The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-18
KLINK FOR SPEAKER
Willie and His Lofty Man
ner Amuses the TTen-
ton Lobby.
/. STILL SCRAMBLING FOR OFFICE
. Republicans Wrestling With the
Problem of Distributing
the Places.
Special to tho jersey Citp Nesus.


TRENTON, Nov. IS, 1S96.-The Repub-
licans are beginning to learn fast. They
have come to understand the advantage
of Governors day. and yesterday they
thronged the corridors until the State
House began to look k old times. There
was an unusually large gathering of mem
bers of the House and Senate, and those
who are seeking places under the coming
organization of the Legislature. The
members-elect, nearly all of them new to
State legislation, were on hand to get
their preliminary Introduction to the new
conditions. Their principal diversion was
picking out the seats that they are to
occupy, and trying them to their own
satisfaction.
The principal theme of discussion was
tne contest for Speakership, which grows
In interest daily. It is nothing but a
merry war this fight for who shall sit
on the throne in the House and handle
the gavel. 1t gathers diversity as the
contest is prolonged because of the large
number of men who are entered as an
didates.
All facts n conditions warrant the
prediction that the honor will come to
Mercer county, and that George F. Mac
ILSIS9u VA De Tie Speaker. lucfS
are others named in connection with the
office, but there is nothing to be feared
from their candidates..
~Assemblyman George Wildes, of Bur-
lington, was on the ground, and his
conversation and conduct indicated that
he regarded his chances with some de-
gree of seriousness. Assemblymen Roll,
of Union; Coddington, of the same coun-
ty; Jones. of Essex; Hogan, of the same
county; Klink. of Hudson. and Gledhill.
of Passaic, are all mentioned in connec-
ton with the office. The claims of Hud-
son SO far make no impression, but it is
likely that the eleven Republican mem
bers comprising the first solid Republican
delegation that has come from that coun-
ty will sooner or later have to be recog-
nized, for they very much feel their own
importance and will not be easily moved
aside.
Willie KIink was on hand under the
patronage of a Jersey City reporter, and
Shock hands with all with whom he
came in contact, with that condescending
air and consciously unconscious of his
own importance, which is SO well known
in Jersey City and which caused the
veteran statesmen much amusement.
Wait till that kid gets on the floor
and begins to unload on the House his
elocution acquired at home in twelve
lessons, said a gray-haired member of
the lobby, who has been coming to Tren-
ton time whereof the memory of man
~rnnneth, not to the contrary, land the
boys won't do a thing to him., and the
veteran winked his other eye and shifted
his kid to his starboard cheek. After
Willie had been circulating about the
corridors npers1or for SONS time the general i'm
sion would be an amusing one after all.
Essex county has also a solid Republic
can d~elegation. with a candidate for
speaker and Clerk, and two for Sergeant
alarms They realize that they are
-over-burdened with candidates., and I'M
less they unload and present more mod
est plans that they will be lost in the
shuttle, and will cut a sorry figure in the
makeup of the committees. Passaic has
2 candidate for Clerk, Speaker and Pres
ment against the county because it has
more offices to its credit than all the
nrst-class and seeond-class counties COM
oined. This multiplicity of candidates
VIII necessarily Keep matters confused
until the Legislature meets, because many
VINO are named for these offices will only
iet go when something smaller but equal
fall into.
The leadership of the House is inaef-
mite The names SO far connected with
this honor have been ]. Martin Roll and
former Judge Coddington. of Union. bur
Assemblyman Lloyd. of Camden. SEEM.
= NOHbC QtueE favorable consideration
today, with Bloomfield Minch of Bridge
ION as a possibility.
In the Senate there are some shifts
lKeiy 70 occur in the minor Offices. but
the leadership of the majority is a mat
Ter OF considerable concern. There seems
70 Ds g pleasant game of shuttlecock and
Datusaore gong on between Senator Fos-
Yer M voorhees, of Union and Senator
johnson OF Bergen. 1t is quite probable
that Senator johnson of Bergen will be
eEehtnaiiy induced to accept the honor.
4 AZ several r.PQ M
nave taken Sheriff David Raird's rasig-
nation as a member of the state Board
q ASSESSORS by the fore.ock nave lost
courage because the Governor in his own
diplomatic way has stated THAI il is q
blt too previous to discuss a vacancy that
GOES not exist and which cannot be
~dcinaEded, The Governor, however. Is NOT
without his expectations in that line ana
has incidentally stated. to the asptra ts
from East Jersey that the appointment
VIII in all Ekel hood 90 IN the sam a.
fectaon from which the RESIGNATION rcTnes
SIhe race for Sergeant-at-Arms of the
5ouse remains in a pretty badly mixed
4sase. 20 laf, with the exception OF Cap
"a burton of Ocean the candidates are
nearly all from Essex. They are An
drew Bresdenback. ex-Assemblvman Pane-
get, David Harrison and DAME, Hunt.
MI Benedict had NEST Of hts friends on
hard and made an unsuccessful atteunf
e get them to hold a conference.
ssemolym Lower Of Ocean who
EAs nrst announced as a candidate for
SsTgeart-at-ArTns, says he is not seeking
that position, but wants to be Journal
Clerk.
Few Of the politicians went away WITH
0rt paying their respects to Governor
Arsgs. Major Leptz, Henry A. Potter
anu George Olcctt of Essex made fire.
quent trips TO the Governors room. and
50 aid the Assembiyrnen-elect from the
country He had moi a thing to saw N
leaerence to prospective appointments
either State or county.
Serater Johnson Of Bergen said he did
f2t care particularly fer the leadership in
IEs senate re seemed 10 prefer its GO
9qyernSr Grisgs and his staff Will go
70 East Orange today and will be the
dssled in the evening, and Will after
Wards attend a. fair Of Company A.. Cat
liEg Gun Squad.
Isif corrf of Pardons decided to re-
INIT the fines and costs. providing the