The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-06
FIGHTING FOR CLERK
Both Duncan and Parker
Confident of Sue
cess.
HUDSON ASSERTS ITSELF
Railroad Commuters Will Carry
the Package War Into the
Legislature.
HUDSON ASSERTS ITSELF.
specia, TO the ysr.ev CIV Ns,re.

Hpecial TO the Jersey CITY Nepe.
TRENTON. Jan. 6. 1Ss7.-The last Gov
ernor's day before the organization of the
Legislature yesterday was the ~livelfest of
the season. Although there may nave
been days when there were more people
in the corridors of the State House, it is
certain that at no time were there maaro
life and animation in the corrsdors than
there We're yesterday. 1t was plain thai
everyone present a come there with a
definite idea and a determination to carry
that out.
For the first time since election all of
the Hudson members except G~oldenhorn
were present. They had come down to
confer with Essex and see if they could
not come to an agreement whereby the
two counties could divide between them
the lions share of the patronage. It took
some time to get the two delegations, to-
gether. but when at about one O'Clock
they finally got together their delibera-
tons resulted in a izzle, as told in these
dispatches yesterday.
The most noticeable feature of yester-
days gathering was the rapid rise Of the
stock of Charles Duncan of Newark. In
spite of all the assertions of those who
pretend to be posted THAI the Powers
that Be- had decreed that James Parker
of Passaic should be Clerk again, Mr..
unca has gone along making a quiet
but effective fight for the, Clerkship, with
the result that it was said yesterday that
he had outStripped Parker in the race.
i'he confidential manner in which this an
nouncement was made had its effect and
Waver1ng ones expressed Their in
fention of supporting Duncan. No one
got more satisfaction out of this turn of
affairs h Henry w. Gledhill of Passaic.
opponents Mr.. Parker has had and at the
same time as ardent a candidate for the
leadership of the House. No one could
expect that two such positions as Clerk
and leader could go to the same county,
even if that county was the great and
powerful State of PasSaic, SO as the Par
ker stock went down so the Gledhill stock
went II. 1t is generally accepted that ex-
Speaker DerousSe is tie be the leader, but
this appears to be a slate breaking era.
Mr. Nutzhorn is still a considerable
figure in the contest for Reading Clerk,
held last year by Samuel s. Lyon of
Norris Messrs. Fighter and Hopkins,
the two Morris members, think that Mr..
Lyon will be reelected, and Lyon him
self Is so confident that he put his
galloshes on early and went home. Mr..
ORCl4A LII
the deal Hudson can make with
Essex and other counties. So many of
the South Jersey members and many of
those from this end of the State favor
Frank Sutherland for Bill Clerk that it
looks as though he would win in a
canter. and that position will be charged
TO Hudson. Hudson also wants the po-
sition of Sergeant-at-Arms. In fact.
that is the basis of its proposed deal
with Essex. Mr.. Nutzhorn's friends
count the position of Reading Clerk for
MN, and If necessary are willing that
the Sergeantcy-at-Arms should go
somewhere else. Among those who on
pose this scheme are Messrs. bod and
Leonard of Hoboken, and to lave all
the members of ones own city against
MIN IS a serious handicap in looking for
a legislative office. If Mr.. N~utzhorn can
secure the suppo of his W county he
Is safe. as he is very popular outside
OF hudson. and has many votes among
the members of other counties. Samiyel
also opposes Mr.. Nutzhorn.
Aaron s. Baldwin was among the early
arriVaiS and did what he could for his
Trend N~ntzhorn. Colonel Toffey was also
around, apparently very busy. although
as usual he was doing nothing. .iust
d. Herold and Carl Lentz, the two rival
leaders of Essex. We're at work. the one
Tor tine reelection of Andrew Bretden-
Dach as Sergeant-at-Arms and the other
70 prevent it. When The Doctor and ANDY
went nome they felt certain that they had |
The commuters war against the ratl-
roads, which prohibit Them from Carving
packages on trains will be transferred "a
enc legislature. A committee of the COM
were here yesterday looking the
Ground over. They said that they had the |
OF the of the Central
delaware, Lachawanna and Western
on both Of which the United
states Express Company has a mouopoly
carrying express packages. The COM
mlllee mas three bills prepared. the main
OBJECT of which it to limit fine
.sgnt OF che railroads to make contracts
that commuters only secure
passage by the signing of the
commuters contract. These bills win be |
by a Union member, and a
Of the mute |
Will be On hand during the session to see
that the bills do not die of inaction. The
Central and D. L. & w. are very unuon,I-
Lar With the legislature and the battle
VIII be a fierce one.
Chancellor McGfl yesterday ~apnofntad
vd~ce-Chancellor Alfred Reed to Be VICE
Ordinary OF the P~rerogative Court. This
has been vacant since the retire.
bench.
While the position carries no extra sal
ary. y Is a very honorable one. 1t has
osen une custom to make the Senior Vice.
OnanceHior as such Vice-Ordinary INT |
tnls precedent was Departed from by tine |
appointment of Judge Reed.
A meeting of the State Military Board
was ned Yesterday afternoon in the office
Of AdJutant General Stryker. There were
present generals Plume, Donneily. WAN
ser and Stryker- An order was made au-
the presentation of service med
als to aid officers wtho had been retired
with commissions of increased rank. Gem
eral Skirm will receive a medal under this
provision. The Board transacted consid-
srable routine business. No action was
Ike in the matter of sending troops TO
Washington nor was anything done re-
yarding the State encampment. Regula-
completed.
Governor Griggs has delegated Briga-
1ter-General Bird w. Spencer to be his
PERSONAL representative at the military
carnival to be held in New York on Nom
fay next. General Spencer will select a
staff to him on this occasion.
It is impossible for the Governor to at
end in person, owing to the fact that on.
Monday evening the Hamilton Club Of
Paterson, of which he is President, viii
yive a reception to Carrot A. Hobart.
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