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A RULE TO SHOW CAUSE
QUO wARRANTO PROCEEDINGS BEGUN
AT TRENTON.
ATTORNEY GENERAL STOCKTON IN GOVERNOR
wERrss NAME SUBMITS PETITION BASED
ON FAI.sIFIED RECORD OF THE
sENATE-THE DEMOCRATIC DE-
VICE DISCLOSED.
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Trenton, Feb. 21-The Democrats have taken
their final plunge and this morning In the Su-
preme Court Attoney-General Stockton moved
for rule TO show cause why writ of quo war
ranto should not issue against Robert Adrain
and Maurice A. Rogers. Governor Werts was
named as reatcr in the proceedings The fact
that rule to show cause why a writ Of quo
warranto should not issue instead Of motion
for the issuance of the writ itself shows the
size of the which has come from the
panic-strcken Democratic mountain. Robert
Adrain had agreed yesterday to accept service
of any writ issued by the Supreme Court and
was here all yesterday afternoon waiting to be
served. Mr. Rogers would have nothing to do
with the schemes Of the Democrats, and went to
his home in Camden as soon as the Senate
adjourned. The Democrats claim that as no
writ was issued. but only order to show
cause why writ should not issue, Mr. Rogers
! is bound to accept services of that order OF the
court or be adjudged in contempt. All of this
reasoning and all of this procedure appears .
comedy to a living outside Of New-Jersey.
| but is tragedy to those who live between the
Hudson and the Delaware.
HUNGRY JUDGES KEPT WAITING.
The Attorney General appeared in the Supreme
Court Chambers. about o'clock, accompanied
]
fore they went to the courtroom they held
sultation with Governor Werts In the proceed
ings the Governor is named as the 'relator," that
! is, the action is brought in his name. When the
! Attorney-General appeared in the courtroom
| seven of the judges of the court were on the
| bench Presiding over them was the aged and
| dgniled Chief Justice Beasley. BY previous
| arrangement the court waiting for the At
torney-Genera, and the judges had not had their
! luncheon. 1t 10 o'clock when Governor
| Werts went to the Attorney-Generars office to
supervise the writing of the petition 20 the Court,
and it o'clock before the Attomey-Ge
and his assistants appeared in the Supreme Court
chambers. 1t had been supposed that the Pc
i.tion would be made before noon, but the con-
sultaton between the Governor and his legal
advisers resulted in leaving out the Republican
Senators persons against whom the order Of
the Court should rule There was considerable
discussion over this but eX-Judge Stevens finally
carried his point. This may have been satisfac-
tory to Judge Stevens, but 1t was exceedingly
irritating TO the dignifed court. for no grave
and dignifed judges ever sat yet on the bench
who could miss their luncheon and wait through
weary hours for the result Of political dickering
with perfect equanim;ty.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN COURT
When the Attorney General finally appeared
In the courtroom and made his motion for rule
! to show cause why a writ Of quo warranto
should not issue against Robert Adrain and
Maurice A. Rogers, the venerable Chief Justice
said:
This is a matter OF too grave Importance for
| me TO refer ii to a branch court. therefore the
| case will be heard before a full bench The rule
| Is granted, and 1 will make 1t returnable next
| Monday IL that Is satisfactory to the counsel
Mr. Lindabury then arose. and, addressing the
Court. said more time would be required. sug-
gestng March as the date on which the persons
Interested should show cause: This suggestion
of Mr. Lindabury acceded TO by the Court
The petition to the Court was submitted in
typewriter form. but was not read. AT a late
hour tonight II learned that Mr.. Adrain
had accepted service in the matter. but the mes
senger of the Attorney-General, who was sent to
Camden to find President Rogers and serve the
notice Of the Court on him, had not yet re-
turned
BASED on FAI.sIFIED RECORD.
The petition goes over the incidents Of Janu-
airy g. and tells how the Senate organized, or at
tempted to organize by electng Robert Adrain
President pro tenn. and declares that four Re-
publican holdovers entered few minutes late
and participated in the proceedings This, II vii!
be observed. is palpabie attempt on tne part OF
the relator to stake the Democratic cause upon
the falsified record of President Abrams Sem
ate--in fact. the journal Of the Senate is quoted
and offered as evidence in the case. After gong
over in detail what took place on January D. the
petition goes on to say:
That said Robert Adrain and Maurice \. Rogers
have each since the organization OF the oodies
by which they were respectively elected. GAINED
fD ~
as such possessed OF all the rights power. etc.
including the right in case of death. resignation or
the power and duties and receive the emoluments
OF the Office of Governor: that the interests OF the
By phe Vi eonctns Claims OF the said Maurice A.
Rogers and Robert Adran in The 0e Of
is imperativey demanded in the interests OF good
praTs aRs hat RmSc this viii
grant him leave to exhibit an Information IN the u
nature of n quo warranto In the name or the At
torney General the relation OF your petitioner
against the said Maurice A. kogers & ana ipn ~
have and enjoy the said office OF President OF the
Senate OF the State OF New-Jersey
A pr-sT.rHRow1NG DEVICE OF DEMOCRATS.
Whether President Rogers accepts service or
not. the Democrats determined to go on
with the case confident that they will get a de-
cision to enable them to throw dust in the eyes
OF the long suffering public. which repudiated
them at the st election. AS the matter
stands the court proceedings are taken by
every one to be sign of the rapid disinte-
grafton of the Democratic party In New-Jersey.
When the ring and the racetrack see their
power fading and vanishing. when the Demo-
cratic Senator'S are about 10 throw or the BONDS
which hold them to the infamous polcy OF mo
bosses, the bosses themselves appeal TO the
courts as a last resort and seek to steal the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in
-RACETRACK LEGISLATION
In the House to-day the Comstock BILL aimed
against the racetracks of New-Jersey and their
subsidiary gambling dens the poolrooms Of New
York and Phla iephia. was advanced TO its
third reading in spite Of the violent opposition
of the Democratic members. who. led by w. J.
Thompson strove to kill the hill by striking out
its enacting clause. bill introduced
which provides that railroads shall pay taxes in
the same proportion AS private citizen. The
House adjourned to meet on Monday next.
Camden ~ j.. Feb. 21.--The papers in the quo =,
warranto proceedings issued by AttorneyGen-
eraI stockton upon affidavit of Governor Werts
against Senator's Robert Adran and Maurice A.
Rogers were served on Senator Rogers tonight
while he was at supper. At first Senator Rogers
refused to acknowledge service. The papers were
then placed on the piano. After a conference
with his attorney Senator Rogers took the
papers He said tonight that he could not say
what his course would be until he had consulted
counsel tomorrow.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK ~ NEWJERSET.
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