New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-05
ACROSS THE NORTH RIVER.
nor1r AND MCPHERSON RECoNCILED.

-,t,nrRMOTris PLEA FOR ELECTION
e,orxnRr1s-rHE CoRRIGAN ooNTRo-
yERsY-RACETRACK LEGISLATORS
THE COAL COMBINE
.o, ~ 7 Dec (special.-sena'or M.i nv
~, seems 10 have realized that 'Ne'o ,.noa with
'-ua The Democrats OF the state nave ,,s,rcrt
.,,nr,s. and The Republicans with ihn,i,'' o With
SUI orIor senator had made his pe'oe WV,
Governor Albeit. and will support ni." hayo come
soro,orShip The Overtures are sa'' " 80 was
~, MCPHERSON. and Governor Nci'S ~
- " 4, ,rnsd OF the great reconciliation Inv ~
ni'' -. Lsnt the secret until the ulh''e' ,,.
na,,ocratio societies in Jersey C''y oh ,s, ord
liz toward morning. when the lu" "" :, hau,rc
.,.,,s rho Governor elect unbosomed h'ns' =, g.
49, cor.rnor- that Is as the senator-'hat NO.
oh.he that Judge Werts had 'he ~" NV 80,
,..n came Of his other friends into the ~,
OF ic'"r xr, 70 embarrass him. lie owes ni'
"ni'4' 49, ,or,as smith r. Of Essex, MI 0"''"
- h. Senator himself, and 1t was eApe..s
.,. y. an the field against Abbeu. pro'u" -
ne. Xop..rson pushed the claims OF his iriei'u 49,.
r wang With Mcpherson ana n"o'' ron.,sss
AZ, Smith would have DESPERATE NV ,.1 ..pen
ea,. and The Governor elect Is sao W n".' Nv, .,
- - ~ letting Mr.. smith, who mas oee4 wi ,r
ths way " .'s,ness know what had occurred. with
80, converting the information ov ie''e'' ,~sos
~ -. .imss,f in a POSITION TO act as ne ohoo'''
hoe a. 10
e ,,,.c committed himself either way ~
sn,a that Mcpherson may 60 mo Ihe Cu''u'.' naa
,hus make vav for Smith. ai'cr an "V ~
om,,,,ons that way. and he needed 'ne sapp'i1 " |
1T IN ,11e state 10 clear the way lne Fof
par" " ia onnose Abbett's election had aireaoy
sra,.n down upon MIN lot OF vl'uPe'""o''
os making him very uncomiof'aole'
TIL. election Of u Senator Will occur IN 'Anuat'
.,orr ,r Tho third week Of the month, and the ule
ThA
,orr weeks. and the organization VIII occuPy wi"
-, ,,me and attention. senator Barrett oi
80 seems to be the favorte for President Of 'he
senate senator Winton, OF Bergen, Is Ills opP'he"''
with senator Barker also willing to assume the ou"
Mr. Barrett has the support OF the ieaeers' anu P'
ahlv n majority of the senators. Tic coh"st ''' -"
snaa,,orShn Of the Assembly. will be liveer, with
Asssnblvman Lane in the lead. There Is confused
sp.,etv among the Democrats over the course Oh u'e
,,so which Is not composed of the leading minds OF
Xau.Jersey by a long shot. With such men as
. pil,vr Thompson owner Of Gloucester r"ceracA'
and tom" Flynn, starter Of horses al the same '"oe
course As shining lights. there Is cause lot ahN'e!
even among persons who have shown 50 HUE care
for pubuc welfare as the boss politicians now IN CON
troll.
judee Werts Is to have the appointment OF his own
successor on the bench. 1t is one OF 'he most
desirable judicial Offices In the State and there Will
10 struggle to get IT. after the usual iasmon' Inc
Governor elect has 1t Is said. made up his mind bur
there has been no linking given Of 1t. Judge Child,
Of Moristown who Is personal friend. Is candidate
with some prospects of success. according TO his
friends Judge Kirkpatrick, Of Essex. Is also named
but is said not 10 be specially anxious preferrg 10
wait little There is the sternest need of man with
moral courage and Of judicial ability in that circuit
and Mr.. Werts will make or lose many friends accord
ing the way ne acts in this appointment.
