The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09
NEW JERSEYS NEWEST TRUST.
1t Is Composed of Bachelors and Its Pur-
pose Is to Get All the Onices.

pose Is to Get All the Onices.
TRENTON. April S.-New Jersey has a world
wide reputation as the maker OF trusts. Each
day a dozen or more go to her credit: but the
latest proposed trust will be the oldest. 1t
must go into history as the most novel aggre-
CATION Of force ever attempted. 1t might be
called by some other name. but truth urges
that it be designated as A Bachelor Trust"
1t has the double purpose OF creating a boom in
celibacy and OF controlling all the oflces in
New Jersey.
The secret OF the formation OF the trus
leaked out in this way: Senator Stokes Of
Cumberland county is ono OF the leaders on the
floor of the Senate. Senator Pitney OF Morris
county is another. The latter is said to have a
very lively ambition to be the next Governor Of
New Jersey.
Say. Senator Pitney." said Senator Stokes
one day. you may as well give up that idea ~
being the next Governor. for you are not in,
Don YOU know that We bachelors have formed
a trust 70 control all the Offices in this State for
This. although said peculiarly. made the Sem
at"r irom Morris reflect. A light came eyer hif
10y senator John K"an. marching through th"
corridors Of time. laying hold Of al the pleasant
be. n ana soft snaps tnat were in sight.
',le'. Senator. 1t looks very much as il you
had" he said, aad he was not long in finding
' The incor To al Smls Of ffG tme trnst IS s' Sniy a mat.
ter Of a few lays now. it is believed. The list
S Hea In'G2T nhi1ra States is s siTsn as r fSilowMS: y !"nn
II%aderi DaytI . %afiSins.' T sP1aEef: WI;
c. Stokes, STATE leader. Hobart Tuitlc. secre-
ttary to Governor; Fred Evans. secretary t? tho
in relation TO its capital. but to its politics. IL
is y dtstinctively Republican corporation, A
men on the list who are unable to write four or
liye figures on a check. They are. Of course.
John kean, United States Senator. was cro
Gay asked Why 1t was that a man OF his wealth
gave an. unsatisfactory reply.
Coy Voorhees, about a year ago was getting
a1rhe '9nes3me, gut then the war with Hrl,n
nor. He has not yet recovered from the cNclte-
State Comptroller Hancock has been too busy
in many fields al activity TO consider the mat.
tcr, and now he is, afraid i IS too la'" "a"
r. Was BORN S%! IN +" ls % . snss ' 4 'fD" David S VIZ i%F;
who according TO tn" newspapers, is h"inG
urG d to be 4 candidate for election, has bean
50 busy making his mark in the world that hs
neglected matrimoninl matters entirely. and IL
now n confirmed bachelor.
Me nHrHe And nr1i mere tn S %h2 rs Eoi G I SO CLERK 91 %t
Gus" to offer. hut saws that bachclDrshipi ia more
" warJ 9 BIO W!sn If tH% nn To SrHa cT6sa 70 d.
the Governor and. as they nave been moving
along together on III" road 10 political success.
their neglect Of marriage probably has ths
Hobart Tuttle, the Governors private secre-
tary. l. also the, broth"r-ln-l law OF Vice Presl-
dent Hobart He is active in society in New
Jersey and Washington. How long no will re.
main IN the Bachelor Trust is now Il matter Of
considerable conjecture.
Y Frederick Evans IS the private secretsryo Of
cluh man, He Ives in Ncwark, hut he is nc
homo in New York and Washington. 50 that.
ike a rolling stone, h." has not gathered much
moss in the matrimonial land.
There are many other bachelors OF prom-
inence IN New Jersey, They are not in the
trust They are gathering political strength to
get there.