The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-26
TRUE DEMOCRACY.
Governor Werts PToC1aims
That the Peoples Will
Rules This State.
HE WILL VETO DALY'S BILL.
And the Mayor Will Appoint
Corporation Counsel and
Attorney.
VAIN THREATS OF REVENGE
Disappointed Politicians Talk
Notable Doings at Trenton-A
Mercer Row.
HE WILL VETO DALY'S BILL.
VAIN THREATS OF REVENGE

TRENTON. Jan. 26, 1892. rumored
refusal of Governor Werts to sign Senate
Bill No. 13, which places the appointments
of the Corporation Counsel and Attorney
in the hands of the Board of Finance,
caused decided sensation here yesterday.
Suspicion arose that all was not as the
promoters of the bill could wish when 1t
became known that Senator DAILY had
long conference with the Governor in the
morning. Another indication that some
thing as wrong appeared in the delay
in getting the bill from the Senate to the
Governor. The measure passed the
House Tuesday afternoon, as stated In
these dispatches. and it went back to the
Senate the first thing yesterday morning.
1t did not take long for the Committee on
Passed Bills to go through the form re-
quired of it BY the rules and the bill
should have been in tine Executive Office
by noon at the latest. But it was after
one O'Clock when it reached the Gov
ernor, and those who knew that Judge
Hudspeth expected to qualify yesterday
wondered at the delay. Inquiry was
then set on foot aud the report came
trnoa -ald Mr.. Daily in unmiseakabie
terms thas would not sign the bill, as
ieIegraphed you yesterday.
THE GOVERNOR RETICENT.
All sorls of rumors few around as to
the cause of the Governors action. The
Governor, himself, maintained sphinx
like silence and would give no one hint
as to his reasons for withholding his sig
nature the Republicans were particu-
lafly iubilant and lavished much praise
on The Executive. They said that his ac-
tion was an indication that he proposed
10 live up to his inaugural message and
did not intend that thai admirable docu-
ment shoald be MI erely a peal of stage
thunder.
Both Senator DAILY and Judge McGrath
had interviews with the Governor on the
course of yesterday afternoon. OF course
what took place could not be learned In
detail, but The Governor is reported TO
have said, with great EN- phasis, Il will not
sign 1t. ltold them before it was intro
duced 1 would not sign il"
When he was asked to give reason
for this determination, he said:-
Because The people of Jersey City, in
voting to elect Mr.. Wanser Mayor, took
it for granted that he was to have the
power of making such appointments
That they were satisfied TO have him do
SO was demonstrated bg the result of the
vote. do nos propose to upset or nullify
their decision"
THE PEOPLE AND DAILY.
''But, Governor" said Senator Daily,
''the people repudiated Mayor Wanser
since them"
when was that?"
"Why, when they elected me Senator.
During my canvass | announced that it
was not ini ended to let Mayor Wanser
exercise that power. The Jersey City
Journal seized on that and pounded me
E... n .ln., nk,1 ~st
was placarded by posters calling upon
the people to vote for Potts ifthey wished
to sustain Mayor Wanser. They an
swered-the people of Jersey City, mind
you-by casting a majority of 1900 against
Potts"
st is unnecessary to argue the ques-
tior,' the Governor replied. II won't
sign this DILL and that Is allthere is to
it,"
The Governor was asked for intorma-
ton about this interview and what he
proposed to do.
81 had an interview with Senator Daily
regarding Senate bill No. 49," he
answered. "What propose to do with
that measure will appear later on"
- ibid Governor Werts refuse to sign
your bill?" reporter asked Senator
DAILY.
ii would prefer not to say anything
about what passed between the Governor
and myself"
do you think he will sign it?"
my impression is that he will not"
Assuming that he won't, what do you
propose doing?"
81 have no wish to criticise the Cover
nor or say anything unkind about him.
have high regard for his wisdom and
judgment But think that the Demo-
Gratis of Hudson want this bill passed. If
that be their wish still shall use every
honorable means TO have it passed, even
though the Governor does veto it, The
destraDiity of Withdrawing the bill has
presented itself to my mind, but it would
bs better, perhaps. TO let IL take its
, course"
MORE TROUBLE AHEAD.
s'How about the other bills, supple
mentary to this, intended to take from
Mayor Wanser the appointment of the
Police and Fire Commissioners, etc. ?"
Il am in favor of trusting tue people,"
said Senator DAILY; ''where practicable
all such commissioners ought to be
elected"
"And we may look for the introduce
tion of bills designed for that purposer
"Such possibility is not unlikely"
None of the Hueson men down here
yesterday would say anything about
Judge Werts, determination. Perhaps
some of them thought he might even yet
change his mind. Those who knew
their man better saw that there was no
use in talking, and they reserved their
energ gies for work later oD, just what
shape this may take is doubtful, but
some of them limited that a cry OF mo
uictation" would be raised, forgetting in
the usual amusing style of politicians,
tnat they were the would-be dictators,
and that the Governor was only exercis-
ing his constitutional right as public
official and his unquestfonable privilege
as the chosen leader of the Democratic
party for the next three years.
ELEcTING THE SENATOR.
A stranger who dropped into the Assem-
bIy yesterday noon would not have
taought that such an important matter as
bne elect on Of Senator to represent the
sovereign commonwealth of New Jersey
Ii the hi hest legislative body in the ma
lion, was iu progress. The practical set
Iiement OF the matter in tue caucus last
night robbed the event of much of its in
Ierest. The ladies' gallery WAS practi-
raiIy deserted, and the mems was no
more crowded than il usually is during
III ordinary session Iof The House. The
I,pDles and the floor. however, were
tosely packed with Essex men and Tren-
ION citzeus, and it VAS from there that
yhe faintest applause came when Pres1-