The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-12
GEN. SEWELL AHEAD
" '
Franklin Murphy's Candi-
dacy Considered a Move
on the Gubernatorlal
Nomination.
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE
Plans to Have as Short a Session
As Possible-Measures Likely
To Re Acted Upon.
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE

! EDlSA VI III "a "a IL $3.50 ~ 80
! November 81 at the State House by the
| Board of C~anvassers appointed by the
! Governor, which consists of Senator
| Maurice A. Rogers of Camden, Edward g.
Stokes of Cumberland, George w. Ket-.
cham of Essex, Henry D. Winton OF
Bergen, William D. Daily of Hudson,
Christopher c.. States of Warren; the
| Governor is presiding officer. The exact
figures will then be obtainable. Hereto
fore there has been a general confusion
| as to the totals. i
The United States Senatorial contest
will be the most important matter that
will come before the new Legislature.
| General William j.. Sewell has been the
accepted candidate for that high office
| who, by custom is entitled to a second
| term and who carries in his inside pocket
the nomination of two Republican eau
cuses, and who by fact of persistent and
constant leadership is entitled to the con-
sideratlon and votes of the caucus.
The announced candidacy of Franklin
Murphy, coming but a few days before
election, was accepted with some doubt,
He has reasserted that he is a candidate,
but there is still doubt, and many believe
tina he may seek a complimentary vote
in the caucus from his own county with
a view of lettering his chances for the
International nomination, for which it
Is understood he has been and is a can
didate
THE SESSION TO BE SHORT.
The session is bound to be short, for
it will be the object of the leaders TO
and businesslike session of the Legisla-
ture. the leaders say, but the truth Is
they are afraid to trust their unWleldy
majority. Heretofore sessions hape oeen
| dragging along YEARLY. We're there no
United States Senator TO select Ii 10 qulte
probable that from four, to nye WaeKs
would suffice to secure all the leglslatlnn
needed, but as that matter viii engage inc
attention of the legislators the hrst three
weeks, when little or nothing Will pc
lone excepting the Introduction OF bllls,
that win Be brought to the attention
of the LEGISLATURE, and one that may
| cause the most discussion, Will pc the dl-
rect legislation amendments. There is IN
the State of New Jersey the Direct Legs
lation League, which body Is e~ndeaVorinS
to secure the passage OF the onstttu6iona
amendment introduced INTO the stare.
used in Switzerland. The league is MOI
| very strong, but its members are per
sistent, and it is now thought that they
| will force the issue again.
There will also be the consideratioa
of the constitutional amendments that
were drafted by the recent CONSTITUTIONAL
| Commission. This must necessarily oe-
cuny some time, because there is a di-
| vision Of sentiment as to the utility OF
! some of the amendments, it being. gener-
ally claimed that the Commission mas not
| accomplished the work for which 1t was
| created, and the changes in the judicial
| system are not as radical as demanded;
There are several of these sections, ana
they will have to pass both brdncnes.
so that q week or more may be occupied
by them.
There will also be the consideration
| of the Voorhees,. elective judiciary bill
It viii be remembered that this bill doing
| away with the lay branch Of the Court OF
Common Pleas passed both branches ana
was among the six measures VetceG our
ing the long recess by Governor Werts;
It was not passed over his veto because of
the determination OF the last Legisia.
ture on the last day to do nothing out
for the passage Of this bill on the part
| of both lawyer and layrnan, and If the
| temper of the incoming Legislature 10 the
same as the one that passed out, there
OTHER MEASURES.
The Building and Loan League may
come before the Legislature for some
in their recent conference as to the char
acter Of the bill they needed. There will
be bills in the interest of second-class cit
disturbance of the local government
caused by the partisan legislation during
| the Democratic regime.
Industrial insurance will receive some
attention, insomuch that A~ssernblynlan
| Eisele, who fathered the bill aimed at the
industrial companies, n in the interest
of the small polioyholders, has been again
returned, having made his fight in New
| ark, the home Of several powerful indus
| trial corporations, on that issue. The
insurance companies maintained a very
heavy lobby last year and Will no DOUBT
do so again this year.
There are many discrepancies and con-
flicting features about the township laws
thai will come in for consideration.
One. of the most important measures.
| that viii be remembered VIII be a new
| game law. Each Legislature for the past
fifteen years has attempted to improve
the game laws Of New JERSEY, and 1t has
resulted in complications of the worst
kind. There is now in the State an en-
ergetic Game and Fish Commission, who
throughout the State to considerable ac-
tivity, and these commissioner in doing
their work find that they are somewhat
be ause of the confusion that
exists in the law, and they are going to
introduce a bill that will repeal all former
legislation and make the matter clear.
With this view they are consulting with
getting their views as to the periods to be
LOGAN FOR CLERK.
Little or nothing has yet been heard
about the organization Of the two
| branches of the Legislature. 1t is con-
coded that ex-Judge. Joseph L. Cross, Of
Union county, shall be made the Speaker,
because he was the candidate last year
and now occupies the chair, having been
elected to it & few days before adjourn
nnent upon the resignation of John |.
Holt. As to the Clerk, of the House, ].
| Herbert Potts, who served last year, was
an emergent clerk, selected because OF
his ability in that direction, and not be-
cause he was entitled to the Office. His
| acceptance forced to the rear James P:
Logan of New Brunswick, and William
Cole of Camden. Logan was clerk some
| years ago, but never received the custo-
mary second term. He then came from
Burlington. In the interval he moved
to Middlesex. Last year he did not have
a solid delegation behind him from that
| county, but this year Democratic Mid
dlesex is found in the Republican col
umn, and MIR. Logan comes to Trenton
| with a solid delegation, and the fact that
he still has by custom another term,
he may be the lucky man. As nearly
year were new, they will be in line for
Stokes FOR PRESIDENT.
In the Senate, Wilbur Z. Mott, the
Secretary, has become a Police Justice
in Newark, and that will leave that Office
| open for the contestants, principal among
whom is ex-Postmaster Alex G. YARD of
| Mercer He is identified with the Re-
publican organizations in Trenton, and
as Mercer is one of the banner counties
! Of the State, he will be entitled ITO some
| recognition. For President of the Senate
| there IS lots of good material, but the
drift of opinion seems to centre about
Senator Edward C. Stokes of Cumber-
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