New-York tribune., 1901-08-28
NEWJERSEY POLITICAL NOTES

Much discussion of the proposed anensnsu.
the New-Jersey State Constitution has been $50. %
by the error of editor. who announced tb., e
vote by the people on the amendments would ,n
place next November Although the error will saA
run Its length IL has been useful in stimuIattr a
quiries ard in awakening the interest n, So '
people who have not kept pace with this v.s.y sny
iieSIslatVe proceedings. and who therefore doai5
KNOW what the amendments really are Aes
Two OF the proposed amendments are str,k,,u,
important They those providing for bie~r,ty,
sessions of the Legislature and establishing So
arate Court of Appeals. to be composed or a..
members. The biennial sessions proposition wa. ' s
ieated some years age and there is resoh,ra . ae,
sgInent against IL is that il has the suunos. a, AZ,
4Ilcehoiders because its adoption would espec,aHl
9eAent thern VINO are, with the single excepsion ~
the Goyern9r % appontiye officials and who DO uoI o.
not rspresent ,beT bpis d,Tsety, m and sometimes 40
Of the continuation OF annual sessions is asor
their most precious and essential pTeToqsi'ss one o.
which is that under the constitution as II NOV
subject which might demand early conssers,a,nay any
ton Of the amendm mt would ampIify the aaop
corporations which. il is argued, already ses, =,
Under the amendment the offlcial terms ~ Ss,airs
Governor and State Senator'S would be exJanSs Sas
two years. ei''iS to
The proposed judicial amendment provides. 10.
arate Court of Appeals of five members 10 =
composed of a chet Judge and four assoo,..
judges. The court is TO have fun Jurisdiction II
writs of error. and will do the work Of the nra.s
Court of Appeals, composed Of the ChancsTe, th-
nine justices of the SuDreme Court and ~. -
lay judges of appeals. TGe abolishmenf Of ths S TX
judges Will make new Court OF Pardons neeas y
sary, which is TO be composed of the CsoveTnor ~
Chancellor and the Attorney General The vIca .'
chanceiOrs a,e tC be appointed by the Governor in
stead of by the Chancellor, at present a1s' ,5
Ccr,mOn Pleas Court is to be Subject fo sT Iis
changes in the law as may seem 10 BE- nscsss ssa
This proposed amendment while not as prSiyy: rCTsiSaIy:
IN popular discussion the biennial sessions
conservative element OF the population Iooksn,ss Ne
rather askance at changes in hitherto satisfac
The amendments. having been passed by the lss.
legislature, must be passed without change by m.
next legislature before they can be broupbt -
/ popular vote for final action in 1868
Ex-senator Henry s Little. who has been n,
some months in delicate health is now much bs.te,
and is spending the remainder Of the summer sea-
son at Asbury Park. He is not taking an activs
part in politics. having gradually drifted into rs
tircuent from the strife which was once his pleas
uTe. and IN which he was one Of the most skilfrI
sufficiently interested in what might with HttIs
impropriety. he called his favOrite gane-prs-
county OF Monmouth He has been doing this to3
fifty years more, most OF the time. and was AZ
Monmouth" in the Democratic Inc as he was on
two or three occasions IN helping 70 turn the
rascals out
The death Of Thomas Kays. OF Newton " J.
who for many years the political associate and
personal friend OF ex-Sena tor Little has been re-
ported. Mr. Rays a lifelong Democrat and
for two or three decades controlling political
power in what Is n Nv the IVth Congress District
besides being influential in an advisory capacity
upon Democratic policy in the State Re was ora
Of The Democrats who revOlted against Governor
Albeit and aided in bringing about mis- defeat for
United States Senator Mr. kays was one OF ths
three Democrats proposed for Senator IN the exct-
ing session OF the legislature In 1871 when RUFUS
BodgStt was elected
Strong opposition 10 the reappOintment OF Will
lam n. Gourley as Chairman of the State Demo-
cratic Committee exists in Hudson County. Rob
eTt Davis. the Democratic leader there. is in the
Catskills Thomas J. Miggins. the Deputy City
Collector of Jersey City. and who has the conf
eence of Mr. Davis, said yesterday Since the
statement made by Mr.. GourIey last fall that he
wished to retire from the chairmanship just as
soon as he could be relieved from It's duties many
Democrats all over the State have been looking
about for n chairmah- The decisive Dsmocratie
victories in Hudson fall and IN preceding years
naturally turned the eyes OF Democrats on Robert
Davis. Determined efforts to get him to accept
the State ChairmanShip have been made for sew
| he feels he has important field here in Hudson
and that he best serve his party oy remaining
man at this time Unable to persuade Nr pavs
/! TO assume the management Of the party IN tne
| State campaign. believe that when ne Wisnes q
the Democrats made known 20 Congressman
| Allan L. McDermOtt and the demand that ne az
cept the State chairmanship IS formally made. De
will yield and listen to the party caA-
( Congressman McDermott. who has repeatedly
said that he did not wish 70 be made chairman Of
the State Democratic Committee. reiterated that
statement yesterday