The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-18

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Ready to Ride Rough Shod
Over the Goo Goo
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Fractional Fights in Several Conn-
ties Forebode Disaster
Trenton Gossip.
STILL THEY ARE TROUBLED

Specta1 to The Jerssp CITY Nslss.
TRENTON. Jan. Is, 1Sss.-In the organic
cation of the Legislature hast Tuesday the
Republican, leaders had their own a in
almost everything. They dictated how
every office should be filled. The unsuc-
cessful attempt of Major Carl Lentz TO
break the slate which had been agreed
upon some weeks ago, and the failure or
Hudson and Essex Counties to form an al
anc offensive and defensive, were only
another proof of how senseless dt to OPP
pose the wishes of the big Republican
leaders with General SeweI at their head.
General Sewell is becoming stronger every
day in his leadership. and as soon as Pre-
sident Mckinley is ~inaugurated his posi-
ton viii be i~mpregnable.
With nearly all the offices, Federal,
State, county and municipal, in the pos
session of the Republican party one would
think that its lease of power would be al
most indefinite. But still, even with ex-
perienced leadership. there is danger
ahead. The Legislature is almost certain
to do something or another which will
bring odium upon the party and create a
popular revolt against its continuance In
power. And then there are faction fights
in Essex, Hudson, Middlesex and other
counties which cannot be Quelled and
which may lead to trouble when harmony
should prevail in the ranks. Major Lertz
is yet on the warpath in Essex, and since
his discontinue while trying to fill some
of the legislative offices he does not feel
in the humor of hoistiAg a flag of truce.
As chairman of the Essex County Repub-
Hcan Committee he has a prestige at home
which must not be ignored. He may not
cut much of a figure in the State at large.
but in the city of Newark he has what
might be called d respectable following.
The opposition against the Major is led
by DR.. Herold, who has a machine of his
own. The Doctor wants to supplant the
Major In the leadership of the Essex Re-
publicans. The fight is still on, and it is
likely to cause much mischief as it pro-
ceeds. DR.. Herold won his fight for 1egis-
fative Offices, and the question Is, will he
triumph over Major Lentz in the contest
for machine leader in Essex?
In Hudson County Colonel Sam Dickin-
son has everything his own way at pres
eat. He is the Republican a~utocrat and all
bother leaders must bend their knees be-
fore him or else suecumb to the inevitable
The recent organization of the Board OF
Freeholders in that count goes to prove
that fact. By this deal Colonel Tofey. the
erstwhile Republican leader of Hudson,
is left out in the cold. But will he con-
sent to stay there and thus permit the
rival Colonel to traulple upon him? MI.
Toffey is not q man that can be 50 easily
subdued, and he has declared that Mr..
Dickinson must be endorsed. And this
faction fgnt is just as interesting and as
fula of significance TO Republican interests
as the one which RACES in Essex.
Colonel Toffey is ambitious as he always
has been. On the crest of a popular wave
he has twice been. elected Sheriff OF Hud-
son County. He has served two terms as
State Treasurer. He now wants the Of
fee Of Clerk of the Supreme Court and
expects to get 1t, because he and Cover
nor Griggs have always been personal
trends. But Colonel Dickinson says Col
ona Toffey has had enough of the spofls
of Office and he must not get M more.
And now the danger is that the Governor
and the State Senate may become en-
broiled in this war of the Hudson County
efans. If Colonel Toffey is nominated for
Clerk of the Supreme Court Colonel Dick,
one is turned down" the Inference will
be that Dickinson was the i~nstigator-
Rocks and shoals like those Just men
tened ton ts will ba gqea5v nov wb; snd s aga1h g rem dlsl
in the councils of the dominant party
and the wisest leadership will. be required
10 prevent results WHICH WILL sis
aster to Republican interests in the i'm
portant State elections, which VIII occur
within two years.
bounds of discretion? Will its big Re,
publican majority steer clear of factionai
= SsanapDles G drrlng d The ssssi On a ana wlll
SO IS to placate all factions of his party?
Thes burning questions are now being
sequence throughout the State.
The proposed Constitutional amend
ments viii soon be taken up by the Leg
only on the one which prohibits gam
bling on race tracks and elsewhere.
There re- Is a loud demand md for Or the a,ao7ption
open for public censure. The Judiciary
and the lawyers viii resume their wran-
gle over them. The amendment prev:d-
ing for biennial sessions of the Legisla,
5ewell and other Republican leaders.and
the ~disapproval of the labor orgaaniza-
lions ions hi This ss question ,5ring no I'D doubt ssts,o Will pro-
Hudson county's demand for a radical
change in the tax laws concerning rail-
5 oppos iiiop0s as form Mr. 0e Sens Senator torn i Daly
says the report, of the special commits
never accept. Hostilities will soon be
-anewed over this question, and the Legis-
n n@ea1ts' over nn d% It during msn the be e enPire - session. s Ien.
Of course, there viii be numerous other
questions Of controversy: Assemblyman
Brown of Monmouth will introduce a bill
which will provide that ~convicts in coun-
y 1ails shall be III to work on public
.oads. This measure, which originated
n Asbury Park, will rave the support
IF the .wheelmen of the State. The State
Agricultural Board wants a tax imposed
IN bicycles, and several Of its members
will agitate the repeal of the present
.ownship school law. An effort will be
made to abolish the present county Board
If FreeholderS and have substituted
GUN Commissioners. The enactment
af Jury. Commission and sunset election
aW will be agitated, and a bill will be
Introduced providing that no citizen shall
oe allowed to vote at any election until he
las first paid his poll tax.
The Governor will probably send In
among them will be a new Prosecutor Of