The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-08
Crowds of Republicans Will
See the Legislature
Organize.
ALL HUSTLING FOR OFFICE.
New Senators Said to Have Been
Sworn In-The Speaker
ship Fight.
Special to the Jersey citu Neus.

are that Trenton's hospitality will be put to
its utmost capacity Tuesday, when the Leg
~islature is organized. 1t will be a Republi-
car festival, to which feast is hidden all the
faithful of the party, and, judging by the
advance demand for beds and cots, about
one-third of the Republican party is getting
ready to journey to Trenton and help along
the celebration.
The Maurice Rogers Association of Cam
den will come up in a body as an escort to
Senator Rogers. Their advance guard is
coming Monday and have secured quarters
at one of the hotels. The Newark Indians, a
secret political organization are having their
reception rooms at one of the hotels elegant
ly decorated for the occasion. In every
hotel there will be headquarters galore.
General Sewell, the State Committee, Presi-
dent Gaskin of the State League and the
candidates for Comptroller will have their
headquarters all in one hotel, and there
things will be as gay as flags and bunting
can make them. Nearly every Republican
organization will be represented. Every
leader, with large or small domains, will be
on hand to lend dignity to the occasion.
IN ARMY OF OFFICE SEEKERS
1t is certainly true that no organization of
the Legislature forty-eight hours before that
w Co Of0Io or 14ASA LII tA4O O01 ~ tL% ~ ~
equally true that never were so many con-
ferences held by the Republicans in advance
which produced so little. 1t can be accounted
for by the fact that the majority of the
Assemblymen are new in politics, and there
fore exceedingly cautious in committing
themselves to any policy or any combination
that older politicians might suggest. The
fact that they are candidates for State
offices ~endeavoring to make sure of their
chances by combinations and a large NUM-
Der of men seeking offices in the organization
nave been the principal reasons why both
Assemblymen and Senators have moved
cautiously. The State leaders or the State
Committee have in no wise interfered with
either the plans of the candidates for Comp
troller and Treasurer, or with the members
in respect to organization. Perhaps if they
had there would not have been SO much APP
pearance of disagreement and confusion.
There is no doubt that the caucuses of
both branches ON Monday night will be
unusually lengthy ones because of the vast
number of men who are seeking positions III
either House. The hard times coupled with
the fact that the Republicans have had so
little to give in the past few years has in
creased the number of applicants for offices
made the statement that he had forty on
his list from his county. There will be, no
doubt, a great many disappointed men in
Trenton on Tuesday next, but the confer
ences, held during the past week by the
Senators and Assemblymen, served notice on
this vast army of place seekers that places
would be exceedingly scarce. The pages in
the House are to he reduced to twenty, and
doorkeepers to eighteen, which is about one
half the number of last year. This Will save
nearly $4,000 in the expenses OF the Legis-
lature. This number is not small enough to
suit many of the State leaders, and they may
suggest a further cut next Monday night at
the conference. There will be no useless
clerks or private secretaries, and an effort
will be made to make this Legislature the
most inexpensive held for many years, and
the only way it can be done is by limiting
the number of employees. 1t has been some
of the combinations set up between those am-
bilious to be officers in the Legislature, and
those who want to be State Treasurer and
State Comptroller, that matters assumed
the shape they have and caused the several
conferences of the past W weeks.
CALI IT ABRAMS JOKE.
As to the other obstacles which are threat
ened by b~lockading the organization of the
Senate, that must be taken with a certain
amount of doubt. Considerable has been
said about it, and the Republican State Com
mittee believing that being forewarned is
being forearmed, have conferred on the mat
ter and are prepared to resist any attempt
that NAV be made to cheat them of their
rights. No Democrats of responsibility have
vet been found who can give authenticity to
the report. In fact many of the Democratic
Senators declare tina they know nothing of
it beyond what has been in the newspapers.
1t is thought to have been a joke of Senator
Robert Adrain of Middlesex for the purpose
of frightening the Republicans. Chairman
Franklin Murphy of the State Committee
has taken advice on the subject and has adj
vised with the Republican Senators, and a
programme has been determined on in case
such a thing should be attempted, but the
conservative Democrats declare that nothing
like that will be done.
EVERYTHING seems to be in the dark as to
organization. As to the Senate, there is a
whole stable full of dark horses to be trotted
out. While it is pretty well settled that
Maurice A. Rogers will be the President Of
the Senate, there are doubts about nearly
all the other offices. Wilbur A. Mott, a
former secretary, seeks a reelection, and
it is said by those who know, that his chances
are very much in doubt, as there is a dark
horse to be sprung against him
whichwill be a winner. Senator
Thompson of Somerset. will not disclose
the name of his candidate for
of Mercer, inform the public who is his dark
horse for sergeant-at-arms who Is now be-
ing trained with another ebony equine in
Cumberland County, which Senator Stokes
is to bring to Trenton next Monday night
for assistant sergeant-at-aTms' 1t is thought
that Editor JOnn ". Snf0V6, OIL AUldIUic
City, and Richard T. Starr of Salem, will
have offices IN the Senate Beyond this
nothing is known.
ORGANIZATION FIGHT.
As to the House of Assembly, at the last
recounting, John l. Holt, of Passaic, was
considered the successful competitor for
speakership. A desperate effort is to be
made by several combinations to have him
defeated and to elect Judge Joseph Cross, of
Union. The Cross people are composed OF
Union county, part of Essex, and part OF
Hudson, and they are preparing several sur
prises which they will spring on Monday
night to break Hollis power. Tn latter
claims that that he has IS votes. The Cross
people claim they need but II to make them
on principally between James p. Logan, of
Middlesex, and j. Herbert Potts, of Hudson.
There are two candidates for Engrossing
Clerk, ex-Assemblyman Studer, of Essex,
and Editor Edgar Williams, of the same
county. Williams will probably get it. G.
Frank Sutherland is the only candidate
known for Journal Clerk. There are six or
eight candidates for Sergeant alarms, and
it is very likely to go to Hudson county.
The struggle for offices in the House and
Senate has been much influenced by the
fight for State Treasurer and State Comp
troller. For the latter Office there are three
candidates, for the former but one. 1t is
generally conceded that George B. Swaine of
Essex county will be the candidate for Treas
urer, and SO far no opposition has been found
against him.. For State Comptroller,
William S.. Hancock of Mercer, John Ulrich
of Union and Colonel Samuel Dickinson of
Hudson. are all making q lively fmht. and