The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-18
BAD AS BAD CAN Be
Republican Scandal Manu-
featuring Committee a
Grossly Partisan
Affair.
NOT ONE HUDSON MAN ON IT
MIR. Lawshe, Of Hunterdon, the
Only Democrat, and He Is
Shut Out Of Its Secret
Pow Vows,
TAKING ORDERS FROM GRlGGs
If Mr.. Corbin Will Not Act as
Inquisilor, Newark Lawyer
May Be Chosen.
What HUDSON RESIDENTS SAY
Rober. Davis Hopes she Committee
VIII Be Fa,r-m.ior Pansborn
say. 1t i. Bad Politics.
What HUDSON RESIDENTS SAY
Robert Davis Hopes she Committee
Will BE Fair-Major PanEborn
Says 1t Hs Bad Politics.
Especial to ..The Jersey city News."l


TRENTON, Jan. Is. 1SsS.-speaker Wat
kfns announced last night the committee,
which is to investigate Hudson county.
The members are:-Messrs Gledhiu of
Passaic Bradley of Camden, Squire of
Union, Lawshe of Hunterdon, Watkins of
Gloucester.
the evening and tried to impress upon
him that Hudson man should be upon
the committee. He said that as that.
county was to be investigated it was no
more than proper that a representative of
Hudson should be on the committee. Mr..
Allen saw the Speaker and made the
same request, but the Speaker was obdur-
ate and would not change the committee,
which he brought with him last night al
ready prepared.
The corridors were overrun with stem
ographers, who want the lucrative job Of
reporting the proceedings of the commit
tee Among them was the Salmon Bros.
Ol Newark one u NilOlll IcCSHlly lldu q
member. expelled from the Frelinghuysen
Lancers because he gave information to
newspaper man. He also made disparing-
ing remarks concerning reporters in gen.
eral
The representative of the firm was very
much surprised when he began to can
,,rJ, 1aor
that the newspaper men had been at work
and quietly ruined what little chance they
ever had
Colonel Charles w. Fuller was here in
the interest of himself as counsel to the
committee. Mr.. James Erwin has posi-
lively declined to take the place, and
who think the committee could not do
much better than appoint the Colonel. 1t
is not ,anerally known that the Governor
offered the District Court Judgeship made
vacant by Mr.. Erwins elevation and
promptly declined. Frank Bergen of
Union is also spoken of as counsel. No
one has as yet been spoken of as Clerk to
the committee.
The -partisanship of the committee
was demonstrated again this morning.
The four Republican members went into
the Governors private room and were
closeted with sHis Excellency" for some
time. Mr.. Lawshe, the Democratic mem
ber of the committee, was not even in
formed that. the conference was to be
held, let alone asked to join it. The com
mittee talked over the matter of counsel.
The Republicans unanimously wanted
William H Corbin. but it was stated that
Mr.. Corbin had said that he would not
serve.
Speaker Watkins said that no one of
the Committee had been informed by
Mr.. Corbin that he would not serve, and
he thought it would be better to tender
the position to him in an official manner
and then let him refuse it If he wanted
to in the proper way.
The second choice of the committee ap-
pears to be Robert Mccarter of Newark,
son of Thomas N. Mccarter, the veteran
lawyer of Essex.
The Republicans appointed Messrs.
SQUIRE and Gledhill as committee to
wait on Mr.. Corbin and ask him to act as
counsel to the committee. The committee
win meet in the State House at one
The Of those who npv ae geat