New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-05

fall. President Wilson is by no means
through with them. According to some
of his close friends he has only begun
the night. for he still holds trump
card up his sleeve and is prepared to
play IL should he be called upon to do so.
Wilson May Get Revenge.
He won't be go busy next September,
because il Is expected the special session
Of Congress will be out of the way and
many Of the biz problems now confront
ing him will have been settled. And It
so happens that the New Jersey pri-
maries take place in September. and that
a number OF Assemblymen who are now
opposing genuine jury reform have an
idea they want to go back TO the Legis-
lature again. IL is here that the Presi-
dent is prepared TO play his trump card,
which consists in coming back TO New
Jersey, not merely for a couple OF days,
but for a week at least. so he can stump
the entire state against the renomina-
ton OF those Assemblymen who did not
think enough of a promise they made to
pass an honest jury reform bill.
AffOiulIE 10 lilf Htt~'liA HldilS Api W
morro@'s conference Il brand new BILL
entirely different from any Of those pre-
scented al the recent session. viii be o.
fered TO the Legislators. IL Is compro-
mise measure and because OF this the
friends Of jury reform hope that IL VIII
be adopted. A. already told I'm The
Tribune. IL will give the Chancellor the
power TO name a jury commissioner for
each county. who, I'm conjunction with
the Sheriff will draw tho jury lists. These
names Will then be submitted 20 the Su-
preme Court justice presiding in the coun-
~. and he will have power TO strike from
H., lists any or all OF the names thereon,
additional names being supplied by the
Sheriff and the commissioner
This was the kind Of measure which the
Wilson leaders. In conference with the
President agreed TO use their influence
in behalf OF. and If those present at this
conference have any weight at all, Il
looks Ike pretty safe guess that enough
of the Democratic Assemblymen will be
whipped into line TO pass 1t when it comes
before the House
II this kind of measure is adopted by
to-morrows conference IL will really he a
Wilson victory. because II will have
placed I'm IN. discard the McDermott bill.
which the Smith-N ugcnt machine Is back
ing. II. however. a referendum is tackled
on TO the compromise measure II viii
virtually he a victory for the machine.
because the only reason IL wants a refer
endurn is to marshal every vote IT can 10
defeat ii.
But while the Democrats are having
their family row over jury reform, the
Republicans In the Senate seem To have
been left out Of consideration. They are
a mighty important factor because no
bill can pass the Senate without Repub-
lican aid The Republican members are
Just as strongly committed to jury reform
as the Democrats. and they did their level
best to bring about the passage of gen
uine Jury reform bill at the recent ses-
sion.
II Is ] st possible that enough Repub-
lican Senators will support the proposed
kind OF reform can be obtained. but not
with q referendum tackled on to II, how
ever. They are firm on this point and
several OF those who have watched the
jury reform fight believe that this Is the
proper attitude for them to take.
Every Republican member of the Leg
islature. it is pointed out. is pledged to
honest jury reform just as strongly as the
Democrats Both platforms promised ii
last fall. so why submit 1t back to the
people again? If there had not been suf-
ficient sentiment In its favor II would
never have got into these platforms
The Republican members. II Is well
known. stand ready To help the Demo-
Gratis in passing an honest jury reform
bill. II Is understood that the Republi-
cans do not consider a measure with a
referendum tackled on to II an honest one.
because II would carry the adoption of the
plan into the heat OF campaign for
Governor and give the machine Democrats
an opportunity to kill II. which is the real
reason for the referendum attachment
The LEGISLATURE will meet In special
session Tuesday. Governor Fielder hav-
ing called the lawmakers back so that
they might have another opportunity To
consider jury reform. a constitutional
convention measure and "A small board OF
freeholders act.