Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-11
PRINCE RUNNING;
FLAYS Jury BILL
Former Senator Attacks Pro.
posed Changes and Con-
demns Any Intervention.
HE'S A CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR AS REPUBLICAN
He Fears Pres. Wilson Desires
Concentration of Power
Never Contemplated.

A vigorous attack on the proposed
changes m tho jury law wazich the
Legislature failed to agree upon in
It's recent session was made by
former State Senator John D. Prince
last night at the dinner of the Re-
publican Club, of Millburn township,
held N wSttkop's Hotel incidentally
MFR. Prince was mentioned as a cam
ldidatas6or Governor.
m Introducing Mr.. Prince the toast
master referred to him as the man
TO whom the highest office in the
State ought TO be given" The former
senator from Passaic was approached
| fter the dinner and admitted that
he was at present candidate but
declared that If 1t appeared to be in
tho interests of the party later he
would withdraw.
Mr.. Prince App1auded.
The introduction of Mr.. Prince as
candidate brought forth applause,
although neither Mr.. Prince nor any
of the other speakers referred to 1t
in their addresses. The former sena-
for has exerted. considerable inf1u-
ence during his experience in the
Legislature and officiated as acting
governor on several occasions while
Governor Wilson was out of the
State.
Reviewing the history of the meth
DDS of selecting jurors, former Sena-
tor Prince declared that it had been
proved that the present system of
drawing iuries by sheriffs, those near
est the people, is the best. He de-
nouneed the plan of jury commits
sioners appointed by the Governor as
advocated by President Wilson. the
selection of jury commissioners by
Supreme or Circuit Court judges was
also opposed by the speaker. The
people would reject most emphatical-
Nv any one of these three systems II
given chance with a referendum,
he declared.
That the Republicans have an ex-
cellent opportunity of electing a Gov
ernor this fall was the statement OF
Herbert w. Taylor. chairman of the
Republican County Committee He
held out a bright future for the party,
asserting that if the right candi-
dates were named 90 per cent. of
those who left the ranks last fall
would return.
w. I. Lincoln Adams, of Montclair,
was another speaker who looked for
the Republican party to come back
in power next fall and continue It's
success in future years.
Take Counsel of Taft, He Says.
1--WE ought not to listen to the raw
ings of revolutionaries, declared
Henry S. Acken, who acted as toast
master. in referring to the Progress
sives. He added that counsel should
be sought from men like Mr.. Taft.
at would be well for the Republi-
cans of the State of New Jersey to
ask for guidance and tender the high
est office the State has to offer to
former Senator John ID. Prince" he
concluded. and the diners roundly
npplauded this announcement.
Telling his hearers that the Repub-
licans had been too much inclined to
sit back and review what they had
done instead of doing more, and as
sorting that the principles of the Pro-
sressives had already been tried ana
failed former Senator Prince waded
into the question of jury reform. He
said in part:
"There is critical movement be-
fore us today. AS far back as the
reign of Henry II. we find that the
shire reeve drew the juries. From the
very days of Magma Charta. which
granted the right OF trials by Juries,
the iuries had to be drawn by man
who was in touch with the voting
power of the people. In this country
the Governor may appoint judges
and, as in this State, may appoint
prosecutors. but shall he also appoint
| the man to draw jurors, who vitality
affect the lives of the people?
.'rhere have been some cases OF
sheriffs drawing improper juries, but
| that is no reason for abolishing the
office of sheriff. To give the Gov
ernor power to appoint the men who
shall draw juries is exalting the
| Governor over any other officer.
Let the people do this IL they want
| to. Those who are urging 1t don't
want to let the people say. They don't
want to go before the people on this
| question. for they know the people
would not vote for it.
| Possible Abuse of Power.
Suppose some Governor were
elected and abused his appointing
power. and we have had some pretty
bad Governors in New Jersey, would
| the Legislature and the people of the
state demand that the power of the
Governor be taken away and put in
the Federal government?
"If you have bad sheriff put him
out. You have the process of inn
parchment, and the law is very dis
tinct on the subject, and then there
is provision for elisor drawn juries,
| too.
| II have gone all over this State
spea king against the promiscuous
referendum, but when we have a
radical thing like this, which is a
Constitution upset, an overthrow of
the reign of the people, and when
| the President announces that he is
coming here to dictate what form
the change shall be, then here is a
case where you want referendum.
This is not a party matter to me
at all. How some of the legislators
can stay down in Trenton and en-
/ deavor to put through this plan |
can't see. They fear. and justly so,
that the people would turn it down
Overwhelmingly at a referendum.
A Critical Situation.
IN the next few weeks the situa-
ton is going TO be critical here. The
President is coming. and / am sure
can't understand his attitude, except
that he desires the Capitalization OF
power, which was never contemplated
by the Constitution of the State ano