The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-14

the State Industrial School for Girls.
There. ais ait the State Prison. the women
employees have been unable to hitch har-
moniously, and 1t is said that the Cover
nor Will this week instruct the Board OF
Managers to make several changes in the
personnel of the working force.
Tt was hoped that the Legislature would
adjourn sine die at the end Of next week,
but the outlook now is that<ihe end will
joint committee on appropriations will
give a public hearing to those having
claims to present, and the matter OF APP
pontioning the States money viii be got
ten out of the way this week.
There Will no doubt be some interesting
developments during the week. The Hud-
son county delegation will demand that
their equal taxation measure be put to a
vote. Last week Senator Martin put fhe
Republicans on record when he called for
his bill reducing the Governors salary
from $1,000 to 5000.
Three weeks have elapsed since Speaker
Watkins filled the vacancies on the spe-
cial Building and Loan Investigating
Committees caused by Assembiyman
Ebie's peculiar blunder in soliciting con-
tributions from the locals to defray the
expenses of the investigation, but practi-
cally nothing has been done towards get
ting the investigation started. 1t looks
now as If the committee did not intend do
ing anything this session.
The Hudson county Lexowers, created
on the strength of Griggs' final spasm of
craftsmanship as he threw aside the execu-
t4tS tiidi u litC otdtS- IL idhitx5 ~ -
tie Roadway. The idea of its appointment
was to make a lot of political capital for
the G. o. p, but in this it is failing.
One of the greatest thorns in the side of
Republicanism is the constant laundering
after office on the part of its constituency.
1t is wonderful where all the place-seek-
ers come from. When Senator Voorhees,
became Acting Governor, II was said that
he would have no trouble, as Griggs had
filled all the berths. But to Voorhees, was
left the appointment of a Chief OF the
Bureau of Labor and Statistics, and five
members OF the State Board of Arbitra-
ton. For thes few places there are hun
dreds upon hundreds of applicants. The
Labor Bureau Chief gets a salary Of
either Senator Hoffman of Atlantic or
Colonel Benjamin r. Lee of Elizabeth
will be named for the place. Senator
Hoffman would make a very efficient
been a hard and faithful worker in the
Republican party, and If it is intended
to make the Bureau a thing of useful
ness to the State, Hoffman's appointment
would be a wise one.
The members of the State Board of Ar
bitration get 81, 200 a year, and the candi-
dates for membership to the Board are
many. The gentlemen who's terms are
about to expire are:-Samuel S.. Sherwood.
William NJ. Doughty, James Martin,
Charles A. Houston and Joseph L.. Moore.
The Governor will also have the naming
of six Assistant Factory Inspectors, who
will get a salary of 1000 each. AS these
deputies do not have to be confirmed by
the Senate, Governor voorhees, has de-
cided not to appoint them until after the
Legislature adjourns.
1t is probable tina the Governor will
send in the other nominations this even
ing or some time during the present week.
1t is all speculation as yet concerning
the Democratic candidates for Governor.
Every respectable Democrat of both the
gold and silver wing has been named
I'M connection with the Office.
The last name that has been offered is
that of former Governor George T.
Werts, who is considered to have certain
winning qualities and is considered a
mascot politician; The political star
tina hovers over the destiny of William
D. Daily is still in the ~ascendency. AS
the Democratic leader of the Senate he
has been very much in the eyes of the
people during the session of the Legisla-
ture, but Senator Daly's worse enemies
are right in his own political house,
hold.
On the Republican side it is taken
for granted that Acting Governor Voor-
hess will be the candidate. His friends
expect him to capture the honor, and
the Governor himself is DISPOSED to
look favorably on the future. The Gov
ernor, however, will make no grand
stand plays for the nomination, but
will stand on his merit before the peo-
,ple for the nomination.
There are no other sure candidates.
There are several who are getting COM
plimentary mention in connection with
the honor. Those named are Judge ].
Frank Fort of Essex, Franklin Murphy
of Essex, Congressman Gardner, Colonel
John T.. Toffey of Hudson, George Rich
ards of Morris, State Comptroller Ham
cock of Mercer, and Congressman Pitney
of Morris.
Their is more likelihood of the latter
being d candidate. His friends in the
Fourth district are talking very enthu-
siastically about his prospects, but the
young Congressman is saving and saw
ing and doing very little talking.
It Is believed hat the Republicans will
not invite any trouble this fail by getting
into a family %squabble over the Guber-
material candidate, because the results
are too far reaching. and nothing but in
ternal indiseretion, 1t is thought, can pre-
vent them from winning, and this will
mean the second United States Senator
IN 1904