The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
VOORHEES, is IT. !"
The Acting GoVernorshlp
Awarded by Bosses and
Caucus Today.
PROGRAMME ALL LAID OUT
Skirm's Scramble for the Office
After He Had Pledged
His Support.
WHO WILL BE PROSECUTOR
Griggs Favors Vredenburgh, But
Erwin and Fuller Still
Have Chances.
WHO WILL BE PROSECUTOR
Especial to "The Jersey City News."l

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TRENTON, Dec. T. 1S97.-There is a de-
cided Voorhees, atmosphere about the
State House today, and no one is men
toned in connection with the Presidency
of the Senate except the smiling Sena-
tor from Union. In fact 1 am told by
good authority that the whole thing was
fixed up in Washington the other even
ing at a conference at which there were
present Vice President Hobart, Governor
Griggs, General Sewell and Mr.. Voor-
hees., 1t was there agreed that Mr.. Voor-
hees should be the President of the SEN
ate and the successor of Governor Griggs
when he goes into the Cabinet and a
programme was arranged
Upon the meeting of the Legislature,
Mr.. Voorhees, is to be elected President
of the Senate. The Governor will then
resign and Mr.. Voorhees, will walk over
to the Governors office, take the oath OF
office and become Governor.
Whether Governor Griggs will make
any appointments before he resigns or
leave them all to Mr.. oorVhees is mat
ter of conjecture. Those closest to Mr..
Griggs say that he will not make any
while others declare that he will dispose
of one or two of the more important
places like the Prosecutor of Hudson.
There was much in the aid this morning
to confirm the Voorhees, stories The
most series opposition to Mr.. voorhees,
collapsed. Two weeks ago, when the
Senators held an informal caucus, Sena-
tor Voorhees, suggested that the Presi-
dency be given to Mr.. Skirm. Mr.. Skirm
declined and said that Mr.. VOORHEES,
should have 1t and the Senators practical
ly agreed to that. When the present
complication arose, Barker Gummere,
staunch Kean man, became alarmed Jest
the selection of Foster Voorhees, as Gov
ernor, either acting or actual, would en-
danger Mr. Kean's chances for United
States Senator, as it would be hardly pos
sfble to expect that two such high offices
would be given to the same county. He
started to boom Mr.. Skirm for the Presi-
dency The idea turned Skirn's head and
8 he entered into the fight in his usual
whole souled manner. When told of the
promises to MrVoorhees the Skirm boom
ers replied: 'sOh, we didn't mean to make
him Governor
Gummere and Comptroller Hancock.
who is troubled with the Gubernatorial
bee. went to Washington post haste on
Saturday to get the powers down there
to help along the Skirm movement. They
reached the State House about ten O'Clock
this morning looking pretty blue.
They were sat down upon very hard.
There was some talk of making
"Charlie" Reed. of Somerset President of
the Senate, but he was one of the loudest
voorhees, shouters today. 1t is said that
Griggs leans toward Vredenburgh for
prosecutor, but is considering the strong
influences at work for Erwin. Colonel
Fuller is by no means dead horse in
the race and the situation has not yet
cleared.
The matter was settled this afternoon
Ten of the fourteen Republican Senators
held a conference and unanimously agreed
to support Voorhees,.