The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-17
SOh1ERSET'SFICH
LOU Thompson's Futile
Effort to Drag Voorhees,
Into the Fight.
VINELAHD HOME CONTRACTS
YINELAND
Mutinous Railway Company
Disbanded--Rig Examin-
alton for Officers.

terday. Many statesmen OF high and low
degree called on Governor VOORHEES, dur
ing the day.
Shortly after noon the Governor gave
an audience to a large delegation Of SOM
erset county Republicans. They came
down to try TO interest His Excellency
in the bitter war that is now on among
the Republicans of Somerset over the
postmastership of Somerville.
State Banking Commissioner William
Bette, who is the personal representa-
tive of General Sewell, was present at
the hearing. Clerk in chancery Lewis
A. Thompson, who headed the insurrec-
tionists, requested that the conference
be held behind closed doors, and his re-
quest was acceeded to.
Clerk Thompson and his supporters
have succeeded in having the nomination
of Assemblyman Charles Cooper for the
Office held in allegiance, and they are
eager to have the matter go over until at
ter the fall election. Cooper had the en-
dorsement of Congressman Howell.
1t is a part of the old fractional fight be-
tween Senator Charles A. Reed and Clerk
Thompson. The claim is made by the
anti-Reed wing that Alvah A. Clark, who
is the Democratic incumbent Of the post
mastership, tendered his resignation for
tha n,,rnose of strengthening Reeds
CHANCES for a denomination for the State
senate nex+ fan The resignation, it is
asserted. was placed in the hands of SEN
| ator Reed in order that he might present
If vixen he saw ft The charge is made
that before presenting The resignation
Senator peAd secured Congressman How
| eIrs endorsement for Assemblvman Coo
per and that the resignation and endorse
ment were practically given in at the
same time.
The Thompsonites Immediately got to
work and had the appointment held up.
and are now making a strong effort to
preyent its being made. They claim that
the nostmaster should not be named Until
after the election. at whieh it is expected
that the relative strength of the rival
leaders will be made apparent. They
| confidently expect to down Senator Reed.
| The appeal to the Governor was a sort of
| final attempt to reach Senator's Sewell
and Keap both of whom are said to favor
Cooper,s appointment.
Clerk Thompson has always been a
very bitter opponent of Governor Voor-
hees, while Senator Reed has been a sup
porter of the Governor. Mr.. Thompson
based the argument yesterday on the
broad ground that it was for the gooc OF
the party, but the Governor, after near
ing all the talk, announced that the som
erset Republicans ought OF decide them
selves and he refused to take any part
in the s~quabble.
Senator C. Asa Francis headed a large
delegation of county residents
who yesterday called on Road Comnlls
sioner Budd for the purpose OF having
him designate the ROADS IN Mohhlouta
county that are to be bullt unoer the
State aid law out OF TINS years appro-
priatlon.
The Governor mao a conference III 'He
afternoon with the Board of Managers OF
the Home for soldiers ana sailors anu
their Wives at Vineland. He announced
the appointments u captain 'oni
of Pennington, to succeed JARVIS Wailsef,
of Vineland, on the poara. MT. waHser
i, resigned his place on the poard TO peeolae
Superintendent OF the institution. lhe
Governor talked at length with ms vlsi-
tors over the affairs OF the Home, ana
bids for the remodeled bulldlng were con-
sidered and contracts AWARDED.
On going over the bids at the outset it
was found that they would all require
more money than was available for the
purpose. so a modification OF the plans
was adopted by which a porch that was
| TO nave been constructed is done away
with. The contract for the mason and
carpenter work was awarded to Mr.. Mil
ler of yiueland and that for heating to
Mr. Dvn of yineland. The aggregate of
tha two contracts is SIG. 1900. This caves
% 5oo 10 he ,1sed for furnishing the home.
The new home is designed to aecommo-
| date 125 inmates and there will be 60 per-
so,s auaifino admission when If is COM
n1otoa
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