The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-02-12
BRIGGS SUCCEEDS DRYDEN
Gets Al Votes, Only Colby and
Alderman Being Against Him.
State Treasurer Was Chosen by the
New Jersey Legislature, at Tren-
ton, After Exciting Campaign.

Trenton, N. State Treasurer
Frank o. Briggs was elected United
States Senator from New Jersey to
succeed Senator John F. Dryden for
the full term of six years commence
ing March 4 next. The election was
a clean Republican victory, as Al
Republican votes were recorded for
Briggs. Fake, of Bergen, voted for
him, although he stayed out of the
caucus. Buck, of Cumberland, was
absent because of illness.
Senator Colby voted for Mahlon
Pitney after boiling the Briggs eau
Gus. and Alderman, of Union, voted
for John w. Griggs. He also re-
manned out of the caucus.
All day long the fight was waged
against Briggs, and when the caucus
was held Briggs had but 40 votes,
not majority of all the Republicans
in the joint meeting, but majority
of the members present.
When the voting commenced. in the
joint meeting Senator Alderman, of
Union, was understood as voting for
Briggs, when he really voted for
Griggs. His was the first name on
the alphabetical list, and his mis-
taken vote was applauded to the echo.
1t was not until the result was an
nounced that it was known that Ack-
erman really voted for Griggs.
With Alderman, of Union, and Col
by, of Essex, voting away from
Briggs, the election seemed to turn
on the absence of the two Democrats,
Aufderheide and Eppinger, of Hud-
son. Fake, of Bergen, was in consul.
tation with former Assistant Post
master-General William M. Johnson
when the balloting was started. Fake
was nervous and asked Johnson,
what shall do?" Johnson replied,
"Your duty is to go in the joint meet
ing and cast your ballot for Frank
O. Briggs"
Fake went to his seat, and when
his name was called, said, Frank o.
Briggs" This vote was received
with applause as the enormous audi
ence, which crowded every portion OF
the Assembly Chamber galleries and
lobby, realized that Mr.. Briggs was
to be elected United States Senator by
full Republican majority of the
whole membership of the joint meet
ing.
When Secretary Tyler announced
the vote of Al for Briggs and 35 fol
James e. MARITIME (Dem.) and one
each for Pitney and Griggs, there was
prolonged applause.
This was the Briggs vote:
Avis, Barber. Bradley, Brown
Burk, Buxton, Cattell, Chaplin
Crowther, Dawson, Devine, Drake
Elvins, Fake, Frelinghuysen, Gibbs
Haines, Hand, Hillery, Hutchinson
Trick, Jess, Jones, Lee, Lewis, Lila
gore, Manson, Minch, Moxon, Perkins
Plummer, Potter, Ridgeway, Robbins
Shinn, Smalley, Stille, Taylor
Thompson, Tillman, Wakelee. Total
Al.
Alderman voted for Griggs and
Colby for Pitney. The absentees
were Buck lRep.). OF Cumberland
and Aufderheide and Eppinger
(Dem.), of Hudson.
Frank o. Briggs is fifty-seven
years old. He was born in New
Hampshire, went through Phillips
Exeter Academy and was graduated
from West Point in 1872 He served
in the Second United States Caviar,
as second lieutenant until 1877
when he resigned to enter the John
A. Roebling Sons Company as ar
engineer. He is now assistant treas
urer and stakeholder. After leav.
ing the army he became active in pol.
itics, was elected Mayor of Trenton
in 1899 and again in 1902, and since
the end of his Mayoralty term has
been State Treasurer. For nearly
three years he has been the head OF
the Republican State Committee.