New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-09
ACROSS THE NORTH RIVER.
TIE LEGISLATURE TO MEET IN TRENTON
OF TUESDAY,
STRUGGLES AHEAD FOR THE HIGH PLACE
ADBETT's DEFEAT FOR SENATOR Ply SMITH

Trenton, y. j. Jan lspeciah.-The Legislature viii
meet on Tuesday In It's one hundred and seventeenth
session, and II great gathering Of Democrats Is cx-
pectcd here tomorrow night The senatorship Is the
all prevailing topic. and TO doubt more practical
progress will be made this week toward settling the
result than has beer achieved In all the preliminary
struggle. The big bosses and the little, the Office
holders and those who want to be OEiceholders are
all expected. and this constitutes most OF the Demo
cratic party OF Ncw-Jersey. expectation may be little
disappointed. but the hotels Will be fu and some OF
the visitors fuller still.
Governor Albeit has his last annual message ready
and will send IL to the Legislature Tuesday lie Is
expected to make general review Of his administration
and 10 include IN II a more or less ingenious cx-
planation why he SHOULD be elected United States
Senator There Is not much OF serolis nature Tor him
to discuss unless he suggest reforms which
he has not made during his own administration. The
state has never had financial problem TO confront
and rs II takes pretty nearly Ill the corporation taxes
for its own and imposes no direct tax on the
people. there Is less agitation over economy In eN-
penditurcs than In most commonwealth Little Is done
in the way OF public improvements or benevolent en-
tcrprlses and the machine runs smoothly IN common
place sort OF a way far fem Ideal In Its methods
but comfortable enough. Tie scandals Of the last
year have been the Enactment Of the coal combine
bill and the pardon OF the Hudson County thieves, to-
gethcr with the personal administration OF the Gov
ernor: but he Is not the who Will Crcisc these
matters.
The legislature has tremendous Democratic ma
iori,y In both houses. leaving the Republicans
minority scarcely large enough TO make itself heard
In the senate where the Democrats have sixteen OF
twenty-onc senators. and want to count out sil an
other Republican, there will lie II fight for the pres
dency between senator I.arkcr and senator Adrain
The latter had The place year Ago. and had agreed 10
get out and let senator Barrett. Of Essex, hay" H.
lie repentcd Of his Generosity and with tie boss Of
Ntddlcsex County Miles Ross. the CheeseQuake states
man. mnde claim for another term and threatened
10 do harm 70 James smith. 1r. the Essex canddat"
for senator n he DID not get the Office. Barrett
t,ercriror retired and Barker. who is backed hy
Billy Thompson will probably be- defeated Adrain
is New Brunswick lawyer.
In the Assembly there Is n really desperate strug
Gle for the sp.akcrship "1oai" Flynn OF Patcr
son. who graduated from saloon Into the Assem-
biz some years ago; who passed thence into III"
lobby ss agent o; racetrack pool sellers. and who
has lately served The Duke OF Gloucester rs start
CT OF horse, Gloucester racctack secured ah'tL"
election to tie Assem- ~ a, fall. and Is now can
dldate for Speaker. Cunning and Inscriptions. h'
Is Just the man wanted by many members oil the
House and all the lobby for Speaker. and Thomp
son, himself member o. Assembly from C1marh'
has ordered that be- shall be elected Against him
is Lane Of Union County. who represents The NOR"
respectable clement. and who would b. preferred ~
most Of the boss, for political effect. thompson
means 10 elect F1ynn T. 1t l. possible and 1t
looks now n II De might succeed. Thompson
great object f. 10 secure bill lcgnlizing Poois'hs
at MS tract He has manipulated grand iurle' and
courts I'm Camden County rs 10 escape JAN Tor
Lis Violations Of tie law. and Is making 100000
n wear out If II but II would BE- much more com
Portable to maze the money without such iarH' legal
cNp.fses or quite much peril. lie viii succc"n
IL money and political influence can accomplish II,
and lie has NIL Gutenburg al his back 10 help NM
with assistance from the more respectable gamblers
Of Monmouth Park. against whom Their" /, specially
energetic crusade Low ia progress In the MONMOUTH
courts.
