Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-01-31
JUDICIARY CHANGES.
Important Ones Already Made
and More In Prospect.
CLEARING WAY FOR GOVERNOR.

Franklin Murphy of Essex said to
BE the Most Likely Candidate For
the Republican Nomination-sketch
of the New Chief Justice.
Especial Correspondence
TRENTON, Jan. 30.-By far the most
important happening of the present
legislative session so far as it has gone
has been the changes in the judiciary
department of the state. When Chief
Justice David A. Depue was reappoint.
ed, 1t was generally understood that he
intended to vacate the position as soon
as he had served 30 years on the bench.
Therefore when his resignation was
sent to the governor last week, to go
into effect next November, it occasion
ed no surprise. Speculation was rife,
however, as to who would succeed him,
but Governor Voorhees, quickly put an
end to all this on Monday night when
he sent to the senate the appointment
of Justice William S. Gummere as
chief justice of the supreme court. 1t
is understood that President of the
Senate Mahlon Pitney will succeed JUS
tce Gummere on the supreme court
bench.
The matter of a selection of a sue
cessor to the late Supreme Court JUS
tice- George c. Ludlow has also been
settled, the governor having named
Judge Charles e. Hendrickson of Bur
lington. Judge Hendrickson will in all
probability be succeeded on the bench
Of the court of errors and appeals by
G. d. w. Vroom of Trenton.
The acceptance of the justiceship by
Senator Pitney removes from the gu
bernatorial contest the only formidable
opposition to the nomination of Frank
lin Murphy of Essex, and it is gener-
ally conceded that he will be the next
Republican candidate for governor
The nomination of Senator Pitney to
the supreme court will probably be
made next week.
The New Chief Justice.
Justice Gummere was born in Tren-
ton on June "a, 1852. He is the son Of
the late Barker Gummere and a neph-
ew of the late Governor Joel Parker.
After being graduated from Princeton
college in 1870 he studied law with his
father and was admitted to the bar of
the state in 1873. He was appointed a
justice of the supreme court in 1895 by
former Governor Werts to succeed the
late Justice Albeit. He is Republic
an. In 1876 Justice Gummere married
Miss Fannie Beasley, daughter of the
late chief justice.
Judge Hendrickson was born at New
Egypt, Ocean county, in 1913. He was
graduated from Princeton university in
1863. He was admitted to the bar in
1866 and settled in Mount Holly, where
he has since resided. He served as
prosecutor of the pleas for Burlington
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1865 sEelasssss Fourth term He was APP
pointed by Governor Griggs a judge of
the court of errors and appeals in 1896
for term of six years. Judge Hen
erickson is a Democrat
Other appointments sent to the SEN
ate this week were the trustees of the
State Home For Girls, formerly the
.
Martin G. Ribsam and Miss Ann Au-
gusta Allison, Trenton, and Noble G.
Bristol, Newark, one year each; John
D. Rue and Alfred D. Carnagy, Tren-
ton, and Mrs. Lydia G. Bergen, Eliza
beth, each two years; Howell C. Stull
and Miss Mary s. Atterbury, Trenton,
and Mrs. Annie Y. p. Emley, Paterson.
All are reappointments except Mr.. Rib
sam.
The senate on Tuesday confirmed
the nominations sent in last week, in
GLIDING members of the state board of
education, public library commission
ers, members of the state board of tax
alton, state assessors, Orange district
court judge and the Warren county
prosecutor of the pleas.
Both houses adjourned on Tuesday,
the assembly in the afternoon and the
senate at noon.
The antispring election movement
was revived this week and now seems
likely to take some definite shape be-
fore the close Of the session. 1t has
some pretty strong hackers, among
them being Franklin Murphy, chair
man of the Republican state commit
tee. The Hudson Republicans are very
anxious for it and are urging that bill
be introduced and passed. 1t is claimed
by those most DESTROYS of the passage
of such a bill that the people of the
state want to abolish the spring cleo
fions. Trenton, Camden, Newark and
Jersey City, it is said, being DESTROYS of
the change, the only city against it, it
is alleged, being Paterson.
-Four more bills were introduced pro-
yiding for two normal schools in Essex
county, another for one at Englewood,
in Bergen county, and still another for
ono at Summit, in Union county. The
possibility of an additional normal
school in this state is growing less
daily.
LEGISLATION For Bad Debtors.
Much interest is being taken in the
nroposed legislation looking to the pro-
fection of merchants against bad debt
ors. A bill will probably be introduced
shortly empowering the clerk of any
district court or justice of the peace
to examine into the circumstances OF a
debtor and, if he is found to be able to
nav the debt, to fix time when he
shall nav. If he does not comply with
the order of the court, he may be inn
nrisoned for contempt. The bill will
nrobably eliminate the 5000 exemption
which now exists and is said to be a
cony Of the Massachusetts, law.
The Trenton armory bill was intro
duced by Senator Hutchinson Monday
night It provides for the erection Of
an armory here to cost not more than
S150OOO. A bill was introduced pro-
yiding for an armory for the Mon
mouth cavalry troop at Red Bank, the
cost to the state not to exceed $4,000
senator Hutchinson also introduced a
hill providing for the establishment OF
a state sanitarium for tuberculosis pa
tients. 1t provides for the appointment
of a commission to select site and ar
range for the erection of suitable
building. the whole expenditure not to
exceed $4,000. This bill was recon-
mended by the Mercer County Medical
society. the object being to secure the
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