The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-21
TOM JACOBS AMBITION
to Serve His Country
as Chief Clerk Of the Gov
eminent Printing Office.
Speciat 10 tne Jerseu Citp Netes.

WASHINGTON, April Il, lo94.-Ihe TACT
that the Government printing office will soon
pass into the control of the Democrats after
a long delay, has had the effect Of bringing
tremendous pressure upon the member OF
the New Jersey delegation TO find places
there for their constituents. The printing
Office is now the only large Government
establishment where the Apprentices do mot
have to run the gauntlet of the civil service
law.
Under the Republican administration a
Democratic State like New Jersey did not
get any consideration whatever. There are
nearly 5000 employees of the printing Office
and its various branches, and an examina-
ton of the number appointed from New Jer-
soy, who were in Office on the first day OF
last July, according to the Blue Book, is
450 folders in the bindery. Only five are
from New Jersey. OF the forty-four, seven
teen were not born in the State, but are
Pennsylvanians, New Workers, &C., ae-
credited to New Jersey.
Yesterday George Kleinheinz, Of Camden,
was here in company with Marshal Pfeiffer
to endeavor to secure the foremanship of the
press room. Representative g. Bragg
Fielder, OF Jersey City, is pressing the claims
of Thomas Jacobs, one of his constituents,
for the chief clerkship of the office. Mr..
Jacobs Is an accomplished photographer who
wants to enter the Government service. Mr..
Fielder has also some eighteen or twenty APP
plications for minor places. kepresentatlve
Cadfnus has half a dozen aspirants for posi-
lions in the printing office, but, of course,
nothing can be done until a Democratic
Public Printer takes control.
IN OFFICE.
The best position which a New Jersey man
occupies in the office is the assistant fore
man of binding, which pays S5.75 per day
Hughes is chief machinist at $3.50 per day,
and D. Harris Smith and w. F. Reed are
proof readers at 81 per day. All the rest OF
the positions filed by persons credited to
New Jersey are of a minor character, pay
from $3.50 to 81 per day, the latter figure
being the amount received by the compost
tors. A list of the New Jersey people IN
the Office, nearly If not quite all being re-
publicans, is as follows:
Compositors-J c.. Simmer, j.. w. Math-
ers, F.. e. Donaldson, G. P. Thomson, Robert
NJ. Smith, J. L. Thompson, L. Traabel, w
A. Roberts, Lemuel e. Miller, +. FL. Barn
hart, Henry Houghtaling, 2. 7. Jenkins,
Aug. M. Lafng, Samuel NJ. Holt and j. j..
MURRAY. The latter is a democrat.
Pressmen-Edwin T. Christy, David Gill
lin, J. G. Watson.
Press Feeders-Mrs. Nellie Hopper, Miss
Jennie Lyons, Miss May Apologize, Miss
Henriette Tompkins.
LaborerslThomas Heffernan. T. Fitz-
gerald and John w. Everman.
INSTRUMENTATION Avis.
Binderv employes-Wm. 81. Muckelston,
Fred G. Klebold, FL. D. Keyscr, ]. W. Glib
son, Patrick FL. Marley, John M. Gantley,
Mrs. A. o. Van Lieu, Miss Belle Holiday,
Miss frankie II. Benthall, Mrs. A.. Nd. Acker-
man, Mrs. Mary E. Wright. Mrs. Annie 9.
Little, Miss Julia Breuninger, Miss Mary e..
Richardson and Miss Maggie j. Collins.
ENGLISH DOESN'T WANT REELECTION.
Representative English of the Newark dis
trict is the first New Jersey Congressman to
come out definitely and announce that he
will not be a candidate for denomination and
reelection next fall. In a communication
last night Mr.. English makes the following
statement over his own signature
ssIt has been said I am determined to make
a vigorous fight for my reelection. Con-
sidefing that / told every one at the time of
my last election that / did not intend to be-
come a candidate again and nav not changed
my mind, this is placing in my mind a de
termination that I did not have, and
in my mouth language that did not use.
If I chose to be a candidate, however, the
proposed gerrymander would scarcely affect
me. The first time I was elected the whole
county of Essex formed my constituency.
1t is now proposed to add one township to
the CITY where I had at that time over 1890
majority, and in that township, although
strongly Republican, I cut down the major
ity somewhere to about 800, as near as | re-
member. If I were to be a candidate again,
this g~errymander would not seriously alarm
me. 1t is not meant for me, however, but
the gentleman who will be nominated by the
Democrats to succeed me, and who will have
for his election all the aid 1 can give him by
my voice and pen"
nl--1-1-&-4t-A Il pr.r1r Efa11avs hos mt
as vet written a letter OF defamation. He
is said to have remarked that it wasn't
necessary, as he would be retired any
how.