The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-27
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FINALLY ADOPTED.
The Amendments a Part
of the Constitution
at Last.
CONTEST WILL GO JUST THE SAME
Senator Stokes Declines to Play
Second Fiddle in the Supreme
Court Clerks Office.
CONTEST WILL GO JUST TIE SANE

Especial 10 seThe Jersey City News."1
TRENTON. Oct. q, 1Ss7.-There we're
very few statesmen about the State House
yesterday, and very little political news
was at hand. All interest settled in the
| contest of the recent constitutional cleo
ton, which, ii is said, William D. Ed
| wards was about 10 begin. AS announced
in THE Jersey City News" Yesterday the
Governor issued his proclamation formal
~ declaring the anti-garnbling and al
| interim appointment amendments a part
of the constitution.
Mr.. Edwards was not in the CITY yes
| terday, nor have any steps been taken
| thus far to compel a recount of the votes
| of the special election nor to contest 1t
in any a
Governor Griggs said yesterday that no
| effort had been made TO have the pro-
mitigation of the proclamation, which ne
| DELAYED issuing until yesterday at the re-
| Quest Of ex-senator Edwards, turtner
postponed; He aaid ne nsan mad IA na on h the SUBJ SUBJ
jeci since last Tuesday, wnen the state
| Board Of Canyassers met.
Whether the two new anenomeneS
| the vote was canyassed, or with. the Gov
errors proclamation yesterday, IS q Dues
ticn concerning which there IS some olI-
! ference of opinion. although, one thal Is
| not in any way material. Governor
! Griggs considers that they went into Ell
feet as soon as the vote was oinclaiiy can-
clamation is merely a al
junct no more essential to their eHectlvs-
ness han the publication OF laws by the
| Secretary OF State. .
The Interesting feature at present IS
! whether. now that the anti-gamoi1ng
| amendment has become a part OF Inc
! Constitution, 1t will ever be removed nroIa
Ex-senator Edwards has by no means
| ~bandone the idea of contesting the
election. which he considers can oe e Gone
part of the constitution as before.
Neither has he ceased working on the
case. but, on the contrary, has peen nusg
all week securing the data and preparing
| the legal papers necessary for the hight.
Yesterday the ex-senator said TO a re-
| porter in Jersey City that ne was not
| quite ready 10 begin the mandamus pro-
ceedings for a recount of the votes. he
said he might make the application Today,
but in any case will do SO at no Tar
Senator Edward C. Stokes of Cumber..
and county. and William Raker, Jr., OF
Newark, whose term OF office as Clerk OF
| the Supreme Court begins next Tuesday,
spent most of the day in the Supreme
| Court Clerks Office yesterday. Senator
Stokes eontradicted the report that he rs
| to be Deputy Clerk of the Supreme Court.
| While it is true that the position was of
fered to Senator Stokes and that he con-
templated its acceptance at one time,
he has decided that to do SO might neces-
| state his giving up his seat in the Senate
| under the Constitutional prohibition
against any member of the Legislature
holding any other position of profit an
Senator Stokes said he had reached
| this conclusion after due consideration OF
the subject and a consultation with the
Attorney. General, who CAV the same
| opinion. He said he knew that the mere
| holding of a clerkship in u an office, is
not generally regarded as coming under
unwilling to do anything which might
prejudice his position.
The section of the State Constitution
upon which Senator Stokes decides that
he cannot hold a position in the Clerks
Office is as follows
sNo Justice of the Supreme Court, nor
Judge Of any court, Sheriff, Justice OF the
| Peace nor any person or persons pos
sessed of any office of profit. under the
government of this State, Shall be en-
| titled to q seat either in the Senate or in
the General Assembly; but, on being elect
ed and taking his seat, his office shall be
considered vacant and no person holding
any office Of profit under the Government
of the United States shall be entitled TO a
| seat in either House"
Senator Stokes said that the work
which he had been doing in going over
| matters pertaining to the Clerks office. he
is performing purely TO assist Mr.. Riker,
who is a warm personal friend He con-
tinued that he a no expectation OF
being in the Office in any capacity what
ever. but that if he is there at all it will
| be only as the private secretary of Mr..
! Riker and in his personal employ.
Senator Stokes then made the announce
! ment that with the consent of the people
of Cumberland county he hopes to be
| State Senator for another term. Senator
| Stokes present term expires next year,
and while it has been generally under
| stood that he would be a candidate for re-
| election his first formal announcement
that such would be the case was mad
yesterday.
When Mr.. Riker assumes control of the
office, as has already been told. there will
be a number of changes in the clerical
| force. H. b. Tindall, a newspaper man
of Newark. has been appointed to take
the place of Edward H. Sweeney. who has
been in the office for twenty-three years.
Henry w. Baldwin, Of Newark. will he
one of the new clerks IN the Office.
Governor Griggs has not yet made the
| appointment of a Judge Of the Court of
Errors and Appeals to fill the vacancy
| caused by the death of Judge William l..
Dayton. The Governor said yesterday.
that the appointment will be made In time
| for the opening of the next term OF court
on Tuesday, November 16.
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