New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-13
WILL ALBEIT BE JUDGE ?
GOVERNOR WERTS IN 40 HURRY TO AP-
POINT TIE EX-GOVERNOR.
INDICATIONS THAT THE DETHRONED BOSS OF
NEWJER>EY HAS YET MORE DREGS
OLE uI,MIII ALTON TO DRAIN.

or HUMILIATION TO DRAIN.
Trenton. y. j.. Feb. II CSpecIaD.-The ghost OF
Governor Abbott stIll haunts the state House Inc
mans defeat for United senator was supposed 10
b. the last Of him politically in New-JciSey. unless
he made bolt ard formed new party I" Uh'
vengeance upon the men who slew him. M..S
certainly not anticipated that he would De IN appll
cant for IL minor place under his successor III inc
Executive Office. To lave him abroad as q
Minister mt one Of the smaller courts might nave
seemed natural enough. perhaps, for his heaith Is
poor and h. has money enough: but wheh JUSTICE
Scuddcr died. the Ex-Governor popped up Immediately
rs a candidate for his place on the supreme 'onr'
bench Allan l.. McDermOtt Is said TO he responsi"e
for this and there have been unpleasant things
aid I'm regard TO this object Of Mr.. NcDtrmot IN
putting lis friend and hacker in ii position where
he would h. useful to Mr. McDermott. Governor
Werts WHO mas been Abbet'S better friend, but not
his imitnior listened kindly to the suggestion NJ
first aud was reported rs ready TO make the hohlina
ton. A storm OF opposition ARCS" at once 'c'-
eral Democratic Senators have declared that uy
wonld not vote to confirm the nomination. aud have
clninied that there were enough. Win the RepiDii-
cans to defeat II. The Governor did not seem 10
mind These threats mnch saying that he did NOT
propose 10 lobby the senate and that his RESPONSE
llItIcs ended when he made the nomination that the
senators might IN short. run their ehd OF 'he W."
chine and he would run his The fact thht ''l'es
Kos, and Nelson Pidcock who are far from peihs
clos,,d among the reputable men Of tler party
were prominent in the opposition may nave hau soo'
d.l to do with the Governors indifference Later
,,,.,or , moro serioIls antagoni>n developed. com
en-, fran members Of the bar and from
ndres Of the courts including II Is SAD members III
IN, court to which Mr. Albeit seeks admission i"''
hive evidently said some severe thhgs' auu IL TO
norris are ,rie they were not cohnneh 10 ois'Ss'o'
=, ,ho ~ ,ov,rnor's lack Of the judicial compartment
In N tpf
an effect on the Governor and he told one Delegation
that IN, nomination would re made unti bOth
sides had been thoroughly considered and that he was
under no pledge TO name Mr.. Albeit. M'i,'l"h'.e
representations have been made to Mr.. Albeit himself
that ne wOnd make no end of trouble and bring about
AN unpleasant party scandal If lie persisted III seeHe
IN. Mace and some Of his friends said on saturday
that he would not be- "a candidate. Governor "'f's
WILL I'm that case some one outside the recent
contest and Il il possible that Judge Child OF Morris
County, may be the man. one reason why thiS ap
pointment would be- satisfactory Is that II would per-
nit a Encouragement OF the circuits by when 'usuoe
Van syclel could take the circuit Of Judge scudder
Justice Magic the Van syckel circuit, and the new
Justice the Magic circuit. accommodating the judges
nrr,onalIy and distributing the work more adyan-
tageouSly.
The Senate confirmed the nomination or william
Walter Phelps us Lay Judge OF the Court of Appeals
without objection. There was talk OF rejecting H.
because MIR. Phelps l. Republican. and II was
ane warm for time: but when the Senators heafu
from their constituents aud fairly perceived that
public sentiment to the effect that the Governor
had done an extraordinarily good thing they came
or their Senatorial prrchcs with speed and grace
Mr. Phrlps's friends say that lie means 10 give the
work fun attention and To share act'eR III ue
decision Of the important cases when come before
the court lie /, not likely to be active Ia politics,
therefore, for the present 49,,
bin to give Jersey City and Newark full con
troll of the grade crossings Of railroads within The
cy limits has been introduced aud will be- earnestly
pushed by its nther, Assembly man Eyfile. ne
movement grows steadily in strength ana tne a'u'THe
railroads are being placed under heavy expense ior
naemen and gntemen in the cities, and every ume
there IS an accident suits for damages are begun
and iuries award the extreme amounts permitted
by tn, courts. Good management suggests eievatihg
lie tracks to say nothing of considerations higher
,ho, business Tbis view has In fact been adopted
BY the Pennsylvania Railroad, ana the OTHER clni-
rsnles can be compelled 10 come to II. There Is
more trouble with the Morris and Essex than any
Of the rest and that corporation seems To Iequli'
nm army TO drive IT to the fuhlment Of even
The sa, Of the shares OF stock in the Jersey City
street railroads which the Pennsylvania Railroad
has Held lessee of the United ksilroads ends ile
steam railroads connection with street roads when
nj one time mOnopoz,d the tiaihc III most ol Tie
cities. The steam road managers long time ago
came to the conclusion that 1t was not M advahMgeous
arrangrment The company makes big prout from
tho jersey City roads. which have been raised TO
Srsst prosperity by President Charles Is. Thurston
In. h,IyeIs are the mrn who Ihave absorbed the
Nav York CITY strc-tcar lines. and John d. Crimnins
- ut their head With the Jersey City lines goes
now electric line between Newark and Jersey City,
a an the Newark system. with one exception, has
'r1ct,caily passed into the same hands This VIII
air. Crmmns and his associates practical control OF
,r, transit In New jersey New York. AMI they
Vnct II Is said to relieve the steam roads Of some
rn,ds have had prosperity Of late. especially since
the Of eiec'y and S SS%e SG d fortunes nsy
resulted from the Increase In earnins-power