The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-22
Selfish ESSEX
Young TOM Mocarter
Wants the Bill SuperVi-
sorship For His
County.
GRIEF At Mr.. HoBART's DEATH
Politicians Gather at the State
House and Make
States.
GRIEF At MR.. H0BARF's DEATH
Especial q ..rhe jersey city News."l

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tendance of the lawmakers at the State
House was not so large as on Cover
nor's Day of last week, the day was
one of considerable interest. The an
nouneement of the death of Vice Presi-
dent Hobart cast a gloom over the gath
ering, and many expressions of regret az
his loss were heard.
In the gathering in the State House
corridors representatives from Essex
county predominated, and there seems to
be no doubt but that Assembiylnan Ben
jamin f.. Jones of that county will re-
ceive the support or his ten colleagues
in the Speakership fight. With Essex
united, Mr.. Jones chances of presiding
over the next House are exceedingly
bright. A~ssemblyman Bradley of Cam
den, however, is not out of the race. His
fellow AssembIymen from Camden
Frank +. Patterson, Jr, and Ephraim e.
Gill-were both at the Capitol and an
nounced their belief that there was no
| occasion for their colleagues getting out
of the race at this time. A~ssemblyman
Wood Of Mercer win be given one OF the
better committee ch-airmanships, and it
may be that the county win get the office
of Sergeant-at-Arms of the House.
Assenlblyman Edward W. Wakelee of
Bergen seems to be the slated candidate
for the leadership on the hoor OF the
House. Vivian NJ. Lewis, who. like Mr..
| Wakelee, has been an aspirant tor the
| Speakership. is to have the naming OF the
| Clerk of the House and one OF the choice
| committee c-hairmanships. The Clerk will
be Captain James Parker of Paterson,
who served In the Second Regiment, New
| Jersey Volunteers, during the Spanish
American War. Fol Assistant Clerk, ex-
Assemblyman Poole of Morris is slated,
and he will probably get the place Ills
| firm are the architects for the proposed
| extension to the State House. and it Will
| be an advantage to him to be right on the
| ground when the matter is being consid-
| cred by the coming Legislature. IT Will
also insure him am annual pass, which,
II he or his partner have frequent trips to
make to Trenton. will afford a big saving
in ear fare.
New interest was injected into the fight
| for the office of Supervisor of Bills by the
appearance on the scene of Serpator-elect
| Tom McCarter of Essex, who came down
10 personally urge the claims of Jesse
B. Salmon, the Newark stenographer, for
the place. Salmon is said to have been
the original McCarter man in Essex, and
/ the Standardized is anxious to show his
appreciation of the stefographer's efforts.
McCarter's very active campaign in
| salmon's behalf has taken Edgar Will
Jams of Orange out of the race, and the
fight now lies between Salmon and Chas.
II. Folwell of Mt. Holly. The Burhng-
ton count man has the support of a
1 majority of the Republican Senators and
his boom was given considerable impetus
yesterday by the activity in his cause OF
Banking Commissioner William BEETLE.
1t was the general opinion at the close
| of the DAY ,shat Folwe1l had the lead in
the race, because of his efficiency and
4 because OF the ACCESSIBILITY of doing some
thing for Burlington County, where the
Republican workers have been sparingly
rewarded.
The hold-over Assemblymen in fhe Es-
sex delegation find themselves in a rather
awkward position. Last winter, before
the bill providing for a Supervisor of Bills
instead of the ~.engrossing departments in
the Senate and House had become a law
the Essex Assemhlymen all signed a petit
ton favoring the appointment of FoIwell
/ to the proposed new office Now Major
Carl Lentz, who, of course, is helping
young Tom McCarter to boom Salmon, is
-endeavoring to get the old members to
break away from Folwell, and they, Of
course, nave to bow to the orders Issued
by the great Major. AS an excuse for
getting out of their predicament, the Es-
sexites are saying that they did not under
stand Just what they were doing when
they signed Folwells petition. This is
rather a peculiar stand for them to take.
as the law creating the Bill Supervisor
had at the time of the signing of the petit
ton been thoroughly discussed having
been before the Legislature for several
days. To the credIf of the Essex hold
overs. however, 1t might he said that they
are giving Salmon only a half-hearted sup
port. The Governor stated last evening
that he would probably make the APP
pointment next Monday.
Among the Governors callers was Sec
rotary Carnagy of the Board OF Trustees
of the Girls Industrial School. who was
on hand to make some inquiries regarding
the appropriation for a new wing at the
Institution. The Governor expressed the
opinion that as the appropriation Of $17,-
500 had not been taken advantage of be-
1 Tore the EXPIRATION Oh the fSCdl year TOT
which it was made, it was doubtful If
the money was now available. The mat
ter will be looked into further.
Benjamin f. Gratz, Of Burlington. who
caused so much amusement in the State
last winter by his Candidacy" for the
United States Senatorship, created quite a
scene in the big reception room of the
Governors office yesterday afternoon.
Gratz had been about the State House
all day waiting to see the Governor, and
bitterly complained when he was not al
lowed to go into the private office of His
Exceliency before some of the State off
Gals. Late in the afternoon the Cover
nor came out of his office and he was
at once addressed by the Burlington man.
Gratz refused the Chief Executives prof
fered hand and began at once to assail
the authorities of Burlington County for
having squelched him last week when he
was displaying a revolver on the street.
He also proceeded to wade into the man
| aseanent of the State Hospital for the In
sane. where he was fncarceTated for u
time, and asked the Governor to take
some steps looking for the displacement
of the law officers of Burlington county
and also the officials of the asylum. When
Governor Voorhees, stated THAI he could
not interfere in the matter Gratz became
very Indignant and informed his Excel
not giving the Governor $10.o00 a year for
aoinV nofhinQ He Insisted nm Ina MIN o.