New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-27
FIRST BREAK AT TRENTON.
RACETRAC OK BOSSES STARTLED
TWO DEMOCRATIC SENATORS IN REVOLT
AGAINST MDERMOTT.
SENATOR MILLER ANNOUNCES TO THE RUMP
SENATE THAT HE Is READY TO ACT WITH
THE REPUBLICANs-sENAToR PERKINS OBJ
THE SAME MIND STATE TREAS
URER SWANS BOND AcCEPrNN
(pY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIpryHI

URER SWANS BOND ACCEPrEA
(BY TELEGRAPH TO TRIprysI
Trenton. Feb 26.-The vicious Democratic nm
of racetrack gamblers bacIlegs and ballot-oox
suffers that has so long controlled New-Jerseys
Treasury has been broken The five or six bosses
who eight weeks ago tonight inaugurated the
scheme of defyng the will Of people that had
repudated them by a majority or nearly Zo"
votes by deprving Senator'S sent to represent
the honest sentiment of the State Of their right TO
exercise the duties imposed on them, received
blow tonight from which 1t will be Impossible lor
them TO recover Not unexpected by the many who
believe the trend Of human action Is toward nom
esty but greatly to the surprise and astonishmenS
Of the gang now in control Of the state the Diow
fell Had one Of the Paris bomb-throwers cast his
death-dealing missile from the gallery into the
Senate chamber the Democratic Rump Senate
would not have been more completely taken aoacA
than when Senator Lemuel e. Miller, OF cape May
arose. after Robert Adrain had gone through t"e
stereoyped form of ordering the roll called ana Ah-
nounced that he rose to a question OF the hishes'
privilege All knew something extraordinary was
about to happen Senator DAILY, the foe OF Ahan
/. McDermott, had already moved that Fecess
be taken, but the in the chair, douptiess no.
cing the quivering face of Senator Miller granted
the privilege.
SENATOR MII.LERS BoMBsHELL
Senator Miller extremely agitated he was
about to denounce the Democratic organization o!
which he was a vital part. and which, without
him. could not exist He had no set speech :"
make but he spoke with deliberaton ana emphasis
Here is what he said:
Mr. President In what am about to say y,ay SI wan. nat
d-lvor to refrain indu.gng IN aHy psi tv
n 5ss shed DO IN not hq fare IewYo4k Se sT Word s
gated by and, perhaps was tI.ei, M naro ~
m9q noc pary pTp' anl lP against the Republican party:
but It has instead, given the pupae rae right I.
with several other honest Democratic SendIos, S, IN.
sented into this scheme not To- 10 ~ ~ certaan
racetrack gamblers but upon the ADVICE ol 0er
leaders that it would be good party tnoVs % th s.,lc
now wiling to say mat s9I,en}ly IS EepI ql am un-
wng any onssr be part Of this m 0rsaLiZlh, sWarch
zion 6efye the asan sy Wa that this orgsiz
lion of the senate IS kept up for The The pba %ud ID
stand by th il was FOR the benefit Of the race;
4Dtio 4nts r{e,i@ying az DO that that Is the case
have come to the conclusion. as have bsfore sa,a
10 Si.b 10 be- Clearly understood will not stand
it any N.Y.; longer am therefore willing M TO to , R,sdge
Sry lRepnbcan Senator If they will come into I'M;
senate Those people were honestly elec.e,a reas a
sGy aay et so and know they honestly eecss
We Democras took this NOV move Tor the p'r'' 'a"'
oe Now WIN in regard to these quo warranto proceed
honesilH beieve H It to be farce 1t Is @ schems
to gain time don't propose to 90 ANN INTO ore ,ne con- on
puScan sa'e ssan possible but before shall the
a%s senate s 81 2Sms 30 So "'HsSI
ha.n taihei of-theIr going home. IN invite tneIn
10 cone snDor IN the seating Of their members and OF
nv AID in the racetrack repeating
CHARGES BENEATH NOTICE
Subsequently, the Senator declined 10 name the
Den,ocratic leaders referred to by him. VINO were
osronsihle for the publication OF a story alleging
,,,, no was purchasable The story was intehded
TO deter honest from acting upon the.r own
host Judgment" he said but it is one OF 'hoSe
things which have back action.
= recess was ordered and the Democratic senators
hastened to the ante-rooms. \ vain attempt wa"
made TO interview several of them .
