The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-21
WATKINS SLUMPS.
Does Not Attend Yesterdays
Meeting of the Hudson
LexoW Commit
tee.
THE OTHERS TIE ON COUNSEL.
Squire Kicks at the Idea of Gled-
hill and the Speaker Run
ming Things.
I[special 70 .rhe Jersey city News.rl


TRENTON, Jan. q, 1S9S.-As stated in
1.-THE Jersey City News" yesterday, the
committee which was appointed by the
Legislature to make Republican capital
out of Hudson County, seems to have lost
heart.
The committee was scheduled to meet at
the State House at one o'clock yesterday
afternoon At the appointed hour only
three members of the committee were on
hand, Speaker Watkins and Leader Gled-
hill being the absentees.
These latter gentlemen are lawyers and
the opinion general obtains that they will
try to gain as much notoriety out of the
inquisiton as they possibly can. Then,
too they are closer to the bosses than the
other members of the committee.
Assemblyman Squire, the secretary OF
the committee who halls from Union, is
not much in favor of allowing Gledhill
and Watkins to have everything their
own way He seems to be very much IN
favor of eliminating the partisan ideas OF
Governor Griggs and some OF the other
Republicans, and thought ex-Judge Car
retson a Democrat, should be named as
counsel to the committee
tAssemblyman Gledhill arrived at the
State House some time after two O'Clock,
more than an hour later than the time ap-
pointed for the meeting. The four Assem-
blymen then decided to wait for time
Speaker failed to materialize, and the
committee held a brief session.
The only matter considered was the ap-
pointment of counsel to the committee
Mr.. Squire suggested the name OF Judge
Garretson, but Mr.. Gledhill at once OBJ
jected and recommended former Judge
Scott of Paterson. Mr.. Squire thought
a Jersey City lawyer should be named,
and as Gledhill was so much opposed
to a. Democrat nominated Colonel Fuller
of Hudson County. The result was.
deadlock, Gledhill and Lawshe voting for
Scott and Squire and Bradley for Fuller.
Mr. Squire came out and informed the
waiting newspaper men of the result and
added that neither Fuller nor Scott would
be selected.
ssMr. Fuller will not accept he said,
land Mr.. Scott cannot be elected be-
lieve" continued Mr.. Squire, that the
counsel will be Robert H. McCarter, of
Newark, for the choice, when all the
committee is present, will lie think, be-
tween Mr. McCarter of Essex and Frank
Bergen of Union, and the latter will not
accept the position
The committee adjourned until Monday
night, when they hope to settle. upon
counsel.
Shortly before four o'clock a telegram
was received from Watkins, saying he did
not feel well and could not come TO Tren-
ton. Watkins sent this in response to d
query wired to him by Gledhill-
There is considerable rivalry for the ap--
pointment as stenographer to the COM
mttee Three Newark firms are follow
knight & Knight, Simon & Simon and
Sackett & Sackett. Stenographer F: w.
Gnichtel of this city is also a candidate
for the berth.
Charles H. Bateman, editor of the Som
jerville "Unionist-G Gazette is the only
s,candidate for the committee clerkship.
Mr.. Bateman will no doubt receive the
appointment.