Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-12-10
1904 SESSION
PLANS MAPPED OUT

Trenton, December 9.-The distri-
button of the legislative plums for the
session of 1904 was attended to at a
caucus of the Republican members of
the house of assembly. held at the
state house yesterday.
The distributing of the principal as
sembly offices was done by the caucus
itself and the assigning of the minor
places was left to the steering COM
mittee. whose report was conourred
in by the caucus
In the allotment of places in the as.
sembly Mercer county is to receive
four. Two doorkeepers, a gallery
keeper and page.
There was quite a lively contest for
the Office of sergeant -at-arms. The
Middlesex delegation made play for
it. claiming the support of the Essex
delegation. But when it was found
that Middlesex did not have enough
even with the help of Essex, Mr.. Ell
wins OF Atlantic, came to the fore with
the name of George B. Lutts. of At
lantic. and the matter was com-
promised by giving Middlesex the first
assistant sergeant-at arms
When the caucus met shortly after
noon Frederick Van Blarcom. of Pas.
saic, was chosen temporary chairman
and Mr.. Miller. of Cumberland, was
made secretary. Mr.. Lehlbach called
attention to the absence of Mr.. Rem
lngton, of Essex. and asked that the
consent of the caucus be given to.the
Essex delegation casting his vote in
the cancus. This was opposed by Mr..
Dalrymple, of Passaic, and Mr.. Scovel,
of Camden. who argued that such a
course would be establishing prece-
dent that might be found dangerous.
Mr.. Lehlbaoh thereupon had the mo-
tion tabled at his own request.
The following are the caucus nomi-
nees for the more important offices in
the assembly: Speaker, John Boyd
Avis, Gloucester; majority leader,
Everett Colby, Essex: clerk of the
house, James Parker. Passaic; assist.
ant clerk of the house, Upton s.
Jeffatys, Camden: journal clerk,
Robert s. Terhune, Essex; supervisor
of bills, George A. Grover. Essex
sergeant-at-arms, George B. Lutts,
Atlantic; first assistant sergeant-at.
arms, William s. Dey, Middlesex
bill clerk. Edward Totten. Morris
assistant bill clerk, John King, Pas
saic
The report which the steering com
mittee made to the afternoon session
of the caucus and which was con.
CURED in, recommended the followins
distribution of the minor bly,
offices:
Atlantic county, one page; Berger
county, first assistant supervisor OF
bills and one doorkepeer Burlingto 8
connty. assistant to the clerk of the
assembly, one doorkeeper and one gal.
lery keeper; Camden county, two
doorkeepers. one gallery keeper and
one page; Cape May county, assistant
to the journal clerk; Cumberland
county. assistant to the journal clerk
two doorkeepers and one gallery keep
er; Essex county, second assistant su-
pervisor of bills, second assistant SER
geant-at-arms, two doorkeepers, eight
pages and two postmasters GIouces-
ter county. one doorkeeper; Mercer
county, two doorkeepers. one gallery
keeper and one page; Middlesex
county, two doorkeepers and two
pages; Morris county, one doorkeeper.
one gallery keeper and one page
Passaio county, two doorkeepers, one
gallery keeper and one page; Salem
county, one gallery keeper and one
page; Ocean county, one gallery
keeper and one page.