The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-13
ALL WANT OFFICE.
Republican Place Hunters
Haunt the Corridors of
the State House.
SENATOR THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT.
"Abe" Lower and Captain Burton
Have a Scrap-Liyely Struggle
on Hand for the Speak
ership.
specfcl to The JERSEY ottu Ne,us.


TRENTON. Nov. 10, 1Ss5.-Republicans
were much scarcer about the corridors
of the State 0 yesterday than was
TO be expected, considering the manner
in which everything went to them iase
Tuesday. A dyspeptic Democrat VINO
was there attributed their scarcity TO
the fact that, not having gained posses
sion of the loaves and fishes yet, the ma
iority of them could not secure trans
portation.
There was a g3odly crowd. however
and each one of them either wanted an
oe8ca for himself or one of his friends.
John Bonnell. the genial successor Oh
the much sought for Barney Ford. was
In a particularly jubilant mood, anu
most of his time was taken up III
sitting upon himself. He tried SO awluns
hard TO suppress the exuberance which
rolled IN within him over the TACT that
the Republicans owned everything that
the few breaks which he made are per
fectly excusable. He adorned the taoie
in his Office with a huge bank Of chrys-
anthemums and had a pretty boutonniere
for each person who called upon him.
Irrespective of party affiliations
MIR. GRIGGS ON HAND.
The Hon. John w. Griggs, the Cover
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nor-elect. came to the Capitol early
and one shake of his hand TO the laiIh-
f11l was worth a thousand Republicans OF
lesser magnitude. He was accompanied
by "Bilr, BEETLE, General Sewers chlel
of staff. and Major Anderson, VINO IN
spite of all opposition, maintains ms
place in the front rank OF the Repdpii-
can a For fear any one shoulu
get him away from the railroad atmos-
phere in which he has been brought up,
Mr.. Bette linked his arm into that u
the Goyernor4elect and stuck to MN
c1oser than a brother while he walked
through the upper part OF the Slaue
House.
Mr. Griggs stood that sort of tning
for some time, but when he reached the
main corridor where the croWd was
collected. he was astute enough 10 see
the effect such company would nave
upon the public eye and lmmealateis
broke away from "Boss" Sewers parry
Then it was that he assumed the couh-
Herfeit of Democratic simplicity anu
sauntered through the corridor gneetlhs
everybody by their first name ana Try
ing TO throw out the impression that he
is a friend of the people as told IN Inc
Jersey City News" yesterday.
When more of the crowd had gone
Mr.. Griggs went into the Governor
room and had a chat with HIM. Arter
thew had been closeted together some
time they sat down at a table in the
Governors room to lunch. Private Sec
retarv McAfaster, Comptroller Hancock,
Treasurer Swain and Colonel A. r. kuser
Joined them before the meal was over
When the lunchers emerged from the
-ao+ +ba C+otn Military Board
coming in to meet with the Governor
General Sewell was among them, and
as soon as he caught sight of Mr..
Griggs his usual spartan eountenance
relaxed and he broke out into smiles.
.Hurrah for Griggs," he shouted, and
grasped the digfts of the Governor-elect
with more warmth than ne is creolteo
with possessing.
Major General Plume invited Mr.. Griggs
to meet with them, but ne declined, say
ing that as George Werts was drawing
the SALARY he would have to do the work.
ROGERS FOR THOMPSON
Senator Rogers was among the first
to reach the State House. He is in the
field for Senator Thompson for President
of the Senate. Foster voorhees, can have
that Mr.. voorhees, prefers to be the
leader of the of the majority and remain
opportunity to keep his name and sterl-
ing worth in the public eye, so that when
the Republican public three years from
bic candidate for Governor, Foster Will
have grown SO big that the public viii
see no one else. Others say that Mr..
VOORHEES, is to succeed Mr.. MeDermott
as Clerk in Chancery and he does not
want to subject the Senate to another
scramble fer the Presidents chair. Voor-
hees himself says that he wants no
office and that he is not looking for
any, hat he intends. to devote his time
entirely to the practice of the law.
0anafor PooarG ic inclined t0 take Mr.
yoorhees at his word and say that as he
is out Of the race the presidency belongs
to Senator Thompson.
Stokes chief competitor for the posi-
ton, and he and his supporters say he
withdrew in Mr.. Stokes favor because