The Penn's Grove record., 1897-03-12
New officials.

The old Democratic leaders who nave
been in office and ruled the destinies O
tile party, as well as the State for the
past thirty years have all been iemoV'
ed, the last to leave had their successors
appointed last week.
If any mar standing on the steps Oh
the State House in 1898 had declaleu
that on the 1st of April, 1897, every
important office in the State OF New
Jersey would be in the control OF lte-
publicans and that a Republican Vice
President would preside over the UNI
ted States Senate, he would have been
hustled into a cab and put into a strait
Jacket at DR.. Wards Asylum.
The fondest dream Of the old Repuo'
lican guard who fought persistently
and deliberately in the dark days OF the
New Jersey Republican party has been
realized. The great Democratic ma
chine that was built so quickly and be-
came so powerful is not only ditcheo,
but every one of the men that helped
to build it are either disappeared or
about retiring into political oblivion.
Three great Democratic characters
will retire, Henry G. Kelsey, who has
been Secretary of State since 1871;
BENJAMIN f. Lee, who has been CLERK
of the Supreme Court since 1872; and
John p. Stockton, Attorney-GeneTal
since 1877, and previous to that had
been U. S. Senator. 1t does not often
happen that men are given such a long
tenure of office as has these mems PRIV
ilege to enjoy. They saw the Demo-
| cratic party come into power and are
| the last of its representatives to leave
George Wurts, Of Paterson, succeeds
Mr.. Kelsey as Secretary of State, for a
term of 8 years at a yearly salary OF
| Sc, 900. He comes from Mr.. Griggs'
own town and is q cog in the personal
machine Mr.. Griggs is building up to
land him in the U. S. Senate.
William Riker, Jr., of Newark, sue
ceeds Mr.. Lee, as Clerk of the Supreme
Court, for a term of 8 years at a salary
of Sc, 900 a year. Until within the past
two years Mr.. Lee received fees which
amounted to from $4,000 to $4,000
a year. MI. Lee entered the office poor
like Mr.. kelsey and both became rich
off of fees.
Samuel H. Grey, the ablest lawyer in
Camden, if not in the State, succeeds
Mr.. Stockton. Mr.. Stockton is the son
of Commodore Stockton, u. S. N. and
entered office rich. Mr.. Grey is coun-
sellor for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company which position is reported
worth $40, 600 to $4,000 a year to him.
Such large corporations like to have a
friendly counsellor in such a powerful
office. The term of Attorney General
is for s years at a salary Of $1,000 a
year.
The death of Chief Justice Mercer
Beasley removed another historic char
acter from Office. He was appointed in
1864 by Gov. Joel Parker and dispen-
sed justice impartially for "a years.
Gov. Griggs has appointed associate
Justice William j. Magic to be Chief
Justice, at $4,000 a year and Gilbert
Collins, of Jersey City has been ap'
pointed Associate Justice at $4,000.
William BEETLE, of Camden, who is
lobbyist of the Pennsy lvania Railroad,
succeeds George Wurts, as Commits
sioner of Banking and Insurance, at
$4,000 a year.
Samuel S. Moore, Of Union County,
has been appointed keeper of the State
Prison at $500 a year.
Gov. Griggs has appointed Aaron X.
Baldwin, Edwin De Baum, George F.
Wilbur, to be members of the Board Of
Medical Examiners,