The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-02
Newark Citizens Will Test
Constitutionality Of Anti
Spring Election Law.
KALISCH WILL BRING SUI I
He Hopes to Have an Adjudi-
cation Before April.

nor Soorhees; is to be made in the courts
OF the State by Samuel Kalisch, the em-
inent Newark lawyer. Mr. Kalisch has
been retained by number of Newark
citizens and will question the constitu-
Istionality Of the measure before the SUI
preme Court.
The February term of the Supreme
Court came to an end yesterday, but it is
likely that an effort will be made to have
branch of the court hear the case with
in the next few weeks The members of
the court will be in attendance upon the
Court of Errors and Appeals but an ar
rangement can undoubtedly be made to
have such an important question as the
constitutionality of the election measure
considered at once.
1t is the purpose of Mr.. Kalisch to have
an adjudication of the matter before the
time for holding the municipal elections
in April, if it is at all possible. He will.
proceed with all possible expedition in
preparing his case. Should the scheme
be knocked out by the courts the blow
will be disastrous one to the local Re
publican politicians, who have been felici-
tatlng themselves ON the fact that their
terms of office were extended until the
fall, when they hoped to win out by los
ing the municipal contest in the greater
battle for State supremacy.
AS told in the News" yesterday,
Governor VOORHEES, affixed his sig
nature to the Anti-Spring Election
measure after a protracted conference
with Attorney General Grey, at which
the features of the bill were carefully
studied. AS the Executive gave his ap-
proval to the bill it is to be assumed that
he and the Attorney General were salts
fed that it would withstand any attacks
leveled against it.
Governor Voorhees, does not like the
stories that are so persistently floating
about to the effect that the signing of the
bill was the result of an agreement to
put through a plan he has for the Con-
gressional redistrieting of the State.
Nov don't talk about bargains or dick
ers of any kind, . he asserted yesterday,
''for there was no intimation of any such
thing so far as know. The bill stood on
it's merits. l will say, however, that while
question the political wisdom of passing
such law at this time, the fact that
my own party was practically unani-
mously for it in the Legislature placed
as knowing more than my party or sign
ing the measure
Aside from the doubt raised by the de-
cision to attack the act. the passage of
the bill has already caused confusion in
various municipalities and more inconsis-
tencies and peculiar situations may be
looked for before the new order of things
shall have commended itself to officials
and voters.
In Camden the Democrats propose go
ing ahead with their charter election
preliminaries, just as though the bill had
never been passed by an obliging Eegisla-
ture and signed by the Governor.
Chairman Donges of the Camden
Democratic City Committee stated yester-
day that the Democratic nominations
would be filed with City Clerk Kramer
thine would be left there in the presence
of witnesses. In the meantime prepara-
the City Clerk refuses to issue tickets leg
al proceedings will be taken. The Repub-
llcan Committee, which meet Thursday,
is equally determined to hold no election
The City Clerk is expected to act accord
ing to the Republican stand, unless the
court irtervenes and sets aside the law.
Bridgeton also has a complication to
unravel, as in that place Councilman-at-
Large Charles H. Stevenson was legislat-
month. Now the question arises whether
the Meeker bill will affect him. If it does
he will serve until next January, but if
it does not Mr.. Stevenson will go out of
office and the Council viii have no power
I to select another permanent president UNI
til January /.
In Woodbury. even the Republicans are
not taking chances, but are going ahead
with their preparations for a spring elec-
ton, so as to be ready in the event of
there being hitch i'll the law. Nomlna-
tions have already been made for mayor,
councilman, freeholder, assessors and
overseer of the poor and the Republicans
will await developments before taking
further steps.
WILL GIVE PROGRESSIVE EucHRE
Mrs 4 Kechler and Mrs William Co.'S