The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-03
GOVERNORS BUSY DAY.
Senator Johnson Of Bergen
Overcome By Heat at
the State House.
NEW COMMISSIONS APPOINTED
Opponents to Voorhees, Nom
nation Call at the Ex-
ecutive Department.
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TRENTON, Aug. 3, 1S9s.-Governor
Voorhees, was at the State House yester-
day and was kept busy all day receiving
callers and disposing Of the business Of
the office. The Governor will no longer
make his headquarters at Sea Girt, but
will spend his time between Elizabeth and
Trenton, with occasional visits to the
State camp grounds. He expects to go on
a fishing trip for a few days, but just
where he has not yet declded.
Despite the oppressive heat there were
many callers at the Executive Depart
ment during the day. Senator William NJ
Johnson of Bergen county came dow
from his summer home on Lake Hopat-
cong. TO consult with the Governor con-
corning the appointment of a new Passaic
valley pollution commission. Shortly after
his arrival at the State House, the Ber-
gen county statesman was overcome by
the heat. and ex-senator Parry of Bur-
lington county, who Is a physician, hap
pening to be in the executive offices, was
hastily summoned. He prescribed for Sem
atQr johnson, and the latter spent the re-
mainder of the day on a couch in the
Governors inner sanctum. The Senator
left for his home last evening in a much
improved condition.
The Governors visitors included repre-
sentatives of several of the many wings
of the Republican party. Clerk in Chan
| Gerry Lewis A. Thompson, who was for
merly Senator from Somerset county. and
who is opposing Voorhees, for a renornina-
ton, was among the first callers. Mat
/ tiers political were not discussed. Mr.,
Thompson's business being in relation to
his department.. It is a we'll known fact
that the Chancery Court Clerk is bitterly
opposing Voorhees,. He is backing Con-
| gresham Mahlon Pitney, of he Fourth
district. Of a Gubernatorial possibility,
| and is leaving no stone unturned to defeat
Voorhees,. Mr.. Thompson's term as
Chancery Clerk will expire during the
next administration and as he has al
ways been opposed to Mr.. Voorhees,, his
chances of reappointment would be very
slim if the acting Governor was re-eleet-
ed.
Another caller was Major Carl Lentz
of Essex county, who IS hard at work
| e~ndeavoring to show the Republicans OF
the State what an excellent candidate
| Franklin Murphy and his barrels of eoir
would make. The Major went Mr.
Thompson one better and dined with tbs
acting Governor. It is very likely thai
Lentz and Thompson will form q eombi-
nation to land either Murphy or Pitney.
II was anticipated that the Governor
would yesterday appoint the remaining
deputy factory inspectors for the State.
but because of the failure of the leaders
TO reach any choice the appointments
have gone over. There is a stiff battle
going on between Burlington and Mer-
Ger county Republicans for the Inspector
ship for this district. Each county has a
dozen or more candidates and neither
loses an opportunity to urge its claims on
the Governor.
Among the candidates from Mercer
| county is the Rev. e. ]. Foote. a retired
minister. who formerly was pastor of the
| Calvary Baptist Church. Other candi-
dates from his county are:-Reuben 3
Carter, who for several years was assist
ant sergeant-at-arms of the State Senate
e. J. Whitehead. of the Potters Club; G.
Smith. ~ex-Councilman James Mflburn and
p. =. Ten Brock. The Burlington county
aspirants for the berth are:-Washington
Irwin. John Stiles, E. S. Buzby, Charles
Hall. James Tantum. Samuel Bartlett, H.
B. Ford and J. F. Kiner.s
The inspectorship for the Passaic county
district is also giving Governor VOORHEES,
a great deal of trouble. He says he will
make the appointments this week.
The Governor named as a commission
to select a site for the proposed Home for
Disabled Soldiers and Sailors and their
wiveslGeorge B. Fielder of Hudson.
Charles Wanser Of Cumberland, Gilbert
Bogart of Passaic. There is still another
member of the commission to be named.
This commission will report to the next
Legislature.
The Governor named as a commission to
consider the Passaic River pollution CUES
tion:-Dr. William T. Hunt and DIR. II. Z.
H. Herold Of Newark. Elisha ]. Marsh OF
hurst, William Kent of Passaic, James a:
Exton Of Arlington. Charles w. Fuller Of
Bayonne, John Hinchllffe of Paterson.
No one has yet been appointed to sue
coed the late Hon. Albert H. Shape as a
member of the State Board Of Taxation.
There are well on to a hundred applicants
for the place. 1t Is generally understood
that South Jersey will get the appoints
ment, and among those spoken OF as pos
sibilities in that section of the State are
Mayor Gwynne of Salem and former Pro-
secutor Perry of Atlantic.
AT the request of Colonel Morris r..
Hamilton. Governor VOORHEES, has writ
fen to Colonel smith of the Fourth Regi-
ment. n. J. Volunteers. asking that Lieu
tenant John NJ. Rogers be given a TWO
days' Through. in order that he can at
tend to some important business IN the
State library.