The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-02
JERSEY IN CONGRESS
The Republican Delegation
Hurry to Washington for
Good Committee
Places.
GARDNER sUCcEED KELSEY
Stokes for Clerk in chancer5-
Fighting Like Wolves for
the Minor Offices.
KELSEY
specie:l % tae Jerssy CO Neirs.

Special to the Jersey City Neirs.
TRENTON, Dec. 2, 1ss5.-The orsanizs-
ton OF Congress will interest the polk
ticians of New Jersey during the com
ing week. The fact that the State has
q solid delegation in the House of Repre-
sentativcs has caused a rumber of place
hunters TO swoop down on the Congress-
men. and has attracted a number OF
prominent men to the National Capitol.
many of them just going down to see
the excitement. A delegation headed by
State Comptroller Hancock left yester-
day, and will later go to Atlanta to
participate in Jersey Day.
The Congressman are all on the ground,
the first two to depart being the two
hold-over congressman. Loudenslager
and Gardner. They are interested in
the placing of several of their candi-
dates and the appointment OF commit
tees. Loudenslager will be chairman of
the COMMITTEE on Pensions. Congress
man Garder is not anxious to again serve
on the Labor mmit
There is likely to be a change IN the
pottery schedule, which is about all the
Jersey members expect to get The
schedule was reduced 10 per cent: too
much by an error and there is a Wiillng-
ness to have it restored.
OPPOSES RIVER IMPROVEMENTS
There will be an attempt made to get
more money for the upper Delaware
River. SO as to make q clear chan m
between Bordentown and Trenton. rms
improvement will be s~trenuousiy opposed
by Senator Sewell and the PENNSYLVANIA
B Bardensown a and fie Tren faan Would G make a
complete water route between Camden
and Philadelphia and this city: Boats
would greatly in1ure the railroad COM
pany' receipts.
tween Philadelphia and Camden will re-
ceive some considerations; so viii the
Rancocas and Salem creeks. and the in
land waters of the Atlantic City narpor;
CONGRESSMAN Loudenslager wants to
secure an additional appropriation for the
Camden Federal building. The site has
money to erect suitable buildings, so he
will ask for 100000 more. Last year the
tee. but this year it will get much far
Their. General w. J. Sewen will give
that the bill will be passed and the
next Republican and collec-
tor OF internal revenue Will do business
in a structure worthy of the dignity OF
THE NEW CONGRESSMAN.
The six new members of the New Jer-
sey delegation will be largely influenced
b. the advice of the two returned mem
bers. They were all late getting on the
ground. and were not particularly ag-
were assured from the beginning that
New Jerseys increased Republican Rep
resentatives would not be any particular
al AAAACAL 1O4 SPCNAo ~
cause other States were likewise fortu-
nate in an increased number of Repub-
lean members, and that the plunns would
be distributed with due consideration for
the value of the victory and the State.
Senator Sewell may become a member
of the Committee on Interstate Com
MERGE Senator Smith is likely to fade
out of sight should the Republicans re-
organize the Senate.
Senator Maurice A. Rogers of Camden
is a candidate for the leadership of the
Senate majority. 1t has been stated
that there is a combination between him
and Senator Thompson, who is in the
lead, for the Presidency of the Senate,l
but both men deny this. Their candida
cies are Independent. Senator Rogers is
for Thompson. The Senator from Cam
den has been the President of the SEN
ate, and some think that he wants to
be the Senate leader. because he has
his eye on the next Gubernatcria nomin-
against him, but many think that Sem
afor voorhees, will be the leader, although
he a. he has no desire to be.
VOORHEES, OUT OF 1T.
1t is about settled that Foster M.
voorhees, win not be a candidate for
way clear for Senator THOMPSON, and
solves several vexing questions. TIL
Speakership is not SO nicely. fixed up.
say he will get Essex county's delegation
solid, and that he. will have Middlesex
county's four, which give him a total of
fifteen. But that is all they count or
man Derousse will go into the caucus
with the members from the counties
gressional districts, solidly at his back.
These constitute fifteen alone, and it is
mouths two sure, and these constitute
a majority of the caucus, D~erousSe's Sc
lection to preside over the destinies of
the next House of Assembly seems to be
assured.
GARDNER TO THE FRONT;
Successor Samasn W to attorneys mtnslege9 General as sRpo ocSlela
in 1897, it has been received with I'M
never held public office. though he has
been called upon frequently to take
part in great public matters, which de-
handed men of signal ability. He was
president of the Constitutional Commits
sion appointed by Governor Werts, which
gagged as counsel for the Republicans
n the ;aow historic Senate battle of
rs ore Of the foremost lawyers of Jer-
sey: It is not likely that Mr.. Grey
VII seek the honor He is not that sort Q
which G-overnor-elect Griggs says he ex-
pects to select for office. Mr.. Grey is
counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad
GAENER TO SUCCEED KELSEY.
Another able South Jerseyman is the
a lasfs' o 9Heess'''s congressman john n :: J.
Gardner. the la'ainy. farmer of Atlantic
cdEnty. is sDoke~A of as a successor to
+, Secretary of State Henry c. Ke.sey.
whose form also expirees IN 1891; There
a probable resignation from Secretary
Kelley early in the coming year. or soon
after Governor Griggs takes the OATH,
for some good Republican. Mr.. Gar
diner is immensely popular among the
tor Sewell is one of his warmest friends.
His record as a Senator is good, and he
has always been. one of the most hearty
campaigners in Ahe party. He. and
Griggs were close friends in the Senate,