The Jersey City news., 1899-11-29
VOORHEES,
DILEMMA
Doesn't Know What to Do
With the Bill Supervisor
Appointment.
ESSEX MEN WANT SALMON
Every Other Senator Said to
Be for Charles Folwell
of Burlington.
Especial to ..rhe Jersey city News. Y J.


TRENTON. Nov 2s, 1895. The organiza-
tlon of the Senate and House appears 50
well settled. SO far as the selection Of
officers is concerned, that the attendance
of legislators at the State House yester-
day was smaller than on apy Governor ,
day since election. Essex predom4nated
in point of numbers, but its representa-
tives consisted of only four Assenblyrnea
They were here for dual purpese-lo az
range for an early caucus OF the house
majority. and to define their attitude IN
regard ito the position Of Supervisor OF
Bills.
In regard to the early caucus the mem
hers from other counties and all OF the
state leaders consulted agreed with the
plan formulated by the Essex deiegauoA
of holding the general caucus on Tuesday,
December u, two weeks from today II
was also conceded that the principal oiti-
cers of the House would be: For Speaker,
Reniauirr r. Jones, of Essex; Clerk, Jas
Parker. Passadc; Assistant Clerk, George
Poole of Morris. Little mention was
made of the other or minor officers except
a tacit agreement that Essex would pc
permitted to retain, in addition TO the
Speaksrship, the Office OF Bill Clerk and
Secretary to the Clerk of the House
Essex was more interested in the posi-
ton of Supervisor of Bills, than anything
else. and part of the mission OF the mem
hers present was to tell the Governor
that they had agreed to indorse Jesse X.
salmon. who was urged for the appoint
ment by Senator-elect McCarter. This
action. it was explained, was taken at a
caucus of the Essex Assemblymen held
In Newark Monday night. At that caucus
Assemblyman Klein read letter from
Governor Voorhees, in which the latter
said that he would not appoint can
didate who was opposed by the Senator
from his county. Senator McCarter had
stated that he would not indorse the cleo
tion of any other Essex county eanolaate
than Mr.. Salmon, and that made It ap-
parent to the Essex members OF the
Lower House that If they wanted an
Essex candidate to capture the position
they would have to support Mr.. Salmon
and they agreed to do SO.
Assemblyman Jones called upon the
Governor, accompanied by Edgar Will
Jams. yesterday, and after stating the re-
suit of last nights caucus, told the GOV
ernor that 1t was only because OF the
letter he had written to Mr. Klein fnal
the Essex members withdrew their sup
port from Mr.. Williams
The Governor admitted having written
the letter but added that his meaning
was miseonstrued to certain extent HIS
desire was, he said, to show the Assem-
blymen the necessity of endeavoring, Il
possible. to have the Senator indorse the
candidate that they had practically de-
cIared for before the Senator was elected
Mr. Jones remarked that, irrespective OF
what the intent of the missive might pe,
It conveyed the impression that no Essex
candidate could secure the position unless
he were indorsed by the Senator from the
county, and for that reason the delegation
had unanimously indorsed the candidacy
of Mr.. Salmon.
That being the case. it was assumed
that the Governor would name Mr.. Sal
mon without further delay, but he did not
do so. One reason for this was the recep- 4
tion of statement that all the Republi-
can Senator's. except Senator-elect Me-
Carter, had declared themselves in favor
of the appointment of Charles II. Fol
well of Burlington. rather than Salmon,
of Essex This left the matter In abey-
ance when the Governor left the State
House to attend the field day exercises OF
the Second Regiment at Cadwaladers Park.
The appointment may be made today,
when the Governor will be at the State
House In session with the Military Board
which has under consideration revision
Of the National Guard laws
The latter will not be as sweeping as
alleged, but simply contemplates codi-
fication of the laws and a correction of
some defects found in existing laws The
sweeping changes in the personnel Of the
guard, which it was alleged would be
made, have not been contemplated at all.
The field day Of the Second Regiment
of the National Guard attracted a large
crowd. The regiment was reviewed by
its Colonel, Quincy ON. Gilmore, who
was elected to the position at the reor-
ganization, and who was subsequently
appointed military instructor of the Ma