II have no opinion to express on the speec"' s"'N
President Adrain. x,,,
Il really did not hear IT, rerldrAe" N Vs.
I ton. dryly.
: u don't know just what can say" said Senator
, DoI and senator Hinchcline was emphatic IN MS
opinion
SENATOR PERKINS SICK OF IT. TOO
~ think he dd right" said Senator Perkins OF
Rurllngton "and you can say further 'h'' wiz
. hack him I'D in what he has said. J. TOO am sioN
of this scheme | was of those whom this Deii-
ocratic boss sought TO intimidate by charging WIN
: corrupt bargain. This organization - scnel ~
to further the interests Of the racetfa'Ns' ne.
men saw that there were Democratic Seha'ots WI"
were anxious to join hands with the kepupican-
1 u,,na these iniouitous laws from the statute
h,oks and they put up this job 10 prevent US iio
= doing what in our Judgment was the correct 'h'is
to do They have gone too far' VII W,i' E Themselves
: the Republican senators VIII preSeh ,.ary one
here that shall cast my vote to seat every biT Usr
OF them. if their credentials are rTSu , he fact
face and believe nobody VIII dlSiu.It nor Ike
, that their credentials are regular MU Moupi belieSe
H tSe * senate matt is continuous body but viii see Jus Jus
tce done. and to mat p,sdfis p,irrSft mt up tha;
, scheme TO brand certain Senators as irci
" for the purpose of keeping tnel III mn n ~ those
- dSShay Snsi Which hi % hv this time he has learned works
:, two Ways backward and forward and this Is Inc
.,.l
= Senator Drake would not talk but Is ruofss m fSs
Il tonight that he will have something to say III 'h'
senator er speech freqisd err iS ax sfmf'Sp RSpubeaf iG n
g senate The full speech was read to the hepuo'ca'
$ The break is on. and they will now go to pieces
IS remarked Senator Bradley ,., r.. co,.,,
Mrrs f0f'ST honest words said senator's Ketcham snt
e have had him walk right over here ana answer 'n
r0ly W could a not think of entering the DemOcra
r would be recognition of an unlawful pody ana al a,
emisSiTn semg Tn 'VTe We could not Of admit How
IL ever. anticipate good results rom .ne Se,s ,h 10,
pr honest words ana look ior prac'oa 'esuS "i''n
a day or two.
ID TREASURER SWANS BOND ACCEPTED.
ii The bond Of George b. Swain. the newly electe
IS State Treasurer wto takes possession Of this offc
ii next week. has been accepted by Daniel }. Depue
one OF the Justices of the Supreme Court ana tn
ne night the Senate and House approved his bond i
al rho Uouse there was an unsuccessful attempt by ex
IL ilc ii'"SS e'''N '''H 49,
as SNEAKER FLYNN to have the LEGALITY OF the eiecto
y Of the new Treasurer submitted to the AeorieS
in General for his opinion. 4 resolution was intrr
ducei by the Democratic Assemblymen deciarln
ed the Treasurer WAS not duly elected, as the resu
ay ary ORGANIZED and constltutlOnl! Senate had ne
r. participated in the joint SESSION. but by the anr1
p ness of Mr. McEwen the re;o.unon was kA.s -
m without a long discussion The suredes on IN
. II .JenklnSOn,
ed r. PHI Bernard Straus Edward Spath. Moss
y sraus Franz j. Cashier Carl F. Seltz, John =, =
n Fisele Elisha g. Gadd.s. Frank \. WNkinson sst,I
ne me-; sergeant James +. Bless OF Newark; Chatrle
d- b. Thurston Jersey city; William \. Jones r~as
hS Orange. Charles NJ. Decker. George = spotus"oo~
Or,nge The amount Is %AO.o"O -. -.,,
Another nail driven into the coin OF ,he ray -
track gamblers by the Senate Tonight passing VI ~
T., bill repeating the law OF 1892 giving detenuas, , ~
III right 10 the justice of the peace Deore wioi
as thev desire to be tried when arrested TOT cera,
ne crimes Senator Stokes asked leave 70 read new'
=, napar clipping signed by Senator Daly. III wn,c
e the Democratic Senator says the law 20 pe .ePee
IS. ur,s one which exceeded anything ever attempte