The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-06

GUS HOBART'S BOOM
Jersey Republicans Will
Present His Name at ST.
Louis for Anything.
DIsGUsTED OFFICE SEEKERS
Colonel Tofey's Defeat Sets the
State Leaders to
Thinking.
SGUSTED OFFICE SEEKERS
reesa 10 ths Jerxepc co. Ncseea.

will tackle the two hundred or more bills
which the Legislature left him to act
upon. The supposition is that many. of
them will fall under his objection and
then be filed in tne archive of the State
Library. He Will probably appoint a new
District Court Judge for Jersey City, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Roderick B. Seymour. There are about
a score of young Republican lawyers
seeking the place. The office is considered
a good training school for a junior mem
Der of the bar and besides it pays a SAL
airy of about $500 a year, which in itself
is unusually attractive. There are some
eminent members of the Bar who owe
their rise in the profession to Inc expe-
rience which they gained in the District
Courts, notably among whom are Allan
L. McDermott and William M. Lanning,
of Jersey City. 1t is such a desirable
place that there is no wonder there are
50 many applicants for it.
Chancellor McGil will have the APP
pointment of three Vice-Chanceilors dur
ing the week. two in place of John T.
Bird and Henry C. Pitney, whose terms
expir on next Wednesday and Thursday
respectively, and one new one in accord
ance with the law passed at the late ses-
sion of the Legislature. The office pays
$1,000 a year and the term is seven years.
The Chancellor has notified Mr.. Bird that
ne will not be reappointed. No reason is
made public for this action, but the pre-
sumption is that the yice-Cnancellor's
age and defective eye sight are against
his continuance on the Bench. And then
again If the constitutional amendments
as adopted by the Legislature go through,
Mr.. Bird would by right of seniority be-
come the Presiding Judge of the Equity
division of the new courts. He would
then supersede Chancellor McGilI. With
Bird out of the way then the Chancellor
himself would become the Presiding
Judge.
It is reported that Mr.. Bird feels much
disappointment and somewhat wrathy
over the notification of his removal from
the Bench, but, at the s2me time, he re-
fuses to be interviewed on the subject.
He is in the Sixty-seventh year of his
age. and not an old man by any means,
Of others who are on the Bench. Chief
Justice Beasley is eighty-one, and Justice
Denue seventy. He was first appointed
q Vice-Cnancellor in 1882 by Chancellor
Runyon. and he will soon have served
two full terms.
1t is reported that Attorney General
wants it, The report, However, is that ne
desires to serve out his term as After
ney General and then resume the prac-
tice of mis- profession. Mr.. Stockton is
seventy years old, being three years the
senior of Vice-ChanceEor Bird. There is
a report, also, in circulation that Vice
Chancellor Pitney will fail of a reap
poIntnaent. Some members of the Bar are
opposed to his continuance on the Bench
because of his irritah.lity and autocratic
dernean0r-
Those mentioned in connection with these
fat offices are Supreme Court Justice Van
SICKLE, Frank Bergen, of Elizabeth, ]
Frank Fort, of Newark; William NJ. Lam
ming, of Trenton, and ex-Judge Howard
Carlow, of Camden. Justice Van Syckeps
present term will expire on February Is.
next year. and the presumption is that he
will not be reappointed because ne is i
Democrat. Governor Griggs will prob
ably select a member Of his own party for
the place, as by doin;s SO he waald make
4 majority of the members of the Supreme
Cours Republicans. In orde. To provide
for Justice Van Syckel then, the Charcel-
lor nay canciJfie TO give him Birds place.
Mr.. Pitney's successor Will be q Republi-
Car. and hen~e the names of William
VI. Lanning and Frank Bergen are prom
freli.Iy mentioned as good ii. Ihcr fir I'M
which the Chancellor may make his choice.
i IS uncertain what the Politics will be
of the new Vice Chancellor, called for un-
der the law passed by the late Legisla-
ture. If a Republican is appointed he
ma come from the lower end of the
State.
Among the members of the bar there is
much commotion over all these appoint
ments. A delegation of Trenton lawyers
went to Jersey City on Saturday, 1t is
interest OF ex-Judge Lanning. 1t is un-
derstood that If e~x-Judge Fort desires to
don the ermine he will be gratified. Gov
ernor Griggs must feel much relief be-
cause he has not these offices to fill. The
responsibility rests on Chancellor McGill.
and Judging from past experience it is
believed his appointments will give salts
faction.
The Republican managers have about
concluded on a slate for Delegates to the
National Convention at St. Louis. The
Murphy. John kean and Garret A.. Ho-
bart. The district delegates will probably
be as follows
First-F. F. Patterson, ST., Camden, or
ex-S9ngressnan Hires, Salem; ex-Sheriff
second-F. w. Roebling, Mercer; A. NJ.
Bradshaw. Ocean.
Third. A. Thompson or A. G. Ander-
sen. Somerset; John W. Herbert, Middle
sex, or G. A.. Francis, Monmouth.
Eourth-Stephen e. Large, Hunterdon;
John T. B. Reilly, Warren.
F~lfth--Joseph Quackenbush, Passaic;
Bergen.
SIXTH. Frank Fort or George e. Hall
sey, East Orang Charles Bradley, New
Seventh-Thomas MaEwan and Samuel
p. Dickinson, Jersey City.
Edghth-Frank Bergen, Elizabeth; Will
art \ hlhCI. idISe Al
While nearly all the delegates are for
Mckinley, vet there is d strong feeling
that the name of Garrett A. Hobart Should
he presented to the convention as an
available candidate for the head OF the
ticket. Mr.. Hobart is a man of fine ex-
ecutlye capacity. and is regarded by the
Republicans Of New Jersey as even better
fitted for the office of President thar ex-
Governor Mckinley. He has lust as high
tariff views as Mckinley. and as to his
position on the money question, there ID
no doubt as to it's soundness. Mr.. Ho-
bartss boonlet has just been started, and
It may assume extensive proportions by
the time the st. o Convention is cali
ed to order. Should he not be pushed
for the head of the ticket, then there
wollld be no doubt of an earnest effort being
to get him second place. With the
names Of Mckinley. and Hobart inscribed
on their banner the Republicans believe
they could carry New Jersey BY 4 ma
jority of 80. 900.
The defeat of the hitherto invincible
Colonel Toffey for district delegate by
Tom McEWan has caused much surprise
IN Republican circles. Mr.. MeEwan is
here a most pronounced anti
corporation man, and the record he has
in that line is looked up as being
upheld and Endorsed by the Republican
masses in Jersey City, who preferred
him for the position Of delegate to Col.
Toffey. The Republican achine man
ayers are not at all pleased at the result
q this fight. Mr.. McEWan enjoys the
Of being the only Congress-
man selected from New Jersey as a dele
he will make up hts mind to run as May
or of Jersey City Uexf wear and IN a.