The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-31
DEMOCRATS SCARCE
Interesting Facts About the
Men Who Will Compose
the II9th Legislature.
EVERY SENATOR NATIVE BORN
The Trouble Will Begin Next Mon
day When the Delegations
Meet In Trenton to
Fix States.
EVERY SENATOR NATIVE BORN
Sncosn,to the Jeaae.l ca Noags.

4 one respect at any rate. 1t will have a
ponderosity of Republican members.
4 Never in the history OF the State has q
Alainority party had such a small represen-
A Rtion. Altogether the Republicans mus
\ ir seventy votes and the Democrats only
[sven. In the Senate there will be six
4 len Republicans and FIVE Democrats, and
the House dfty-four Republicans and
<sl4 Democrats. The Republican major
y on joint ballot Will therefore
We ffty-nine. The only Democrats h
4 tere reelected last November were AS
Esmblylnen Alpaugh of Hunterdon and
4 4 slser of Hudson. Twenty-four Republi-
IN Assemblymen were reelected.
lOf the six new Senators three, Messrs.
/ Il oss, williams and Herbert, a been
II embers of the Assembly. The other
Aree, Messrs. Gould, Parry and Kuhl,
Have had no legislative experience. One
klenator, Mr.. Thompson OF Somerset, Is
y9erving a third term, although not coz
ecutive. Messrs. Winton and Rogers
re serving second terms. All the others
4 are in their first terms, The Senate viii
be composed entirely of native Americans
fifteen belonging to New Jersey. Two
klvere born in New York City, three IN
Pennsylvania and one in Massachusetts.
N Where are seven merchants, six lawyers,
1 two manufacturers, an editor, a physi-
: clan. a farmer ard a ~bookkeeper. Two
have no particular calling. There viii be
eleven exlAsserablymen in the Senate.
: The youngest Senator will be Mr.. Stokes
cumberland, and the Oldest Mr.. Pack
of Gloucester. Mr.. Stokes has just
.ssed his th.rty-fourth year and Mr..
ecker is in his s~ixty-seventh. Mr.. Brad
Of Monmouth is the mex Oldest Sen2-
he being in his sixty-sixth year.
,ese are the only Senators who are
er sixty. Sever Senators are over
ty and five under forty. The latter are
sssrs. Stokes, Williams, Herbert, voor-
IS and Rogers. Two are natives of
nterdon county and one each of Salem,
De May, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson,
,rris, Mercer, Middlesex, Passaic, Cam
5 :, Somerset, Sussex, and Warren. The
erage age is forty-six and a half years.
ere are two ex-Sheriffs, Thompson and
i cker; one ex-law judge. Kuhl of Hur-
1onr and one county collector, Ross Of
oe May. The National Guard is repre-
ted by Colonel Skirm OF the Seventh
giment. The one editor is Mr.. VIM
a of Bergen, and the solitary farmer
Mr.. Ward OF Salem.
BABY OF THE HOUSE.
Ir. Mock of Newark will be the young
man of the House. He is not yet
,enty-fve, and although so young he is
active politician, and besides holds
responsible position in the Chemical
sfional Bank of New York. The Oldest
;semblymen will be Mr.. Alpaugh, the
,mocratic war horse of Hunterdon, and
q of the two members of his party who
ere not submerged in the tidal w
last November. Messrs. Coursen of
Essex. and Ludlam of Cape May, are
ext in age to Mr.. Alpaugh. Those
smbers under thirty are Mesgrs. Mock,
utzhorn of Hudson, and Hicks of Mid
esax. The average age of the
5semblyrnen is forty-three years. near
as. high as that of the Senators. OF
e entire sixty members eight only are
reign born. Germany claiming three,
otland and England two each, and
aiard only one. the last mentioned be-
z Mr.. King of Passaic, an ex-Fenian,
d who, although a stiff Republican,
ceives a large number of Democratic
ties when he runs for office. OF the
lty-two native Americans, five were born
New York, three in Pennsylvania, and
10 each in Ohio and Connecticut. The
.ew Jerseymen are divided as follows
ssex, seven; Mercer and Hudson, four
.eh; Morris, five; Middlesex and Mon
outh, three each; Camden and Hunter
on, two each, and Atlantic, Bergen,
f~irlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gfou-
sster, Salem, Somerset, Sussex and
The House will contain ten armer
ne lawyers. six merchants, six real
state and insurance agents, three cor
factors and builders, four clerks, two
tnGertakers, two saloonkeepers, n one
acn as follows:-Cigarrnaker, coal dealer,
upper. oyster grower, silk twister, ae-
1untant. glass blower, civil engineer,
iutcher, school principal, umb physi-
an, potter, cracker baker, ticket broker,
nd engraver. There are two mayors,
Tr. Davis of P~hillipsburg, and Mr.. Smith
If Hackettstown. The only third term
RS are Mr.. Stranger of Gloucester, Mr..
stafford of Camden, and Mr.: Matlack of
dr. Christie of Essex served in former
legislatures. Mr.. Stafford. in fact, is
Jerving a fifth term, although not con-
lecutive. Twenty-three members are in
heir second terms, and the new mem
oers number twenty-nine altogether.
LACK OF DEMOCRATIC ELOQUENCE
The gift of ~eloquence will no doubt be
found in a great many of the new Sena-
tors and Assemblymen as well as in
several of the old representatives. But
it will be on the Republican side, with
the UdIS eACEplAOh VI NiCSoAS Ia oAN
Kuhl in the Senate and possibly Messrs.
Parslow and Usher In the House. There
cannot possibly be any obstruction TO
partisan legislation, because the Demo-
Gratis have neither the talent nor the
votes. to sustain it. The Republicans can
suspend the rules in either House at any
time and If they so desire enac a law
inside of an hour.
From all indications Mr.. Stokes will
preside ever the Senate, Mr.. Robinson
Of Railway will be the new Secretary, Mr..
Fielder will get his old position as Read
ing Clerk, and Senator Voorhees, will be
placed in charge of affairs on the floor
of the chamber.
Ex-Judge Cross of Union will be chosen
Speaker beyond peradyenture, n either
Tames Parker, who was Speaker Hollis
private secretary last year, or James +.
Logan of Middlesex will a the place
which vas occupied during the last ses-
sibn by Herb. Potts at the Clerks desk.
All the other old officers will be reelected
In both Houses with the exception or
Assistant Journal Clerk in the Senate,
which was filled by Mr.. Robinson, and
! which may be given to James 3. Stan
. ton of Sussex, the candidate of Senator
| Gould. Young Stanton aspireS to Field
4 er's place, but 1t is unlikely hat the
SENATE will turn down Mr.. Bradley,s man
to make way for a new conner. Still there
may be a lively tussle over the place.
DEATHS ACTIVE SCYTHE.
Death has been a disturber of political
\ plans in this State. as has been indi-
@cated by the passing away of supreme
curt Justice Albeit and Vice Chancellor
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