The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-24
THOMPSON NOT IN IT.
That Story About Pfeiffer's S
Nomination Untrue
Jersey at Wash
ington
Special to The Jerseu CITY News.

Spec1Qt 10 Il ne Jersey CtEy 1fetOSs
WASHINGTON, u. c.. March "a, 1S93.-
The nomin alton of Colonel George
Pfeiffer, Jr., to be Marshal for New Jer-
sey, has caused some criticism here
which docs not seem to be well founded
The displeasure of some of the friends Of
disappointed applicants is being loudly
voiced, however, and i5 may be we'll to
state the facts regarding the appointment
as they occurred.
1t is being charged that Colonel Pfeiff.
er's appointment was made at the dicta-
tion and upon the demand of Assembly
man w. ]. Thompson. This is not true.
Thompson was over here last Tuesday, In
company with number of other New
Jersey Democrats. Wnen the appoint
ment was decided upon, State Senator
Perkins, who was Senator Smiths candi-
date. Withdrew from the contest. Rs pre-
viously stated in the dispatches, and Sen
ator Mcpherson thereupon suggested
Colonel Pfeiffer as a man to whom he
would like the place co GO.
10 this suggestion there was no oppos1-
ton. Colonel Pfei1fer had not up to that
time been an applicant, in the ordinary
sense, and had not even written out re-
quest for the place when his name was
agreed upon. 10 frame this letter. how
and after he had affixed his signature 1t
was sent to the White House with the re-
quest that he be nominated. The ap-
pointment was o personal one OF Senator
McPhersou's, and Assembly man Thomp-
son had no more to do with 1t than the
Princess Kaiulano.
The first the New jersey Congressman
knew of Colonel Pfeiffer,s selection was
through kilograms received from Trenton
and adjoining cities asking IL the an
nouncement in the special Washington
dispatch that Pfeiffer WAS to be nomi-
mated was true. They replied that they
did not know, but they learned very
shortly afferward that the Presi-
dents action had been correctly
anticipated. They are displeased be-
cause they had united upon G,
D. Ely of Paterson, but it can be stated
authoritatively that If Colonel Pfe1ffer
| had not been selected the choice would
not have fallen upon Mr.. Ely. lu the
| first place, it was deemed polite to give
| the appointment to the southern end OF
! the State, and in the second place there
were objections to Mr.. Ely which were e
| fatal to his chance. Mr.. Ely was here
| yesterday.
This is the whole story of the appoint
| ment. Col. Pfeiffer's nomination will
| be confirmed wi.hout question.
SENATOR SMITHS COMMITTEE ROOM.
I SeQaUOF SUiIbl WohdCaS0 Al q coA" W
| homeless fashion around the corridors OF
the capital today. AS Chairman of the
Committee on the Organization
and Conduct OF the Executive De.
partment, Mr.. Smith is entitled
| to the pleasant room in the capital ter
race hitherto occupied by that commit
tee. When he went to take possession,
however, he found that Senator Hill had
proceeded him and had secured the room
through an application to the Committee
on Rules. Senator Smith, OF course, had
not been hasty about establishing his
headquarters in the room, supposing that
no change would occur. He is now
skrmishing for a place, and will doubt
less find room to suit him In day OIL
two.
Senator Smith, by the way. is becoming
very popular. He has been invited to be
a guest at the dinner of the famous Grid
iron Club next Saturday night and has
accepted,
PERSONAL
j. Fl. Scudder, of Trenton, was in the
city today. He is looking after the post
offices in the county.
Bayard Stockton, of Trenton, Prosecu.
tor of Pleas. accompanied Mr.. Scudder.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
nomination of ex-Chancellor Runyon as
Minister to Germany.