The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-07
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Reward for Party FenItS -Opponents &c
Trading Stamp Scheme Working on Jersey
LeGisintors-An fsariy Closing Mt Trenton.
TRENTON, N. j., March 6.-Gov. Voorhees, will
this week appoint q chief OF the Bureau Of La
Dor and Statistics. five members Of the State
Board of Arbitration, and six deputy factory
inspectors. offices which were left to him as a
legacy by Gov. Griggs. The places are sine
cures, with fair salaries. The chief gets a sal
airy Of 81, 800, the arbitrators 81, 200 each. and
the factory inspectors 81 900 each. For the
dozen places there have been more than a hun.
dred persistent applicants. William s. Sharp.
formerly a newspaper publisher in Salem county;
Senator Samuel d. Hoffman of Atlantic, OK.
Assemblyman Samuel Bullock. and j.
P. Mcdonnell OF Paterson, Col. B. A.
Leo of Elizabeth. aud ex-senator Isaac
7. Nichols are the principal candidates for Chief
of the Labor Bureau. Some one told Mr.. Sharp
to get the Endorsement Of the newspaper men of
tho State, as it would 60 further with Gov.
Voorhees, than anything else; and Mr.. Sharp
has q petition q yard long with many sigma
lures. Gov. Voorhees, has been so long In public
life that he knows how easy it is 10 get sigma
lures to any kind of a petition, and he has been
making a quiet inquiry to learn how anxious
the petitioners are to have Mr.. Sharp APP
pointed. and his investigation will have an
important bearing on the result. Mr.. Sharp 10
over 20 years old, and the friends OF the younger
candidates use this against him. The first chief
Of the bureau, James Bishop, was about the
same age, and the results Of his administration
were unsatisfactory.
The Governor has given no intimation Of his
intentions, but Republican leaders believe that
he will choose Senator Hoffman for the place.
as a reward for an important service to the
party In 1893. That was the year the Race
track bill was passed and the Democrats were
In control in both houses. Senator Hoffman's
seat was contested by a Democrat, and the race
track men wanted some Republican votes to
pass their bill. They made oyortures to Hoff-
man, who rejected them, but later two long
headed friends of Gen. Sewell went to
the Senator and induced him to vote for the
Racetrack bill in order to save his seat.
They had figured that the Senate of 1894 would
be close and Hoffman's vote would be needed.
Subsequent events proved their estimate was
correct. as Hoffman's vote gave the Republicans
control OF the Senate in 1894. and. as they had
carried the House. they. were enabled to begin
Hoffman was under a cloud for a year or two,
as his action was never publicly explained. Re-
the Governor to reward him now. Gov. Voor-
bees was a Senator at the time and Is familiar
The House will adjourn tomorrow evening
until Wednesday morning in order TO allow the
country MEMBERS to take part in the township
decided whether it will FOLLOW suit. but as there
are three public hearings set down for Tuesday
Senator Days %' bill to prohibit the adaiteration
Senator Francis's bill making illegal the use OF
trading stamps. The latter bill will probably
excite more interest than any other before the
legislature, and the small merchants and their
trends are bringing pressure to bear on the leg
stamp concerns. tea Companies. and wholesale
dealers are employing lawyers to show that the
proposed law would be unconstitutional as an
invasion Of personal rights.
Tuesday afternoon there will be a hearing on
Senator Ketcham's bill to abolish the fec sys-
and surroaates and establish a graded Scheme
of salaries. based on the population of the coun-
county Of Cape May to $500 for Essex and
Hudson counties. The bill comes from Essex
OF It's platform by the Republican County Com
mittee last rall. No ono except the officials
4 Kn is y believed 3i 8 Tn that 'h IN E Sa"seT and "ig HUDSON MGson n nHe 'f ees
amount TO between $4,000 and $40, 900 a year.
and in Passaic, Mercer; Union. and
opera ton between the twenty-one Sheritfs of
the Stat, 10 aid the other county officers in de-
but it is the understanding that II the Ketcham
bill goes through The Shcritfs will be attacked
sons now in office; hut will to their SUCCESSORS.
Both houses will. be in session until Thursday
OF the session approaches. Another indication
is the conferences between the Appropriations
committees or the TWO houses TO dcciue on the
amounts to be given to the various departments
during 1893. Morris Plains and Trenton State
hospitals want 5000, 900 each, and the Railway
Reformatory Commissioners have asked for
1925, 900 to enable them to finish the building,
which is designed to inmates In
In the State Prison convicted of light crimes.
There are demands for appropriations for n vii.
lage for epileptics. a home for Veterans and
their wives. for extensions to the Boys Reform
School at Jamesburg and TO the Girls lndustrial
School at Trenton, besides requests for money
from other quarters for which legislation is Il
prerequisite.
Democratic Leader Allen has pending In the
House a notice that he will try to get his equal
taxation bill out of committee. and Mr.. Bauer
of Hudson has given similar notice concerning
his three bills regulating trolley roads. II they
are considered tomorrow evening they will
take the whole of the evening unless tho Repub-
licans decide to enforce the rules strictly.
Senator Martins intimatlon that ne will try
to get out of his bill reducing tho
salary of the Governor from $4,000 TO So, 900 is
not taken seriously by the Republicans. The
salary bill was passed in 1884 ny a deal between
n Democratic House and "a Republican Senate.
by the terms of which the Democratic Governor,
Albeit. was to get an increase from $4,000 to
10000 a year, and the Repub lean state Comp
troller and Treasurer were TO get Increases from
So. 300 to $4,000.
No action has yet been taken on the important
matters before the Legislature. These include
the reports of the commissions TO revise ana