There is no little indignation all over the state
DER the impudent demand OF Allan h. McDermott'
chairman OF the state Democratic Committee, for the
release Of the ballotbox suffers. The Court of
Pardons Is composed u the Governor. Chancellor ana
six Lay Judges OF the Court Of Appeals. majority
Ia necessary to secure pardon. and OF that majority
the Governor must be one. according to the constt
tlon The Governors Influence with the court, whose
members owe him their offices. with one or two e1-
captions. is. Of course. vety great and the response
tty for the action on McDermotts plea, therefore,
rests with him TO q great degree. IL he helps these
,oscaIs TO liberty there will be outcry that will
have an effect on the Senatorial election In spite Of
political pulls. IL is not forgotten By the people that
the election In which these great frauds were per
pe;rated was that which made Mr.. Albeit Governor.
Ex Minister E. Burd Grub has made "The North
American Review for December Interesting To Jersey
men by his article entitled = Campaign for Ballot
Reform In this he tells the story OF the Hudson
County ballot frauds and the share he took In their
exposure 1t Is startling narrative, even To those
who are familiar with the facts a they were gradual
IL developed and IL will renew attention to the great
wrong which has been only partly punished
The Corrgan controversy Is stirring the Newark
diocese deeply but 1t may be said that there IS ou'
one opinion as TO the result-thst either Father Cor
rissn will rctract or that he will become McC'lyJn.
Bishop Wigger is cool, passloness persistent msu'
and has the more influence that account, though
lie cannot he said 10 be greatly loved. The general
attacks upon the German Catholics seem strange 10
the Protestant Observers who were strongly Impressed
by TIE magnitude OF the recent German Catholic
Congress IN Newark and supposed that The benelt to
the Catholic cause of 80 imposing oeinohslrauon
would be taken advantage OF, rather than arouse
" nmGnr 'n c,nocs to eompan i that Ff
progress is not rapid rs IL might be In tie Newark
diocese yet when one sec tae an o
school buildings, and the Increasing lnmehe oI 'e
Church. 1t Is hard to understand what more can be
Tie state subway Commission has at last begun
to act. 1t has the most tremendous powers. and II
gill be standing cause OF astonsnment TO the uil,
INFLATED that any Legislature shotGd have granted
three men such scope In matters OF importanGe Here
tOfore the Commission has been merely determining
details but last week ne TELEPHONE ", wies III
Nobody objects to THE, and the company has III Iict
been seeking the opportunity 70 maj ,is GT" ,
impossblhty of getting the local authorilie, 10 act
II the company proceeds now, IL VIII lay sup~ayS Oh
It's own. It's desire has been TO DO THIS, wiile Inc
local authorities have had some ldca or general
subway. 10 accommodate Other wires: Ige overhead
wire system In Newark is one Of the ~oirl there
having been great carelessnesS ana almost utter aD
sence of municipal supervision.
There does not TO be much doubt that the
Legislature will pass some race'irack bill The Duke
Of Gloucester" and his starter had themselves elected
Assembly men for that purpose. Gutcnbirg controls
She Hudson County representative; ana Gloucester
of those In south Jersey, while Monmouth ana
the railroad influences have others In charge The act
must satisfy all interests none. and II il becomes
law II will probably throw the door wide open to all
There will be attempt, when other efforts FAIL at
least 10 cOnne the gambling TO the tracks. The pool
looms scattered abont the State doing more
harm than the tracks themselves and the crimes trace
able 10 their terrible influence fearully numerous.
The arguments In the Coal Combine cases have been
for the vigorous denuncnilOn OF The Com
bine by Attorney General stockton and his assoclnte
Barker Gummere TWO old and ordinarily conservative
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