Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-11

James g. Leap Gloucester.
The Democratic minority presented
list for the same positions. headed
by d. B. Sumerill of Salem for assist
ant secretary and Lewis H. Mat
thews Of Hudson for sergeant at arms.
The Republican nominees were elected
by party vote, 10 to A President
Bradley appointed William O. Murphy,
city editor Of the Camden Courier, as
his private secretary.
Captain James Parker Of Passaic,
clerk of the house for the past ten
years, called the assembly together at
3.l5 and prayer was offered by Rev.
Benjamin f. Buck of NIillvilIe, father
of Assemblyrnan Buck Of Cumberland.
The members of the assembly stood
during the prayer and those seated in
the galleries reverently bowed their
heads. Sixty members answered the
roll call Assemblyman james M. e.
Hildreth of Cape May. master in
chaneery, administered the oath Of Of
fee to Assem- blymaa Eoagland Of SoIn-
erset and the latter In turn administer
ed it to the assemblymen, they stand
ing with appraised hands as they re-
peated the solemn pledge.
Robbins Elected Speaker.
In a glowing speech paying eloquent
tribute to Samuel K Robbins Of Bur-
lington, Majority Leader Randolph
Perkins of Union nominated that mem
-. - ~, l. ~ exf +I,a 1,o,,Sa Tn a
speech just as powerful AsseInblyman
Martin Of Essex, leader of the Colby
men in the house, placed in nomination
the name of Austin Colgate of Essex
as the Colby selection for the speaker
ship. Assemblyman Joseph Fl. Firth
Of Warren nominated Levi Fl. Morris
Dem.) of Sussex as the Democratic
minority candidate. The vote was:
Robbins, SO: Colgate, 10; Morris, 2.
After Speaker Robbins had been es-
corted to the chair and had taken the
oath of office he addressed the assem-
bly, as follows:
Fellow Members Of the House of AS
sembly-In selecting me as your presd-
ing officer you have conferred upon me
f. i st,fi, e me 70 have
had the support Of every member with
whom | have previously served. shall
spare no pans 70 sfis nrne tbe r q
s st,c and esteem Of every member Of this
house.
realize fully the responsibilities that
devolve upon me in assuming this Office
and my need Of your indulgence and sup
r-T.<.
3eavor at All times to preside with abso.
lutte fairness and fmpartiality and give to
every member and to every measure a
fair and ecflal Chance.
Matters Of rnEseai interest to the cit
izens Of fhis state promise to engage our
attention at this session OF the legislature.
It is hishlv important tAat they should
be disposed Of as promptly as careful
consideration deIibnTsafe acton and wise
corcll,sians win y.r,a1f. trust: that
every co.nnsissse ss;la S-sssrss member Of
tbis boi,sa Y1s eiss ss,e cSeaial support
and door rasioa IS sy EFFORTS to make
fbis ? b,,$insss sassgon. 4 session free
fro.,3 L:elsss';.,zss 4 IN ssss ea-one that
shaii IL flae - .as. b .ss.sd. reject
credit a.p5n oss,ss ;4s 81 saosa ana pro-
7nota 8liA digns.@. 4oaor 2lsd welfare Of
the STATE.
captain I,sasSet q isl''''stsei.N WIS ~ an
mace clerk OF the house ssle Democrats
Nominating asa 1st lsii4A samuel ~
Metz Of Warren 01ltss eiilsefs. CHOSEN
by the Repsleise;tn majority were:
Assistants CLERK. aiou S. 5eifress Cam
den; Joufaaa s'ss &: So. aasss =
5 5 llGli, 80 sss-7s's ,oTrisar of bills
George A Grover Essex first assistant
supeFxlsor . ea.s La's = TalrsVs,s
If bills hills. Thomas HI Cummings, bergen;
sergeant at arms, George B. Lutts. At,
lantic; first assistant sergeant a arm, arms
svtiiiss Ton I9ai,hs Nor
r 1s bill clerk. jacob Ross, Hudson; assist
ant clerk, Frank Tantun' Monmouth;
qoorhsepers' Laureiscs ns''0 Ms TWilisr
Paullin, Cumberland. Richard Sickle
more, Hudson; Richard A Peltier, Mid
qles r,, sA NTar,.;s Nj ta,,iel Tavlo1
- ''s C,,,a-,ss ~ Passaic and T,itmars
Wv Instrsnd so,narset. nages. Iohn Is
,xS.si,,a,. 80 Ia,,id II Foyvier Camden
y ailASA e.Ais = - - = + 49,. ~