The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-27
PEOPLE IN DESPAIR
Republicans Will Begin
Tonight to Trample on
Popular Rights.
GRlaGs AND THE OFFICE SEEKERS
y%enezeulan and Cuban Affairs
to Be Aired in the
Legislature.
GRlGGS AND THE OFFICE SEEKERS
Specie. to the Jerscv citu Neus.

Governor Grtggs has hean n,aced sac,,relv
in his office with all d,,a na,n and core
mony. the Republicans are ready TO go
ahead and roam the fnlI hepeft of their
great victory. Tonigbt tha Legislature
will settle down to business. and before
the week is ont -tbe bovs viii, ba at II
hammer and tonps INST now however
the main object of INTEREST to all pood
Republicans is the oficas and inst NOW
Passaic annears to he nm ton II is NO
longer the State of Hudson or the state
of Essex n ;s +ba st.ta Of passsio
The GovArnor and bis pr;va+e secretarv
hail from Paterson the c1arx of the
House. James Parker and The lead.r of
saiieS TdrheT' anu the ieduer Oh
1he HOUSE, James Robertson. are from
the same bailiwick; the leadership of the
senate was offerad 10 Sanatar mul;ar,s of
Passaic: he hajrmansbin of The House.
on Municipal Corporations has
been given to A-ssembIyman King: the
C~hairmansbin ofr Tho Conn,i4taa az D.
vision of Laws to Robertson, who is also
a member of the Judiciary Comnittee
while Gledbiu Is a men,ber 81 tha roto'
mlttee on Militia, and the Committee on
Banks and Insurance. In the distribution
Of pood tb5ngs pass, -
tainly been remembered.
From now on, no doubt. the Governor
will he hesiegad hy oe6oa'saasars W.
80" W 0eSieSeu ny oMce-seeAers- lhere
are not many fat berths to be filed this
year, yet there are scores of candidates
First in ordan eomas - raa,eh.a -
ia ofuer comes the ClerkSnlp IN
Chanceryf which has paid Allan L.. Nc
Dermott during his ten wears, inc,,uben-
cy OF IT an average of about $4,000 a year.
One of his predecessors. Henry Stafford
Little, used to get 10000. a wear. Now
~ c,aalor IS lnat this omce should be
placed upon a fair salary basis and all
the fees turned into the State Treas
~ 0oVernor Grlggs, IN MS inaugural
address, and, doubtless, the LEGISLATURE
will treat the question with an Sna con-
sideration M OH auc eoN-
Senator Kub1 of u,n
first to offer bills nravidine Tnr ths
abolition of the fee $780, sne
a salary of Sc 00o for s esseb Of a 1ha d aadng
of Clerk in Chsncscv ~ u ~ ny S,a olice :
the Supreme Conrf Tbara ne Ile n OF
term viii NOT e.Yneep present lnenmnents
g 1897 Thai @ eapiee unIii November
sn ~ more lucrative than the Cierkship
now in SSnatef nuns DiHs are
.da1Sici Ia y possession wsSa6 OF the committee on
cons;ders,5 5onason ana Daly. This is
oIInIuSreo a reform committee and prob
viii soon ,na be en repo or SUBSTITUTES for them
Tho t0-o - M 1,l-
1 arn ueIln " S!erh In Cnancery NC
p Iear WI t;a on March % his
must De perfected before the new in
cumbent takes possession. Colonel Tof-
1ey can ave the office if he wants it. At
Ieast ehat Is Inc belief of well informed
Politicians, who say that Toffey can have
ANYTHING he desires which is within the
seemg veye c OF ! the me new Goyernor- 1t #
not be a candidate for the Clerkship if
& the = fees are abolished and a salary Of
of Hudson county. and has mex neari Prone ONE
more year to serve. The Shrieyalty
pays more in one year than the Clerk.
an annual salary of St, 600. Even if the
Office is placed on salary there will be
s numerous SIC Gandidate for It, whose per-
$500 a year salary. AS that Is 4 p fair
sSe eenp propoaedI no an inef # wiu or re dseSsaa Sc has IS
IS: The term Of the present incumbent
able M5h f fhpt Go ON npTii c y, ana Lit # Is Is lm m 10
hurry to select his si1ccasso on G1tbon Tp
x-Congressman Brewer is making = dHal
knowing ones saw that eithar eyy 6 rns
Charles Fl Skirm of This cit,, q = az
Senator Joseph B. Roe. Of Gloucester
uursy; w9 can9 pc enos EN- In Lne re are ether
whom are ex-senator 7 Wo,gard WiiIets
of Cumberland: e9-Assemblyrnan Goble.o Of
It is reported that ax-senst9r P Pt hherah' IL
Gloucester. has Withdrswn from tbe 6eIdd
in favor Of his friend nr Roe Sennfnr
Skirm is doing evervthing in his n aHver
the IL m exlshe saf es sneeessful. OF his namesake'
N e5 as rep wi,I l. tn affan Major Garl LEM, OF
State Board of TsHation 10 s,1cce od one one
81 exp ire On onre Snr I}sen1oera as whose mo terms will
only 5000 a year ariS o He do GU tie as viii ii p ask
not u reneiive + p msH bo dau ~ IN ease ne does
s6erifr ~ Essax oo,,n4u ol aitu run Lor
i1irrative ofice wben ny n 0r son1e olnsr
rives. i "ie' 'ne proper LINE ar
Tbe Govarnor has ALREADY n+
Colonel Gongdon as Inspection General to
MANNER Of his nergn enIisinsr ana nve
the nexf annointmenie ba VIII hIam; ApouL
nromised VII he Dfstr ne w rn,,r make, Il Is
and and iwo' m msna er D of Tba Sto4aat SudgeS
Assessors 10 s,,c = ~ o%la re,d Soaro OF
r Riser ana Oliver Karv Se Tbn ,.4t "A,
expects a reapnoinfmen Even from nele
Of friends in both srtias Ind mas nosss
mics foo hut thare is widaenra ady ene-
nathv for him haesr S "ttdi US syn
was Rejected last vaaS wbsn ne u lnhadIl9a
been confirmed topafther Hith sh tpa
Of 1 payid Baird a. that was the under
the Senate
+roS,,cad ~ ny San pnls nave peen IN
in the Ho,sa NJ P,,1I AZ t~msnly.seven
who was eIacfad On an iip nda,n u rassaic,
et and who noses as "a ! iiugpsautnt lcKe
s snf eie ~ A.. mas got IN three
tba rs4e IF straa dss yealr Ons reduces
for tba saaI5lr,aaanres ana an9tner
ueight univ Mr. o,eaan Dledu py