The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-09
X I I r 4 |! !!
MORE CYCLONE
This Time It's a Boomerang
for the Republican
ViCtors.
NO MORE ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
All the Voters in the County
Must Vote for Every
Member.
SUPREME COURT DECISION
Tuesdays Election Not Affected
Blue Lookout for Sewell.
The Ede'stein Case 70 be Decided
in Few DaYs-Raee Track
Issue Dodged.
Tuesdays Election Not Affected
Blue Lookout for SeWell.
County Excise Law Declared Null
and Void-A Day of Sensations.


election of me bers of Assamblymen by
districts is unconstitutional and void.
The opiuion was read by Justice Depue.
and was in the case brought by the Essex
Republicans to test the constitutionaIity
of the Redistricting act of 1891.
The opinion is very lengthy, aud is
composed mainly of presidents and
authorities to sustain the position OF the
Court.
THE PITH OF THE DECISION.
The pith of the decision is that the act
of 1891 is In violation. of section 3, article
4. Of the constitution, which provides
tlat the General Assembly shall be COM
posed of members annually elected by
the legal voters of the county respective
~, who shall be apportiored among the
said counties as nearly as may be accord
ing to the number of their present in
habitants, and therefore each voter of q
county should vote for all the Assembly,
men the county is entitled to-.
Continuing. Justice Depue says the
constitution contains the permanent will
of the people. 1t is paramount to the
power of the Legislature and can be re-
voked or altered only by the power which
created it. Popular government can only
be obtained by upholding the constitu-
tion at all times aud on all occasions.
NOT RELIsHED By REPUBLICANS.
The decision at this time is not relished
by the Republicans. AS soon as the
opinion was read. S. 81. Gray, promi-
lent Camden lawyer and Sewell 2epub-
lican. congratulated Courtland Parker,
who fought the case. upon his victory,
but. Re added. it has come rather inop
ortuneiy. 1t will stop all
schemes the Republicans had of gerry
Wandering the State so as ito elect VIM.
Joyce Sewell to the United States Senate
in 1895 to succeed Senator Mcpherson.
Each voter in Hudson hereafter, by
This decision. will vote for all eleven of
The Assemblymen instead of one as now.
TUESDAYS ELECTION NOT AFFECTED.
The decision will have no effect upon
Assemblymen heretofore elected. as the
opinion distinctly states that it shall ap-
MIN rnlv futr,ra aiao,inus
QUO wARRANTo DECISION.
In the Jersey City quo warran to case
brought to deter mine the legality of
Mayor Wanser''s appointees to the vari.
Gus boards Chief Justice Beasley said
that lie would announce decision and
file an opinion in few days.
RACE-TRACK CASE THROWN OUT.
Justice Vausyckle disposed of the cases
brought to determine the constitution.
ality Of the race track laws on techni-
cality. Delacey's men had some book
makers arrested at each track on a civil
] process to recover penalties fol
Maintaining lottery claiming tina,
3gmaking and pool selling was in vio-
lcan Of the clause OF the Constitution
i !, ,ihlhibitiDg lotteries. The Court held
sn t the affidavits on which the arrests
lore made were defective aud the Who'll {
"A ssroceediugs void.
EXCISE LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Chief Justice Beasley also announced
that the Court had found the act creating
County Excise Commissioners to bs un-
cons itutiona. He did not state any
grounds upon which the decision
was based. but said an opinion
would be FLED in few days. This is ths
act which was passed in the interest o
liquor dealers in those counties where
the authorities made the license fee 81
large as to be practically prohibitory.
A Good Move. Say Prominent Lawyers
Judge John A. Blair said:--ssThe cleo
tou GU a general ticket viii be prefer
able to the present gerrymander condition
OF things. | do not think Ihe change
Will benefit either party in lnessState. TBs
decisions will have no bearing on The