The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-23
TO TINKER GOOD LAWS.
Republicans Appoint a Com
mittee to Cripple the Bal
lot Reform Statute.
SENATOR TERHuNE. SATISFIED.
He Says lie viii Not Contest Brad.
ley's Seat-A Host of Cam
didates for Each Office.
TERHUNE SATISFIED.
snecin1 70 the Jersev city Mems,

Special 10 the JerseU CITY NeiUs.
TRENTON. Nov. %, 1s93.-The Republi-
cans are making active preparations for
an fndiscriminate assault upon all iegis-
lation which has been enacted by the
Democrats during the past few years. II
makes no difference to them whether the
by Democrats and that settles 1t. Even
the Ballot Reform Law. so called. which
has enabled the citizens of the State to
condemn the acts OF the Bad Legislature
of last winter is not sacred In their eyss
and they propose to tinker with that
until they have robbed it of many of its
best features. The Republican State
peallng laws into its hands and is going
to take the place Of the bosses which the
people so Enthusiastically abolished q
couple OF weeks ago. It has ap-
polluted William H. Corbin OF Elijah sth
Ex-Judge William 4. Hoffman of Mons
mouth and Samuel II. Grey of Camden
a committee ito prepare the bills re-
pealipg the partisan acts aud rearranRe-
Ing the State Government generally"
which, being interpreted from the phari-
saical language OF the hypocrilical rev
puhlicans means ITO enact sucn laws as
will p%erpetuate the Republican party In
power aud plscs ali the aft Fairs in the
hands OF its followers"
THE ALLoT REFoRM FIGHT.
No one who recalls the memorable
circu instances under which the new else
ton law WAS framed; o Governor
Albeit in 1899 aroused such q public
o~tinion for some such measure in his In
augural OF that year. that u uon parts an
| Fotat fnitf0 "a WING Rnn0tnfQ1 tAintlv NV hnfh
chambers; how the best men In each
party were placed upon that COMMITTEES,
among thom being Governor Wsrts, tue
late Congressman Mcdonald, Senator
elect Foster NJ. Voorhees, and Eugene
Cole OF Cape May, and how msu Of both
parties urged tn p usage OF the bills, can
cali that measure partisan. The rspub-
iicaps propose to tinker it so as 60 make i5
provide for the Australian blanket ballot
to the polling place.
When tine bill was being considered be.
fore the Legislature there were some old
foggies in both chambers VINO clanored
for the Australian ballot. They had be-
come infatuated with the big cum bersou
sheet, and nothing would do but that
that ma st be the oficlal ballot. These
same Lsgisl ttors wanted the ballots to
remain Ia the polling place. aud were
scared into gts By the uuga boo OF frauds
which they declare could be committed if
the ballot wers las free as air." as the
bill provided they should DO. Members
of the COMMITTEES OF both 0 rites pointed
QUO to these men how utterly lnappro-
pirate was the Australian ballot which
they exhibited TO the member and
which in an election In this State would
be almost as largs as a page of The JER-
SEY CITY NEWS. aud pointed out now the
chances of fraud were reduced to a
minimum by tue official envelope.
A WORKED WELL
The law has been ia operation for three
years and has found to work u,ost satIs-
factorily to all honest citizsns. But the
Republicans aust have it changed. They
want the Australian blanket ballot be-
cause they imaglue it will partially dis
franchise a large number of Democratic
voters, especially in the large cities. The
names OF all the candidates, whether
nominated bv petition or regular con~
ventiou are printed on one ballot under
the Australian system. n the voter
designates those for whom he wishes to
vote by placing a cross opposite their
names. The republicans see that this
Complaining manner Of voting SO differ
snt from that which has been followed
practically aimee there has been voting In
the country will 90 perplex the less in-
t~elligent voter that he will In some way
yitiate HIS ticket.
ballots making them as free a air." la
considered by all fair minded persons az
Que OF the best features of the la ".
TO BE PAID AFTER FOUR YEARS.
1t is stated That an effort may he made
to pass a special bill this winter for the
relief Of those who assisted In the inves-
tigation OF the Hudson County frauds
four years ago IL will be remembered
that the Investigation was made By a Re-
publ!cau Senate and the bills amounting
TO about SIG. 900. and that they were not
paid. The steuographers were given
4 -. 4 H. a..4s ~
years ago. but the clerical force and
Sergeant-at-Arms and counsel were not
rad, and as il was an investigation ma e
in the interest of the Republican party.
1t IL expected that the Republicans will
pass a bill authorizing the payment of
the amount. This will be good news TO
some of the Trenton hotel Keepers, who
boarded the officers engaged la the inves-
tigation and never received compeusa-
ton. -
in the Salem County at the time that
James Butcher was elected. has come out
and announced himself as a candidate
for EagrossiDg Clerk of the Senate. VIM.
II. Cole, for many years q member OF the
third house and who served one term In
the House OF Assembly. was on hand
yesterday sinking hands with the new
members and giving this reason why he
should be made Clerk. He claims that
he had the caucus domination of last year
and has never received ANYTHING from his
party, Notwithstanding he has been In
active service for many years. II is said
that j.. Herbert Potts, VINO was early
talked of as a candidate for Clark, has
not Withdrawn. The fight for clerkship
narrows iteelf down to William II. Cole
OF Camden. Editor James P. Logan of the
New BrunswIcK Fredonidn, aun Potts,
Editor j. Cooper OF til eCGpc Mdv Countu
Gazette, would like 10 b, Easrosstng
! Clerk OF the House OF Assembly,. but
| Editor Studer of the Montclair Times is
said to stand a better snow for The pes
tion. Mr.. Studer was the last Repu 3liean
Engrns-ing Clerk.
TRRHUNE WON'T CONTEST BRADLEY.
Sc ia tor Terhuno Of Monmouth. with
ssveraI notables from Monmoutn counry.
Including H. s. Little. were conspicuous
fn the rotunda Tuesday. Tns Senator
was rsked whether there was anything In
| the statsmsnt,m made that Tue Democrats
of M61mouth councyH ihJendad to apply
to Chief Justice Beasley for a new cleo
tioti, alleging THAT Founder Bradley la
distributing ~scrubning brushes aud pay
ing the children money to learu cam.
pafgn songs violated che bribery clause OF
| the Werts Ballot law. He adtaitted that
there mad been considerable talk Ia the
county about It, ind that the matter was
still under cnnsideration. but so far as he
was personally concerned be would not