New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-14
SEVELL OR MURPHY !
THE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS WILL CHOOSE
A SENATOR TONIGHT.
DoTH CANDIDATES Confident or S'''' ''
BRASS BANDS AND pELEGATi"NS ~ Va
scEND vPoN TRENTON TO-DAY

fnY TELEGRAPH 70 THE T"iPrNEl
Trenton. Jan i3-In all probability the jo'hl eau.
cus % select the Republican successor ~ "' =
states Senator John r. McPhefson "1n 10 h''' al
the State Capitol tomorrow nlght. ana oh'' ~
choice Of majority % the legislators y lo'"'',
made known the friends Of General "l'hh" -
seweu ana Franklin Murphy VII again JOIN iofccS'
90, right down 10 work. and enact several 81 inc
excellent reform measures already be'oT" INC l'H''
laiure into laws Both candidates are r'iii c'a''""
IN have the hedges OF the majority OF the seventy
Republican votes in the House AMI Senate ana "o'"
are Slually OF capturing the pr'Z". Inc man"
T.. also made tina. the forty-two members ~ the
tts. vh, SIGNED the call Tor the Joint caucus to-
morrow night are al Scweli men. despite the fact
that they voted against the General IN inc caucus
only a. hour before signing the call Inc 'eh'ta >
friends are in fact. claiming everything ana every
body tonight leaving Mr.. Murphy only aoou' ""
votes
" uu,nhv s,vs he Will be the next United States
Senator from Jersey II the pledges % the law
makers count for anything. lie has received as
surances from more than majority OF inc Jo.i'
caucus. he says. and has every commence J" NE
friends Docs not the vote IN the House caucus
proye conciusiveiy that my distinguished competitor
has been carrying campaign OF "NaSsera-
,onse' replied NJ. Murphy when asked about the
claims Of General sewel. II have received assur-
aaces OF support from members ever since tAat
vote was taken he added.
Assomblvman Skinner. OF Essex, says the cntlte
delegation from Mr. Murphy's own home are en-
Enthusiastically supporting him. yet General sew
els friends are asserting that Messrs Benedict'
schoeber and Christie viii vote for him Each
OF those named voted against the General Oh lues-
day Mr.. Murphys friends Will gather here from
AL over the State tomorrow afternoon. but Cen
eral Sewell will bring a larger crowd ana brass
bands from Camden in FIVE special cars. The W.
j. Sewe Association. on arriving here. will parade
the streets and do all In their power TO influence
votes for the General In the evening they Will
listen 10 an address by the General. perhaps from
the hotel balcony. Mr. Murphy's friends Will 20
quietly at work for votes There promises to be
much of the spectacular in Trenton tomorrow
night.
Senator OF New Jersey shall be elected January
o. and the Legislature will not do much until the
Senator is elected The committees OF both houses
that the Governor will send In some nominations
this week: among them successor to the late
awaiting the action Of the Legislature. The pro-
posed referendum system Of Legislation will en-
gage much attention. as well az bills amending
the Ballot Reform law for equal taxation. reduced
ferriage. cheap gas, the doing away with grade
crossings, for the prevention OF tisury, for the
execution OF all convicted mUrderers In state
popular vote for the preservation OF the Palisades
TO prevent the sale OF riparian rights. and for n
state Water Commission. nearly all OF which were
which was introduced by Senator Voorhees,. pro-
vides for the election Of the new Judges at the
next State election in November. and continues
the present judges in office until the first wednes-
day In December The salaries Of the judges are
fixed as follows: Essex and Hudson counties.
81 500 each; Passaic County, $500 Camden Coun-
bergen Mddlesex Monmouth and Morris. -. 900
each: all the other counties pro rata compcnsa-
ton. There is no doubt OF this bill becoming a