The Jersey City news., 1899-12-13
ESSEX RULES.
South Jerseymen Cannot
Break the Legislative
Slate.
TROUBLE IN REACHING TRENTON
Voorhees, Favors the Aboli-
ton Of Spring Elec-
tions.
TROUBLE IN REACHING TRENTON

Especial TO ''Tne Jersey city NeWS-TI
TRENTON, Dec. 1s. 1S99.--The wreck
on the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday
morning kept all the North Jersey lead
ers and legislators away from the capital
and the South Jerseymen had things all
their own way, and they seemed to feel
that Essex county would not, after all.
capture everything in sight The Essex
delegation appears to think that the slate
is made and cannot be broken, but there
was hopeful feeling among those from
the southern counties that it would be
possible to bring some of the honors of
office to that section of the State, If they
could manage to have the caucus post
poned from next Tuesday to a date very
close to the opening of the legislative ses-
sion.
There Is strong sentiment in favor
of forcing Essex to relinquish some of
the minor offices it claims. if 1t insists
upon having the Speakership; but the
Essex leaders are backed up by the big
political guns, and there is but small
chance of driving them out of the plum
tree until after the best fruit is picked.
Charles H. Folwell, publisher of the
Mount Holly Mirror" who was defeated
in the contest for the appointment of
to his loss Of the battle An Essex coun-
ty man was chosen for the place 1t is
said that FolweH has been urged to make
a fight for the House clerkshdp, and that
he is inclined to do so, Notwithstanding
the fact that Captain James Parker, of
Passaic County, has been slated for that
position. Folwell declares that he will
not contest for the place, but if 1t is de-
r4T To5 hot oil h. q
bills in each branch of the Legislature he
will be candidate FOR that position in the
House
It has been suggested that one man
could not supervise the bills of both the
Senate and the House, and do the work
satisfactorily, especially during the clos
ing days of the legislative session, when
measures are turned out with the rapid
ity of bullets out of Hotchkiss gun,
and the proposition to provide for two
men to do the work is being seriously
considered. If this is done, 1t is un-
derstood that an effort will be made by
the Republican leaders of Hudson Coun-
ty to have the appointment come to that
section.
Tne hudson leaders are determined
that they shall be counted when the pie
is passed around herafter. They sug-
gested to Governor Voorhees, that he
might give the Supervisor of Bills to
that county rather than to Essex, but
the Governor replied that Hudson county
could not reasonably expect patronage
when 1t had no representation either In
the Senate or the House. This presenta-
ton of the cold shoulder has raised a
storm about the Governors ears, and 1t
is understood that he Is anxious that
something should be done to molify the
Hudson county leaders. For this reason,
1t is believed that there will be two Su-
perviscrs of Bills, and that one of them.
viii come from Hudson.
The Essex county delegation are not
at all abashed by the charge from other
sections that they are asking for more
OF the plum pudding than they deserve.
Ihey nave arrived at the conclusion that
they will demand the State Treasurer, su-
peryisor of Bills, Speaker of the House,
Speakers private secretary and assist
ant private secretary bill clerk three
doorkeepers, two pages and one clerk.
monmouth county hopes to land a SER
geant-at-arms both in the Senate and the
House It is not likely however that it
VIII be able to capture both positions.
- ''@A% CoNni4y Oc S6eH nat tn2Te Is TO be
nothing but the crumbs for the lower
counties-and few crumbs at that. The
doorkeepers and pages are to be divided
up among the South Jerseymen-that is,
after every Essex Assemblyman has been
given berth of some kind for one of his
followers and the other North Jerseymen
are treated likewise
Assemblynan Bradley, who is Cam
den's candidate for Speaker, yesterday
made an effort OF have the Republican
House caucus again postponed. but was
unsuccessful He was anxious that 1t |
should be held on the evening before the
meeting of the Legislature, but he was
advised that as the call had already been
issued for next Tuesday, it would have to
be held at that time. 1t Is scheduled for
Il o'clock in the morning in the Assembly
chamber
The Senate Offices have not been par
celled out as yet 1t is pretty well agreed
that Senator Johnson of Bergen will be
President and Senator Pitney of Morris
leader. The Secretary is to be Augustus
F. Barber, OF Gloucester, and Senator