The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-14
70 ELECT THEM ALL
Latest Scheme to Deprive
Mayor Wanser of Power
to Name City
Officials.
A POLICE REVOLUTION.
Christie Smith to Become a Com
missioner-Last Nights
Trenton News.
. POLICE REVOLUTION.
soecial to The Jersey City Ne,os.

a greater attraction than the Le2ls-
lature in Trenton last night. The
ice choked Delaware, rising higher ana
higher every hour. making its way slowly
but surely no to the second stories of the
houses of Lower Trenton, drew more
people to its banks than the
eIoquencs of Senator Daily or
the constitutional questions OF
young MI. Bake could attract to the gal
leries of the State House. Consequently
the usual Monday night crowds were
missing. Still there were a number about
and In the throng were several from Jer-
sey City. Judge McGrath and Engineer
Edlow w. Harrison were LOOKING after
the County Road bills, and Judge NC
| Grath was given the privilege of the floor
by a special vote OF the House. Warren
Dixon made his first appearance as a
mover of bills, and occupied his time in
looking after some Justice OF the Peace
bills.
Commissioners William COOK ana
| Charles Somers were around seeing d
| they corild do to hurry along the OIL Tor
| the nav pipe lire across the WIS.
| Harry Whitfield kept a jealous eye upon
| bis board of health bills, and several
| other Jersey City people looked AFTER
| several other things. Clty HAL COM
missioner Pierson and Clerk FRED f G;t
Hall DILL was jogging along. and found
| that il was jogging.
ABBETT's suRE THING.
AS foreshadowed in IHE JERSEY CITY
| NEWS last week, all opposition IN the
Senate to Governor Abuett as the sue
| eessor Of Judge Judd on the supreme
| bench, has died out. aud he Will be coll
frined as soon as his name Is sent In.
Senator Winton said last night that he
| WouId vote for the eX-Governor's con-
| hrmation. He was satisfied with having
| aided in defeating him for the United
| States Senatorship, and he would vote
| for him as judge. Senator DAILY also
| said he would vote for him. These dec
lararions disconnected the opposition. and
the nomination will be made next week.
with the certainty of confirmation.
ANTI-wANSER SCHEMES.
It was said last night that The hudson
men, despairing of obtaining Governor
boards of Jersey City in the hands OF the
Democrats, have finally concluded to sub
| nit q bill providing for the election of all
| the boards by the people. 1t Is also said
| that Governor Werts has given the mem
sers reason to believe that he would sign
| such q measure.
STRANGE POLICE BILL.
Right on the heels of that statement
comes the report of q meeting of the Com
mittee on Partisan Legislation which was
| held In the Senate cham Der last evening.
| The committee agreed to subn1I a bill
which makes the Police Superintendent
of Jersey City aud Newark a member OF
the Police Board with all the powers Of
that office. 1t was also agreed 10 push
through the bill which makes Jacob
Klotz Commissioner of Agriculture.
RACE TRACK BoMBsHELL.
The long-ex pected race track leglsla-
ton made its appearance last evening. 1t
was a bomb in the camp oil the winter
track men. Instead of legallztng racing.
IL attacks the winter tracks and makes 1t
impossible for them to keep opsn. The
CONSERVATION Is among the race track
people and not among the so-called lovers
OF law and order.
The bill was introduced by Mr.. Lane,
and provides: that 1t shall be unlawful to
permit the racing, running, trottlng or
pacing of horses, mares or geldings on
any race track in this State for a purse,
prize or other consideration between the
irst day of November In any year aud the
first day of April of the succeeding year.
That any person violating the provisions
Of this act aud any person or persons
aiding or abettlug IN the violation of this
act shall be guilty OF a mlsdeameanor
/ and on conviction thereof shall be liable
TO punishment BY a fine of not less than
81, 600 nor mora than SO. 600, or by i'm
prisonment for not less than six months,
or more than TWO years, or both III che
discretion of the court i'll which the con-
viction takes place.
That when 1t shall come to the knowl-
edge of the Governor OF this State that
any person or persons are wilfully vioiat-
ing the provisions of this act or upon ap-
| plication, signet by one hundred of the
| residents of any county of this State, set
ting forth that this law Is being violated
in such county, it shall be the duty
OF the Governor forthwith TO order
the Chief of the State Police
to place under arrest all persons
violating the provisions of this act or
aiding or abettlng in its violation. and
the Governor shall designate to assist the
said Chief of State Police in the perform
ance of his duties under this act, such
portion of the police force OF any city or
municipality of this State as the Gov
ernor shall deem necessary to effectively
carry out its provisions.
That it shall be the duty OF the Chief
of State Police, when dischargfng the du-
ties imposed upon him in the third sec
ton OF this act. to maintain a SUFFICIENT
portion of the police officers that have
been designated to assist him in his du-
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vic lation of the provisions of this act.
That in the case the police force SO
de signated is unable to prevent the vio-
latIons of this act il shall be, the duty OF
the Governor to call upon the State
Militia to aid in the maintenance of the
law OF all such race tracks.
BOARD OF CONTROL?
The comments upon the bill were vari-
Gus. Some said it came from the Mon
mouth and Linden people and could be
construed not only TO close up Gutten-
burg and Gloucester, but at the same time
to authorize the opening Of the summer
tracks. Others said that it came from the
lobby. Those slick ~scoundrels AVE ex-
perienced hard times thus far this SEES
Sion. They had confidently expectedth at
| there wouldtbe aaraoe trek bill this year,
nd have revelled for months In the
vision of q golden stream flowing from
the Golfers of the race track magnates.
4 w hen the announcement was made au-
bill would come In, they became desper.
ate, aud determined il the mountain
wouldn't come to them they would go TO
the mountain. and 80 they misled an
honest and respectable member into in
Producing this bill.
Others said that the measure came
from DR.. Kempshall. and the other law
and order people of Elizabeth. Still
Others said that Mr.. Lane introduced the
bill for a W. told purpose, to get square
defeated him for the speakership, aud to
people of Union, in which county he
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