The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-27
CORPORATIONS RULE
They Have Decreed That
Thompson Shall Be Presi-
dent and De Rouse
Speaker.
VOORHEES, BOOM COLLAPSED
g. Frank Sutherland Wants to Be
a Brigadier on Griggs'
Staff.
VOORHEES, BOOM COLLAPSED
Sneciast 70 The Jerseu Citp NeuN

water, although the former were in the cor
ridors where it was warm and comfortable.
1t was a noteworthy crowd, from the fact
that in it were many people who have never
been seen about the State House before on a
Tuesday, and no one except themselves
could tell who they were or where they came
from. The army Of office-seekers has a very
interesting recruit in the person of Mr.. g.
Frank Sutherland, of Hudson. There is
considerable controversy as to whether he is
a recruit or a veteran, but as the Republic
can horde of place grabbers has been more
of the nature of militia than regular troops,
the majority are inclined to look upon Mr..
G. Frank as a recruit.
The position that he is after is said to be
that of Rifle Inspector, now held by General
Bird Spencer. When it was known that
Mr.. Sutherland hankered after the flesh pots
which fall to the lot of General Spencer, it
was at once surmised that he was after the
membership OF the State Board of Assessors,
he d by the General, because that COM
manded a salary, a pass on all the railroads
in the State, and a pulp with these corpora
tions, which is not to be despised, while the
income attached to the Inspector General
| snip does not pay the Generals expenses at
Sea Girt.
BRIGADIER GENERAL SUTHERLAND.
Those however who claim to know the
inward workings of Mr.. Sutheriand's mind
declare that the Generalship is what
he wants and in proof of this they
said that Mr.. Sutherland is urging
his war record as a claim to the position.
He takes upon himself the distinction of
being the youngest veteran in the State,
although there are several who dispute his
claim and are ready to maintain their
challenge when and where Mr.. Sutherland
may designate.
Mr.. Frank Sutherland as a Brigadier
General on Governor Werts' staff would be a
sight for gods and me especially the men.
Mr.. Sutherland has evidently heard Of the
old Zenda proverb that he who aims at the
stars will hit something higher than he who
makes the church steeple his target. He is
also a wise man in lis day and generation
for while he is cunning for the Inspector
Generalship he is fixing up his traps for that
little animal known as bill clerk whose fur is
worth about $500. Mr.. Su~therland's aspira-
lions were not the chief subject of discussion
in the corridors yesterday as might be in
ferred by the devotion Of all this space.
On the contrary everyone was talking
mostly about the fight for President of the
Senate and the Speakership of the
House. Everyone also protested to be
convinced that Senator Thompson of
Somerset would be president and Mr.. De
Rouse, of Camden, speaker. The one firm
foundation for this belief was that the big
corporations wanted both men. If anyone
doubted that his attention was called to Mr..
De Rouse, who, on the arm OF 'Dlck"
Reading, the king of the railroad lobby, was
going about shaking hands with the mem
bers who were present.
SENATOR STOKES BLUE.
Senator Stokes, whe has fuuc charge of the
VOORHEES, boom, was very much in the
dumps, and took such a 1ugubrious view of
the situation that he gloomily remarked
chat he was all that was left of the Voor-
bees movement. He went a little too far
in this, however, because Mr.. Williams, the
debonair Senator from Passaic, declares
that he was for VOORHEES, first, last and all
the time. Senator Hoffman, the man from
Atlantic, who in the proceedings on the race
track bills thoroughly demonstrated his
ability to come in out of the wet, sald:-
You can put me down as a Voorhees, man.
with the air of a man who mad one and or
the ribs of his umbrella and the other on the
catch, while his eyes were scanning the
heavens.
Senator Skirm, the skyrocket of Mercer,
who has heretofore been considered a Voor-
hees adherent, was said to be wavering.
The Mercer man was not about the State
House to either deny or affirm this i'm
putation upon his constancy.
Mr.. Skinner, of Essex, assisted by George
IL. Smith, of the same county, was
among the thro<g making a heroic struggle.
He says he has twenty-seven .votos for
Speaker, but who they are he will not say.
Mr.. Skinner is conducting a clean, gentle
manly campaign which has earned the ad-
miration of his fellow members, and may
bring votes, but fate, in the shape OF the big
corporations, are against him, and II be
should secure tho prize the politicians will
be greatly surprised. 1t was whispered
about the corridor that this activity among
the corporations in behalf Of Messrs. Thomp-
son and Dekousse had given rise to a strong
feeling of resentment among the a n
file OF the part which will lead to a split
among the Republican Senators and As
semblymen. The same whispers had it that
the remnant OF the VOORHEES, boom were
exceedingly sore at the manner in which the
railroads have builded an altar and pre-
pared the fire thereof for making a first-class
sacrifice of the popular young Senator from
Union.
SPLIT IN THE REPUBLICANS.
They propose to resent such arbitrary in
reference by their action on certain meas
ures which these corporations will introduce
and attempt to pass during the session, and
some which will be fathered by those who
are aiding and abetting these corporations.
Senator DAILY is on the qui vlve and he