The Jersey City news., 1902-12-24
HUTCHINSON
CONFIDENT
Mercer Man Says He Will
Be President Of the Next
Senate.
ESSEvS ENDLESS GREED
Each Member Wants a Chair
manship With a Clerk
jerseys Good Roads.
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TRENTON, Dee. q, 1902:-The con-
test over the Senate presidency continued
to be the subject of main interest among
the Senators and politicians who attend
ed the Governors gathering in the State
house yesterday. With two exceptions,
everyone who was willing to discuss the
topic conceded the election of Senator
\ Elijah G. Hutchinson, of Mercer, as the
Next Senate head The exceptions were
United States Senator John Kean and
Senator Theodore Strong.
A story that gained currency early in
the day, to the effect that Senator Strong
was preparing to withdraw from the con-
test, was promptly and emphatically de-
MED by the Nddlesex man, who, with
his customary aversion to being inter
viewed. refused to make a statement of
his position, but authorized the4assertion
that he had found no change in the stu
alton, and saw no reason why, he should
not go into the caucus on Friday night as
candidate and with a fair show to win.
Senator Joseph Cross, of Union, was
not on hand, and Senator Kean, who
has championed his cause from the be-
ginning of the fight, denied that his
presence was to be considered as having
to do in any way with the Senatorial
fight. The main object of his visit, Mr..
Kean declared, was to talk over the
Dick bill and other Congressional mea-
sures with Governor Murphy.
CROSS WILL STICK.
'Will Senator Cross so into the eau
Gus as candidate9' he was asked.
so far as can learn l can see no
reason why he should not replied the
senior Senator from New Jersey.
Rumors and mysteripps tales of many
deals, said to be in the interests of either
Cross or Strong, were afioat in the cor
ridors during the day, but when traced
to their source seemed to have little
foundation, and We're designated by the
Hutchinson men as filibustering.
Senator Hutchinson reiterated his pre-
yious statements that he was not worry
UNCOVER the outcome of the fight.
Are you sure of eight yotes?'' he was
asked, &
7 think so,1 he made answer.
'TenY'
very likely"
sEleyen?'
Not at all improbable.
"Twelve?''
Il would not be surprised
Among the stories most popular, until
discredited, that were circulated today.
were. that Strong would have the votes
considered to be for Cross after the first
ballot in the caucus and which would
give him enough to land, while the Cross
boomers assert their confidence that the
Strong men would go to him rather than
to Hutchinson.
STRONG SURE OF ONE.
Although number of the Senators
We're absent today careful estimate of
the situation seemed to show that Strong
has failed to obtain any other pledge than
that of Bachelor. of Essex, and that
Cross may have Mckee left in his train
when the caucus meets, but has lost
Hand, Mineh and Wakelee, who were
first placed to his credit
There no candidates about yesterday
for minor Senate offices.
John G. Horner, the Republican eau
Gus choice for Speaker of the House,
spent "a couple of hours at the Capitol,
and had long talks. with a number of
House members about his. committee list.
The only Essex member who visited the
State House was Edgar Williams.
The only man who is certain of a
chairmanship SO far said Horner, SIS
Boyd Of Essex"
As Republican leader. Boyd VIII be
chairman of the Judiciary Committee,
which always goes with the leadership.
All the nine old members from Essex
want, chairmanships with clerks, it is
understood, and there are four Essex
candidates for the Craftsmanship of the
Committee on Municipal Corporations.
These are Gnichtel Sharwell, Cara