The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-11-25

Governor. while a number Of his friends
remained outside. OF course, the Senate
did not tell everyone what he was after.
q word or two In favor OF some Of his
Camden county has 4 fore Of candidates
has a warm personZ regard for Samuel
H.. Grey, Of Camden, h as Governor
Griggs has also, the gossips here are in
torney General stockton. Very few ex-
press any doubt as to the selection of
senator Stokes as successor to Secretary
OF State Kelsey and It is regarded as
Hickey.
Up 10 date no one has been mentioned
to B.. F. Lee as Clerk Of the Supreme
Court. As the position does not become
vacant Until next November, speculation
is considered premature.
James Parker, of Passaic. was on hand
looking for another term as clerk. There
was much onfmen upon James wonder
full display of nerve which was considered
James has been clerk two years and now
IS Comptroller of the city of Paterson. a
position which pays him a good salary
without o~yertaxing his energy. He will
tel you that he don't care particularly
about the ~clerkship of the House, but
the old members are urging him to a k
the position because they think there
O~S W " O. iif0i III WIN has tx
perience. James forgets that when he
first went there a man of experience was
as essential for the position as now n
votes yesterday showed that he ppa
emily did not consider the rging Of the
old members Of much weight in the
caucus. His chief opponent is Charles
popular members of the last House. Mr..
Duncan Is hustling and displaying SO
much strength that Parker's friends are
it was altogether too weak to fiji the
place.
Lysander Watson came up from Mon
mouth to assure his friends tina he was
IN the race for Engrossing Clerk, nothing
else, and would leave the post Of sergeant
alarms to Essex. This was cheering news
TO David e. Benedict, who was doing a
lot Of hustling and secured the promise Of
a vote or two more than he had a week
ago.
Andy Breidenbach was not on hand. but
his friends were, and they said he would
Ex-sherif Rogers doomed up as a can
didate for member Of the State Board of
Assessors, and had a talk with the Gov
ernor about the position Congressman
had little talks with the Governor. and
both appeared very well pleased with the
result of their interview: so did E. B.
Gaddis, who saw the Governor early.
b Republican Solons assembled had
very little to say in regard to prospective
legislation, but Senator DAILY, the only
democratic representative on hand, did.
He said the coming session might be a
short one, but if so, it would only be after
much remedial legislation tina IS required
was disposed OF with dispatch. No COM
promise or halfway legislation will be ac-
cepted by the minority, he says, and while
few in numbers, he declares they will be
very distinctly In evidence.
Everyone appears satisfied that the
Legislature win r~e-elect State Treasurer
Swain and State Comptroller Hancock.
and no one else has been mentioned for
either place.
Beasley entered into the discussion Of
the judicial offices at the disposal ofNthe
Governor. This with the reorganization
OF the upper courts, as proposed In the
vacancies that were not originally taken
into consideration.