The Monmouth inquirer., 1895-05-09
MIR. Kelsey May Be Impeached.

Mr.. Kelsey May Be Impeached.
Trenton May 5.-Sheriff Eye and
County Clerk Gummere tomorrow
morning will select the Grand Jury
for the June term of the Mercer
County court and it is stated that an
unusually strong panel is to be
secured in case the new Supreme
Court Justice, William S. Gummere,
charge is in favor of an examination
of the evidence obtained by the
Senate Investigating Committee
against the State officials, whose
shortcomings have been discovered.
Prosecutor Stockton has requested
a stenographie copy of the evidence
to examine so that he may ascertain
what laws have been violated. The
feeling is growing each day 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 impeachment will be
assured.
Secretary Kelsey did not sail for
Carlsbad Springs yesterday as was
his intention He will remain over
another week to settle his account
with the Senatorial Investigating
Committee. The Secretary could
have concluded his testimony on
Thursday had he not lost his temper
and refused to go on with his testi-
mony. He will have another sitting
so as to prevent the schedule of
expenditures 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 that he did
not return to the State Treasury the
money not used. 1t is understood
that the Secretary has only post
poned mis- going to Carlsbad another
month. 1t has been his custom for
several years past to spend his Sum
mers at the German spa recuperating.
This being the year in which the
fate of the State Democracy will be
decided and in which every Demo-
crat will be expected to contribute
both funds and energy to the party
it becomes necessary for the
Secretary's liver to have an extra
shaking up, so he proposed an early
to Germany, where ne would prob
ably linger until the Democrats had
completed all their plans There are
some of the Secretary's own party
who make the observation that he
always finds it very handy to run
off to Germany whenever the party
is in distress.
There is a great difference of
opinion as to the official acts of the
Secretary, as disclosed by him in his
testimony. He himself is quite
satisfied that he acted within the
law, tsut the expressed opinions take
a wider scope and admit of more
disagreea bic differences. The Sec
retary came to TreHton from the
hills of Sussex a poor country editor.
1t was not expected that when he
came to town that be would linger
so long, but, being a shrewd
politician, he so played his cards that
instead of getting the position for an
unexpired term of one year he secur-
ed it for thirty and thecountry editor
has become man of wide business
interests shrewd financier, with
wealth aggregating about $780, 900.
WORK FOR THE COMMITTEE.
1t is not known definitely what will
be the line of testimony to be taken
m next. 1t is intimated that it will
include the World s Fair Commission,
the Clerk of Chancery Office and the
Clerk of the Supreme Court Office.
In the former case the alleged
extravagant expenditure of the com
mission will be considered. 1t is
claimed that more was expended for
champagne snppers than for glass
cases in which to make good strong
State exhibit. The prying into the
affairs of the two court Offices is
more 20 ascertain what are the value
of these offices, insomuch as they
are now the only two fee offices that
still remain. There are all sorts of
estimates put upon the value of these
two offices, it being estimated that
thev are worth anywhere from
$4,000 to $40, 900 a year each.
1t is quite likely that the com
mittee will strike snag when it
attempts to make Allan McDer mott
tell all he knows, for he very freely
expressed himself on Thursday at the
investigation the committee has no
power to compel witnesses to testify.
That. while it has the power to com
pei a man to bring his books, papers
and vouchers and put him on the
stand, it cannot make him testify if
he is not so disposed. lit is quite
probable that McDerlnott may test
the law under which the committee
is operating if he is called on to
testify.
SUPREME COURT OFFICE.
b. f. 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 committee. In answer to
interrogations whether he would go
on the stand and testify he said that
he would and would produce every
book i'll his office. An interesting
but startling phase OF the investi-
cation threatens, if the affairs of
The Snnreue Court Office are looked
into. for it would necessitate the ex-
posure of the book account of that
office. 1t would show how many
LAWYERS Of New Jersey; if they were
in any other business, would prob.
ably have been posted dead beats'
ong ago. If there is anything q