The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-06
DHMOCRACY'S DAY.
Big Work Laid Out for the
Next Session of the
Legislature.
FRAUD STUHR MUST GO.
Redistricting to Be a Big Feature
Of the Session-The Cover
nor's Patronage.

Special to The Jersey c7fg Nsss.
TRENTON. Nov. 9. 1890 The next Legis-
lature will have its hands full Of busi-
ness. Both Houses were Democratic in
1889. They will be more Democratic next
January, and this year is very pleasing
time to nave the Democrats in full con-
troll at Trenton.
sTUHR TO GO.
1t Is already announced that the Demo-
cratic majority in the Senate will spend
about half an hour In preparing to fire
Mr. Stuhr, who disgraced himself by TAX
ing the seat In the Senate to which the
people had elected Edward f. Mcdonald.
Mr.. Stuhr will make protest that his
case is adjudicated; that the Senate has
already declared him entitled to the seat.
and that it would be unconstitutional to
pitch him out before the expiration Of his
term
But he win be pitched all the same. II
there are any constitutional questions to
be argued the Senate will argue them
afterwards while he stands on the green
sward outside the Capitol building TO
carry on his part OF the discussion.
Edward #. Mcdonald will be taken
back with open arms. and viii sit till his
term as Congressman opens on March 4.
will be chosen next fall. Billy Utz. of
Hoboken, is talked Of
AND GARDNER. TOOL
II is not likely thai this particular line
OF action will enu with the reseating of
Mr.. Mcdonald. There is apt 10 be a
movement in the other direction against
Senator Gardner. He is the Atlantic
Senator who led the movement to unseat
Mr.. Mcdonald, and wheu an investigat-
ing committee went down to his county
to inquire into his election they found no
end OF Irregularities. These may be made
The basis of a movement to nnseat him.
STATE OFFICERS IN PERIL
Then the Democratic majority will get
its scaiping kuife for Colonel John j.
Toffey, the Republican State Treasurer,
ana Major Edward ]. Andersen, the Re-
publican State Comptroller. Both the
Colonel and the Major made herculean
efforts 10 secure Repub blican majorityln IN
the Senate to defeat the fatefnl Joint
meeting at which their Democratic sue
cessors are to be elected; but they failed,
and IL it is a settled thing that they both
will have to retire. No one knows who
will succeed them. There Is some talk OF
ex-senator Blackwell, of Mercer, fo-
Treasurer: and Clly Comptroller Connol-
ly, OF Newark, may be asked 10 accept the
STATE Comptrollership; but he Is not anx-
4 sus. He has said that he would pref r
the Guy cumptrollershlp to the State
Comptrollership, but that was at time
when there were no very big prospects Of
his having the State Comptrollersh p
within his reach, and circumstances alter
cases, you kn0Wl
When Major Anderson loses the Comp
trollership he will probably take Linsley
Rowe's place as Clerk of the United
States District Courts here.
REDIsTRICTING AND LIQUOR.
OF even more importance tnan the cap
ture Of these State offices is the function
of redistricting the State, and of reappor-
tioning the Assemblymen, There can be
only sixty members OF the Assembly
under the constitution. These are shifted
about after each census to the most
popuious counties. Hudson is entitled to
her eleventh member, however the mat
ter may be figured out; and Essex will
probably be accorded her eleventh. too.
Some other counties will lose. of course.
Besides the Assembly districts the Con-
Rressional districts will be redivided.
The new apportionment gives New Jer
sey an eighth Congressman. No one
knows where he will be located yet. But
1t may be assumed that the Democrats
will not create him within the reach of
General SewelPs South Jersey influence.
me apportionment and the redistrict-
ing are important functions, politically.
ne Democrats will no doubt fix the lines
80 that the Democracy of the State will
be reflected In the polical complexion of
both the lower House and the Congress
sional delegation.
The action which the Houses may take
on the liquor bill will be watched with
keen anxiety and the closest interest.
The State Liquor Dealers Association has
demanded decrease in the maximum
license fee. and division Of the sabbath
between the saloon-keepers and the
churches. The high license law as
it has been called has been
In IN ka
cities, andit is doubtful if the commun-
ity will look with any degree of patience
on any movement that astacks the fee.
There will be as much stern opposition to
the division Of the Sunday observance.
But the State Liquor Dealers Association
in electing the Legislature, and now they
demand their reward.
LOCAL PLUMs.
Then there are some local plums that
are to fall hereabou.s. The term of Judge
Dayton as presiding genius of the Second
District Court expires next year, and "a
JOINT meeting will select his successor for
i've years.
The terms of Police Justices Wanser
and Stilsing also expire. They will be
succeeded of course by Democrats. A
slate is said to have been made for JUS
tice James N. Davis as Police Justice at
the First District Police Court, and Fritz
Mershenmer as Justice Wanser's success
sor. But there's many slip twixt the
cup and the lip. and it Is not bit unlikely
taat Justice John L. Mccormack, who Is
admirably fitted for the position aud a
conspicuous member of the O'Neills, may
book on.
TIE GOVERNORS PATRONAGE
Among the appointments to be made
by The Governor and Senate are a Judge
for the Court of Errors and Appeals IN
the place OF Martin Cole.
A clerk in chancefg in place of Allan
l.. McDermot. who will unquestionably
succeed himself.
A keeper OF the State Prison in place
of John II. Partison.
Three members of the State Board of
Assessors to replace Alexander G. Catrell,
Abraham NJ. Reynolds, and Ferdinand
Ii. Wisner.
Law judges to succeed Richard S.
Kuhl in Hunterdon. and Lewis s. Martin
in Sussex
A lay judge. 10 succeed Richard J.
Bygnes, OF Atlantic.
Prosecutor OF the Pleas to succeed
William Il. Gvurley In Fasstic; Sylve.-
ter G. Smith. OF Warren; o. T. Chamber
lain, of Hunterdon, and William X. VIII
son. OF Union.
Uana0ers of the Morristown AsvInm