Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-11-30
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LIKE ROBBINS


gathered to again fight over the organ.
lzation of the Legislature, has come
and gone, and the State leaders have
routed the forces of Colby and Record
utterly, leaving the programme of or.
ganlzation undisturbed, namely, Sen.
ator William j. Bradley, of Camden.
LOT president of the Senate; Assembly
man Samuel K. Robbins, of Burling.
ton. for Speaker of the House, and
senator Hillery, of Morris. for Senate
leader, while Assemlyman Randolph
PERKINS, OF Union, is still the prospec
tive leader of the House.
One OF the first men here this morn.
ing was George l.. Record, of JERSEY
Olty, who commenced work at once.
1t was soon discovered that the Essex
and the Hudson county Assemblymen.
elect were flirting with Assemblyman
Marelli, OF Passaic, for Speaker.
linen Robbins was called into a Joint
caucus of the Essex and Hudson
county Assemblymen and questioned
as to his views on limited franchises
and equal taxation.
He told the caucus that he was in
favor of SO adjusting the tax laws that
the railroads would pay fairer share
OF the taxes; that he was in favor of
limited franchises for first class
counties, or with such restrictions that
future transportation facilities be not
barred by such limitations. and that
he would not at this time pledge him.
self to any faction of the Republican
party, believing that the party had the
same interests at heart as was repre-.
sented by the Hudson and Essex county
men.
He took che firm stand that he
would not accept the Speakership at
their hands, that he would sooner fail
OF landing the prize than to pledge
himself to their peculiar views which
might, or might not, be the wisdom of
the Republican party this winter.
OF course, this virtually eliminated
him from the consideration of the Es.
sex men and the Hudson men, who are
under the domination of Record. For
it was Record VINO ingeniously called
the caucus OF the Essex and Hudson
county men. He served notice on the
State leaders this morning that he was
in the field to do all the mischief he
is possible of, and because of this ac.
tion Secretary OF State Dickinson put
his foot down. and his men OF the
Hudson county delegation deserted
Record.
AS soon as Robbins came out of the
caucus, Assemblyman Miller, of Cum
berland, was sent in by Record. who
had been talking to him for full hour
before time. 1t is said that Miller
was willing to promise anything to
get votes for the Speakership, but this
is denied by Miller's friends. Any
how, Miller did not look good to the
Essex and Hudson men, and he made
little impression on them as a candi-
date who could be depended on to do
their bidding when the time came for
a fight against forces they knew not
what
Marelli, OF Passaic. was sent for and
was given a cheer when he went out
of the caucus, but he is really sup.
porter of Robbins, of Burlington. and
not in the race for himself.
A count of noses after the north
Jersey fellows had disgusted the lead
ers by focking by themselves and try.
ing to organize the Legislature their
way showed that Robbins will have
over thirty votes as it is now, and it
will require only 80 votes to land the
Speakership for him. Besides, when
the caucus is held, it will be found
that Robbins has considerably more
than forty votes.
| The failure of Senator elect Colby
to come down and take charge of his
J own campaign was commented on un-
favorably by everybody He stayed
away and sent Record. and the meth
ods of Record to get the Essex and
Hudson men in bunch and have
them ignore all the other representa-.
tives of New Jersey counties were not
appreciated.
One good authority on matters po-
litical said that when the final test of
| strength came, and it was shown that
Robbins would be the Speaker of the
House, he would get the full vote OF
the Republican caucus, less the eleven
elected in Essex and four of the Hud-
son county Assemblymen.
Conductor Mangled by Express.
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stained pair of trousers on the cow