The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-19
NEITHER TO YIELD,
Democratic Senator's Will
Reject the Republicans
Compromise.
WANT THE COURTS TO DECIDE
An Effort to Make the Governor
Responsible for the
Deadlock.
WANT THE COURTS TO DECIDE
Special to the Jersey City Ns,rs.

Special to the Jersey CITY Nefrs.
TRENTON, Jan. 49, 1S94.-The Senatorial
situation is as fluctuating as the weather or
some speculative stock When the last of
the Republicans left here on Wednesday
they confidently asserted that the dead
lock was over, and that some sort of an
agreement could be arrived at by Monday
evening Today those same men sorrowfully
declare that their predictions were at fault
and that the much desired compromise is as
far off as ever. In this matter the Repub-
licans' fault has been that they have made
one great error They have based all their
calculations and predictions upon the sup
position that the Democrats would make
some concessions. But they are now realiz-
| ing what mistake they have made. The
Democrats have nothing to gain and every
thing to lose by yielding, and they can be re-
lied upon, as one of the Republican leaders
expressed it despondently this morning, 'sto
stand firm as rock in the position they now
occupy
| Those republicans who are threatening
the democrats with final adjournment and
all cessation from legislation are not worry
ing their enemies to any alarming extent
No legislation is just what the democrats
want and it is their real objective
point, as they have little hope of control
ing the permanent organization of the
Senate if the present difficulty is adjusted
Any one who doubts this should have heard
the remarks made by United States Senator
Smith, when he left an alleged sick bed on
Tuesday and came post haste to Trenton to
brace up Governor Werts, who it was ru-
mored was ON the verge of recognizing the
Republican Senators. Mr.. Smith told a
friend that there would be no legislation and
that was what the Democrats were fighting
for. They did not want any laws passed by
the Republicans and they could get along
without them just as well as not.
THE COURT SUBTERFUGE.
If further proof is wanted it can be found
in the position which the Democrats will
take in their answer to the ultimatum which
the Republicans submitted to the Demo-
Gratis at the conference Wednes-
day. 1t is well understood now that
they will ask the Republicans to join them
in making up case to be sub
mitted to the Supreme Court whereby
the question of the right of Senator Rogers
for it is he and not Mr.. Bradley that the
Democrats are after to his seat. Even if the
Republicans should acquiesce in any such
proposition it would be almost time for the
next election before the courts could decide
the matter.
not agree toany such proposition. They
say they doubt whether the Supreme Court
would consider the case. There is nothing
to compel them to hear the matter, and it
is evident that the judges do
not care to be mixed up in the
partisan brawl. The Republicans also sig
nifcantly ask why the Democrats did not
bring the case into the Supreme Court with
in thirty days after the election, as the law
Democratic fan, anu friends' sudden a affection er
for the law and the courts. They
also say that there is no custom
or precedent for such action. 1t
Senate nor the Senate of New Jersey and
they do not propose to be dragged into help
establishing any precedent or custom which
will give minority of a legislative body the
right to pass upon the credentials of a
majority and keep that majority from
organizing.
TO PUT 1T ON THE GOVERNOR.
1t is the intention of the republicans to
stand firmly upon their ultimatum and not
to recede an inch. If the democrats persist
in standing as firm, an effort will be made to
throw the responsibility for deadlock upon
the Governor. They say that they expect the
reply of the Democrats on Monday, night to
be a regular stump speech addressed to the
galleries. 1t will quote those parts of
the Attorney Generals opinion which they
declare shows that they have plainly acted
within the constitution and the law and will
lay great stress upon the fact that if the
claims of the Republicans were admitted
they would make man judge of his own
qualifications judge in his own case-a
contingency never contemplated either by
the law or the constitution
Of course the answer, they say, will wind
UP with rejection of the Republicans ulti
matum. Then the Republicans will prepare
letter to the Governor. They will say that
they have done all in their power
to effect a compromise with the
Democrats as suggested in the Governors
letter to them and the opinion of the At
torney- General. In doing this they have
pocketed their pride in their effort to carry out
the desire of the Executive for settlement
of the difficulty, and serve the best interests
of the State, and the matter whether there
should be deadlock remained with him.