The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-19
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GAVE VIEWS
ON SPEAKER
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There were hardly enough members
of the One Hundred and Thirty-second
Legislature in the corridors of the State
House today to indicate, with any de-
gree of. certainty, how the speakership
problem will be settled.
There are several states being pushed.
One has 1t tina Assemblyman-elect
John d. Prince is to be Speaker, with
Frank B. Jess, of Camden, as majority
floor leader. Another has it that Mr..
Jess will be Speaker and Assembly
man-elect William P. Martin, of Essex,
will be the loor leader.
Regarding the ~elerkship of the House
there are no other names mentioned
than those of Captain James Parker,
of Passaic, and Upton S. Jefferys, OF
Camden. The slate that has Mr.. Jess
as Speaker includes Captain Parker as
clerk. and that of h men who would
have Mr.. Prince in the chair of the
lower House has Mr.. Jefferys as clerk.
These two states are the ones that
receive the most attention, but there
has also been a boom launched for AS
semblyman John r.. Moxon, of Union
1t is said that "Davy' Baird is behind
the Union man. That cannot be veri-
fled, of course. but the way the Moxon
boom is sailing along quietly would in
dictate that there is some powerful in
fiuence propelling It,.
The uncertainty of the situation has
given rise to lots of minor booms. and has
added some strength to that of Professor
Henry D. mpso of Mercer, who has
only the opposition of Quartermaster {.
Edward Murray and his own personal
qualifications as his assets. The boom of
the Princeton man, however, does not
seem at all formidable. Mr.. Prince was
early on the scene today, and was hope
full Of success.
'eThe situation looks promising for me
Just now he told the EVENING STAR
correspondent.
Some of the Prince talk that is going
The rounds has it that the giving of the
spea kership of the House and the clerk
ship to North Jersey would not be out OF
the ordinary, inasmuch that In the Lesls-
lature Just adjourned the presidency of
the Senate and the secretaryship went TO
South Jersey. That is the contention OF
the Prince forces.
Both Candidate Prince and captain
Parker were busy all morning buttonhol-
ing their friends and expressing their con-
fdence In the ultimate success.
That Mr.. Jess Is in the running for
something is evident from the fact that he
is mentioned either for Speaker or leader
In nearly every new rumor. For instance
in pushing the Moxon boom, the Camden
man Is mentioned as majority leader. The
frequency with which his name is men
toned as floor leader directs some OF the
gossips to believing that, after all, the
slate that will he finally put through at
the caucus will be Prince for Speaker, jess
for leader and Parker for clerk.
The boom Of Mr.. Martin for leader, while
II is being discussed quite frequently be-
kcause of the prominence of the man, has
not gained the strength that was expected
Probably outside of the Essex Delegation
so far as indications point now, there Is
not much feeling for Mr.. Martin. The
latter was in a receptive mood today in the
corridor. Aided by Lathrop Anderson
Gardner Colby and County Chairman
Alfred N. Dalrymple, the boom is COINS
along for all 1t seworth.
Mr.. Moxon and Captain Parker are seer
in frequent conference as If there was
something understood between them. Som'
Of the gossips insist that the Union man
candidacy should not be taken lightly, ever
though it has not a, the present time thu
strength of the Prince and Jess AFFAIRS.
Although the Essex men have not giVei
up their hope of landing Mr.. Martin II
the leadership, late developments brought
the belief that IL he does land the place
it will only be by the closest margin.
The whole truth of the matter Is that the
leaders have not decided publicly on then
choice and the rank and file who voted do
not know what is going to develop.
Uncle 'Dory" Gibbs, the Oldest of the
present legislators, in point of service, was
not present today, SO there was no talk
of a date for the calling of the caucus OF
the Republican wing.
There is not a Democratic Assemblymah
present here, except Mayor Edward Kenny,
of East Newark, who was seen OCCASION
ally in the corridors when he was not In
the Errors Court.