New-York tribune., 1894-01-09
NEV-JERSEY SENATE PLOT.
WILL TRY TO PREVENT THE
REPUBLICANS FROM ORGANIZING.
GOVERNOR WERTs SAID TO BE WILLING TO HELP
HIS PARTY-THE MAJORITY IS DETERMINED
TO SEC RE IT'S RlGHTs-A QUESTION
ABOUT THE ASSEMBLY.

Trenton Jan. S.-The entire Democrat State
machine in New-Jersey is conspiring to defeat
the organization of the Senate by the Republi-
! can majority tomorrow. Their scheme is the
boldest ever devised in this hotbed of political
intrigue The nine Democratic hold-over Sena-
| tors held a in the Senate chamber to-
night and decided to carry out the programme
prepared FOR them by the Democratic leaders.
They will take possession of the Senate chamber
| at noon tomorrow and invite the four Republi-
can holdover Senators to join them. This. OF
course, the Republicans will not do. The Demo-
| Gratis will then hold the fort until o'clock.
when they will organize and elect the officers OF
| the Senate
The Republican majority in caucus tonight
decided to organize and proceed to business In
some room in the State Capitol. But when they
go to Secretary Of state Kelsey with their GER
t.fcates of election they will find another snag.
for he will refuse TO recognize them, ana say
that he can only file the certificates after the
new Senator'S have been properly sworn in by
the Senate. lie will say that as the Senate Is
continuous body and the judge Of the fitness OK
its members the new Senators must first
be sworn in by the Democratic hold-overs. VINO.
he will insist form the only lawful body having
the power to administer the oath. Should the new
Senators apply to the Democratic usurpers. five
OF the seven Republicans will be sworn in and
the seats of Mr. Bradley, of Monmouth. and
! Mr. Ward OF Salem, will be contested and re-
! ferrad to the Committee on Contested Elections
! This would give the Democrats majority OF
one and they would unseat the two Senator'S
ovANDARY or THE REPUBLIcANs
on the other hand, If the Republicans attempt
to compel Secretary Kelsey to receive and file
their certificates, they will have to apply to the
Supreme Court for a writ OF mandanius, and
! this would throw the whole question into the
courts Governor Werts would then refuse to
recognize the Republican Senate because the
members certificates Of election have not been
properly fled in the Secretary of States office.
| and legislation would be efectually blocked.
! The Attorney General has also advised it is
! said that the Governor need not recognize the
! House The Supreme Court, in an opinion filed
! the day after the election. declared that the
! election Of Assemblymen by districts was uncon-
/ sritu,icnal and that they can legally be elected
! only by counties. TO prevent the Republican
| House from recognizing the Republican majority
! Of the Senate as the lawfully constituted BODY
the Democratic hold-over Senator'S will raise the
! question that the members Of the House were
illegally elected. and are neither de facto
no, a do jure body They will ask the Governor
! g., refuse to recognize the House and to declare
no legal existence. The Governor. 1t is said. Will
| acoulesce in the request Of the Democratic SEN
ators and Will refuse to receive any bills or
other documents from that body This will leave
New Jersey without lawfully constituted Leg
sla ture as there will not be majority OF all the
members In Senate. and no legally elected men,
bcr I'm the House. as all Assemblymen are elected
yearly under the Constitution. Election Of Assem-
kvmcn by districts has been the rule Of more than
dozen years in New-Jcrsoy The question
OF the legality OF the new Assembly was dis
cussod Immediately after the decision OF the
supreme Court. but the Governor. who alone
/ has the authority. declined 10 call an extra
session. saying that the house was de facto
body.
INDIGNANT REpuDflCANs.
Several Republican Senators and General WILL
lam J. Sewan are making speeches from the
hotel verandas to-nghr 70 large bodies of Repub-
llcans including the citizens Of Essex County 500
strong. and the Maurice \. Rogers Club Of Cam
den. 200 strong in which they refer to the prom
! ts,d revolutionary acts Of the Democratic usurp-
crs" They insist, however. that the RepuDh-
cans have eleven constitutlonally elected Sena-
! tors. and that tho Republicans will organize and
proceed 10 business in The regular way.
General S.wdu spoke from the Trenton House
vcranda. He spoke Of Maurice y. Rogers as tne
| next president Of the Senate. ana told now ne
| had cct"i IN DelllB cIe'Atu iiii''
when All his colleagues failed OF election. speak
| ing of the Democratic scheme To prevent the tie-
| pubcans organizing, he said me Cainuen
cub Is here 200 strong. ard the Republicans VIII
| asscr, themselves and have their rights. The
Republican party has been placed in power by
| ,L,. ,on,,n ~ this state and they viii maintain
! their rights. and don't you forget II -
! This speech was loudly chec:ed. From Wind
sor Hotel window. Senator Rogers, oI CaiilueH'
also addressed large gathering re Halu ne
world he the next President of the Senate, and
| n, would take his seat despite the EFFORTS OF
scheming Democrats lie feared, ne 1;u", & ina'
| the organization would not be peacefully effect
! ity will have its lawful rights, he declared.
SPEECH or JAMES \ BRADLEY.
senotor-clect James \. Bradley appeared amid
tremendous applause he said he had foot
scalded a few days ago and while he lay In his
hed no feared he would be unable to get TO
Trenton. II made up my mind. though he
said. "tha, was badly needed here. and wouiu
have come IL had been compelled 20 come
on a strctcher and in freight-car They say
they VIII refuse ne m! seat ne went on NO"
want f. toll you my Republican friends. that
I shall take that seat. and the only way they
can put me out Of 1t Is by PRESSING , me ~ '"e
| hack Of the neck and throwing nle out
| senators Voorhees,. of Union. and ketchanl o'
! Essex and others also made speeches or thc
same tenor. The Republicans fully DeiieVe ma. .lIat
| they will be able to circumvent the Democrats
In some way. but they have not as yet lornlu-
lated q definite plan, except SO far as orsatliza-
| ton.
THE REPUBLICAN cAUCvs.
At the caucus agreement was reached on 'he
President Of the Senate and speaker Oh '"e
House The full slate s probably as foiio"s'
co,a,o President Maurice 4. Rogers OF Cam
don. secretary Wilbur A. Mott Essex; reading
c,erk Edward NJ. Fielder. Monmouth; enEross-
,nc clerk. John G. Shreve, Atlantic; assistant
cngrossing clerk William II. Long. Somerset
tournal clerk Edgar H. Pearsall. hudson; ser
,rcant-at- Arms Reuben II. Carter. Mercer:
A. the House caucus. Mr.. McEwen. or Hud-
n nresided The nominations were: Presi-
dent John l. Holt; clerk. j. Herbert Potts. ot
Hudson; reading clerk, John l.. Swayze. Essex
angrossIng clerk Edgar Williams. or Essex; as
sis,ant engrossrg clerk. Dr. w J. Norton OF
Wnrccr: document clerk. III. l.. Brill OF Essex
| Sergeant -at-Arms. s. f.. Watson MONMOUTH