The organization 81 the Icg>lnture. the reception
Of the Governors m-ssag" and the appointment
OF "a committee to arrange for the Inauguration 81
Governor elect Wrrts viii about complri" q" hr>t
week. work lcrc 40 far ~ public business j. con
oofucd. The Inauguration Is TO b" on IN extended
scale of ccr,monla. There viii De- h!s parade of
remocrutic organization. from all over tn" state.
aid 1ayloI's opera House Is Ia b" hired Tor ih"
literary ,Aerdse,.- the SPEECH 81 the retiring Cow
efmor and thc Governors Inaugural These
matters VIII occup. most %: IL" time unil inc
election 81 senator. and II viii b" month before
III. Le.sln'ufc .c;l!cs down to business. ou' ide
~ tl, rnc.traca hnl.. which viii b. IT," most ~
,,ins faiur. %; Tie session. ana which vii bHnc
, strong lolly here. lacked 10y vast sums 81
nancy there Is possibility oil legislation
nrant the coa comtinr. aud som" other measures OF
General Interest. There VIII b." m effort made to
ns. horre a." appointment o. Circuit Court Judges Tor
l.uds H. T. 81 and CamCcE counties, where business
~. ,.a,.prd the ,Ns ing courts and made rciet i'm
p,r,fy- Governor Wcrts who Is now supreme
count Justice. and sit IN ir Hudson circuit. Is In
fvor Of -. !n an has the need Of soglr srch
ocilop There " M 5c no disturbance 81 - 'line
n.fhnG, tni q j. believed that iu-tc" """ll ic ~
p.cit O. That - voi ii bc my more effective In r."
.ns ra.cal, wish a i"lca 'pnll' mny be conb'cd.
Governor Wcr,s rr>t aplo!ntmc'. VIII be thai o n
own s.c,.-s r @. the supreme Court bench. II il ~
p,ctcd HAT be- V II ramr Judge l4ppnco', thr jugs
- Common Flea, in Hudson. who sent tt" lallo'boN
suffer. II, l.l This selection would be rppanh'd
and t,.v,ruur Vert, has laid that he VIII make H.
Luuor la. /: a' the ny In lud Oh u TO t." plaza on
IS mailing of the RUG, "a Senator Iuds p'th' ''
succc..or Of llpIincott.
The struggle rr the Senatorshp Is making New
Icr.., polite. mor lively tian during The national
campaign lt-cf The hsht will be one Of uneXanplcH
bitterness. unless ali slsns fall. Governor NoDc''
vho has been the only candidate 81 his party i"r
tho llace NJ cas' three years. who six years ago
had the Nomination and was defeated by '''"
who ha, been the uu;ccfat before whom all paruNhiS
bowed. and who had himself made Governor Il s"cohd
time be Of getting the Seia'"Tship now ], On
the verge Of defeat Jumcs smith, Jr.. Of Essex who
hns placiAy declared that he mo- candidate and
who stu Insists that the homer is bi"s thrust upon
him. IS now credited with majority of the caucus ana
AVS he viii win with half dozen votes to spiIc.
Abbett has met hi, match ut last" Is the frequent
phrase and it looks II he had Smith Is no@
incident Of the Beard Of Works. and II is the highest
rneiton be has held. The real secret OF MS
uowcr outside II his firm grasp upon the MN" vote
rom his county. IS thnt the opponents oil Albeit
hive rallied TO bis BANNER Ihs Ia. Even 9n'li u,
Sn,e S.niior WntOn. OF Bob Davis. OF Hudson OF
Inc two onsscN County representatives. OF the l1ssac
,,nuty senator Of The two BERGEN Assembymc
and of IN. two Morris County men. Among them
nh there arc not fewer than thirty voters Of the Dem
nrrotic cnuc,s md twenty eight is majority As for
u,oncv smith has more than Albeit aud fnr greater
ability 10 nee Il ssfuly Iic j. Cleveland man In
abn ss,,.. Thai he is friend OF Whitney. and wants
Ia see Whitney nominated for President four years
from now lie was born In Newark. comes OF Irish
unr,ntnrc and is "A Catholic In religion and generous
ciyer 10 Cat holr enterprises. Pc snnav he Is big
smooth faced porly gray hal ed and Misunderstanding.
THE CITIZENS DUTY.