The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-06
SENATOR REED WINS.
Republican Caucus Names
Him for President Of
the Senate.
SURPRISE FOR TWO OFFICERS
Gus" Barber Chosen for Sec.
retary Editor Lindsey
Will Be His As
sistant.

Especial to 'eThe Jersey City News."1
TRENTON. Jan. 6, 1899.-Officers for thu
next Senate were selected last night
Senator Charles A. Reed of Somerset.
whose term of three years expires witt
the close of the session, was elected
President without opposition. They tel
| me-" said Senator Pitney, of Morris, af-
ter the caucus, that they had the quiet
est and incest time in conference that
they have ever had Senator Pitney is
entering on the first year of his term.
The caucus, however. was not so very
nice for two men, officers of the last
Senate, who were turned down. They
We're Secretary George A. Frey of Cam-
den and Assistant Secretary Joseph C.
Kingdom of Burlington. These and the
Presidency were the only changes made
in the list of Senate officers of last year.
The distribution of the plums was
made in the Governors room. All of
the fourteen Republican Senators were
present.
OF the two men turned down, Frey
had held the office one year and King
don had served two years The general
rule regarding the term of Senate offices
is to give a term of three years. Au-
gustus S. Barber, of Gloucester, will suc-
ceed Frey. Barber was championed by
Senator Stanger, of Gloucester, while
Frey was backed by Senator H. w. john
son, of Camden. Barber is the Secretary
of the State Republican, Executive Com
mittee, and the influence he was able to
command by reason of the position Is
what gained for him the place.. He So
ceived eight votes, while Frey received
six votes The voting was done by se-
cret ballot. The place pays $1,5O0.
Kingdom was knocked out by J. F.
Lindsey, editor of the Morristown
''Chronicle." Senator Pitney supported
Lindsey. Kingdom had no Republican
Senator from his home to urge him, as
his county's representative is a Democrat,
who was not invited to the event, but his
cause was championed by Senator Stokes
The fight against Kingdom was that he
had had three years of office in the Sem
ate, number sufficient for any good
Republican. Kingdoms answer to this
was that he had had only two years as
Assistant Secretary and was entitled to
another, the other year being occupied
with personally appointed Offices as
Private Secretary to President Stokes.
Kingdom got three votes and Lindsey
eleven votes. The place pays 81 200.
The fight for President of the Senate
proved to be a love feast. Senator Reed,
of Somerset was chosen unanimously and
besides the honor will get s166 additional
salary for the session. The first motion
made in the caucus settled the question,
Senator johnson Of Bergen, who was
candidate for the Office, being elected
chairman. Senator Pitney was elected
mouth nominated Senator Reed and the
nomination was seconded by Senator
Ketcham, who also had been a candidate
for the place.
BY reason of the position as chairman
of the caucus. Senator Johnson, of Ber-
gen, will be the Republican leader on the
floor of the Senate. President Reed said
last night that he had not yet decided on
whom he would appoint as his private
secretary. The positions of pages and
doorkeepers were allotted but not filed.
Senator Hutchinson, of this county, gets
the appointment of a page. He is other
wise represented in the distribution by
the appointment of Samuel T. Atchlsy as
sergeant This will make Mr..
Atchley's last year in the office. The
place of second assistant engrcssing
clerk, an extra position not provided Tor
in the list of officers, was allotted tor.
be filed from Monmouth County.
The full list of officers selected and
their salaries follow
President, Charles A. Reed, Somer-
SET .....-.... .......--. Soot
Secretary, Augustus S. Barber,
6loicester ............. ...;....;.,.;.. i,oW
ley, Morris 80. .. @ 12ot
Ian iantic tic e' =, s'D.e. e, 1000
Assistant Journal Clerk, John w.
Gift, Union ..................s....... 900
Sergeant-a Samuel T. Atch-
ley, Mercer --.................:. auu
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, w. w.
Binning Bergen 900
Ais Essex seS's e.esA, 41ai 100
Assistant Engrossng Clerk, James
Shoemaker, Cape May .....-......... 600
Bill Clerk, George W. Cooper, Som =.
erset .,,...;-..- eo9 e9
Calendar Clerk, William II. Fischer. BOO