The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
IMPEACHMENT TALK
The Next Legislature May
Proceed Against Secre-
tary of State Kelsey.
THE GOVERNOR CRITICIZED
Work of the Voorhees, Committee,
1t Is Said, Will Prolong Next
aTs Months Extra Session.
Special to the Jersey Cstu Ne,rs.

Special to the Jersey Citp Neacs.
TRENTON, May 6. -1Ss5.-Sheriff Eye
and County Clerk Gummere this morn
ing will select the Grand Jury for the
June term of the Mercer county court,
and it is stated thai an unusually strong
panel is to be secured in case the new
Supreme Court Justice. William S. Gum
mere, charge is in favor of an examina-
ton of the evidence obtained by the
Senate Investigating Committee against
the State officials, whose shortcomings
have been discovered.
Prosecutor Stockton has requested a
stenographic copy of the evidence to
examine so that he may ascertain what
laws rave been violated. The feeling is
growing each day among Republican poll
ticians of all sorts for the impeachment
of Secretary of State Kelsey. If he does
not resign before the next sitting of
the Legislature it is said that his i'm
peachment will be assured.
Secretary Kelsey did not sail for Carls-
bad Springs Saturday as was his inten-
tion. He will remain over another week
to settle his account with the. Sena-
torial Investigating Committee. The Sec
rotary could nave concluded his testimo-
ny on Thursday had he not lost his tenn
per and refused to go on with his testi-
mony. He win IVA another sitting SO
as to present the schedule of expendi-
lures for clerical help. The object of
this line of investigation is to show
that he did not expend as much for
clerical help as he had been allowed
by the State and tina he did not return
to the State Treasury the money not
used. 1t is understood that the Secretary
has only postponed his going to Carls-
bad another month.
HIS YEARLY CUSTOM.
It has been his custom for several
years past to spend his summers at the
German spa recuperating. This being
the year in which the fate of the State
Democracy will be decided and in which
every Democrat will be expected to con-
tribute both funds and energy to the
party it becomes necessary for the Sec
retary's liver to have an extra shaking
III
There Is a great difference Of opinion
as to the official acts of the Secretary,
as disclosed by him in his own testi-
mony. He himself is quite satisfied that
he acted within the law, but the express
sed opinions take a wider scope and adj
init of more ~disagreeable differences. The
Secretary came to Trenton from the hills
of Sussex a poor country editor. 1t
was not expected that when he came to
town that he would linger SO long, but,
being a shrewdop politician, he so played
his cards that instead of getting the
position for the unexpired term of one
year he secured it for thirty. and the
country editor has become a man of
wide business interests, a shrewd fnan-
cier. with wealth ~aggregating about $780,
900.
eRITTcIsING THE GOVERNOR.
Judging from the made
concerning Secretary's Kelsey's CON
duct. there appears to be a disposition
who have failed to comply with the
provisions of law requiring them to in
yestigate and audit theraccounts of the
poses penalties of $500 and 500 fines on
the Secretary1of5 State for failing to
obey the Law. Counsellor Corbin on
times. and said it was not only the right,
but the duty. of the Comptroller to
make SUCH an Investigation. Since then
1t has bSen discovered that these ir-
Irregularities of Secretary Kelsey may
also involve the Governor, as it is made
= part OF his duties to see that the
there is no disposition to hold the Gov
ernor in any way accountable for KEEL
ssHti sh4Ft fSaa Is a insTe Is cali Z f gsns tha
resignation of the Secretary of State,
# not Immediately. at least as soon as
his investigation is finished.
ELECTRIC LIGHT FRAUDS.
Future business before the Investigate
ing Committee will include inquiries in
to the placing Of the electric lighting
show i ss q repeti tEai,e q the he dishonesty il sapss.su dI 9
fling cases in the department offices.
The commissioner who codihed the
years in the work. at an expense of over
$40, 600 for what Republican lawyers
assert should have cost less than
have not been reported. This will also
be inquired into.
All the members of the committee are
Board of Lady Managers of the Worlds
Fair. and from farmers, asking for an
inquiry into the expenditures Of the
New Jersey Fair Commissioners. While
friends of the commission assert that
everything is straight. the matter will
the expense Of maintaining the National
con Woaks i FoR vii TH b G ts5sn " 1stsr.
It is not known definitely what will be
the line Of testimony to be taken up
Ittts II 10 lHtIItdttu lldL II VIII III
clude the Worlds Fair Commission, the
of the Supreme Court office. In the for
1ner case the alleged extravaganza ex-
penditure of the commission will be
Considered. 1t is claimed that more was
expended for champagne suppers : than
for glass cases in which to make a good
strong State exhibit. The prying into
the affairs of the two court offices is
more to ascertain what are the value of
these offices, insomuch as they are now
the only two fee offices that still re-
main. There are all sorts of estimates
put upon the value of these two offices.
IT. being estimated that they are worth
anywhere from $4,000 TO $4,000 q year
It is quite likely that the COMMITTEES
will strike a snag when it attempts to
make Allan McDermott tell all he Knows,
/ for he very freely expressed himself on
Thursday at the investigation that the
seommittce has no power to compel wit
Messes to testify. That, while IT has
his books, papers and vouchers and put
him on the stand, it cannot make him
testify If he is not SO disposed. 1t is
quite probable that McDermott may test
the law under which the is
operating II he IS called on to testify.
SUPREME COURT OFFICE.
3. r. Lee. Clerk of the Supreme
Court, has not given much attention to
the investigation, and has not given any
thought as to the power Of the. com
mtttee. I In answer to interrogations
testify he said that he would, and would
produce every book in his office An IN
teresting but startling phase of the m
v~eStfEatiOn threatens, If the affairs of