The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-15
TO TEST THE DECISION
Comptroller Heppenheimer
May Take 1t to the
Court of Appeals.
'MILLY" ROSS LOST THE SENATE
In Pulling Down Keys, He Brought
the Democratic Majority With
Him-Postmaster Barney
Ford.
Special to the Jersey citv Ne.us.


THE JERSEY CITY NEWS yesterday there
were only few statesmen at the capital
yesterday. Iu former years the first
Governors Day after election was
memorable occasion. Tue Democrats,
flushed with victory. used to come from
all parts of the state, discuss the result
of the election and launch little booms
for the offices of both Houses aud the
many places of profit in the Senate and
Assembly. The Republicans, SO accus-
toned TO defeat that they looked upon it
as matter of course, used TO mingle
with the crowd and apparently enjoy
themselves as much as their victorious
adversnries. The corridors would be full
OF congratulatorv greetings and the
general air of O. jubilee would pervade
the place. Yesterday, however, all this
had changed aud the atmosphere about
the State House was altogether funereal.
Que of the most lugubrious present
was Robert Gwynne, Jr., editors OF the
Salem Sunbeam, who was defeated in
Salem county for the Senate by less than
one hundred majority. bob" as every
one who knows him calls him. takes his
defeat hard, and we'll he might He has
been the pet of the Salem Democracy for
years, and his family have been prom-
iuentlY identified with the public affairs
of Salem ever since It has been county.
A man of strict integrity, politically as
otherwise, he has filed many offices of
trust in his county. He was defeated by
a small, disgruutled and selfish portion
of the party which are best described by
the graphic If not elegant eplthet OF
'soreheads."
Senators Drake of Morris and Hinch~
life of Passaic, Lanning of Trenton and
Tine OF Hunterdou, were the only mem
bers of the Legis lature who were in the
State House. They formed small group
in Private Secretary McMaster's room
and fell to discussing the election. All
voted for the race track bills, although
when it came to passing them over the
Governors veto Lanning refused TO vote
to do so.
WHY LANNING CHANGED.
There is an Interesting story connected
with this change of heart on Lanning's
part. 1t is said that one day after he
had voted for the race track bills his
little boy came home from school crying
as though his heart would break. His
mother asked him what he was CRYING
for and he said it was because the boys In
school would not play with'him. They said
- his papa was a. bad man and voted
or race TRACK bills. Lanning said he
would not stand that and voted to sus>
tain the Governors veto. These states
men iG discussing the election all de-
clared, with the exception of Tine, that the
hard times had more TO do with the re-
suit than the race track bills, except per-
haps in Monmouth County. While they
were talking an understood young man
with q shrewd INSCRIPTIONS face aud his
hat at rakish angle passed through the
room toward the executive chamber.
There goes man who had good deal
TO do with pntting us in this hole." said
we'll known democrat, nodding toward
the yonng man. That's Mtlliard +.
~ po1
ly known about the Capitol as 'Mtly'
Ross" he went on. "He was to q great
extent the boss of the Bad Legislature
last winter. There may have b cen other
busses but they were less offensive than
this young sprig from Middlesex and did
not exercise their power SO frequently
and obtrusiyely as 'Milly' did.
''He walked through the Assembly
chamber with his hands ID his pockets
like slave driver among mis- serfs. Now
be would be sneaking up behind Tom
Flynn pulling his coat tails aud whisper
ing in his ear. Now he would be over at
members desk giving some order or
in one of the committee rooms surrounded
by his underlings telling them what they
must do. By threats or promises he kept
large numDer of the ulemoers Of both
Houses under his thumb Oae day he
went to Senator Keys and told the Sena~
tor he wanted bis vote on certain
measure. KeTs, who was one Of the few
Independent men in the Legislature. told
Ross that he couldn't have his vote
MILLY ROSS THREAT.
"Then we'll 20 into your county next
fall and beat you the nomination." MIlly
is reported to have said.
''The Ross family kept its word. They
went into Somerset and succeeded in se-
curing the nomination of Henry NJ. T.
Trapnagen an altogeiher too good man
to lend himself to such trick. The re-
eult of their mauOe Ivres was the loss OF
the Senate to the Democrats. The people
OF Somerset who approved of Senator
Keys conduct during his term in the
Senate wished to reward him with re-.
election. They were all anxious for his
remomination, and when the Ross family,
rank outsiders as Tom Flynn would
c,lt them. came into their county and
undertook to dictate them they showed
their resentment OF such outside inter
ference by showing Mr.. Beekman under
one of the largest najorties Rspuoli-
tan ever got in Somerset Whereas, If
the Ros5es had minded their own bust
ness aud stuck 90 Middlesex where they
belonged. Keys Would have been renon-
mated and elected aud the de nocrats. in
stead of the republicans. would control
the next Senate.
HEPPENHEIMER TO TEST THE DECISION
=s Speculation as TO the effect or the de-
4. sssiou OF the Supreme Court in the redis-
mKSeting case. upon the members elected
pE ssday Is SILL flLe: DuC the EHue al
q tgi preston is that nothing will
BFFs done to prevent them from
. dtting as the next House of Assembly.
: 1t said, however, that Comptroller VIM.
&c. Heppenheimer Is considering plan
whereby the question OF their right 10 sit
can be tested in the court. About the
first thug which the Republicans will do
Rfter they organize both Houses will be
TO elect a successor to General Heppen-
heimer. The general will refuse to re-
eognize the choice of the joiu5 meeting
and will refuse to turn over hs Office to
him, claiming that the members OF the
Assembly VINO sat for those counties
entitled to two or more members wsrs
not members of Assembly, as they were
not elected according to the manner pre-
lCTiDed by the constitution as interpreted
BIZ the Supreme Court. This will COM
pei the successor, whoever he maybe,
10 obtain from the Court writ of quo
warrants compelling HeDpanheimer Go
thow cause by what warrant he holds
The office of ComDtroller. which would
briug The question before the Court.
Then whichever SIDE lost could appeal
the case 10 the Court OF Errors aud Ar
peals. There are many who advise Gem
brsl HepDenheimer to take this course,
aot, however. for the purpose of worry
lug republicans or out of spite; they are
loo good democrats mott be willing 60
70 down with their party, but for the
surpose ri having this perplexIng ques.
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