The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-23
THEY'LL BE MISSED
Men Who Will Retire From
the Legislature Next
January.
WELL KNOWN CHARACTERS DISAPPEAR
The House Will No Longer Ring
With the Eloquence of Gruber,
storrs and Olcott.
WE'LL KNOWN CHARACTERS DISAPPEAR
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L
TRENTON, Nov. %. 1s95-There will be
many new faces in the Legislature when that
body comes together on the second Tuesday
of next january, and many of those who
have been so long about the Senate or House
that they have come to be looked upon as
Legislative fixtures viii be missed. Most of
these changes will be in the House, for the
Senate win contain only three new members.
In the Senate no one will be more missed
than Henry ". Winton, who has ably repre-
sented Bergen County for the past six years
In fact, Mr. Winton has been SO long in the
Senate that those who have been accustomed
to see him in the same seat year after year
viii think that some part of the State House
has gone when they miss his face. During
his time in the Senate some of the most ex-
citing scenes in the Legislative history of the
State have been enacted. He saw the race
track bills put through, and he voted against
the coal combine. He was one, of the Hold
over Senator's who attempted to secure con-
troll of the Senate OF 1894, and he sat all
through the absorbing contest between The
late Congressman Edward F. Mcdonald and
William S. Stuhr. Ee helped pass the Ballot
Reform Law as it was originally prepared
by the non partisan committee in 1890, and
he was mainly Instrumental in securing the
passage of the acts for the preservation of
the Palisades.
Another face which will be missed in the
Senate is the serious countenance of Elias c.
D Jake, who succeeded Governor Werts as
Senator from Morris when the latter was
m8de a justice of the Supreme Court. He
carried the close county of Morris by larger
plurality than the Governor did when be ran
for Senator Mr. Drake made a faithful re-
preventative and always closely guarded the
interests of his constituents.
The third old member to leave the Senate is
George Greely Smith, of Ocean. who enjoys
the.distinctjon of being a relative OF Horace
Greely through his mothers family. Mr..
Smith is a Republican and one Of the most
courteous gentlemen who ever sat in the
Senate He seldom took part in the debate
EXCEPT when a question which Immediately
concerned his constituents was under con-
siGeration. when he showed himself to be
terse busness-like debater.
Gil ANGES in THE HOUSE
1t is over in the House that the most
changes Kill occur. Of thesixty Assembly
men iust one half are new members. Among
those who disappear none will be
remembered more than the picturesque
and az gsessive delegation from Hud-
son. NO more will the fog tone
accents of the great Gruber ring
Through the new chamber and penetrating
he re.notest hooks of the ladies' galleries,
break through the great oalea doors ana go
vibrating through the long tiled corridor.
No man in the whole Legislature perhaps
was heard oftener than aruber. No matter
what the measure was under consideration
GrGber always found a labor end to it. and
was on his feet as often as the speaker would
recognize, spouting fer the poor working
man and denouEcng the soulless corpora
tions whose aid he did not disdain in
his frantic efforts to secure a second
term. 1t is said that this incorruptihle cham
plon of the oiowD-trodden workingman, who
during the campaign wore white shirt in
the day time and then when he went out cleo
tioneering III the evening donned the blue
shirt Of the workingmaII, is bringing all the
pressure he can command to bear upon the
Goyernor-electto appoint him to a soft berth
with a down-trodden workingman's salary
of 81, 800 per annum.
Near 6ruber sat the earnest Blaekshaw, in
whom the plumbers viii lose this year the
ablest champion tney have had on
the, floor of the Legislature in MANY
ear No more viii he be heard pleading
almost with tears 10 his eyes for State
plumbers BOARD, and pfcturing in the most
harrowing terins'tne great evils which con-
front the public through unskiiled plumbers
The ladies' who used to sit IN the galleries
and admire the We5sterian front OF the
Honorable Henry Nutzhorn, and tenderly
WIDE their eyes as he pathetlcallY pleaded
two cent ferriage for the poor working
glrl and showed how she spent most OF hef
lleagre salary getting to and from her
home, will have to transfer their synpathles
to some other modern Legislative knight.
IA Nut1horn was swept INTO private NE oy
the Teaetion winch set IN III hudson tnls Iail,
aho ms seat wlll pc occupied Dy anotner.
ESOAL 1-aAAtlONo LOSi,;
lss advocates OF equal taxation VIII sadiy
miss aho hearty and hoiesS suppofl OF fEed-
eflck Sehooef. VINO was one OF tneir hardest
ilghters tild most consistent adsocaees IN the
House 1ast year his flgnt ior tne OH ana
his righteous Indignation a5 tne way III
wnlcn the cofpoia1ions controled the ma
9ori6y OF his party, whlch vas SO great that he
rushed out Oh tue chamber declaring thaI ne
would not associate with such men, WIN
lo1g pe talRea aooue as one or @ me nislllor fl
apie events IL Dne history ol ene Ne" Jersey
Legislature.
Good cltlzens generally throughout tne
ptaIe VIII miss Hlilahl =. DfaRe, whose
ldenty 10 Uhe INTERESTS OF lne people anu
good government cost hin renolnlnatlon.
Nh. Drake VIII be remembered IN years to
come as the hepupilcan VINO nad tne courage
OF hls convlctlons 10 poit ms party 5 5. caucus
ana vote against the great 1eheIal
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