The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-07
TRENTON FEATURES,
Hudson's Hoodoo Leader
Has the Experience
of His Life.
HIS GALL ON THE GOVERNOR
And Subsequent Gloom = Race
track Bill Soon to Be
Introduced.
GOOD FOR THE WATER BILLS.
General Bird ". Spencer Renomi-
nated-W- W. Phelps Con-
firmed,
loOD FOR THE WATER BILLS.
snecial to the .Lerseu cir Ns,pa.

Dermotr, County Clerk Mclaughlin and
Assemblyman Thompson held short
conference last evening in Barney Ford's
room, and the rumor quickly spread that
they were trying to arrive at some un-
derstanding upon the race track ques-
tion. All three refused to state the sub
iect of their animated conversation. A
prominent member of the House said
that they were talking about the race
track bill, and that such a measure
would be introduced early next week If
it was not put In this week.
1t will be the old Local Option
bill of last year which gave the
Boards of FreehoIders of the various
counties the power to license race tracks
which were to pay five per cent. of their
: gross receipts into the county treasury.
Mr.. Parker, the Monmouth Republican.
who was elected by large majority both
his year and last upon a race track bill
Z sue in Democratic district will intro.
hce the bill.
l., VERY DOUBTFUL.
uMr. Mclaughlin, when spoken to upon
p subject, said that a race track bill
build be introd uced and an effort made
pass it. He thought it might be
Gueezed through. but he did not believe
that the Governor would sign 1t, nor did
he think that an effort would be made to
pass iL over the Governors veto. On the
whole Mr.. Mclaughlin was not at all
sanguine that there would be race
track law enacted by this Legislature.
II wash my hands of the whole affair"
said Mr.. Thompson when spoken to upon
the subject. "and don't know whether a
bill! will be introduced or not, but il one
is, will do all in my power TO secure its
passage"
A gentleman who Is well aequainte
with the situation said that since the adj
journment last week the representatives
of the various tracks had gotten together
and tried to agree upon something; but
the old feud between Appleby OF Linden
aud he Dryers still kept them from con-
cert OF -actios.
THE HooDoo ON HAND.
Davis, 1.-The Hoocoo'' was lowering
about the chambers and corridors of the
State House like a lost spirit. He was
very much detected and did not wobDle
about with that sprightliness of step nor
did mis- little bullet head shine with that
refulgence of victory, which character
iZsd it the night the caucus nominated
Mr. James Smith, Jr.. for United States
Senator. Nor was there in sight That
small army of sycophants that trod upon
his heels. and said to everyone that
passed. There he Isl; that's the little
fellow; he's on top now"
He stalked unattended. He stalked all
alone, and everyone he passed said as
they looked at him, 'That's Bob Davis,
of Hudson, whom the Governor turned
down.
Mr.. Davis sneaked into the Governor's
room last evening, but did not remain
there long. When he catne out he looked
as though, like Uncle Rastns' mules, HE
done had er experiences" He went in to
;sk the Governor II he would approve
bill providing for the election OF the D-
rectors of Education directly by the
people. The haste with which he m ade
his exit aud the weary look which occu-
pied his features, told very plainly how i'll
he had succeeded in his mission.
LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE.
There was no conference down here
last night between the Jersey City and
Newark men on the subject OF municipal
government. Nor is there likely to be
any conference or any attempt upon the
part of the Newark men to interfere with
Mayor Wanssr. Newark never was over
eager for change, but merely took the
part she did TO please Davis to whom she
considered herself to be under some re-
cent obligation.
But the men who are leading Essex
are wise in their day and generation.
They have carefully observed the manner
in wlsicn the Governor has sat down
: upon Mr.. Davis little schemes, and they
do not see any great benefit for them
selves in antagonizing the Executive to
placate "The little fellow" Tney are re-
ceiving much encouragement in that
stand. it is said, from Mr.. James Smith,
sIr., and Allan L. McDermott.
Mr.. McDermott believes that it was
Davis and his gang that wantonly
slaughtered him last April, and he thinks
that they should lie in the Republican
bed they made, for themselves
who is worshipped by his followers
as a man who knows when to come in out
of the rain, having gotten all he,wants
out OF Davis, and seeing that an alliance
with him is very unpopulars just now, is
secretly advising his fienchmen to drop
the ex-Honorable Jager like ashot potato.
This, it is said, is The cause of the failure
of the conference to agree on anything
last week, as the Essex members raised
some objection to everything "Bob'' pro-
posed.
PURE WATER CONVERTS.
Jersey City will have one Newark man
with her in hei fight to secure her share
of the water now monopolized by New
ark. South Orange has been seeking for
two years or more to obtain the passage
of law which would enable her to carry
her sewage to Milbqrn and there dispose
of it by a system which deodorizes IL and
makes good fertilizer out of il. Mr..
Timothy Barrett inLroducedsthe bill this
year in the House, and last night
it came up on third reading
and final passage, when Mr.. Lane offered
an amendment, which provided that, be-
fore the bill became operative it should
be submitted to the people OF M1llburn
for their approval The adoption Of that
amendment would practically Kill the
hill. and Mr.. Barrett fought hard to
secure its defeat 1t was adopted, however,
and all Mr.. Barrett's Essex colleagues
voted for it. Tim" was mad clean
through, and he says he will do all be can
to down any Newark bill which comes
up. He even went SO far as TO tell Jer-
rey City man that they could rely on him
Tor his vote and work in favor or their
water bill.
"Tom'' Lane is also inclined TO side
with the Jersey City men in their hight
for pure and wholesome water. and As
semblyman Studer, a Newark Republi-
can, is said TO be another member who
thinks that Jersey City is right in the
matter