The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-18
ANDERSON AT LAST
The Major Finally Secures
the State Prison Super
visorsnip.
"DICK" READING TURNED DOWN.
Al. Hoffman Rejected other Nomi-
nations Considered.
'DICK7 READING TURNED DOWN
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Special to the Jersey City Ne,rs.
TRENTON, May 1s, 1s94-After consider
able backing and filing the Republicans
finally worked themselves up to the sticking
point yesterday, and confirmed the nomina-
ton of Major Edward ]. Anderson to be
Supervisor of State Prison.
There are those who say that the long
delay in disposing of the matter was due
more to political sagacity than lack of cour-
age. The Major had bitter enemies among
the Republican members, notably the Sem
ator from Mercer. Mr. Skirm had it in his
power to block all the Reform" measures,
as the Republicans love to call their partisan
bills, and threatened to do SO if the Repub-
lican Senators forced the confirmation. So
the wise heads among them who favored the
Major kept putting off final action until most
of their pet schemes had been disposed of,
all the time jollying the gallant Colonel
Skirm, to keep him in line, and yesterday,
practically the last day Of the session, they
finally took hold of the doughty
Mercer Senator and iabbed the
Anderson pill down his throat.
Colonel Skirm refused to retain the nauesat-
ing dose and voted consistently against con-
frnation. One democrat, Senator Drake
of Morris, stood by him, and with the excep-
ton of these two, the Major received the
votes of all the Senators present.
The matter was disposed Of at long
executive session, which was held after the
afternoon adjournment yesterday The
meeting was called to consider large batch
OF nominations, which had accumulated
during the session. The Majors nomination
came up III course, and so well had his
friends fixed things that the confirmation
1rrop xx-ith a rftSh and without
ment
RIPARIAN COMMISSIONERS
There was considerable complication over
the nominations for Riparian Commission
ers. On Monday night the Governor sent to
the Senate the names of Miles Ross and Will
lard C. Fiske, democrats. and William S.
Cloke and Richard B. Reading, republicans.
The trouble was over Mr.. Reading. He is
an employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, and looks after matters affecting
that company in the Legislature Ever
since his nomination certain republicans
have been working against him. They have
declared that his nomination was another
outcome of the deal which, 1t is alleged, the
Governor has made with General Sewell.
They said that General Sewel called upon
the Governor Monday night and had long
conference with him. As soon as the Cen
eral left the Executive Chamber the Gov
ernor's Private Secretary hurried to the
Senate with the nominations.
The Senators began at once to be beseiged
with letters and remonstrants, all protesting
against Mr Readings confirmation. They
declared that it would be political suicide for
tie Republicans to confirm railroad agent
and a known representative of General
Seweli. The matter was taken up at
caucus held Wednesday night, and Senator
VOORHEES, vigorously opposed confirming Mr.
Reading. He said that he did not wish to
say word against MIR. Reading personally,
but the party could not afford to confirm his
nomination He had been for years the paid
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany and that alone, the Senator thought,
would be enough to condemn his appoint
ment. The Senator also protested against
the custom followed In that and other cases
of nominating Republicans to Office without
consulting Senators of that political faith
These and similar arguments prevailed and
Mr.. Reading withdrew his name. The
Governor had about made up his mind to
make another appointment when Garret
Hobart rushed In and labored with the
Governor to appoint Speaker Holt.
The Governor consented and the Speakers
name went In at the eleventh hour. When it
came to confirm his nomination there was
opposition TO Mr.. Holt. 1t was pointed out
standpoint than Mr. Reading. His entire
course this session while presiding over the
House and answering the roll call, together
with the fact that he was urged by Mr..
Hobart it was claimed, made him no less
Objectionable than Mr.. Reading. He had a
narrow escape but was finally confirmed in
order to save the party from the evils at
tendant upon too much public laundry work
with the family linen.
HOFFMAN LAID OVER.
Another nomination which caused more
trouble was that of ex-Judge William T.
Hoffman. formerly Of Hudson but now of
Monmouth. to be Circuit Judge When Mr..
Vnorhees declined the position yesterday, it
is said President Rogers, Senators VOORHEES,
and Stokes called upon the Governor and
was told by him that he would appoint
Judge Hoffman to the position. The Re
confirm Mr. Hoffman. When the Governor
asked what the trouble was, President
Rogers is reported to have said
"Why don't you appoint good republi-
cans, Governors and then there would be no
trouble in confirming Them
republicans, replied the Governor II
seem to have a great deal Of trouble to find
good republicans, but l assure you it's no
trouble to find good democrats
However true this story may be- the Gov
ernor stuck to his intention and sent Mr..
Hotfmans nomination in. 1t was laid over
for further consid deration next week.
THE JUDICIARY COMMISSION.
Governor Werts named the committee to
prepare amendments to the Constitution re-
organizing the Judiciary. The commission
ers were all confirmed There are four
large and two from each Congressional
district, as follows:
John p Stockton. Han L. McDermott,
Samuel Fl. Grey, William Walter Phelps
First district, Howard Carrow, George
Hires: Second district, William NJ Ian
ming, E. D. Stokes; Third district, George
o. Ludlow, Henry Mitch; Fourth district,
G. F. Randolph, J. Frank Fort; Fifth dis
trict, Garret a Hobart. John D. Probst:
Sixth district, Fred Frelinghuysen. Edward
Balbach Jr: Seventh district, j. D. Bedle,
E. A. Stevens; Eighth district, John kean
Jr., y. M. McMorrow.
Though the commission Is recognized as
an unusually strong. some are displeased De-
cause a ma jority are lawyers.
These nominations were rejected w llson
H. Jenkins, Prosecutor Of Camden; y. ..
Cox, Lay Judge and Belmont 5. Perry,
Prosecutor of Gloucester; John Gaunt, Lay
Judge, Camden Major Schaik was con
firmed as lay Judge for Essex, Stephen Ben
nett for Cape May, John w. Strange fol-
Union and W H. Barker for Hunterdon
and Joseph a. Gaskill as Law Judge Of
Burlington Prosecutor Crane, of Essex,
was confirmed and the nomination OF
Factory Inspector Fell was laid over.
REPUBLICAN, HYPOCRISY.
Refused 80 Take Up the Primary Re.
form Bill.
Special to the Jervcy cttg Neaus.
TRENTON. May IS, 1895. The closing ex-