The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-23

lature tina section Of the State wants only
the Sergeant-at-Arms OF the Senate and
the ClerkShip of the House and a few
minor offices. Burlington County is on the
warpath, too, and says it is Without rep
resentation with the exception Of a judge
of the Court of Errors and Appeals, who,
however, is a Democrat. All Ocean County
wants is an assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
Of the House, it's candidate being Thomas
Graham, who filled that place last year.
If South Jersey has patience 1t may
come in for some big pluns before the
coming of the vernal equinox. 1t Is whis-
Iered around among the inner circles of
the powers that be that Samuel H. Grey
is slated for Attorney General and Sena-
tor Stokes for Secretary of State. vacan-
cies in both of those offices occurring by
limitation the first week in April. II that
section of the State Is thus honored then
all reason for complaint will have been
removed.
The appointment of Law Judge Kirk
Court bench creates a vacancy in Essex
county, which VIII give Governor Griggs
an opportunity to reward some farthful
adherent. 1t was currently believed that
Senator Sewell wanted this place for a
South Jerseyman, and If he is so dis
posed he can prevent the confirmation
of Judge Kirkpatrick and so give Presi-
dent Mckinley an opportunity to appoint
a Republican. In view of the part played
by honest Democrats in the recent cam
paign, however, it is not likely that Gen
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Senator Smith was Judge Kirkpatrick's
sponsor and he no doubt had a purpose
in urging his appointment. His term as
Law Judge would not lave expired until
after Governor Griggs goes out of office,
but the possibility of Democratic success
sion in the Governors Office did not seem
to count for much.
The Senate leadership stands just as
it was a week ago. Johnson, Of Bergen,
who is looked on as the probable leader,
expresses himself as favorable to Sena-
tor Voorhees, of Union. The curly headed
Senator CT Elizabeth thinks he has had
enough, and valves all rights IN favor of
Senator Johnson, and the matter will
stand very much in this shape until the
night before organization. The Governor
has made no appointment for successor to
Sheriff Baird as a member of the Board
Of Assessors, but has quietly intimated
hat the appointment will go to South
Jersey. Former Senator Isaac Nichols is
the man, up to date, most likely to be re-
Warded.
Senator DAILY considers himself still the
apostles of organism in New Jersey, and
he has not host faith in the issues that the
boy orator of the Platte represented. He
was at the State House during the week,
very loudly proclaiming his fidelity to the
regular Bryan and SewaH organization.
He refutes all statements made that the
sound money Democrats, headed by for
mer Senator Winton, are to be considered
bona fde Democrats and that their or
ganization will prevail.
He argues that they have been weighed
in the balance and found wanting, n
the fact that they only polled a little over
5000 votes in the State shows their weak
ness. He will not admit that it is poe
sible that many of the sound money DEM
ocrats voted the straight Republican tick
eft, and if they did they nominaliy became
Republicans, SO that the strength of the
sound money Democrats must be meas
ured from the vote they actually polled
on Election Day. He believes thai the
Democrats of New jersey will pull them
selves together and be in splendid line be-
fore next fall, and thai many who were
induced to leave the party will return in
the interval, SO that next election the Ma
tional Democrats will be entirely out of
sight.
Allan McDermott was in Trenton during
last week and had a conversation with
Clerk B. F. Lee, of the Supreme Court.
These two campaigners have had their
heads together for some time discussing
the action necessary to save the Demo-
cratic party. They talked only as indi-
viduals, for neither of them represented
any organization. Those who overheard
the conversation say that IT savored of
extending the olive branches.
The Board of Canvassers meet on Tues
day next at two o'clock in the State House
when the official returns will be can
vassed. The electors meet on Monday,
January II, at twelve o'clock, which win
be the day before the organization of the
Legislature.