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TRENTON, Nov. Is, 1S9S:-The first
Governors day since election brought a
large crowd to the State House, yester-
day. The crowd was mainly made up OF
the officers of the last Legislature who
came to Trenton early so as to be on the
spot and capture any stray votes that
might be around.
The gossip of the rotunda developed
that there would be little or no change
in the line of the Senate or House of
ficers. The Senate was represented by
Senators johnson, of Bergen; Stokes,
OF Cumberland; Miller, of Salem. and the
newly-elected Senator Cross, who sue
ceeds Governor Voorhees,, and Hutchin-
son, who succeeds President of the Sen
ate Skirm.
The Senator did not tarry long. Sena-
tor Johnson was very generally congratu-
lated for the excellent fight he made in
Bergen county. The Senators did not
discuss the Senate offices at all Incl
dentally one admitted that Senator john
son will come very near being the
President of the Senate, with Senator
Reed, of Somerset, as the leader. The
latter is also a candidate for the presi-
dency of the Senate, as is also Senator
ketcham, OF ESSEX county,
There were several in the throng who
loudly declared that Mr.. Reed would be
the winner, and one enthusiastic man
wanted to bet anything that Charlie"
Reed would be the next President Of the
| Senate
The House members, particularly those
Of the Republican side, devoted some
time to discussing the House officers.
There were present few of the Essex
| delegation, and as these eleven members
have had no conference it is not known
just what they want. From the informal
talk ii was learned that they all favor
Acting Governor Watkins for a second
| term as Speaker.
It is understood that ex-Assemblyman
Jones' of Essex, who was clerk last ses-
sion, will be tte clerk again. and that Es-
sex will support Sergeant-at- Arms Flaven
for d reelection. Assistant Clerk Hols-
hamper and Journal Clerk Hopkins will
not be candidates, the former having had
| two years and the latter has been made
postmaster of Boenton.
Editor Charles H Folwell, of Burling-
| ton county, will again aspire toTbe the
! engrossing clerk, relying one his good
record. Of last year to carry him through.
Assembly1nan Teddy Carroll of Hudson
who will serve his fifth term, was among
the few of the minority members. He Is
a candidate for the minority leadership II
| the House. 1t is said, however. that the
Democratic leaders favor Allan Benny OF
James Murphy of the Hudson delegatior
for that important office.
Weed Mckee Of passaie county, would
like to be the Republican leader. There
are some members who think Assembly
/ man MacMurray of Camden would be 9
| good man. for that place.
Acting Governor Watkins will be unani-
4 mously elected Speaker. The only AS
1 semblyrnan mentioned as a possible OPP
ponent was Assemblyman Squier, o.
/ Union, but he declares he is not candl-
1 date and he Will support Watkins.
/ It Is generally believed that the ses-
j sion wifi be q short one
few of the new members came here
| to pick out their desks, but that was i'm
| possible because of the renovation of the
/ Assembly cham ber the desks having beer
all removed. -
/ Acting Governor Watkins was generally
| congratulated by his colleagues in the
| House. and during the morning hours
4 held brief reception, so great was the
/ pressure OF the members to shake hahds
with the acting Governor
Congressman-elec William II. Daiy OF
| Hudson was among those who called, or
/ the Governor. He is just surviving bac
attack of rheumatism.