The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-29


the forty-four Republicans in the leg
islature. The Democrats at the confer
ence were unable to agree upon a can
didate. Colonel Edwin A. Stevens of
Hoboken received fifteen votes, Pro-
fessor Woodrow Wilson of Princeton
university was also given fifteen votes,
and James E. MARITIME of Union county
received six votes.
The total result of the voting in both
houses Tuesday was as follows: Dry
den SO, Stevens 16, Wilson IL, Mar
tine 8, former Governor John W.
Griggs 5, State Treasurer Frank O..
Briggs 2, Supreme Court Justice NAH
Ion Pitney l.
Dryden Makes Denial.
After the houses had adjourned
Tuesday sensation was sprung in
the publication of an affidavit signed
by former Assemblyman Holman Of
Ocean county declaring that in the
United States senatorial contest five
years ago, through the winning of
which Mr.. Dryden became senator, he
600 if he would vote for Dryden. This,
according to the affidavit Holman re-
fused to do. Holman stated that the
man who offered the bride to him was
Thomas Palmer, a lobbyist of the
Erie railroad Mr.. Palmer died about
four years ago. Senator Dryden in
statement he issued ridiculed the
charge and declared his absolute inno-
cence. He stated that If he could not
,, rely upon his record as a Republican
and as a United States senator he did
not want to be returned to the senate.
Senator Dryden's chief antagonist all
along has been Senator Colby, the re-
form leader, of Essex county, who
some months ago declared he would
not vote for Dryden. He has been
supported in his opposition by Sen
ator Wakelee of Bergen, Senator Ac-
herman of Union, Assemblyman Fake
of Bergen and Assemblyman Perkins
of Union and several other Republican
members.
| A measure introduced this week by
Mr.. Tillman constitutes eight hours
service in each twentyfour full days
service for persons employed in state
penal institutions. A bill by Mr.. Alex
ander forbids the working of minors in
factories or workshops for more than
ten hours a day or fifty-five hours in a
week and not at all between the hours
of p. m. and a. m. The penalty is
fixed at $50, and there is fine pro-
! vided for each offense.
The senate in executive session re-
ceived these appointments from the
governor: G. Addison Swift, district
court Judge, Elizabeth; Edward s. At
water, common pleas judge, Union
county; Garrett d. w. Vroom, judge Of
the court of errors and appeals; Will
liam Newcorn, district court judge,
Plainfield; William e. Drake, member
board of managers of the State Village
of Epileptics, vice Norman Fox, re-
signed.
First Bill Passed.
Under suspension of the rules Mon
day night senate bill %, by Mr.. Col
by, went through the legislature. The
measure empowers undersheriffs to ex-
ecute persons under sentence of death
and applies to counties of the first
class. The measure is to allow Sher-
If Sommer of Essex to escape the duty
of a sheriff in hanging criminals under
sentence of death and was introduced
on account Of the incapacity and ill
ness of the sheriff of Essex. Frank
IL nvyfo tod Nf 6eaYs iu nj ma
to be executed in Essex, and the i'll
ness of Sheriff Sommer means that
there is no legally authorized official
to carry Into effect the sentence OF
death. Under the present law no one
} else is authorized in case of incapacity
and Illness of the sheriff.
1t was stated that Sheriff Sommer's
illness would disappear as soon as the
undersheriff carried out the death sen
tence and that the real Illness is 9
physical breakdown due to timidity
and dread of putting in effect the dealt
penalty. Sommer is lecturer in thu
I Columbia Law school and was so I'm
nerved by hanging in his county las
fall, which he was obliged to perform
that he said he would resign rathe
than execute another person. The Col
) by people did not want him to resign
and caused to be introduced and sue
ceeded in passing through the legisla
} ture the measures which allows Sheriff
Sommer to escape this disagreeabl
) duty.
r Mr.. Burk Of Mercer introduced in TIN
house measure providing. for the re
| tirement on half pay of all keepers AM
other state prison officials on the com
pletion of twenty years service. MI
Hutchinson introduced a bill whlcl
regulates the selection, drawing ant
summoning of grand jurors and til
5 organization of grand juries. 1t give
, judges of common pleas courts powe
to strike names from the lists and t
, substitute other names. No perso
: shall serve twice within year on
grand jury.
Assemblyman Brown presented
measure which enables school district
to recover money spent for schools i
adjoining districts.