, 1904-09-14
THE NEXT SENATE.

The New Jersey Senate consists of
tWenty-one members-one from each
county, elected to serve three years.
Theoretically one third of the member
ship is elected each year, but the dates
when certain counties We're created has
made a variation. One year six Sena-
tors are elected, the next year seven and
tbe third year eight. This year there
will be seven elected unless Senator
Terrell should capture the Democratic
nomination for Governor and thus
create a vacancy in Gloucester County.
The counties in which Senators will be
elected are Atlantic, Bergen, Cumber-
land. Hudson, Mercer, Morris and
Ocean.
In Atlantic Senator Lee is a candi-
date for denomination and Secretary
Edge of the Senate is an opposing cam
didate. 1t looks at present as if Lee
would secure the nomination, though it
is somewhat premature to assert it as a
probability. No matter who is nominal
ted, a Republican will be elected.
In Bergen County President of the
Senate Wakelee is a candidate for re-
nomination and Assemblyman Cook is
opposing him. 1t looks now as if
Wakelee would be reelected and it
would not be surprising if he We're
again chosen for the presidency. The
chances are that the speaker will be
from South Jersey and that North Jer-
sey will get the presidency.
In Cumberland there does not appear
to be much of a contest, SO far as the
Senatorship is concerned, and Minch
who is serving his first term, will be
renominated.
In Hudson Hudspeth will not be re-
nominated. The powers that be have
decided to send James +. Minturn,
corporation counsel of Hoboken, a posi-
ton he has held nearly a score of years.
He was born in Hoboken .forty-five
years ago and has always lived there.
He will be one of the few new men in
the Senate, in case he is elected, and
there seems to be no reason to doubt
that he will be, as the democrats have
a working majority in the county.
In Mercer Senator Hutchinson will
retire, but another Senator Hutchinson
will succeed him, as the Republicans
will nominate a lawyer of that name
who has served in the Assembly in
years gone by.
In Morris Senator Welsh will retire
and Assemblyman Thomas J. Hillery
will be promoted to the Senate. He is
a lawyer and lives in Boonton. During
his service in the House he has been a
popular and effective member, a ready
debater and a hard worker. He will be
a gain to the Senate.
In Ocean Senator Shinn is spoken of
for denomination, and indications point
to his reelection.
The hold-over Senators are Horner,
Bradley, Crosse, Bachelor, Terrell,
Martens, Jackson, Brown, Mckee,
Strimple, Childs, Price, Cross and Bar
Der.
OF these eleven have had prior SER
vice in the Assembly, three of them as
speaker. Childs, Price and Barber did
not serve an apprenticeshipin theHouse;
all of the other hold-overs did.
The Senate will look so much like
last years Senate that a visitor will
scarcely notice the changes, though
Hudspeth and Hutchinson were effec-
tive members, each in his own way.
The chances are that there will be four
of the outgoing half dozen who will be
reelected. and that of the two new
Senators Hillery will be a familiar face
and Minturn the only stranger. To all
lntents and purposes the Senate will be
the same as it was at the last session.
There will be no change in the politi-
cal complexion of the Senate. 1t will
consist of fourteen Republicans and
seven Democrats.-Jersey City Journal.