The Jersey City news., 1902-11-14
AT Their
OLD TRICKS
deedless Of the Peoples Re-
buke Republicans Are
Preparing to Steal
Spoils.
TO LAY PLANS TONIGHT
Will Try for Laws for a Jury
Commission and an Ap-
pointive Boulevard
Board.
TO LAY PLANS TONIGHT

Whate legislative enactments can be
obtained this winter that will give some
partisan advantage and, incidentally,
few political crumbs for the faithful. it
is believed viii be the leading topic OF
discussion at the post morten gathering
of Republicans at Lincoln Hall tonight,
when the first meeting of the County
Committee since the Democratic land
slide of November 4, will be held.
Under ordinary circumstances to-
nights gathering would be a mournfui
one. but the delegates who viii assemble
and, before the meeting, tell one another
how it all happened, think they have dis
covered amidst the smouldering ashes OF
party defeat one bright hope for the fu-
ture-a hope that carries with it visions
of patronage for which the faithful have
long been striving.
Strange to say that the ignominous
defeat of one of the partys most con-
spicuous leaders-Major Carl Lentz, of
Newark--is the cause which has given
birth to the hopeful anticipations for the
future, and there are those among the
faithful who are inclined to bless those
Republicans who contributed towards
the overthrow of the Essex leader.
Unable to secure a representative in
either House of the Legislature since
1896, the Hudson Republican leaders
have found Essex's solid Republican
delegations at Trenton a stumbling block
to their ambition to wrest from Demo
Gratis elected by the people the fruits OF
their victory.
OBSTACLE REMOVED.
But now this obstacle seems to be re-
moved, and through Mayor Lentz's defeat
in the race for Sheriff of Essex county.
Now both counties of the first class"
have Democratic Sheriffs and the Repub-
lican politicians can no longer find a val
id reason for Essex's representatives re-
fusing to consent to the enactment of
measures that are expected to be of par
tisan advantage and incidentally provide
berths for more of the faithful
Already the satellites. of the Republi-
can organization in this county are be-
ginning to tell what they expect from the
coming legislature, and it is probable
that at tonight's meeting the legislative
committee will be instructed to have bills
along the suggested lines prepared for
presentation at Trenton this winter
As was expected jury commission act
is the one most generally talked of. The
experience of 1888, when the power of
/; appointing grand juries was taken from
+ Sheriff Robert Davis and given to COM
| mission consisting of Smith Haines of
/ Jersey City and John Reid of Hoboken,
is forgotten in the general desire to obtain
the partisan advantage which the power
! to select grand juries is supposed to car
ry with it.
With about the same reckless abandon
| that characterized the one grand jury
drawn by Sheriff Alex. Z. Mclean just
ten years later, the commissions grand
/ jury proceeded to indict every Democratic
official head in sight. The result was
the same as with the indictments found
/ by McLean's representatives except that
some of the accused We're brought to
lrldl. All were acquired.
Then the people in disgust took hand
| in the matter and Democratic Legis-
lature was elected and repealed the jury
commission act. The reputation of the
work of McLean's grand jury by the H.
/ 600 plurality given to Sheriff Carl HI.
Ruempler who succeeded the man, who,
through the death of Sheriff Heller, oeeu-
| pied the office for three months.
/. LESSONS OF THE PAST.
But seemingly the lessons of the past
are forgotten and the Republican organ
/ ization Of Hudson is preparing in its
greed for vengeance and patronage to
again turn the State over to the Demo
cratic party. That the followers of
Lentz viii assist them they feel assured.
They believe the Essex organization has
an axe to grind for the Democrats and
= Independent Republicans who defeated
the Essex leader on November 4.
While the leaders are bowling for a
jury commission bill the smaller fry
politicians are elamoring for bill au.
thorizing the county judges instead Of
the Sheriff to name the officers for the
several courts AS in the case of the
jury commission bill, it is believed that
Essex will support this measure because
it will prevent many of the Lentz's
political henchmen in that county from
being thrown on the cold, cold world
at time when coal is so high.
In Hudson there are about thirty-twt
officers employed in the three county
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