New-York tribune., 1894-02-06
BILLS BEFORE GOT. WERTS.
THOUGH PASSED BY THE LAWFUL
HOUSES. HE REFUSES TO RE-
CEIVE THEM.
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS AT TRENTON-TIIE
JOINT REPUBLICAN CAUCUS CHOOSES A
STATE CONTROLLER AND STATE
TREASURER.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInUSE.I

bright for the final triumph Of the Republicans
who are fighting for the cause Of right agains;
the racetrack and the ring Every time the
Legislature has adjourned for the week. the
Democratic Senators have come back from ;he.r
constituencies the following Monday a little less
firm in the stand they have taken. There is now
q decided restlesaness on the part Of seyera! of
them at the part they playing at the dicta-
ton OF McDermott and Adrain. The Democrats
bosses see their hold on the Senators loosenng
and have started the cry that the Republicans
are trying TO money 10 induce break ~
the Democratic ranks. Such a statement is. of
course. absurd and needs no comment The
source il comes from IS enough to st.gmatze It,
The Democratic Senator's however. see now
only too clearly that the bosses have committed
them to a line of action for which their con-
stituents will not forgive them. They see, too.
the fell hand Of the racetrack in the conspiracy
against the people of the State, and such of them
as are blessed with political consciences are anX-
ious for way out OF their Affections. Senator
Winton said last night:
Rather than allow the owners Of racetracks
one days racing l would were it possible in the
present disorganized condition of the Legislature
! forfeit every principle for which l have been
fighting and advise a surrender of the position
taken by the Democrats and unite with the Re
pubhcans in helping to carry ont the sentiment
Of Tie people clearly expressed at the last
election on racing matters"
BOSSES TRYING TO PREVENT 4 BREAK.
Mr.. Winton, IT is known represents in this re
gard the sentiments of several Of his Demo
cratic colleagues 1t is needless t. say that the
Democratic bosses are bringing 70 bear every
force they know of to prevent break and
they are fighting a desperate fight one Demo
cratic Senator said to the proprietor OF a race
track here tonight:
IF YOU open your track. I will leave the
Democratic Senate and go over to the Repab-
ncan Senate and take every man / can with
/ ne"
The racetrack man declared that he would
/ not attempt to race this season. The race
/ track and the ring willing to promise al
/ most anything now to hang on to power and
/ block legislation little longer.
| Ex-Congressman Pidcock and Congressman
! Cornish have been here all day working 10
! s,ihen up the Democratic Senators. They opened
/ Headquarters at the Trenton House. and sent IL
| vitations to the Senators to call and sec them.
| Only one TWO responded.
Governor Werts stated to-day 10 some Of his
| friends that he was getting tired Of the whoe
business There is but little doubt that he would
| like TO get out Of untenable position II ms
makers would allow him. He said tonight that
]
! bring a quo warranto proceeding against Fsesi-
/ dent Rogers 10 find out by what authority ne
! claimed TO be President Of the Senate. ana gei
| the matter into court that way. He adied thd'
! he thought Adran would bring such a'NoH-
When Adrain asked about the Hid''ei '''
! said he had not contemplated any sHD" n,i.
There is no doubt that McDernoii' AHId'"' D''.
/ and their like are determined - pursue lI'i!
/ course t. the bitter end. How bitter tNd' ''u
win be the people will show them not Only al
/ A g.
! far as they are concerned.
PASSED BILLS LAID BEFORE THE GovEE|o.i
The Committee on Passed Bills OF the House
took 20 the Governor this evening four b.!4s
r.aeso1 by the House and the Senate Tho Two
Democratic members Of the committee. CiaIAe
! and Kelly refused 70 accompany 'heir COL
leagues. Murphy. Cross and Iabriske. to the
Executive Chamber with the bills. Nheh 'He
bills were presented 10 the Governor he S"'''
"rnd.r ordinary circumstances would receive
the bills but rs it is, must Ieiuae - ,ro,, NJ
The bills were placed on the Cesk lh Ir"'t %
/ the Governor and the committee WiuluIt"'
! The meeting of the Adrain Senator'S to-night
! was n drcary farce senator DhlE was "''''t
on account Of the death of ms iatheI -i'i-l"M ,'
/ and Senator Martin IS at home SICK. A'ial
1 called the seven other Senator'S present u "it''
4 and then adjourned himself ana theih 10 ~"
In the House and in the Senate some routine
| business was transacted. ana theh d ''0'"' W."
l
| OF the bills presented to the Governor t"
night two were racetrack rcpeaiers Nss m'"t,
! man Cross denies that the Governor VIII '' ~,
! committee waited upon him be.olt' dSi''
| make such indorscncnt on the hliIs pr'Srh
| 10 him as he could short Of Net'. i"r 80,
! for which the Democrats are Playing - '"IS
/ 900 ;rhe ust Of state county and municipal
| nUices has crown under the fostering care %
the Democratic party unul no" lnV onol"'oo -,
/ tho state Of New-Jcrscy pay over >"V"'''V !,
1 ,.oar af a rough estimate. for D"lIB g,N'i Ii' "
bv a gang OF ring politicians, ana Tor me a.,
grace Of feeling the sting oi the '"00""-"
The Republicans desire to abolish unnecessary
offices. to cut down eXorbitant salaries anu anu 10
abolish the power OF unrcstIc'tn , I'l,tiv,
This would mean death to the pelnocrauc pr.
In New-Jersey, to which public pIund'r - % DO"
the means and the end Of poWer. me i,git, xxx
l,cans desire to abolish the racctracA NV WIKI
have dishgured the statutes oi the 9ldlv. ~ i'-'
would mean destruction to the raccir5IoK gam
tlere whose money and whose cVll lhlIueh''9
pn,,o 60 long cast thcir dark stain on New-Jersry
LEGISLATION The Democrats say openly thit py
| holding 70. this year they can 'aiSe % e., .,,''
! onice- holders Of all kinds throughout lHe S't'.
a r,,nd OF $500 900 for their purposes at ihe next
election to say nothing OF the contIlbuiona n'-
handed from the racetrackS. VI thr ul'p"'
mcnts TO office holders the state ltsel ldS9 ""1
,bo Gum Of 5000 annually. Then there ~ Il
large number OF officials holding state appoint
ments but drawing fat salaries from cnuii,'I' tiI
nnd municlpalities These figures do not Include
,bc enormous fees received by the clerks oi .the
court of Chancery and the Supreme Court Con,
sider then the army Of local oihce-holders al
over the State and 1t Will be seen how enQr-
mously 1t costs the people Of New-Jcrsey " d., D
hadlv governed The disgrace OF being governor
nv ring politicians who defy the will OF the peG-
ME and are ruled by racetrack Influences w"ch
outrage the moral sense Df the coinnuHt!' 10
worse than the monetary extorton hoor ,.ia,, NGW,
Ic1,sev paws heavily for the very lashes which
descend upon her bleeding back!
TREASURER AND CONTROLLER CHOSEN
In the Joint Republican caucus tonight VIII
,ann G Hancock. of Trenton, was nominated ioT
c,ate Controller ami George B. Swain, OF New
ork for State Treasurer. There was only one
,ord,datc for the nomination for Treasurer, eX-
Sheriff Baird, Of Camden. having Withdrawn be-
- ,,,o caucus The candidates for nomination