New-York tribune., 1896-02-01
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The prayers said at the opening OF the Senate
and House might be shortened without any
spiritual loss.
friend of State Prison Keeper John h. Fat
terson writes to The Tribune giving reasons IN
favor oF mis- reappointment The gentleman
who wrote the letter says that 1T might con-
tribute In some degree to increase the sentiment
of Republicans in favor Of lifting the prisons
and asylums out Of politics" Perhaps. Ihere
is nothing to be said against Mr.. Pattersons
record but II is fair question TO ask no"
much he contributed toward lifting the prison
out Of politics when he stumped the STATE ior
Chancellor McGin last fall.
Severa! newspapers have mistakenly reported
Hugh Herrick of Hackensack, as being can
didate for factory Inspector. Mr. HerricK
never did and never would accept pubic or
fee The nearest that he ever came 10 that
was in being private secretary TO William wal
ter Phelps and a model secretary he was. Ihere
is hardly anything that Mr. Herrick couion'
get from Governor Griggs. hut he prefers 10
continue getting out one Of the best weekly
newspapers Of the State The Herrck who has
his eyes upon the factory inspectorship is c.
C. Herrick of Stanhope Sussex County
Governor Griggs is not irritated or dspleased
because Of the hundreds of persons who have
visited him to urge the appointment Of this or
that man. On the contrary. he is anxious 10
know just how each candidate stands among
his neighbors The Governor proposes IN all
cases to give the people ample opportunity TO
be heard, and IN pursuance of that policy IT
Is probable that he will make few inn ortant
appointments for week or two yet The ex-
ceptions should there be any. Will be In cases
where there is opposition or where some par
ticular reason exists for not delaying longer
Gossip about the State conventions to elect
delegates to the Republican and Democratic Ma
tional conventions is beginning to circulate
The Republicans will meet in Trenton some time
in April probably. ard the Democrats about
n~:h later 10 choose their spokesmen. Each
party is entitled 10 twenty delegates-four at
large and two from each Of the eight Con-
gress Districts. General Sewell Garret A.
Hobart and Franklin Murphy will be delegates
at-large. If John Kean gets loyal support from
Union County he will be the fourth, but In case
of any factonal disturbances the honor will go
to State Controller Hancock. of Trenton. The
following have been suggested as district dele
gates:
I-senator Edward c. Stokes and Frank F. Pat
II Ferdinand W. ROebling and Captain A. NJ.
Bradshaw.
III-Senator Lewis A. Thompson and Senator
Char.es T. Herbert.
IV-Congressman Mahlon Ptney and Captain
Shields
V-General Joseph W. Congdon and Clarence E.
Breckenridge.
VI-Elas 5. Ward and Elisha b. Gaddis.
vII-Colonel Samuel Dickinson and Colonel John
q. Toffey eX-Mayor Gilbert Collins
VIII-Frank Bergen and Roswell G. Horr.
On the Democratic side the delegates -at-large
will probably be chosen from this list: United
States Senator Smith. Allan L. McDermott, Z. F.
c. Young, Benjamin +. Lee. Miles Ross ex-Gov-
ernor Werts and William J. Thompson. There
does not appear TO be any rivalry over the dis
trct delegate hOnors.