The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-14
ESSEX TO CAUCUS.
Will Make No Alliances
Which Will Not Make
Bacheller Speaker.
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NEWARK. Nov. IA, 1901 -Assemblyman
Edgar Williams, of Orange secretary of
the Essex delegation to the Assembly OF
last year, has issued call for a meeting
of the delegation this evening, when a
plan of campaign will be decided on
The eleven members who worked to-
gether in harmony in the session of 1901
are ready to live in the same spirit of
peace and good will in the coming ses-
sion, and will stand together on all ques-
tions affecting the interests of the county
While no plan of organization has as
vet been made it is believed that Assem-
blyman ]. H. Bachelor will be reelected
chairman of the delegation, with Mr.. Will
lfams as secretary.
After the organization of the delegation
all other matters will be put aside, to
leave the members free to make the fight
for the Speakership, which they want for
Mr.. Bachelor. The Essex men will stick
fast to that idea and will let nothing
interfere with the plan to land their col
league in the Speakers chair. 1t is ex-
pected that the delegation will formally
announce the intention Of working for
the Speakership, with Mr.. Bachelor as
the candidate, should the members de-
eide that the candidate can be helped.
No applications for assistance in obtain
ing any Of the positions in the coming
Legislature will be considered by the del
egation just at present. and no entangling
alliances will be made until the Speaker
ship contest is settled. The Essex men
are firm in the belief that the gavel
should come to Essex, and they will make
their fight on that score.
The uncertainty of the South Jersey
members in regard to the Speakership
tends to mix the AFFAIR, but there is as
yet nothing in sight to cause the Essex
men to worry William J. Bradley, the
Speaker of the last House. is being
quietly doomed for another term in the
chair. but he has not yet announced his
intertion to make fight for the place
In fact, the Camden man yesterday as
sured those who asked that he has not
moved a hand to get the job, and that
he does not propose to make fight.
But the man from Camden will not refuse
the place If it is offered to him, so he
adds.
Tie Bradley boom is being urged main
ly from Monmouth county, and the in
dications are that Senator Charles Asa
Francis or some of his friends are back OF
it. with a view of removing Senator Her-
bert w. johnson, of Camden, from the
race. If Mr. Bradley becomes candidate
for the Speakership, there would be small
hope for Mr.. johnson to secure the Presi-
dency Of the Senate, and his stepping
aside would leave the way to the desk OF
the Senate President open to the little
man from Monmouth, who has his eye on
that place.
1t is also told in secret that Mr.. john
son is out for the nomination for Sheriff
of Camden county next year, and that ne
fears that his elevation to the Presidency
OF the Senate would interfere somewhat
with his chances in that direction. the
Camden Senator has not made any KIND
of a play for the Presidency, but II IS the
opinion of the Senators that he can have
the place If he wants It, regardless of how
Senator Francis may feel about the mat