The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-09
.SEWELL IN CHARGE.
Began His Management of
the Legislature in the
CauCuses Last Night.
SCENES AT TRENTON.
City Crowded With Enthusias-
tie Republicans Holt
For Speaker.
Rogers Determined to Take the
Speakers Seat in the
Senate.
ADRAIN-DALY Ian
Snecio1 r. tbe .Jersc,, Cify Ne1rs.

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TRENTON, Jan. 6, 1894.-It is a long, long
time since Trenton has seen such a night as
that which closed yesterday. There was
more wild enthusiasm and mad Republican
ex%uberance upon the streets end in the hotel
corridors than has disturbed the slumbers OF
the peaceful old Quakers of this ancient Cap
ital in many years, Much has been said and
written about the unterrided Democracy
and the frantic attempts at raising pande-
monium, which it made in the days when it
held full sway; but the Republicans can give
it cards and spades and beat it clear out of
sight. The pent up feelings of five long,
weary years of waiting for a whack at the
public crib burst forth into ear-splitting
yells, cheap fireworks and strains OF discord-
ant bands.
Old citizens who nave seen many Legisla-
lures organize, say that never before have
they seen SO many office seekers In own
Without any e~xaggeration there We're at
least twenty candidates for each office bar
ring pages and doorkeepers and their num=
Der was legion. They were of all conditions
of race, creed and color and previous con-
| dition of servitude, The dude with his new
| paddock coat and shiny silk hat rubbed ell
bows with the thrifty agricgiturist IN fur
cap and COW hide boots, while the eolored
man and brother showed himself in where
| ever an opportunity presented itself. They
began to arrive with the early trains, n
some OF the more thrifty ones from the agri-
cultural districts came in with the sun. hen
| they found there We're no member here to
tackle for votes they began to tackle each
other for refreshments,
FIRST ARRIVALS.
Among the first to arrive was the indian
Republican League of Newark, suggestive of
| their name in nothing but their yells. They
marched up to the Trenton House and took
possession of a suite of rooms, which had
| been handsomely decorated for them with
| flags and plants. They soon had a well de
| veIoped bouffet going in the roen, and by
| evening their enthusiasm knew no bounds.
They were soon followed by another organi-
cation, tho Maurice Rogers Association of
| Camden, which came up on a special train
| and brought with them a band that played
an extensive repertoire of one mournful yarla-
| tion of a well known Sunday School hymn.
Among the Office seekers were John Atiln-
son, looking for Reading Clerk; Frank G.
| Sutherland, with his his single to the journal
| Clerkship; Captain John Greeman and Paddy
| Mcdonald, who Thought they were made to
be Sergeants=at-arms, and Bill Mailley IN a
new high hat, who was willing to take any
thing he could get from the Clerkship to an
| inkstand. The various candidates for the
| State offices kept open houses.
OPEN HOUSE, o
General SeWell btlf0W Wlu0 OPEN bu6 uOOlS
of old 100 and spread out his cigars and
ssapollinaris' until they were as free as air.
| Colonel Dickinson received his friends" in
q spacious apartment on the second floor of
the Trenton House and William Hancock,
who thinks he has a better chance for the
COMPREHENSIVE than Colonel Sam had two
rooms and two darkies passing out the 'reso-
luton" John Ulrieh, who hasn't given UP
the Comptrollersh ip yet with the help OF
Editor Mcbride and Surrogate Parrott OF
Elizabeth, saw hat no one Went dry at the
Windsor. Rrother-in-law Swain, the lead
ing candidate for the Treasurership, also
kept open house at the Windsor, while John
| Gibson of the Newark ADVERTISER, whom
that paper is booming for the same Office
for a novelty treated the multitude to as
sorted brands of Republican eloquence from
the stoop of the Trenton Home.
1 INDIANS ON PARADE.
When the shades of night fell over the
scene the Rogers Association got out their
bad band and went out on a hurfah. They
marched down to the Windsor, and while
the band played it's one mournful march they
| yelled for Founder Bradley. After a while
the Senater=elect from Monmouth made his
appearance at a second story window as
well as a speech. He said that he did not
at first know whether he would get to Tren-
ton, but he was determined to come if he had
to come ON a streteher, He had finally de
cided to come with a cane. He had beer
elected to the Senate by the people of Mon.
mouth, and he proposed TO take his seat If
he was carried out of the State House on a
stretcher, and from the looks OF things he
thought it would be a streteher. The Rogers
Association yelled, and Founder Bradley
gave way to Senator Rogers.
ROGERS DETERMINED.
Mr.. Rogers was brief and to the point. He
said that he was going to be elected Presl
dent of the Senate, and ne trusted to those
before him to see him seated, at which 6