The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-22
NE W COLLEAGUE
Vice Chanoellors Pitney and
Stevens Warmly Wei
come Mr.. Stevenson
to the Court
Today.
THAT EQUITY BENCH VACANCY
Talk Of voorh cess Possible
Resignation or Senator
Reeds Appoint
ment.

Eugene Stevenson, the new Vice Chan
cellor, came into Chancery Chambers this
morning for the first time Since MS ap-
pointment by Chancellor Magic. He had
barely got into the ante-room when the
lawyers focked around him and showered
on him all sorts of congratulations. When
Vice Chancellor Pitney entered he, too,
rushed up to him and, selling his hand,
said
"Glad to welcome YOU Come in here
and see Stevens" and for the next half
hour the three Vice Chancellors, Pitney,
Stevens and Stevenson, were in confer
ence, while outside the members OF the
bar were speculating as to the arrange
ments for the future.
Seems to be sort of family affair,
this COURT said one lawyer; there's a
Stevens and Stevenson"
By and by the door of the Chancellor's
retiring room opened and the three judges
came out. 1t was announced that Mr..
Pitney and Mr.. Stevens would sit today,
but on Monday next and on each motion
day thereafter Mr.. Stevenson would sit
in Jersey City and Mr.. Stevens would
sit in Newark Chancery Chambers. Vice
Chancellor Stevenson will also sit in Pat
ersoa.
A change was also annodnced in the
personnel of the court. Mr.. Frederick e.
Baker, for many years the official steno-
grapher of Vice Chancellor Pitney, will
in future be attached to Vice Chancellor
Stevensons court, and his place with
Vice Chancellor Pitney will be filed by
Mr.. Jesse R. Salmon, bill supervisor of
the State Senate.
Jus as motions eX parte and litigated
began to flow in it was observed that
Senator Thomas N. McCarter of Essex,
Senator Mahlon Pitney of Morris, Senator
Charles A. Reed of Somerset and Senator
Robert A. Hudspeth had their heads to-
gether in the ante-reom and the lawyers
laughingly started quizzing them about
an extra session and the vacant Vice
Chancellorship. Senator Reed is a cam
didate for that position, but Governor
Voorhees,, it is well understood, will be
the sixth judge on the Equity Bench.
Senator Pitney will not take his seat on
the Supreme Court Bench until November,
and that disposed, so the lawyers said
this morning, of the rumor spread abroad
that Governor Voorhees, was on the eve
at once appointed Vice Chancellor.
SHOULD Voorhees, do that, as Griggs
did when he was made Attorney General"
remarked a Passaic lawyer, then Sena-
tor Pitney as President of the Senate
would be Acting Governor, and that would
scarcely be deemed polite to say the
least in view of Mr.. Pitney's position at
present. When the Vice Chancellorship
was mentioned to the Governor in my
presence some weeks ago, he said then
emphatically that he wouldn't take a po
sition in the creation of which he was
responsible but I guess Foster NJ. will
change his mind and be induced to ac-
cept. You know that he was in the same
law office with Chancellor Magic and
they are close friends"
Should the Governor positively refuse
to accept it, lawyers say the appointment
will go to Senator Charles A Reed, who
was in the court this morning and wag
gishly addressed ass
( s.Vice Chancellor In futuro."