The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-22
GRlGGS TO APPOINT.
After Consulting With Sew
ell the Governor An
nounces He Will Fill
the offices.
TEE PASSING OF CHARLIE CODDlNG
Republicans Give Alex Simpson a
Strong Rint TO Keep Away
From the Assembly-Or-
ganization Gossip.
TIE PASSING OF CHARLIE CODDING
Special 70 ..rhe Jersey city News..l

Iul was larger lnau usual II tAS
of the State House yesterday. The throng
was not made up entirely OF the smaller
fry by any means. There were such big
guns as William ]. Sewell, Brevet Major
General and Senior United States Senator
from New Jersey, who had a long confer
ence with the Governor. When he
emerged from the Executives office he
was in the best of spirits. He u~nbended
SO far as to crack jokes. My, my, he
said, what are so many of you legisla-
tors doing here? In my day we used TO
come down here the night before the ses-
sion and fix things up. But now you peo-
pie come here and crowd the State House
every Tuesday"
ooh, you're to blame for that, General"
said a bystander.
..sHow's that?" sharply demanded the
General.
why, if you didn't bestow your favors
with such a lavish hand they wouldn't
come"
The General laughed and passed on.
Perhaps his jubilant feeling had some
thing to do with an announcement made
by the Governor later.
81 do not know how soon my appoint
ment as Attorney General will be made
and confirmed, said the Governor, fur
ther than that it will not be for at, least
one or two weeks, after the Legislature
convenes. During the time that | Will
be Governor will exercise all the pre-
negatives of the office. One is to make
appointments, and that I shall do.
with reference to this subject haye
had a conference with Senator Voor-
hees and we understand each other per-
fectly. Under the Constitution, Guoer-
material offices requiring Senatorial con-
firmation, which become vacant during
the session of the Legislature or at any
other time during the year, may be hiled,
or, at least, lave the names of a~ppointees
sent to the Senate, either the first day
or at any other time during the session.;
The majority of such appointments l VIII
make before ~reSigning.
"I will make all the appointments Ior
Hudson County n name most OF the
County Judges and prosecutors TO pc
selected for other counties. In some
cases. where there are numerous candi-
dates equally available and unaDle 20
come to an understanding, l shall leave
the appointment to my successor, VIII ~
also refrain from making appointment
in certain boards, like the state BOARD
of Arbitration, which may pc me SUD
ject of legislation that will END IN It's apo
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the appointment of officers that do not
require Senatorial confirmation, like that
of Deputy Factory Inspector.
1t is reported that Senator SeWel as
sured Governor Griggs that the plan as
arranged would be carried througn ana
that Attorney General McKenna would
be confirmed shortly after Congress re-
It is apparent that most of the aspir-
ants for ~appointive offices understand TINS,
for at least a half hundred prominent
mon crowded in on the Governor, urging
his attention in connection with the names
of candidates. Every county was repre-
said about the selection of the commit
tees.
Assemblyman Porter, who has altogether
with Assemblyman Watkins. who will be
the Speaker. He admitted that he would
name Assemblyman Porter of Essex as
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
and Assemblyman Giedhill of Passaic, who
will be leader of the majority as CHAR.
man of the Committee on Revision OF
Laws. Assemblyman Baumann OF Essex,
he said, might be Chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations; Mr.. Fairchild,
also of Essex, of Railroads and Canals.
All the Essex men, he said, would be
well cared for on committees In addition
to the other committees it will probably
SECURE that Of Chairman OF Engrossed
c~hairmanships that Essex will have, each
with a clerk attached, and in eensidera-
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quish its claim to several of the offices
the delegation in caucu decided to de-
mand AL y thai hat n Is e9need of 6 e. the o eoq tbe
House, for which Thomas H. Jones Is
slated, and that of Sergeant-at-Arms, for
which John R. Flavell is named.
One of the most remarkable features of
the day was the utter collapse of the
movement to make Charles Codding of
Union Clerk of the House. Mr.. Codding
was a member of the Assembly two terms
and led the fight against the Dollar Gas
bill in that session. when the measure
came mighty near being passed. Last year
he was an ardent member of the Third
House." and was known to be within the
shade of those influences which make
speakers, clerks and other officers and
pass bills. When, therefore, he appeared
about the corridors two weeks ago and
confdentially declared that he had been
told by those same influences to get into
the race 1t was generally taken Tor grant
ed that the powers that be had selected
him for clerk. No n doubted his word,
except a few friends of Mr.. Jones. They
declared that General SeweH had said
that if Essex would agree on a man for
clerk he could have the office. Since then
Essex agreed upon Mr.. Jones', and the
fact that his friends contention about the
position of the leaders is correct was most
eloquently attested by the fact that Mr..
Codding was most conspicuous yesterday
by his absence.
Senators would hold a caucus here today
but the rumor was without foundation.
Senators Skirm, Hoffman, Engle and Mil
Ter. who were present, said the caucus
would not be held until January 4, and
probably later. On that occasion the
Senators, along with completing their or
ganization will arrange for a farewell re-
betting the occasion when
Senator VOORHEES, becomes Acting Cover
nor.
Some of the Senators are disposed to
e~riticiSe the determination of Governor
Griggs to make appointments that would
fall to the lot of the Acting-Governor be-
fore he retires.
at is an insult to Senator Voorhees, &
said one, and others echoed the same SEN
timent.
George E. Frey of Camden. who is slated
ground today, so were a number of Cam
den newspaper men, who are opposed to his
appointment on the ground that he did
Not represent the newspaper men of Cam
den county. Mr.. Frey was explaining that
the opposition to him is personal, owing
to-his position in the Senatorial fight.
In addition Theodore Gaddis, who has
the caucus nomination for Assistant En-
crossing Clerk may be selected.
There was some gossip concerning As
s-emblyman-elect Simpson of Hudson. and
should be permitted to take his seat or
not.
1T is a delicate question, said AS
semblyman Watkins, "and one that should
not be hastily passed upon. No man
should be condemned without a trial, and
no one knows better than Mr.. Simpson
himself whether the charges against him
are true or false. If true he certainly
should not be permitted to take part in
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