The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-30
C0AX|NG SENATORS
''Ne1Se" PidcoCk Said to Be
Doing Missionary Work
for the Republicans.
THE EX-CONGRESSMAN'S DENIAL.
Postmaster Dickinson Has Lost
His "Cineh" on the Comp
trollership.
HE EX-CONGRESSMAN'S DENIAL.
However, He Prevents, for the
Third Time, a Joint Caucus
New Jurors Bill.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,cs.

SDecial to the JERSEY City Netcs.
TRENTON, Jan. 80, 1s94.-The Governor
sent for Senator Rogers this afternoon and
submitted proposition to settle the trouble.
Both refused to say what it was, but Rogers
says it does not refer to the courts. MIR.
Rogers thinks it will settle matters.
TRENTON, Jan. 80, 1s94.-There is no doubt
this morning that the Governor and the
Attorney General have decided to abandon
the quo ,vo1T'anto proceedings to determine
which Senate is legal. The researches of the
Attorney General and Ex-Judge Stevens,
convinced those gentlemen, it is said, that
the Supreme Court would not entertain the
case for want of jurisdiction. This was
made plain by decision of Judge Depue In
the case of Kearns, who contested the seat OF
Assemblyman Edwards, in Newark last
fall
The Attorney General submitted to the
the Governor, today, a lengthy memoran-
dunn, setting forth the details of other
methods by which, in his opinion, the matter
could be brought before the Supreme Court.
The Governor has about made I'D his mind
to use bill, but in what way he has not
yet determined He will will probably
endorse on the bill that he has
received it, but declines to take any action
on it, This will be sufficient to warrant the
Secretary of State in filing the bill. The
Attorney General or some other citizen will
then apply to the Supreme Court to test the
legality of the act according to the law of
1898.
TRYING TO 'wIN'' DEMOCRATS,
ssJust wait awhile and you'll hear some
thing DROP said well known lobbyist this
morning to THE NEWS correspondent. Then
he went on to say that there was a
rumor around this morning to the
effect that ex-Congressman Pidcock was try
ing to get some Democratic Senators to go
in the Republican Senate and thus end the
deadlock The Senators named iu the rumor
are McMickle of Sussex, Martin of
Herdndon, Stats of Warren, Drake of
Morris and Perkins of Burlington. Pidcock
was here last night, and held conference
with the five Senators behind
closed DOORS The conference broke
up early in the morning and at its close, Pid-
cock and Senators McMickle and Martin adj
journed to the Trenton House reading room.
There they were Joined by Billie Thomp-
son who evidently had an inkling of
what was going on and he led Senator Mar
tin away from the group and engaged him
in earnest conversation in dark window.
1t is said that he was trying to persuade
Martin not to yield to Pidcock's persuasive
powers.
PIDCoCK's DENIAL.
Pidcock said this morning when told about
the rumor that there was not an iota of
truth in it, and expressed burning desire
to be brought face to face with the
author. He said he believed that
some one was trying to stir
He asked if he would be likely to. Last
night he declared was his first night here
since the session opened, but he admitted
that he talked over the situation with some
of his friends. 1t wasn't likely, he said, that
they held Quakers' meeting
me this time, headed gravely, ''they will be
sadly left, l can tell you" Duke Thompson
said he didn't believe there was anything in
the rumor. He admitted being with the
Senators but said he was only having "a lit
social time" Notwithstanding these denials
the leaders of the Democratic Senate are
much worried over the situation.
Senator Voorhees, was still confined to his
house this morning by illness and both
Senates adjourned for want of quorum.
The House met for few minutes and after
receiving reports of committees adjourned
for the Cay.
DICKINSON LEFT.
The contest for Comptroller and State
Treasurer has taken an unexpected turn.
1t is said that Colonel Samuel Dickinson, the
Postmaster of Jersey City, who has hereto
fore been a leading candidate for Comptrol-
Ter, has become convinced that he
cannot secure the prize, and has aban-
doned the fight. He has not however,
given up all hopes of securing an office, but
has started out ON a still hunt for the treas
George B. Swain of Essex has
heretofore had the entire field to himself, and
no one has been found to oppose him. He
has had the Sewell influence behind him,
which is also supposed to be backing Mr.
Dickinson.
This, however, is erroneous, as some of
General SewelFs most trusted ieutenants
have been working in the interests of Mr.
Hancock 1t is also said on good auth GRITTY
that Mr.. Dickinson is no longer per soma
grdta at the court of the great Camden
leader, and has had no support from General
Sewell in his present contest.
Last Tuesday evening, the same authority
says, Col. Dickinson went to Mr.. Hancock's
headquarters at the Trenton House and pro-
posed to him that they form a combination,
and that Hancock throw his strength to
Dickinson for Treasurer against
Swain and in return, Dickinson would bring
up his forces to the support of Hancock for
Comptroller Mr.. Hancock is said to have
spurned the proposition with appropriate
scorn. Mr.. Dickinson then went out and
started in to hustle upon his own account,
and now claims to have five votes in Hud-
son, the four Union men, Zabriskie
Jersey to defeat Swain. This, of course, the
Essex men deny. But it is certain that
Dickinson has had enough strength to
threaten to stave off the joint caucus on two
separate occasions.
DICKINsoN'S DENIAL.
Dickinson denies that he is out of the
contest for Comptroller and will stay until
the joint meeting is over. 1t is learned on
good authority that the proposition made to
Hancock by Dickinson was that Hancock
should join forces with Dickinson, and take
the Treasurership leaving Dickinson clear