Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
UNDERWRITERS.
BOLTED THE ADRIAN SENATE.
One Of the New Jersey Democrat
DenOunces the Deadlock.

One OF the new Jersey Democrats
Denounces the Deadlock.
The first break from the democratic SEN
ate came last night at Trenton, N. j., when
Senator Miller Of Cape May made q speech
announcing the deadlock and declaring
his intention to have nothing more to do
with the senate. The senate had Just been
called to order and Senator Adrain was in
the chair
Seven We're present. Senator Miller arose
to a question of privilege, saying that In
what he had to say in connection with what
had happened in the past few days he did
not care to indulge in personalities.
Regarding the publications concerning
linn in New York papers, he wished to
enter denial and denounce them as con-
temptible lies from beginning to end. He
said the object OF the newspapers in the
last two or three days has been to try
to mold popular sentiment in favor Of the
just the opposite.
Senator Miller went on to say that he
and others who had Joined In the Demo
cratic organization had hut one motive and
one incentive. and that was not to protec,
race track legislation. He was willing to
assert that this democratic senate was
kept up for the purpose Of aiding the race
track people. The people Of New Jersey had
come to that conclusion, and so had he
most positively.
He did not care to be a party to this or.
ganization any longer. He was unwilling to
be connected with IL, knowing il was un-
popular with his constituents and with
nearly all the citizens OF the state. so long
as II was controlled in the interest of the
race track men. He felt certain that that
was the controlling power: therefore after
due elaboration, he had positively con-
cluded that he would not be party to any
such organization.
If the republicans would come into this
chamber he would vote to seat their SEN
ators. His own colleagues had acknowl-
edged to him that that would be only right
he was no lawyer; knew nothing about the
law. and wanted TO know nothing about IL
and, without intending any disrespect to
the court, his own opinion was that the
quo warranto proceedings were only a
farce.
He did not propose to 60 into the re.
publican senate, nor make himself any
more conspicuous than was necessary bu,
before he would see the republicans adjourn
sine die he would Invite them into this
chamber and assure them OF his support
The New York paper and its Camden
ally might brand him as q traitor and pu,
his picture in every day. but he would
nevertheless act in accordance with the
dictates OF his conscience and in the IN.
terests of the people.
Mr.. Miller was severely denounced by
SENATOR hinchnue, VINO told him that he
deserved many of the things that had beer
said about him, and that his conscience
troubled him and caused him to do what
he had done. He said some Of the rest OF
them might feel the same way. but they
did not want to parade their troubles be.
fore the public
The opinion prevails that the action O,
Senator Miller practically means the end
or the deadlock: that two democratic sena-
tors TO vote with the republicans for the
seating OF members made the case of the
deadlock almost a hopeless one ana tbs
taxing or further testimony in the QUO
warranto proceedings merely a matter OF