The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-16
TO VH0OP Things UP
Republicans Want to Make
Griggs' Inauguration
a Big Show.
A CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMMA
Plenty of Work for the New
Governor When He Settles
Down to Business.
A CONSTITUTIONAL DILEMMA

Special to the jersey Cup NelcS.
TRENTON, Dec. 16, 1Ss5.-The little
time which the Republicans can spare
from their struggle for the offices is now
devoted to preparations for Governor-eiect
Griggs' Inauguration on January a. Ihe
Republicans want to max 1t an occasion
which will long be remembered in the ms
tory of the State, and at the same time
emphasize the fact that it is the nrst
time the State has had a Republican
Governor in thirty years. The last Cnlea
Executive of their political persuasion
was Marcus L. Ward, who defeated Ineo-
dore Runyon, now United States Min
lister to Germany, and was Governor
from 1866 to 1869.
1t has been proposed to have a grand
inaugural pageant, to be participated IN
by the entire military forces of the state.
including the several cavalry troops OF
Newark and Red Bank, and the amateur
tars who man the monitor Ajax and the
old brig of war Portsmouth, which COM
prises New Jerseys navy. 1t had also
been planned to have a grand ball IN the
evening, from which the boys" were
to be kept out by an admission Zee OF
s.. But the new Governor has put his
foot down upon much of this programme.
He has fatty declared against the bali.
He did not p to have n strife
between the dudes and any other ele-
ment of his party by any attempt to
give his administration a social position,
and that function has been abandoned.
He has also declared hat he is a plain
citizen. and does not want any military
display or unnecessary fuss. If he could
have his own way, he says, he would
go quietly to the Senate Chamber, take
the oath and deliver his address.
He has been talked out of that scheme,
and reminded that it is a duty he owes
the citizens of the State to let as many
| as possible hear him swear to defend and
uphold New Jerseys honor, and listen to
the scheme of reform which he proposes
to inaugurate.
The exercises will therefore be held in
the Taylor Opera House-perhaps the
| largest building of its kind in the State.
In the matter of the military display he
will probably have his way. 1t win cost
a large sum to bring all the soldiers and
sailors and troops to Trenton, and just
now, while the State is suffering so
severely from the economy fever. no
der the militia out.
INOlW ItuStdl0l1l6 lilSS q SAAOAA
has been made to secure the attendance
of the soldiers and sailors in some way.
Inauguration day always used to be the
occasion of a great military display, and
the people at large never forgave the late
George B. Mcclellan for breaking up
the custom. When the General was
elected Governor he emphatically refused
to have the troops paraded at his in
~, of;o, o,nd tooly q ANN cfo nd for fha
Democratic simplicity of the fathers who
rode to their Inauguration unattended and
without show. That established a pre-
| cedent, which has been practically fol-
lowed ever since.
There will be some sort of military
display on this occasion, n the new
G0 rysrf c,v wisl hsof eliowed BY eyer one seem OF the ia
Trenton. Every Republican clubman in
the State who can raise the price OF a
| special excursion ticket. will he on hand.
The railroads have put the fare down
are completed to encourage the excur..
sionists and insure the attendance Of
enough militia and naval reserves TO
make a respectable military show.
8he outlook Is that Trenton will have
which parades can march. and the pro-
sissIs' W mast he kssP W On g1apg al %onam m {
and the Governors of those States thai
present, with attachments OF their NIL
1itia. and New Jersey paraded an entire
brigade, the head of the procession was
rear.
to what the Governor will say in his in
| augural address. That will Gun the key
note Of the policy which will guide him
during his term of office. No. doubt he
will Recommend to the Legislature the
| qdlnf1nn nf nyIfn Rr01lS reforms and re-
| t~reiIchments lin State expenditures. ut
is expected that he viii max a strong
system Of compensation for State and
the the enacsment Of lays WI which Oh, hereafter
This is a subject which ds attracting
wide spread attention and the Govern
ansie x,ews ssp pa q are On aT saa Dart Wis Il P place
berths. one thing seems eertain-tns
be be-" wei dpss worth reading eaifEass through trough and and
through. He Is a terse and vigorous
writer, a man Of the most pronounced
convictions and who knows no fear when
The day after his TRANSFORMATION the
G st soi offi gegy wpS 5SPap mus wi Be ta aiIIed up wi the
on the bench OF the Court Of Errors. and
Judges Smith and Talman. These are
ad-interim appointments made by Gov
/ ernOr WertS. OF course these gentlemen
will not be reappointed, and their places
will be given to Republicans. Then Judge
Rice and Prosecutor Adrain, of Middle
der and Republicans viii be named as
Gloucester, and Newea, of Salem, to-
gether with Prosecutor .Swackhamer. OF
the former county, will also be called
Upon to vacate. Their successors will
also be Republicans. All these ~ad-interlm
| officials have been frequently rejected
by a Republican Senate, and the Gov
ernor, as he is in duty bound to respect
the wishes OF his party, annot hesitate
in retiring them to private life. After
he cleans up this part of the official
patronage the Governor will next direct
have regular stated terms.
The proposed constitutional amend
ments will command much attention DUR
ing this session of the LEGISLATURE. Over
some of them the Republican majority
is In q dilemma. This safeguarding
amendment is in great favor. and a
/ strong pressure will be brought to bear
to have that put through. so that the
people may be given an opportunity to
| ratify 1t at a special election sometime
next fall. The biennial session amend
ment ts notsas popular as had been ex-
pected when It was adopted last year.
posed to 1t. Then that amendment which
/ provides Tor the expiration Of the terms
LOT Office OF all the State Senators as
soon as It Is approved by the people is
meeting with most determined opposition
from Republican politicians Tflsy don't
1 like the idea OF having ali OF their eigh-
/ teen efuAtors ieRieated out OF ofice 1t