The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-06

DEROUSSE The Man
Essex Will Be Turned Down
in the Speakership
Contest.
SLATE FOR THE ASSEMBLY
Thompson Far Ahead of Voorhees,
in the Senate-Fight for
Right of Line.

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Germ. The speakership contest is one of
the hottest that ever occurred in New
Jersey. The candidates. Mr.. Derousse,
of Camden. and Mr.. Skinner. of Essex,
are leaving no stone unturned to achieve
success. Each is confident of victory.
Owing to q report which was circulated
during the week that the Mercer County
delegation had decided to support De-
rousse there was quite a decline in the
Skinner stock. Ever since the Republic
an party gained the as~cendency in
State affairs, the Mercer county lead
ers have a the good fortune to be
always on the winning side when San
didates were to be nominated and pub
lie patronage distributed. When Will
liam S. Hancock aspired to be State
Comptroller two years ago his friends
Joined forces with those of George B.
swain of Essex. who wanted to be State
Treasurer, and after a well conducted
canvass they won a decided victory.
During the contest for the Gubernater-
fal nomination between Griggs and Kean
the Mercer county men declared them
selves for the former some weeks ahead
of the convention, and that action
seemed to nave determined the result
in advance. From that day forward the
prospects of Griggs were frightened, and
10 Mercer county, perhaps. more than
any other COUNT in the State, he owed
his nomination. Now. if the Mercer de-
legation really has come out ffat-footed
for Derousse there is scarcely a doubt
of his receiving the nomination for
Speaker. Such seems to be the power
that the Mercer county leaders WELD
in Republican politics.
Mr.. Skinner expected at least two
votes from Mercer county. and he feels
much disappointed at the reported de-
cision Of the delegation. He charges that
a Misrepresentation of his standing in the
contest has been circulated to the effect
that his own county delegation was not
united in his behalf. During tie week
he had a meeting of the Essex Assembly.
them. with the exception Of MI. Christie.
signed a paper setting forth that they
Mould Mould I gst cd for hlm as M long cb as Re cq pe-
fuses to be bound by any county caucus.
or to make any agreement whatever to
support any candidate for Speaker before
the regular House caucus is held. He
has a candidate for Sergeant-at-Arns
whom he IS suppartlng WITH all ms might,
cess more than he does the candidacy OF
Mr.. Skinner for Speaker. It now looks
of the members from the First and Sec
end Congressional districts, a total of ff-
teen votes ltog e snitu T9e tb other nercs seven sa
Somerset, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ber-
br. SINNERS positive strength is COM
puted as follows:-Essex, 10; Union, 8;
Morris, l; BERGEN. /: Sussex, |; Monmouth,
la total of seventeen. or five short OF a
majority. He hopes. however, to get
a sufficient number of unpledged votes to
make him the nominee.
Such foxy politicians as Dick Reading
and Elisha B. Gaddis say that Derousse
will be Speaker. and that declaration alone
ought to settle the contest in advance.
The Mercer county delegation want the
engrossing elerkship of the House, and
the key to the speakership situation
and having, come out in favor of De
rouse, perhaps an understanding has
receive the united support of Mr.. De-
~roiIsse's friends. In view of past
achievements of Mercer county in that
line OF politics, the presumption is plaus-
ible that such an agreement is already
well understood. Thai would leave Mon
mouths candidate for engrossing clerk.
Ieande E. Wilson, out in the cold, but
it is well to remember that he has only
two members from his own county be-
hind him., and it looks as if at least one
of them has not placed himself upon the
winning side of the Speakership strug-
A ~well-known politician, who has been
seldom astray in his predictions, says the
folloWlng slate Will go through: For
epTbAe lanes moui Parker + De Passai;c. camds
ing clerk, '.zan" Hunt, Mercer; sergeant
dt-GEfHS, AHuFeW y. B~felQ6nDdCn, ESSEX.
That seems to be the Derousse Slate, at
any rate, but, of course, the Skinner
men say they will break it into atoms.
contest for the Presidency of the Senate.
The rivals for the honor, Mr.. Thompson.
Of Somerset, and Mr voorhees, Of
dignifed canvass. If reports are true
Mr.. THOMPSON maintains the lead. It is
pledged themselves to vote for him.
Packer. GLOUCESTER; Ward, Salem; Ross,
S BaPii Mo5; E 8ngers; ocea oam Johnson p1 Bgg.
gen. Gould. Sussex; Ketcham, Essex;
vreeland Morris, l0-a majority of the
Skirm, Mercer Bradley. Monmouth;
Stokes, Cumberland; Hoffman. Atlantic;
Williams; Passaic: Herbert. Middlesex.
service, is the veteran of the Senate,
and no doubt his nine years experience
making his candidacy for the Presidency
a success. 1t is admitted that in the
event e Mr.; yogorhees' defeat for the
earned popularity in the smallest de-
gree.
ThereSSis a sharp rivalry among the
MeseeFF and Passaic, as to which shall
take the right of the line in the parade
claims. the honor because it gave the
largest plurality for Griggs; Passaic, be-
cause it is the Governors own home:
Camden. because it gave the largest
plurality of any county in proportion TO
the vote cast, and Mercer County, also,
of its large plurality and it being the
scene of the inaugural ceremonies. A
suggestion has been made that perhaps
to Hudson County the honor rightfully
belongs. because its delegation to the
Republican convention, under the astute
management of Colonel Toffey, was
largely instrumental in making Grigg
the G~Hubernatoriai nominee. Major Carl
Lentz, no doubt, feels very anxious to
march at the head of the Essex men in
all his glory and prove to the Governor
and the thousands of spectators what a
good looking Clerk in Chancery he would
make. But Colonel Toffey can also cut
quite a figure at the read of a delega-
tion, and perhaps would win more ap
plause, especially as he seems to be the
coming mar fer the fat berth now oc-
cupied by Allan Langdon McDernott.
Secretary Alexander G. Yard, of the
General Inaugural Committee, reported to-
day that he had heard from every county
in the State. and fully expected from
10000 to 1900 men to take part in the
parade that will Immediately follow the
Office. The out-of-town clubs that are to
participate viii begin to arrive at $3.50
"A. NJ. The parade. however, will not move
until afternoon, when it is expected that
sl the associations will have arrived.
There will be no militia in line. but Mer-
Ger county will show I'D with several
Thousand men, and will act as escort to
the visiting clubs. The Republican clubs
have adopted a handsome flag cane for
the occasion, and Will wear a unique
badge. upon which will be printed a por-
trait of Governor Griggs.. The route ser
1eeted Is a short one, and will enable the