Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-15
Republicans Will Give Their
Complimentary Vote to
John Kean.
DEMOCRATS COURTEOUS
TO MOURNFUL PARTY
Governor's Day a Sad, Sad Oc-
casibn for Incumbents of
Many State Offices.
from . st.ff Correspondent ]

iFrom STAFF Correspondent
TRENTON. Nov. 15.-For the second
time Within seventeen years gloom pre-
vailedt the State House corridors and
the several more important offices in
the capitol where politicians and lesis-
latoFs hold over and members-elect are
won't to congregate on the first Gov
errhor's Day, following the general cleo
ti@n.
5Today's demonstration differed, how
aver very materially from that of the
4econd Tuesday in November, 1894. six
Aeen years ago. On that occasion ti-s
4 Victorious Republicans, who for the
J first time in a score of years had OBJ
tanned an opportunity of controlling the
State, thronged the corridors and made
no pretense of concealing their exulta-
ton and telling Democratic office
holders how soon they would have TO
leave. Today 1t was altogether dlf-
ferent. A majority Of the Democratic
legislators who did reach the State
House are lawyers who had business at
court and then paid a casual visit to
the corridors.
They were warmly congratulated on
all sides and accepted the greetings
without the slightest evidence of exui-
tation. There was no attempt to
scrow." as was evidenced in 1894, and
no "joshing'' Of office-holders, as was
evidenced oh that occasion.
Senator elect Fitzherbert of Morris,
was the only new member of the up
per house present and with him were
the two assemblymen from his home
county.
Republicans for Kcan.
One thing made practically certain
by talk among Republicans at the
State House today is that the G. 0. T.
caucus will utterly ignore the popular
vote for United States senator and Will
give its complimentary vote to John
Kean.
Assemblyr1an John j. Mathews. with
Senators Siizer and Gebhardt, We're
among the more prominent statesmen
found In the corridor, and everyone, re-
gardess of political Affiliations, seemed
to turn to them to ascertain what the
n plans for the next session were. As
4 semblyman Mathews. who Is booked for
majority leader, IL not speaker of the
next House of Assembly, modestly in
formed his questioners that this was
something for the majority and not an
individual to predict, except so far as
to answer the people that the majority
would fulfill its platform pledges.
A similar view was expressed by
Senators Silzer and Gebhardt, who ex-
pressed the hope that their Republican
colleagues who still control the Senate
will heed the warning and make no at
tempt to thwart the effort Of the DEM
ocratic House to comply with the will
f1.or lis
last Tuesday.
Democrats to Confer.
1t is probable that the Democratic
assemblymen-elect and senators and
eenators-e elect will have an informal
conference here on November 20 and
arrange Nr separate and general con-
ferences to be held two weeks later, ut
which the organization of the House
will be agreed upon along with a ger-
eral plan of action for the entire ses-
sion. Some of the noisier among the
spectators expected to find Governor
\ elect Woodrow Wilson in the gather
ing and appeared to think his absence
n was due to the fact that Governor
/. Fort was not present
lA Governor Fort was absent in New.
s ark as a witness in the suit of Gen
ral r. Heber Breintnall for reinstate-
! s nent in the National Guard Indus
.ious efforts We're made by few in
! yAgiduals who are epdeavoring to pro-
gce Democratic discord to have the
sT,ocratic legislators present declare
ID choice for United States Senator
Means successor. They were in
Ny met with the rejoinder ttat
Abject would be disposed of at
ftrno and In a rT-0Der m. T.
Same as every other duty the
,atic majority has been called
perform.
ilar question from the same
as propounded to a number of
IN senators and a few assem-
!. that political persuasion who
tent. Senator-elect Nichols, of
1d. was made the shining
that direction. and his reply
) would receive the compli-
omination of the minority as
ean's successor was who
lint caucus decided upon"
Republican Caucus.
lblican Senators will prob
on Tuesday, December 20,
,snator Alderman. of Union,
and Senator Bradley, of
lose term expires next year,
leader. 1t is considered
L at the same time the
agree upon Senator Kean
ty choice to succeed HIM
Fort's absence was serious
because Secretary of State
Dickinson refused to issue
lssion to County Registrar
of Camden. who has just been
ed unless Governor Fort ordered
10 do SO.
blonel Dickinson's reason was that
Ely two of the Camden County Board
Yof Elections signed the canvassed re-
turns The reason advanced by those
who refused to sign was that the DEM