The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-05

candidates. Genera James +. Rusilnx
and William S. Hancock. The gsnsrA.
sentimens OF The CO tmunity fayors Haul
cocs because of bis ability aud his SER
vices TO ths Republican party. Gsnsral
Rushing has been maKiug a lively can
vass. but dnds hinselt embarrassed by
The Tact that he has not the unanimous
support nf TIE Mercer delegation.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TAI
The matter of having a Constitutional
Convention IS still enc Of the themes uu-
der consideration by prominent men OF
The State. The lawyers of both parties
havs expressed them ,slvss ia intergiews
favorable 70 q change 10 the judiciary,
making IL elective instead OF spp0.ntivs,
aud some In both parties ev-n favor an
election OF all the State efic>rs by the
people. Al 1t Is now the G ustit utiou
requires every branch OF the judiciary,
FROM the Chief Ju'tiSe down to the Lay
Judge to be appointed by the Governor.
The people of NO county Can say whom
they want as their Law Judge or thar
Prosecuting Attorney. Thsy must accept
tbs politislan shat has the most pull With
tbs Governor. OF late years the contest
sven for the Lay or Weaden Judges, as
we'll ss fer Law Judge aud Prosecuting
Attorney, have ssea exceedingly warm
in all coupIiss whsn rsappaint ne ants ware
necessary, aud the appointments were noe
always basel upou legal merit, oug more
upou pollticAl uSFlts anu S4Ul6 saQiy oO-
J~ectiouable Judges and Prosecutors aave
oesn uEsosdsd on The people il the
counties.
IL is PROMISED To change all this and
have the Offices electsd on the county
tickets, aud the Supreme Court Justices.
Chancsllers and Vice Chaucsllors elec.ed
on Tue State tis&st. O1e of the particular
reasons for having State 9ficars elected
by the people is bee ,use of their long
terms. Secretary of State Kelsey, B. h.
Lee, Attorney Gsueral Stockton aud
Chief Justice Bessley have ali held their
offices for very Long period of time,
which would not have basu so had they
not been appointivs otficss.
The politicians In New Jersey, those of
both parties. have always opposed u Cou~
sttIutIonal CosvsntIon fearing tiat sach
changes would tie made In the C,nstitu.
ton AS would weAkea their chances for
patronage, but SINGS the people have as
serted themselves so directly, aud there
Is q tendency 10 return to tas pc yular
form or govermsut, the Constitutional
Convention question has besn revived
with more fervor than ever before.
There are soms. however. that favor only
a series or Constitutional amend nsuts,
which can be made without a convs ,tion.
This Is daue to avoid what tine Democrats
have Threatened some time, a change ia
Senatorial representation; to ave Sena-
t0rs eiected to a district according to
population and not by counties.
An effort will he made for those men
who acted az officers for the Seaate Cons
nittse of Election III investigating the
frauds OF jersey City TO secure tns mousy
III 1t is dus them. 1t will be remembered
that The Investigation was ordered by
the Senate in the contest brought by w.
S. Siuhr against Edward F. Mcdonald as
Seuator from Hudson County. This led
to q raceunt of the biilots III the gubsr-
material elsceioa, when General E. Burd
Grubb was Il candidate against Lsou
Abbott. All the bills were uot paid be-
cause Governor ADDett refused to sign
the bills,
They will come before the next Legis-
lsture with thefr claims with the expec-
tation OF getting it.