Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-05-07
Extra Session Which Conven-
ed Yesterday Adjourned Until
That Time Bills introduced
FIGHT FOR GOVERNOR
INVOLVED IN STRUGGLE
Big Game of Politics is Be.
ing Played Back of tho
Jury Reform Agitation.
lFrom tAe NEWs Correspondenll

tFrom the NEWS Corre8pondent.)
Trenton, May THE supreme
struggle to give New Jersey a re-
formed jury system will begin Friday
morning at II o'clock when the law
makers will return to resume the ex-
ira session, Then will be taken up
the fight that will not only involve
the keeping of the Democratic plat
form pledges, but which also may
make or unmake a governor. That
the Democratic party leadership as
well as the nomination for governor
is regarded as being at stake is in
dicated by the great interest being
manifested and the strenuous tao
tics being used by the Democratic
party captains of the various fac
tions.
Mayor Wittpenn, of Jersey City,
who is anxiously looking toward the
governors chair; State Treasurer
Grosscup and Assistant Secretary of
State Job H. Lippincott, who are In
active command of the Wilson wing
in the jury reform combat, began to-
day the laying out of the battle lines
to strengthen their position and to
make certain the they shall muster
the necessary votes to pass the
Presidents compromise measure.
Mr.. Lyons's argument for this bill
is that it practically provides an cleo
tive commission which will be close
to the people.
Still another jury reform plan Is
given in q bill introduced in the
senate by Mr.. Slocum, of Monmouth,
for President Johnson, of Bergen. 1t
retains the jury drawing in the
hands of the sheriffs, but gives the
supreme court justice the power to
strike from the list any names drawn
by the sheriff, until the justice is sat
isfied with the list. 1t also throws
other safeguards around the work of
| the sheriff. This is somewhat SINH
lar t. the first part OF the McDermott
| bill.
| 1t cannot certainly be told now
what brand of jury reform the legis-
lature will enact The Wilson DEM
ocrats claim they will pass the Presi-
dents compromise measure, and as
this does not contain a referendum,
it will be practically a victory for
President Wilson and demonstrate
that he still is leader of his party In
his home state. State Chairman
Grosscup declares that the Wilson
leaders have enough votes pledged to
insure the passage of this bill, but he
does not give out the names. He
says the victory was made possible
by the nine Wittpenn assemblymen
of Hudson county taking a stand for
the Presidents measure. Mr.. Cross
cup maintains confidently that the
compromise bin will be passed with
out a referendum. Assistant Secre-
tary of State Lippincott also declared
today that this bill will be passed
without a referendum.
Il am certain the Presidents COM
promise bill will be passed without
referendum. he said. He claims
thirty-fve votes are pledged for it in
the assembly.
On the other hand, the advocates
of the McDermott bill say that is the
only bill that can be passed All the
Smith-Nugent opponents of President
| Wilson are concentrating their pow
ers in favor Of this measure. James
r. Nugent, corporation counsel Of
| Newark and right hand man in all
political matters of James Smith, Jr..
was exceedingly active all yesterday
in favor of the McDermott bill One
of his aides was Charles II. Gala
CHER, Of Trenton, bitter enemy Of
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