New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-16
ARBETTS REIGN OVER.
.,os1NG DAYS OF A REMARKABLE PoIlTI.
CAL BOSSISM.

CAL BOSSlSM.
,,,r ELECTION OF JAMES SMITH. 1R.. TO THE
.rx.rE FROM NEw-JERsEY PRACTICALLY
,ssrIRED-GovERNOR wERTS TO Pc
1yAuGuRATED THIS WEEK.
TOPICS IN NEw.JERsEy.
rr.nton n j., Jan. Is tSpecial-Whatever Is left
hs contest United States Senator will be decided
.., ,eek although the caucus NAV not be held until
rsak from tomorrow night. The election Is or
,.,u.rv "a. and 1t would. Of course lie feasible
,ore The caucus the night before. but little
=. .,n,e between caucus and election Is considered
.A,.,uceous TO settle any difficulties This question
IN he decided tomorrow afternoon or In the early
..,rs The friends OF James Smith. jr.. more
,r aver confident Of LIS success and II Is Impossible
- a. why they not right canvass of the
-. made by correspondents last week gave Smith
Wv" 40 10 rs ont OF the So votes. leaving out The
.,. of Gloucester" and his train. Smiths men
- the nine from Essex. three from Bergen. two
49,. Morris. two from Union, two Tor more) from
.,a,on two from Sussex. t'co from Passaic, three
-. MiddleseX three from Monmouth, from
.,...r and two from Warren. d" Bob Davis says he
~ have four from Hudson instead OF two, and there
- tro or three South Jersey votes expected besides
enc Of the leaders, and some, too, who have been
.,.,d,y 10 Albeit doubt whether he Will go into the
ncus at all but Albeit has said that he will make
M sgnt IN any case. and get what votes he can. One
ore Signs that his prospects poor is ta there is
~ a, what shall be done with him politically after
a, hs,set II has been suggested that place would
- found for him In the State courts. There is little
v,auhood of this and II he wants place 1t Will be
..mah,nc under the National Administration. Inc
nan ss not we'll and he may want TO 60 abroad In
AN. Of the minor missions. But he is rich and las
,s,rs law business and II Is not at all certain that
h. viii seek any position, now that his ambition 10 DC
s.,.tor Is 10 he denied. That he Is no longer
IN State politics IS rather too confidently asserted
=, some Of his Democratic friends. IL he regans
q. health he may yet make 1t uncomfortable Tor his
,or,ss in the Democratic party. There Is uncon-
.,oA on xietv among Democrats as to the future
=, n. examination. The bosses have so split among
h.m..lyss that their power is far less than 1t was
year ago.
Albeit will not attempt revenge upon Sinith. for
,.asons best known TO himself he has no inclination
4, defeat his powerful and victorious rival Tor the
hrsNt n any third candidate and Smiths friends say
,hev have ample assurance that he Will accept defeat
needy. The third-canddate talk has no foundation
rorth speakng Of The men who might lead such
rovsment are senator Blodgett staff" Ittl" Sccre
,srv Kelsey and Others Of the old guard They all
sy that nothing will be attempted. They are salts
fed with defeating Albeit and have, they say, no
disposition TO 60 rainbow chasing.
The revolution in sentiment in regard TO Albeit Is
amazing. Henry S Little. former clerk In chancery.
former leader Of Democrats and for years the enemy
n, Senator Mcpherson and of Albeit talked OF 1t the
other dsy He had never seen anything more com
nlste he said. There bitterness about 1t which
surprised him in way, although he had been bittcr
himself The men who had been devoted TO the
verge Of sycophancy among those who de-
nounced Albeit most strongly. OF course 1t could
be explained. There popular disgust win
Abhetts state policy with his graspng nature, with
his outrageous interference with local governments,
with his appointments OF heelers to the places of re-
sponsbiMty and trust which had been filled before by
leading cizens-the asylum boards, for nstance-and
with his subordinaon Of State 10 his personal am
biions to say nothing Of more serious things. Ter
haps these criticisms did not appeal strongly to the
political workers many OF whom profed by the course
OF the Governor but according 10 Mr. Little they had
suffered themselves from his autocratic ways Men
do not forgive personal aarOnts. although their In
terests might require them to keep smooth face.
The Governor had snubbed his own supporters. and
mortified them at times when the humiliation had
been cruel Then in making appointments he had
often kept men in anxiety and doubt until their salts
faction in securing place and profit had almost dsap
peared Mr. Little recalled the tyranny OF the falling
regime when who in with Albeit" feared
10 be seen speaking to one of his opponents, ard
should be suspected. some who by dignity and
years Of distinction should have been above all this
were as bad anybody. The courts were
Affected
The Inauguration OF Governor elect Werts will take
place on Tuesday and large attendance from all
parts Of the State Is expected. Democratic clubs by
the dozen will make VI special excursions and Will
escort the Goveror-elect and Governor Albeit from
the State House TO 1aylor's Opera House. where the
npfa- IN no held no
lra address Is said To- be shorter than is customary
and his STYLE is 50 terse as a rule that sounds
probable. The address is awaited with much in
crest because the GOvernorelect did not take the
stump last fall and did not consequently. give
his views the various State issues. That he VIII
AXE positions some subjects Numerically OPP
posed to those of Governor Albeit Is certain. The
schemes Of the past which have deprived voters In
titles Of their rights to select their own officials and
which have given political cOrruptionsts full play
Ire likely 10 in for censure, for the Governor
,ect has criticised these measures before Alter the
Inauguration ceremonies there is to be reception
II the State House. and in the evening another re-
epOn and ball.
The victory OF the State over the coal combine
as much talked Of among LAWYERS on account OF
state corporations as on account of It's bearing on
lie price Of fuel If the railroads can be regulated
,ame kind attempted in the future. Speaking Of the
state control OF corporations. the actOn taken ac-
'Ordng TO law by the Governor the other day Is sig
1ifcant. The charters Of several hundred companies
Tere declared void because they had paid no state
aK The free manufacture OF corporations under
he w-Jersey laws has been going on FOR many
Fears now, and about all the state has asked has
Teen that the companies sholld pay their taxes.
Those which have value and are In active operation
pay, a matter of course. and do some that live
IN hope. The rest have dcfaulted In taxes, and
low they are wiped out Of existence by law which
pave the Governor power 10 act by proclamation
iganst such defaulters.
The State Board OF Agriculture will meet at the
tate House OF Wednesday and continue In session for
hree days There will be reports made from the
oca agricultural societies In all parts OF the state
he officers will make statements OF the work ac-
omplshed during the year. and there will be al
resses made by dozen men Of prominence in science
r business on various subjects connected with ad
anced agriculture. The state Agricultural Society
I'll meet at the same time and hold It's annual cleo
ION OF officers.