New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-15
THE SITUATION AT TRENTON.
GOV. WERTS TO RECEIVE THE RACE
TRACK REPEALER EARLY.
THE GAMBLERS PLAN TO SAVE THEMSELVES
DEMOCRATS DISTURBED OVER RUMORS
AS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL STOCK
TONS OPINION.
Lay rELsGnAr1 To TIE rRIruSE.l

| Trenton. Jan. l4-One Of the first things to
be considered by the House Of Assembly to-
morrow night will be the report of the COM
| mittee appointed last week TO present to- Gov
| ernor Werts the racetrack repeal bill, which has
| passed the House and the constitutional Senate
| of New-Jersey. The Governor is expected In
Trenton early. and Immediately after roll
| call Speaker Holt announces his intention OF
aving the committee present the anti-gambling
| bill. The racetrack contingent of the dis
| carded Democracy of New-Jersey will be
| here in full force, and, headed by Duke
| William J. Thompson. will remain close TO
| the Governors chamber when the bill Is
| presented TO him. The Governor Is expected to
refuse to accept the bill because Of his recogni-
| ton Of the Democrats calling themselves the
| Senate, and the committee will at once report
| the bill back to the House without the Cover
| nors approval" As as the Governor de-
| clines to receive the racetrack BILL II Is said,
| the gamblers will instruct their lawyers to APP
| peal from the decision Of the Supreme Court de-
| clarng the gambling laws unconstitutional, and
| the gates Of the racetrack will at once be thrown
| open to the public The appeal Will carry the
| case 10 the Court of Errors and Appeals, ana
| here the case may hsng for year. In the mean
| time the law will be In full operation ana the
State plunged deep into disgrace by the disrepu-
| table Democracy.
The Republicans will go into Joint session on
Tuesday and elect a State Controller and State
Treasurer TO succeed Heppenheimer and Gray.
william s. Hancock of this city. seems to be In
! the lead for Controller. although Colonel Samuel
Dickinson. OF Hudson. Is a strong candidate.
George g. Swaine. OF Essex, will be elected
Treasurer.
The Republicans will make effort to take
possession of the Senate Chamber by force TO-
morrow night. Although the Democratic plot
ters have called meeting an hour earlier than
the lawful Senate. they cannot transact business.
having no quorum. and 1t IL expected they VIII
simply meet and adjourn Should the usurpers
remain I'm the Senate Chamber the Senate will
meet elsewhere in the Capitol. A rumor IS IN
circulation here tonight, but which cannot be
traced to a trustworthy source. that the Demo-
Gratis are not jubiant over the opinion Of Attor-
ney-General Stockton. The rumor comes from
Jersey City and 1t is to the effect that the opin-
ion Is not clear was expected
Acknowledgement Stockton delivered to
Governor Werts in person yesterday his
opinion regarding the legal status Oh
the two Senates OF New-Jersey. Inc A.
torney General carried the document In his IN
side pocket" 10 Jersey City not caring to rlsk
its safe delivery by messenger Inc opinion
when read publicly will create no sensation un-
less il turns out to ba in favor of the Repubi-
cans. No one imagines. since the Attorney-Gen-
erals views on the matter have been repea ted
SO often. that he will quote either the consul
tuition or the law to the advantage or the Re-
publicans but some OF the shrewd politicians or
both parties consider 1t not unlikely that Mr..
Stockton may advise the Democrats 10 abandon
their position and allow the Republicans 10 or
gani%e the Senate. This, II Is argued, he could
consistently do on tn. grounds of equity and
c,,stom Never before In the history OF the Sen
at has that body refused TO swear In a Senator
holding the certificate OF election. In contested
asses the matter has always been referred to the
COMMITTEES on Elections when appointed. ana IN
several instances Senators whose right 10 SIT
was thus challenged at the organization nave
served nearly the entire session and have then
been unseated on the finding Of the Committee
on Election
Two or three years ago the late Congressman
McDorad u)cmD of Hudson lost his seat III
this vav "A few days before the Legislature adj
harmed sine die Last year Senator HOFFMAN
(Rcp) Of Atlantic whose seat was contested.
was sworn In by the Democrats. ana the DECISION
of th. Committee. Elections was Wltnheld lor
months Finally II was rendered. and proved 10
b. I'm his favor II IL his vote now that gives
the Republicans = rajOrifN OF one IN the S-tiate.
should the Attorney Generals opinion be natiy
IN favor Of the Democrats. leaving Governor
verts to continue his recognition OF Tie Demo
cratic Senate. thu Republican leaders VIII cai
conference. to detcr,nn" the future course ot ac-
tinu ON the part of the Republican members OF
the Legislature =,
The Ecpublican Senate will probably meet III
the supreme Court chambers at the state House
tomorrow night Unless a mob gets the upper
hand again there will bc no more breaking ana
entering The Democratic Scnat" will meet an
huur .lr'inr thnu the Republican Senate. The
,,,.rnnr will probably send copy OF the At
tnrnov GENERALS opinion 10 each OF these organ
izat,ons.