Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-12
tFrom a star Corre.pondept,l

IFrom STAFF Correspondenf.I
TRENTON. N. j.. May 12.-That
the Wilson forces will add a refer
endum clause to their chancellor jury
bill is today regarded as likely; this
being about the only hope left them
to put this measure through the As
sembly With a referendum. it is
plain. any bill can pass; without a
referendum, none.
II referendum is to be attached to
Try reform bill Governor Fielder
20 Id prefer that that measure be the
Nc ermott bill. This bill, the Gov
erac- said today. gives immediate re-
iief " permitting court supervision
owe, sheriff drawn juries Then the
second part of the bill, the Governor
said, submits the proposition of court
drawn juries to the people.
This is a decidedly more fair
proposition and aecomplishes more
for reform in the jury system than
the chancellor-sheriff bill would do
with or without a referendum. the
Governor said.
When Governor F1elder's attention
was called to stories TO the effect that
the Wilson forces in the Legislature
would accept referendum to the
chancellor-sheriff bill, he said he did
not know that such an agreement had
been reached.
IT feel we can get something better
than the chancellor bill with refer
endum, as long as we have to take a
referendum, but I do not want to op-
pose the views of the legislators IL
such bill is passed, and I will feel
compelled to sign It, I would never
theless like to see a bill passed for
Jury commissioners appointed by the
Supreme or Circuit Court judges.
Chancellor Bill Political One.
1t is generally recognized that the
measure TO have the chancellor ap-
point a county commissioner to act
with the sheriff in drawing juries,
which was the outcome of a confer
ence between President Wilson and
several men holding Office under the
Democratic State administration, is
nothing short of a political BILL
hastily drawn up in the vain hope
that it would save an utter rout.
Recognizing it as such, and believ-
ing furthermore that under any cir
cumstances it was an unworthy pro-
posal, the opponents of the bill did
what they could last Friday to have
the equitable measure drawn by AS
semblyman Walter L. McDermott, of
Hudson, substituted in its place.
While not carrying this through to
the finish, they did succeed in block
ing the progress of the chancellor
bill
When the House meets at 2::30
will be made by the friends of the
referendum to add a referendum to
the Wilson bill Since the advocates
Of the bill realize they haven't the
votes to make it a law, it is not inn
probable they will be compelled to
accept the referendum.
There was a report circulated that
things looked rosy for the judiciary
adherents because Senator Munson.
of Sussex, who has been in Europe for
several weeks, was coming home next
Friday to help them out. and that he
would provide the necessary eleventh
vote to get the chancellor bill
through
Munson Due Home May ss.
The Star correspondent was in COM
munication with Senator Munson's 8
home in Franklin Furnace yesterday,
and it was said there by member of
the Senator's family that word had
been received that he would leave
London next Wednesday, and was not
due in New York until May 23. or
week from Friday. The plan hal
been, as announced. that in the House
and Senate a filibuster would be con-
Quoted, so as to prevent any definite
action on a jury bill until Senator
Munson could be rushed to the State
House and turn in his vote for the
judiciary measure at the bidding of
Senator Davis. the Wilson leader in
the Senate, who expressed his idea
of majority rule by turning down
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