The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-12-30
STILL AFTER SPOILS
Republican LegiSlatorSWi i'll
Talk of Nothing But
the Offices.
GENERAL sEWELL ON TIE FIELD.
II Is Said Ho Has Approved the
Scheme to Re-elect the
Old officers.
GENERAL sEWELL ON TIE FIELD.

6peeial to the Jersey CtH NtsUA
TRENTON. Dec. 80, 1Ss6.-The number
Of Assemblymen and oficeseekers that
congregated in the State House corridors
yesterday was unusually large for hoii-
day week. 1t was a noticeable fact that
the main object of their presence was
the Ioaves and fshes. Every member Of
the Legislature to whom I spoke about
coming legislation knew nothing about
Asuch matters In fact it CAV him no
foncern and the only object he appeared
to have in legislative life was to secure
SOME fat Office for one of his followers
so that he can return to his bailiwfck and
shoR his constituents what a big man he
is atATrenton-
; xrhefe is one exception to this rule and
that is the irrepressible Righter of Nor
ris. He has been here every Tuesday
since election and with his fellow MEM
Der, Conrad" Hopkins. has been work.
ing hard to secure the election of
Samuel S. Lyons as assistant clerk. He
has never lost an opportunity to get in
a word for his school bill. There are
many rural districts where this law is
violently opposed, the thrifty farmers
having conceived the idea that it costs
them more money than the old system
did Mr.. Fighters constituency almost
e "a 2 man, man nod @r tne law as 1niq a;rsnt
ed last year to introduce and push to
a passage a repeater. He did SO. but in
a manner which made him the laugh
was dead beyond recognition he still
chung to it with a persistence that show
ed he did not realize how defunct it
was. Finally Speaker Derousse had a
small coffin made ard placing a copy
of the bill in it, had the entire combi-
nation laid on Mr.. Fighters desk. Moth
ing daunfed at this experience, Mr..
Righter declares he viii introduce am
other bill during the coming session for
which ne will light just as hard as he
did last year. The new bill win not be
q repeater of the entire bill, but only
the most Objectionable features. Peda-
goglc experts declare the bill as it
now stands is an excellent one.
Notwithstanding that it was all but
officially announced last, week that the
old slate was to be reelected, the fight
for Clerkship and other offices goes mer-
rily on, and it begins to look as though
slate. James Parker, the cid Clerk,
walks around with that consciously un-
conscious air which plainly denotes thar
that he is all right. There seems to be
no change in the situation that his own
county is against him. 1t is certain
that one member G1nasI,, is at ANY rata rate and thu
that Parker should be willing to retire
so that if any Passaic. man is chosen
for honor, 1t can be Mr.. Gledhill. The
young member from Passadc is one of the
brightest that sat in last years House.
He is candidate for leader Of the coming
Assembly, and realizes that two such
given to Passa.e. Mr. Gledhin would
have been out for Speaker early in the
season but he Ike q good many others,
1t is also Saaf Mr.. Parker asked
GledhjX6 auence blank whether he
m g. So ia h fhat u1 NE any ayea sir5
replied that HI I'D If he, Mr.. Parker,
would resign his position as City Comp
troller of Paterson.
leadership of the House decided against
Gledhill. the whole Essex delegation would
support him; As It Is pretty certain
leader, Mr.. Parker will be the next Clerk.
If his conJectures are correct.
Henry Nutzhorn was looking after hts
realizes that he viii not be able to make
the place. He is popular, has plenty Of
friends among the old members. and is
rapidly making them among the new
ones, and may land in a minor position.
Martin Roll, the MO milkman, is still
working hard for his man, Hulskamper,
for Journal Clerk, and said yesterday that
ne though he would land him. The SER
geant-at-arms fight still goes merrily on.
DR.. Herold was on hand working most
theoretically for his man. Breidenbach.
and it is conceded that Breidenbach win
succeed himself.
About noon u. S. Senator William ].
Seweli walked into the State House. He
was greeted by all the assemblage, but
did not tarry for anything in the corri-
cor. The Senator called upon Governor
Griggs and had a long private conference.
1t was about was not disclosed, but
1t Is understood the Senator was looking
otter the successor of Sheriff David Baird
IN the SfQfo Roo ri nf AS5cccnrc
1t was asserted on good authority thai
Senator Sewell had agreed to the slate
OF House Officers announced in these coll
umfs two weeks ago. If this is so. the
slate will go through with bells on. This
VIII mean that Breidenbach will be made
Sergeant-at-Arms, and VIII shut Essex
County out of any further plums. Essex
and Hudson Counties seem to have been
devoting more time to the probability of
landing some petty officers than TO legis-
latien. So far little or no hesitation has
been discussed.
Governor Griggs said ne Yves too busiIy
engaged at present in the preparation of
his message to enter into a discussion Of
prospective legislation further than to ex-
sion. Anything else at the present time,
he said. would be IN anticipation Of his
message.
The scramble for office which is going
has placed Charles Miller, the new Sena-
tor from Salem. IN rather an eI~nfarrass-
ing position. Benjamin f.. Patterson,
editor OF the Salem Register" Is a can
dsdate for Assistant Secretary Of the Sem
ate, and Richard 3. Starr, OF the same
county. wants TO be SergeaEt-af-Arms.
Both are making a lively canvass, and
both are declaring that they rave the sup
port Of Senator Miller. That gentleman
Tepndistes them both, and says he has
made promises to neither.
Senator Ketcham of Essex, who was
not present at the Senatorial caucus last
week. was an early arrival. and found
hsre Senator Parry, Reed and Francis.
rnsy al agreea that the ssnate ~organlza
announced a week ago, Including the re-
tsntion OF ed Fielder as Assistant Secre-
tary.
Something must be lone in the way of
track elevation" Baad Senator Ketcham.
and I believe the most practical metbod
is the enactment of q general law Great
ing a state Board Will full power TO act
in the matter: 1t could supervise at the
same time railroad construction and oper-
atoms OF all kinds and settle this subject