New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17

ing lines 1t has seen the schools made free. a
riparian policy defined and enforced. the yoke Of
the old mOnOpolies that made the Common
wealth a byword in the mouth Of the Nation
thrown off. the corporations that defied her SOW
oreignty brou ;ht within the reach of the tax
gatherer her system Of legislation fundamental
~ reconstructed great public buildings reared
and great things begun and accomplished In all
directions
Mr. Sackett tells in his own sparkling way
about the efforts T. establish competing lines
with the Camden and Amboy Railroad at time
when New Jersey was known derisively as the
state Of Camden and Amboy" He tells how
Joel Parker beat Cornelius Walsh for Governor
how the General Railroad law passed in
1873 how the State established her title to the RI
parlan lands how Bedle was victorious over Hal
sey In the Governorship fight. how bitterly the
politicians wrangled with the Catholic Protectory
bill as bone Of contention, how Mcclellan was
nominated and elected Governor. how Thomas "
Gator played the part of a brilliant but erratic
meteor. how Abbott became Governor, how the
Railroad Taxation law Of 1884 became law
through the efforts of John w. Gr!ggs, now Gov
ernor-elect and on down to last year, nclud-
ing history Of the Capitalization and anti-Home
Rule policy Of the Democratic bosses and sue
cinct review Of the raoetrack agitation.
ABBETT's UNSUCCESSFUL CONTEST.
One Of the stories that has oft been told and
will be again from time to time is that concern
ing the fight for a United States Senatorship out
of which Rufus Bodgett finally emerged
victor. In 1857 the Senate consisted Of twelve Re-
publicans and nine Democrats The House was
composed Of thirty Democrats. twenty-seven Re
publicans. and Carroll and Donohue. who had
been elected by the joint efforts OF the labor men
and Democrats in Passaic County There was
one member lacking TO make up the sixty. Fred
erick Walter, Democrat claimed the seat for
the lid District IF Mercer County, but Josiah
Jones' Republican, who ran against him. de-
clared that the seat was rightfully his Or "A re-
count Chief Justice Beasley announced that the
votes of the rivals were equal. Walkers vote
was necessary III order To give the Democrats "A
Majority in the House irdepos lent OF the Labor
members, and II was determined TO seat him
But. even WIKI Walter the Democrats would
have forty votes on joint ballot, instead OF the
forty-one necessary TO the choice of a Senator
The Republicans had thirty-nne votes, so that
the two Labor men held the balance Of power.
Carroll and Donohue declared their intention Of
holding aloof from both parties To get the one
vote required the Democratic leaders planned the
desperate scheme Of swindling George r. Haines
elected In Camden md giving it to Henry Turley
The ballot boxes were opened and enough changes
made to give Turley majority, 81 that on a
recount Justice Parker gave him the certificate
Of election.
But even these revolutionary tactics did not
win for Leon Albeit his cherished ambition OF
membership In tie United States Senate. There
were men in his o~a party openly opposing him.
Mr.. Sackett thus describes the situation
The complications a both sides became more nu-
meiOus as the h)ur Tor the meeting OF the Houses
approached. Assembly man Mo.vtrton, OF Hunter
don, had been e1 To believe that the Abbeti infu-
tnce IN the Democratic caucus would be exerted In
bfhif OF his promotion To the Speakership, and he
was clagrined ana disappointed wnen he them
htnl a.. tlef efforts 20 the cnOiCr OF iudspeth,
Hudson. HIS iluatcrdon colleague John s Arm
"'n- wAo naa "'en MS warm Champion an tGe
COMES. shared h dsa )poin nent vita nina. As
acmolymen Hair1, Al herb doctor ana compound sr
OF patent me iicines VINO represented OF the
Warren districts, had also set his eye upon the
Speakershp, ana he found In the defeat of his am.