New-York tribune., 1900-04-18
NEW JERSEY NEWS.

The proposition TO elect United States Senator'S
by popular vote is being widely discussed by the
Republicans of New-Jersey. the cause OF which
is, doubtless, the agitation of the matter at the
last session of the Legislature Many Republi-
cans have suggested the Introduction Of plank
in the platform TO be adopted by the State con-
vention tomorrow favoring the election of the
Senators by the people, and it is probable that
the Committee Resolutions will hold con-
ference upon this subject at the time that
the holding OF biennial sessions of the Legis-
lature is being considered.
Mayor Hoos is causing the Democrats of Jer-
sey City days and nights Of painful anxiety by
keeping silence to the appointments of city
officials. He has said that he would probably
announce the appointees on Saturday. Mean
while he is making up his slate unassisted by
any one Of the many Democrats who would be
willing to help him fix 1t up right.
Governor Voorhees, said yesterday that all re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding he would
not appoint the trustees OF the State Industrial
School for Girls until after the legislative in
vesdgating committee had completed it's in
quiries into the affairs of the school. As the
committee will probably hold two or three more
meetings, the time of the appointment of the
trustees is wholly question of conjecture, and
from what the Governor said their selection is
almost. if not quite indefinite.
Although the Palisades Commission for New
Jersey is not complete, Governor Voorhees, has
rendered appointments to w. \. Linn Of Hack
ensack; F. w, Hopkins, of Rutherford and
Abram De Ronde, of Englewood The appoint
n:ent Of the two remaining Commissioners will
probably be made within a few days.
The Democratic friends Of James E. MARITIME
who is better known the farmer orator"
are still insstent that he should be selected as
q delegate 20 the Democratic National Conven-
ton. They do not desire that Mr. MARITIME
should be chosen as a mere district delegate
Nothing short Of delegate-at-large will satisfy
them. AS IL is the cards that the Big
-Four" $ they are called, are 10 be William B.
Gourley, Of Passaic County; Johnston Cornish
of Warren County; Edward Livingston Price
Of Essex. and Robert Davis. of Hudson, it looks
though Mr. MARITIME would have to occupy a
place with Congressman Daily among the other
second raters. or remain at home.
There is a possibility that so inert a household
utensil as a sugIr bowl may make a load Of
trouble for some OF the voters of Paterson at
the last municipal election One Fitzpatrick,
who was taken to task for not bringing home
SO Election Day, his wife said her father
and two brothers had done as the result Of their
franchise duly cast and recorded got into fight
with his father-in-aw because uf his dereliction.
He threw a sugar bowl at his assaiiant- It
failed to go true and struck his wife Fitzpatrick
was hailed 20 court where he explained the af-
fair 10 the Judge. The next step in the pro-
ceelngs will find Fitzpatrick before the Grand
Jury and arrests for bribery may follow and the
sugar bowl may play a prominent part as a
silent witness in the case.