The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-03
OUR EZ-G0VBRNORS.
But Four Former Executives
Now Living-NeWell, Lud-
low, Albeit and
Green.
snecia1 to the Jerseu Citv Nc,rs.

TRENTON, Nov. 8. 1894.-It is an in
teresting historical coincidence that on
the same day hat ex-Gov. Joseph ,.
Bedle was buried. a sister common
wealth was paying it's tribute to the
heroic deeds of a distinguished Jersey
man by unwilling an equestrian statue
to commemorate the bravery of George
B. Mcclellan, the THIRTEEN Governor of
New Jersey after the adoption of the
Constitution.
While Governor Werts and other dis
tinguished Jerseymen stood about the
bier of the tw~enty-ninth Governor, the
members of his military and personal
staff were in another State honoring the
memory of another predecessor. 1t was
remarked on the day of Governor
Bedle's funeral that all the living ex-
Governors were there, but the one in far
away Washington had been forgotten.
The oldest of the living Governors is
William A. Newell. o in Olympia. He
was Governor twenty-one years before
Governor Bedle sat in the Executive
Chamber. He was the twenty-third in
the succession, and is still an active Ole
man. He succeeded Rodman M. Price,
who died a few months ago.
WILLIAM A. NEWELL.
William A. Newell was Governor from
1850 to 1866. The larger part of the
thirty-four years that have interviewed
has been spent in the West, where he
has gained some additional political
reputation, though not successful in
politics. His reason for going West was
that he was appointed Territorial Cover
nor of Washington, and, after serving
his term. he remained there. He has
now the distinction of being not only
the Oldest but the only Republican ex-
Governor.
He was also the first Republican elect
ed to the Executive office. In thirty
nine years there were only three of that
political complexion elected, the first
Charles S. olden. and the third Marcus
L.. Ward. The other ten We're Demo-
Gratis.
1t is interesting to note the gap of
the administration of William A. New
ell and the next living Ex-Governor. He
is George G. Ludlow, who governed the
people of New Jersey from 1881 to 1884,
foul years. Between Newell and LUDLOW
there were six Governors, all of them
dead. They are Charles s. Olden,
Joel Parker E r era,o Marcus ana cd Z; : Ward No 10
Clellan. Out of the thirty-ive Governors
thai the State has had, but five are liv-
ing. They are Governor George 7
X Wsft4, Supreme WIee eba GoaTf Jusf Eonert LeG g
<1OOO(l, ~ ~
Green, Constitutional Commissioner
George c.. Ludlow and William A.
Newell. All but Newell were at the
funeral of Ex-Governor Bedle.
A PICTURE GALLERY.
Ex-Governor George c. Ludlow is still
actively engaged in his profession, and
occasionally appears in the State courts.
The main bulk of his practice as attorney
and counsellor is in the county courts,
with considerable office practice. OF
late years he has not peen active in
politics. and he was recently brought to
public notice by his associations with
the Constitutional Commission, of which
body he was made Vice President, n
in whose deliberations he took quite an
active part. He is a rugged man of "a.
and is both energetic and amiable.
His successor was Leon Albeit, twice
Governor of New Jersey, and now Su-
preme Court Justice, a man who for up
important factor in the political history
of the State. and who. within the last
thirty days. has attracted considerable
attention because of the association of
his name with several important offices
which he emphatically declares he would
not have.
Vice Chancellor Robert S. Green, who
succeeded Governor AbDett's first term,
is now a member of the Chancery Court.
He. served in Congress, and is inciden-
tally mentioned as a -Gubernatorial pos
sibility next year.
For a number of years a most excel
lent bust of the ex-governor occupied a
prominent place in the Office of the State
Librarian. 1t was the work of an adj
mirer of the Governor, who exhibited it
1T the Centennial Exposition in Phila-
delphia.
In the main audience room of the Elk
ecutive Chamber there is now a gallery
of the lead ex-Governors. The idea
originated with Executive Clerk Fox.
The last to be added was the portrait of
Marcus L. Ward, which was given by the
family. The portraits of ex-Governors
Mcclellan and Randolph were added
last year. BY the deaths of ex-Gov-
errors Price and Bedle the gallery will
be increased by the addition of two more
portraits.