Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-11-23
POLITICAL
SIT UATION
State House Machine Worried
More Exposures May by
Made.

LOANF 80 49, hNIDH
that ex-senator James Smith has
made peace with the Public Service
Corporation and will work in harm
ony hereafter seems to be well
founded, although ex-senator Smith
has not shaken hands with Thomas
N. McCarter yet. 1t is said that one
of the conditions imposed by ex-Sen-
ator Smith before agreeing to join
hands with the old crowd was that
Mr.. McCarter should resign as pres
ident. What the ex-senator receiv-
ed in return for his conversion is not
supposed to be any of the public's
concern.
1t is understood the Public Serv-
ice is going to try to be good n
sweet and conciliatory hereafter. 1t
is looking for all the smooth articles
in the market to help it, and hence
Smith.
There is o story told of a well
known Jerseyman in this connection.
He met one of the Public Service di-
rectors, who is not a resident of New
ark, by the way, and this was the
conversation. Said the ~Jerseyman:
when is the Public Service going
to stop its nonsense and give up us
ing vinegar and try m~olasses?"
The director answered: Vinegar?
It is worse than that. 1t is muriatic
acid that our officers dispensed"
Mayor Pagan and George l.. Rec
ord are on their way home, and may
reach Jersey City tonight. Senator
| elect Colby will leave the Virginia
springs for Orange next Monday.
Colby is coming back ready for
peace or a fight, as the conditions
may decide. His shrewd associate,
Assemblyman-elect Martin, declined
to commit himself or his friends to
any programme while here yester-
day. He has formed impressions,
and has some fairly good ideas about
the situation, but he desires to con
suit Colby, the real leader, before
making any positive statements.
Governor Stokes is not likely to
prove a factor. The Colby people
know, presumably, what his atiilia-
tons are, and it is assumed hat they
will 90 ahead without %consulting
him.
No matter what they may pretend,
the state house combination is
against the Colby contingent. The
state house officials take no stock
in equal taxation, and are Indifferent
if not opposed, to limited franchises.
| FrItDu pn,,rAf laaYs 10 hnun gttph man
as Colby and Pagan on top even for
a moment. They would be much
bolder than they are in their talk il
it were not for the Colby lobby re-
port, which really frightens them
Should the Essex man continue the
exposures that he limited at on the
stump in the recent campaign, some
of the sacred precincts of the capitol
might be smirched.
State Treasurer Frank o. Briggs
noes not enter into this controversy
because, as chairman of the Repub-
lican State Committee, he is in Il del
icate position. He represents the
party of the entire state and not a
group of counties as a faction of pol
itlcians. He has made an excellent
chairman and is a hard worker and
a careful observer. Whatever his
personal views may be, as chairman
he is not going to enter any fight
that may occur between North and
South Jersey, between Major Lent
and Mr.. Colby, or between Mayor
Pagan and Colonel Dickinson.
There is good reaso to believe
that the conservative organization
mel and the Colbyites in Essex
county will unite upon ex-senator
Bachelor as chairman of the county
committee to succeed Major Lentz.
Bachelor lunched with Assembly
man-elect Martin here yesterday and
1t is understood the situation was
thoroughly canvassed. Martin, it is
said, expressed himself as entirely
satisfied with the senator, and the
latter is reported to have intimated
that if everybody wanted him he
would take the position, much as the
sacrifice would be on cot of his
various business and official engage
ments.