New-York tribune., 1907-01-07
SESSION THIS WEEK.
Ne7o Jersey Legislature WM Meet
Tuesday-Senatorship Up.

Trenton. Jan. (SpecaD.-1ne 1Slst session Of the
New Jersey Legislature will convene at o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon of this week. The real work
of the session will begin night Then the
Democratic members Of the Assembly will hold
another caucus in the Assembly chamber Two
caucuses of the Democratic Assemblymen have al
ready been held, Trenton and the second in
Newark. These meetings succeeded I'm select
ing q Speaker and a few of the lesser officers.
To night the clerk and other leading places
will be filled. 1t is believed the Republican Sen
ators will hold their second conference in the Sen
ate chamber Monday night. when the steering
committee, appointed during the Christmas holi
days. will announce the OF those allotted to
clerkships. doorkeepers and the like.
Each house will organize Tuesday afternoon
in its respective chamber. The Senate, comprising
fifteen Republicans and six Democrats. viii be or
ganized by the Republicans. Senator Mlnck. OF
Cumberland, will be chosen President and Senator
Hillery. of Morris will be the leader, he was a
year ago The House will be organized by the
Democrats, who have thirty-one members to TWEEN
ty-nire Republicans. The Speaker will be Edgar
Z. Lethbrdee of Essex. There has been a report
current for a few days that the Republicans were
going unseat Assemblyman Joseph Firth, the
Democratic Representative OF Warren, because he
pleaded guilty some years ago to keeping n dlsor-
derly house and convicted OF a crime IT ap-
peared. however. that the crime 10 which the War
member pleaded guilty not which de
pved the convict of his rights OF citizenship, and
consequently left him undisturbed far as his
and his right TO hold seat in the Legislature
are concerned. II there any schemes
af1oat or i'll contemplation for ousting any of the
members they are kept beneath the surface.
After the Legislature has been properly organ
lied on Tuesday the Governor will send IN his
message, the committees will probably he
nounced in the Senate. and then adjournment WILL
be taken for the week.
1t IS doubtful whether much legislation will be
effected attempted until after the election OF
Senator Dryden,s successor. which is due during
which recently Gained Gown so much. viii revive
probaby 0peass until m m the eonfs s . settled he e
announcement made yesterday that Governor
he MAS not '1 candda9 for the United ed States sen
atorship and would not consider IT during his term
permission to quote him to that effect. has thor
qualifedly out Of the race ana must so be con
sideTed What viii be the real result when the
Just now the outcome seems to be the elimination
of Stokes and combination of ant-Dryden inter
ests upon Judge Mahlon Pitney. II Pitney is will
candidate % in the eld % against Dryden and creates
a tangible issue for the members Of the I4egisla,
said however the absolute withdrawal Of Stokes
Dryden. Whether. : ntmated caucus will be
called this week, it is certainly safer for the Dry
any other time CT the campaign. except possibly
There seems to be considerable discussion as to
where the Governor stands between the regulars
is that the Governor is really a reforner and in
tends to cast his lot with the independent element
and unite his fortunes with OF the Colby stripe
That Lathrop Anderson was selected to inform
the public that Governor stokes would under
circumstances De a candidate for United States
Senator Ia causing good deal of comment. An
derson is one of Colbys rmest adherents, and that
the Governor should allow him to make public
important announcement which he refused to COM
nit to of his lifelong regular friends, is deemed
passing strange There have been several conf,
Dental conferences between Stokes and Colby. and
Il at the cloAs Of long so-called heart-to-
heart talk that the Governor delivered his mes
sage to the public through Anderson. II is said
the Governor believes in the Independent move
ment and is very apprehensive that unless the
leading principles of reform adopted by the Re
publican convention next September and embodied
in its platform the party will be defeated In the
contest for the Cfovernorship