 5. Thomas Finnle, deputy sheriffs.
were assigned their desks ana duties s.
saction of business was greatly interfered
with, because of the continual ovation
Sheriff Toffey received ana the hearty
congratulations rendered him.
MANY VISITORS.
Almost as soon as the Sheriff was In !.
stalled in his office the flow of visitors
began, All had q hearty congratutation
for Sheriff Toffey, and none more SO than
the delegation from the Wanser Cub
who presented the Sheriff with q huge
basket of beautiful chrysanthemums,
roses and carnation pinks, which was
later in the day sent to the home of
Sheriff Toffev.
Among the many who shook the Sheriff
by the hand and wished him success
wers;-Assemblyman Max Salinger. Rev.
|. l. Hathaway. J. Herbert Potts, E. w.
Woolley, John A, Robertson, H. W.
Carr. G. De- R. Leonard. Counsellor
john Dennlu, Counsellor Frederick
Frambach. Justice Lowry. Alderman
Lahey, Frank Sutherland, Charles
Lyons. Mayor Laurence Fagan, Free
holder John Halliday, Charles Laws,
Justice Wilson, Deputy County Clerk
John Fisher. Surrogate James H.
O'NeiI. Joseph Locke and Freeholder
Swartz.
:, sERRNADE FROM WEST HoBoKEN
The. e and host Of others had scarcely
wished the sheriff success when a mes
senger entered the office and informed
him that delegation Of citizens from
West Hoboken aud Union Hill had gone
to his house to serenade him. The Sheriff
and some friends Immediately started for
the house, which is on Magnolia avenue,
but before they could reach the place they
met the delegation. Sheriff Toffey then
returned to the Court House where he
received the delegation. There were
about three hundred men in line and they
were all fine looking people.
The procession was headed by Grand
Marshal Carl SCHNEIDER, and aides VIM.
Hoffman, Owen Sheenan. Angus Ross
and Edward Schultz, all on horseback.
Behind them came II coach III which were
seated Freeholder Swartz, Gamisl r.
Christie. H. W. Miller, and Quo w.
Schindler. A good band followed, aud
then came the citizens In line on foot,
In the front ranks four men carried q
large banner on which was painted an
elegant portrait of Sheriff Ioffey. The
banner bore this Inscription ia large let
ters.
'EPeople's Choice for Sheriff"
Several flags were carried aud also
thereiwere Two more banners. One was
the silk banner of the Lincoln Club, of
West Hoboken. and the otner was the
election issue of a local paper, which ex =
fnd mi, ff4.- s,si.
and had for head lines. "West Hoboken,
144 majority"
Near The end of the procession. carried
on wagon. was floral horseshoe six
feet high aud four feet wide, made
wholly of chrvsanthemums In the
centre of the horseshoe WAS portrait of
| Sheriff Totfey and the inscriptions:
compliments of the 11th Assembly
District"
| After passing in review the procession
| marched a couple of blocks beyond the
| Court House aud returned The delega-
tion then approached the ConrG House
steps. where Sheriff Toffey. with his
| head uncovered, shook hands with the
| Leaders. Sheriff Toffey. In prief ad.
| manifestations of confidence. in him and
| assured all that iG was not misplaced.
| William Hoffman ON behalf OF the
| OF tue Eleventh District replied, and he
| assured the Sheriff that that district
| could ever be found on the side of moral
reform, and raid that when the Sheriff
| should De called upon to I'LL higher
position as certs sinly would be doue, the
| Eleventh district would be found la line
| line for him. At this rernork some one
in the assemblage said, "He will be
| Governor and shout went up which
ended III three cheers for Sheriff
| Toffey.
| The sheriff then retired to the corridor
| and the crowd, which had swollen toabout
| 1000 persons, passed through, each person
stopping long enough TO shake hands
| with he Sheriff aud wish him q prosA
porous term nf office. The flowers were
| sent to Sheriff Toffey's home after every
one had gazed at tuem.
The young ladies VINO are employed in
the various offices were not behind the
| the sternar sex in congratulating the
1 Sheriff and he gallantly presented each
of the score of damsels With u beautiful
| chrysanthenum
| APPOINTED STANTON A DEPUTY.
| After appointing his clerks the first
official act OF Sheriff Toffsy WAS TO ap-
| point eX-Sheriff Stanton Special Deputy
Sheriff. Mr.. Stanton has for twenty
three years carried Special Deputy
| Sheriff's badge and Sheriff Toffsy woul d
| not deprive him of the honor.
| The cordially that exists bstween the
| late Shrr1n and the present one is besl
| shown by the correspondence which took
| place between them immediately after
election. 1t was as follows:
| THE LETTERS.
JERSEY CrrF, November g. 1893
Col. J. J. Tofeu:
| My DEAR SIR Your manly campaign agains
| me, free from personal abuse and SANDER, which
| by reason of the New York World it was you
privilege TO use. causes me to offer my sincere
| thanks and congratulations.
4 trust that you Will have prosperous ad-
| ministration and good health during your in
| cumbency Of the office am about to vacate
Very respectfully yours,
E. R. STANTON.
JERSEY CRY, Nov. Q, 1898.
| Hon. Ed,card r. Stanton.
DEAR SIR:-It affords me supreme pleasure tc
| acknowledge the receipt Of your valued com
| muncation conveying congratulations and bss,
wishes. thank you very heartily for ths Kind
ly expression of the hope extended for my sue
cess in The administration of the Office which
you have so satisfactorily filed Du-ing tn,
campaign have endeavored publicly and pri
| vateiy to be just. honorable and fair, and an
Rratified that you found 1t agreeable to b,
| guided by the same spirit. While lam proua
of the success which has attended the effort.
put forth by the party which placed me in nomi
nation for the high trust, and the loyal suppor
OF many OF my Democratic friends, posse 81
one sense of deep regret, that one whom have
known long and well, and for whom
have ever entertained the utmost
respect has. by force of circumstances, met witt
signal defeat. I have said publicly many time
that it was not Mr.. Edward r. Stanton whS
was to incur an adverse sentiment Of the peopi,
through the ballot.
This Is as true now as bofore the battle can
only assure you OF my personal gratitude TO
your manly conduct during the + canvas, AMI
eubscrip6 myself, yours very sincerely,