The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-13
Essex ACKNOWLEDGMENT Elect
to Have Conference Of
Delegation Next Week.
PRINCE FOR SPEAKERSRIP
Passaic County Man Considered
Most Probable Candidate for
Presiding Officer in the AS
sembly-.P Parker AgainOut
for the ClerksEip.

Alfred N. Dalryinple, chairman of the
Essex County Republican Committee,
a today that the conference and
luncheon party that Assemblyman
Henry Young, Jr., had arranged today
with the members of the Republican
Assembly delegation from Essex had
been declared off. and that early next
week "A conference of the members
would be called for the purpose of or
phases of. the situation that confronts
them in the selection of Assembly Off
GERS.
Developments today inathis city have
led to the belief tt at all will not be
the plain. sailing fol John d. Prince,
of Passaic, hat was expected, and
who seemed to be in the lead for the
speakership. Some people think the
speakership may go to South Jersey,
and that Frank B. Jess, of Camden,
who was slated for majority leader of
the lower branch, would eventually
land the speakership. Friends of AS
semblyman-elect William P. Martin
WIN 10y W Hill llldJOiAty iCdQcI
in that case. Although the organization
may not be in favor of this plan, it
may develop at the last minute that for
the sake of ~plaeating the New Idea
men MI. Martin might, win out as ma
jority leader.
The opinion in Trenton yesterday.
however, was that Mr.. Martin would
get no office this year i
The local men said that the Republic
can leaders van Captain Jim Parker
as clerk of the House,, and are willing
TO. let South Jersey have the speaker
ship SO that Mr.. Parker may have the
c~lerkship.
Contrary to expectations, most of the
Essex Republican Assembly delega-
ton did not put in an appearance at
Trenton yesterday for the preliminary
roundup. Assemblymen-elect William
p. Martin, Austen Colgate and Henry
G. Hines, three of the four New Idea
men on the Essex ticket, were the only
Essex men present, and ~frequenters of
the corridors could not get a line on
how the Essex delegation stood except
that the New Idea men, headed by
Gardner Colby, were out for Mr.. Mar
tin for either Speaker of the House or
majority leader. Outside of these men
the Martin boom obtained little promi-
hence. 1t is doubtful If he can get
the solid support of his delegation.
Even with a full Essex vote he could
muster only ones or two other votes,
which would not be near enough to put
him in the running.
Later, when the name of the Column
bia University professor, John D.
Prince. OF Passaic, took a bound into
popularity, under the engineering of
Clerk in Chancery Vivian M. Lewis,
the little Camden man backed down
and took the lead in the race for the
leadership of the majority.
There were several other booms
launched, but after the day of gossip
ing was over there seemed to be no
very formidable opponent to Professor
Prince, who has had experience as a
legislator. The tacit understanding as
to the Passaic Mezzofanti gained such
strength during the day that at the
end of the day 1t was felt that no man
would defeat Professor Prince for the
honor.
Regarding the other offices that must
be filled in the manning Of the House,
there was a great deal of talk, for all
these jobs meant money and not so
much honor. AS told in yesterdays
EVENING STAR, Captain Jim"
Parker was on the job early and late.
He was made to work harder and
harder as the day went on, and the
name of Professor Prince gained so
much support. He knew that 1t was a
hard proposition for him il the Speak
ership should go to his own county.
Upton S. Jefferys, formerly assistant
clerk, and a Camden newspaper man.
was ''sawing wood" as the Prince boom
went along. He was the only man
mentioned besides Captain Parker, and
he. 1t is said, had assurances that if
the Passaic man did not get the place
he stood a good chance. He wanted 1t
understood that. he was not opposing
Captain ''Jim" for the place..
For the other offices there were sew
eraT %aspirants, as told in all the edi-
lions of yesterdays EVENING STAR.