New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-02-26
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
FOR EXPOSITION.
COMMISSIONERS FROM ST. LOUIS PLEAD
FOR NEw-JERSEY REPRESENTATION


Trenton. Feb. % (SpeciaD.-After the election
of number of commissioners of deeds. the
joint meeting of the legislature to-day extended
the cOurtesies of the State to the commissioners
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at ST
Louis. and welcomed them TO the floor OF the
Assembly chamber. Among the commissioners
were Norman j. Coleman. Secretary Of Agri-
culture for President Cleveland; Corwin II
Spencer. first vice-president OF the exposition
company; ex-Congressman Nathan Frank a
member of the executive committee OF the ex
position; George H. Parker. chairman OF The
manufacturers committee; ex-Congressman F
G. Niedringhaus. president OF the National
Stamping Company; George j. Tausey presi-
dent of the Merchants Exchange Of ST. Louis:
c. T. Hillary. general agent at St. Louis of the
Big Four railroads; George NJ. Wright. OF the
board of directors, and George W. Brown chair
man Of one of the sub committees OF the expo
sition. Governor Murphy attended the meeting
which was, in fact. a hearing before the lesis
lature sitting committee of the whole. Ths
object Of the commissioners was TO persuade
New-Jersey to make an appropriation to repre-
sent the State suitably at the exposition.
Mr. Coleman was the first speaker After az
planning that the exposition was to be an inter
national and not State or national affair and
referring to the great Industrial and commercial
prominence of New-Jersey, he urged that an
appropriation be made adequate to the dignity
or the State. and to provide it with a building
at the exposition. Mr.. Coleman said that The
display at the exposition would be the greatest
ever made in this country
EX-Congressman Frank. who followed Mr.
coleman, said that the exposition would be IN.
complete without the participation OF New-Jer
sey. and that II could not be held creditabIy to
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Mr.. Spencer was the last speaker
President Francis. on behalf OF the State. ex-
tended the thanks of the legislature to the CON-
missoners for the eloquent presentation OF the
merits OF the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
and the joint meeting adjourned for a week
notwithstanding the fact that Edward H.
Holcombe. an eX-inspector Of the institution
has emphatically declared that he is NOT an
asprant for the place OF keeper OF the State
prison. he Is being urged still. both by letter and
personally. on the attention Of the Governor
An ex-State Senator who is prominent in both
State and county politics, said to-day that he
had written TO Governor Murphy. saying that
the IDEAL man Tor the place had been found and
that the man Mr.. Holcombe. Other Repub-
Hcans OF equal prominence with this ex-Sena-
tor are indOrSing Mr. HoIcomhe. while a num-
Der Of Passaic Republicans are supporting John
Buckley. the county prison warden Of Pater-
son. The friends Of ex-senator Carter OF Bur
lington County. and of Captain GobIe OF Ocean
county, have not abandoned hope but they ap-
parently are not sanguine OF the success OF
either or these candidates
To the other political gossip which always IS
current here during a legislative session two
interesting features have been added this week
one is that Congressman LOudenslager will he
retired in the list District at the end of his
present term, and that Speaker Bradley can
have the nomination IL he cares for IT The
LIST District. under the new apporticnment con-
sists OF Camden. Gloucester and Salem counties
or these counties. Camden will be, II united in
the convention. all potent, and II Is the home
OF Mr.. Bradley. Mr.. Loudenslager is now -op1-
pletfng his fifth term a member OF the House
of Representatives.
Quite as interesting, but from another stand
point, Is the story now being freely circulated
that ex-senator George H. Lorge of Hunterdon
county, probably Will be candidate for Con-
gress next year. in the WITH District which is
now composed OF the counties OF Hunterlon
Mercer and Somerset Mercer County also NAV
present ex-Mayor yelling G. SickeI, of Trenton
as a candidate. Mercer Is the Republican and
Hunterdon Is the Democratic stronghold Of the
district The fact that Mr.. Lorge was elected
as a Senator in county which ordinarily re-
turns from 1000 to $500 Democratic majority
is being urged in his favor. and the prediction
by many Republicans that there may be PARTY
disanectton IN Mercer on account OF the recent
election OF ex-Mayor Briggs as State Treasurer
also Is considered charging the probability OF
the nomination of Mr.. Lorge.