The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-20
Prospective Speaker Declares
the Criticisms Of tie Colby
Men Cause Him Little
Concern
FORGIVES HIS OPPONENTS.
BUT WHETHER HE WILL GIVE
THEM CHAIRMANSHIPS OF
COMMITTEES REMAINS no BE
SEEN.
Special to ..The Jersey city Nsws..l

Special to sThe Jersey City News.,)
TRENTON, Dec. 20. 1905.-The State
House corriCors were practically desert
ed yesterday by members of tie Legis-
lature and State officials alike, and evea
the Governor kept away from the exec
utive department He stayed at the
bank of which he is president, where the
faithful could consult with him in case
of necessity
Among the few members Of the Legis-
/ iature here was Samuel K Robbins. of
burlington. the caucus nominee for
| Speaker. He was in a complaceat frame
of mind and was inclined to be- friendly
with some of those who have bsen criti-
cisspg his course in connection with the
| Speakership.
| His attention was called to a story
| which represented him as being worried
over the effect on the public which the
withdrawal of the Colby men from the.
caucus had had and that he was fearful
lest the Speakership prize mightsyet sip
from his grasp. He laughed and said
! tiiat if he was worried over the situation
| lie did not know it.
| He did not expect that any of the
members who voted for han in the eau
Gus would vote fer any one else when the
organization took place, and he was pro-
ceeding with his arrangements on the
supposit:on that he was to be Speaker.
When asked if there was any truth In
the rumor that the administration" was
! making overtures to the Colby men with
a view Of making a cosnpromise W.T.
them. he replied that he knew of no such
overtures. He said he was not making
any, but he added. Il should he very
| glad to have them come III and play ball.
/ have not any bad feeling against any Of
them. They are all a decent set offmen.
4
but l think the advice which has been
/ gwen them is not what it should havs'
been in all cases.
How about their places on the com
mittee?s asked the reporter. "Will they
/ be given az good chairmanhsips and po-
sitions as they wculd have received if
they had remained in the caucus and
voted for your
The Speaker-to-be looked blank for a
moment. and then said curtly:-
Il have not started to make up the
committees yet, and before he could be
asked any more questions he sexcused
himself and went away with one of his
| Burlington constituents.
There was some discussion over the
i Republican Senatorial caucus scheduled
for today land everybody wanted to
know why it had been called SO early this
year. Generally the Senators do not
caucus until the week before the opening
of the session, and frequently, when
everything is sertled beforehand, the
slate has not been ratified unt;l,the night
before the organization. But this year
/ it was said the leaders do not consider
everything so definitely settled as they
would have the public believe. They do
not know exactly what effect the action
of the Colby men in the House may have
upon the Senate If the selection Of the
officers is delayed too long, and they are
anxious to have the caucus settle matters
beyond recall, as they consider they are
settled when the caucus passes upon
them.
| The probable action of Senator Colby
at to-day's caucus was one Of the
principal topics of conversation in the
here seemed to be anxious to have Mr..
4 Colby bolt the caucus, "ias they express
/ eu ii. III ofueF 10 De consistent, tney
said, be would have to follow the lead
Of his colleagues in the Assembly last
week, and refuse to meet with the other
nRcpublican Senators. If he should decide
to go into the caucus. and after doing SO
should remain all through and partici-
pate in the proceedings, he would, ac-
cording to tile machine men, be casting
4 During the month Of December, in or
der to demonstrate the value of its ser
vice, The New York and New Jersey
Telephone Company VIII arrange to g.va
la free trial of telephone exchange SER
vice in residences in the Jersey City,
Bergen and Hoboken exchanges. A free
trial Of extension station service in resi-
dences Or business PLACES i also offered
Application may be isiasle for this service
to District Manager G. Fl. Minister. Nos
S-14 Erie streef, Je sey City. Telephone
0156 ] rsey.