The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-13
THE PLAN PROPOSED
Thompson Wants Governor Werts
to Ca | an Extra Session Of the
Legislature.

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TRENTON. Nov. Is, 1Ss3.-I5 is rumo red
that plsu will be completed by Tuesday
night that will prevent the republicans
holding u maj ,rity of the Senate, so that
they cannot elect u Stato Comptroller
and State Treasurer a1A repeal any OF
the partisan legislation of the past tarse
sessions.
The plan originated in the mind of w.
j. THOMPSON ana some Of ths Candle
democrats aud all that is needed to con-
it is the consent of Governor
Werts to call an extra session Of ths
Legislature for the purpose of repeating Or
amending the race track pills. theu reopen
the contest made Villa Riddle, OF
AtlHutic Citf. for thu seat Of Samuel D.
Hoffman. Senator from Atlputic County,
aud unsear Hoffman, aud u jaurn.
BRADLEY TO BE CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
Next January wueu the legislature is
organized the plan is to uuseat Founder
Bradley, of Monmouth. and in that way
to get u workiug maj ,rity in the Senate.
Founder BrauIey's seat is to be contested
because it is alleged he has Violated the
sixty seventh and sixty ninth sections of
the Werts ballot reform law, which pre-
scribe sthe penalty for briDlnE voices by
Offering money or other valuable consid-
GRAFTON, They claim that Bradley's
unique election schemes OF giving brushes
to the vossrs of the county and the wives
OF voters aud Offering 10 cents to the
children OF voters to learn and sing Car
tain campaign .ougs coustitu % bribery
whiting tue meaning or those Two Sec
tons of the net.
The act says shat ST any person shall
directly or Indirectly, by himself or by
any other parsons III his bahaif, give. lend
or agree TO give or lend or shall offer.
promise or promise to procure any money
or other valuable consideration or thing,
- - - f~H ,,.u xtnfar nv RI nr fzu "a
person In order to induce any voter to
vote shall be guilty of N mlsdsmeanor."
1t il claimed that the brushes given to
the wives OF voters was "a valuable
thing" given for the purpose of getting
the wives to influence their bus lauds 10
that Ssc,ion go Is violated by offering the
10 cents to children of voters to learn aud
sing his campaign song. The act says
that ANY person that shall give, adj
vance or pay, or cause to be given, adj
vancei OF Da1d any moaey or other valu-
able thing to any other or to the use of
any other person with the intent that
such mousy or valuable thing OF. any
part thereof shall be expsnd d or used
| TOR bribery or voters shall be guilty of
misderneanor.
Some of the Democrats claim that
Bradley did these things not to advertise
his candidacy. but to compensate menu
/ WIS " 1 buQ Will y Vo0OAG v luk
Bradley's cause.
William Riddle, the Atlantic county
contestant. has admitted that he was In
conference with prominent democrats in
Uamdeu aud PhIladelDhia on Saturday
aud mat q move was iu contem plation.
Riddle made the contest last year and D
large sum OF money was expended in
taking evidence aud the Com nit ee
on Election reported favorably to
uuseat Senator Hoffman when w.
r. Thompson made a deal to let
Hoffman, retain his seat If he would vote
for the race track bill, and tie consented
TO do it. Democratic Senators voted
ga1nst the report. Riddle and Allan
McDermots were much put out Ut this
sudde and unexpected change. McDsr-
mott champioued Riddles cause iu hopes
of having his vote fur United States
Senator. Riddles friends say that tie
| contest can be reopsned on the ground
tnst Riddle was deprived OF his seat be-
cause of q conspiracy orns ed aad operat.
ed against him, outstanding the
committee had decided to give lm the
seat.
THOMPSON STARTS A RUMoR.
". J. Tnonip.on nas started a general
eumor through South Jersey that the
Legislature wonli be called together to
repeal the race track laws. The scheme
s 30 get Riddle in Hoff mans scat frat
aud then axe q bluff at the repeating of
ne race track laws, and, instead of re-
sealing. amend them for q longer closed
ssason, giving the law more Of q respect
lille appearance ana more acceptable 10
he Democratic Senators who have b. en
anti-race track, and that would be ac-
/ equitable 10 the Senators OF the incoming
Senate.
WILL wERTs CONSENT?
The main obstacle in the way is getting
Governor Werts 10 call the Legislature
together. but Thompson claims that he
YVES that q that sAcuEAd.. bis nomina~
ion, aud Werts ought to do something
for him ami that party In this dilemma.
Thompson and his associates Intend to
-it up long with Governor Werts. to
try aud persuade him to come in and do
his part OF the programme, There will
be another proposition made TO e Gov
eruor to yacste the office temporarily,
either by going away or getting sick aud
putting Senator Aarain in charg uf the
stste, and ne could call The Legislator
together on. his owu nook.