The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-20
HlLLERY is
CHOSEN FOR
SENATE HEAD


the wishes of the next Executive shown
TO the Senators last night.
Senate Colby asked Senator John
Boyd Avis, of Gloucester, to permit a
vote for him for president in the eau
Gus. The Gloucester man told his Es-
sex colleague that he wasn't a candi-
date for h chief office of the Senate,
but Senator Hillery himself gracefully
seconded what he took to be a nominal
ton of Avis, and the balloting vent
forward, with two credits for the men,
Der from Gloucester.
The Morris County Senator is leader
of the majority this year. He was
strongly backed for the presidency in
the auc of December, 1905, but
stepped aside in favor of Senator Will
lam j. Bradley, of Camden. Again last
year he was mentioned, but accepted
the leadership and supported Bloom
field II. Minch, of Cumberland, the
present Incumbent.
There was absolute harmony in the
caucus, barring the incident growing
out of Colby's stand.ze and the Nor
ris Senator have BE- Aopposite sides
of so many CUES the action
was in Keeping Arently created
no hard feeling.&V
1t was stated after the session thai
as a result of the stand of Colby,
Martin would lose Morris County's Two
votes in the Assembly majority eau
Gus. AS he had not counted on them
in his frame-up of the situation no
significance is attached to that. The
Morris men will probably vote for
Frank B. Jess, of Camden. for House
leader, ostensibly In retaliation Of Col
by's attitude.
Howard l.. Tyler, of Cumberland, was
again chosen as secretary of the SEN
ate. the best plum at the majority's
disposal with its salary of 1900 for
1.-The session. William c.. Murphy, of
Camden, who is secretary to President
Minch, will act in a similar capacity
for the new presiding officer. The sal
airy is $500. William H. Albright was
again selected to fill the 81, 200 assist
ant secretaryship of the Senate.
Other patronage distributed tonight
included the selection of William NJ.
Bailey, of the Eleventh Ward, Newark.
as bin clerk, to succeed Harry &.
Walters of that county. Bailey is a
real estate broker and prominently
identified with the Colbyites. The post
pays $500 for the session.
John w. Gift, OF Union County, was
given the $1,000 journal clerkship.
Ulysses s.. Grant. of Ocean, was not
reappointed assistant journal clerk
His county elected a Democratic Sena-
tor this year and so lost its patronage.
The $500 post he holds will go to
Charles II. Bateman, of Somerset, ar
appointment of Senator Joseph S. FIRE.
l~inghuysen. Morris County again Sc
cured the appointment of the $1,20G
supervisor of bills, and Charles l.
Grub, the present incumbent, was
named by Hillery for another term.
Edward A Sexsmith, of Monmouth
was again named to the $500 assistan;
su~pervisorship of bills by Senator
Brown, of his county. All the remain
ing offices were referred to the steering
committee named by leader Robbins.
Those placed on that important COM
mittee include Messrs. Minch, Colby
Frelinghuysen, Alderman and Avis. A
number of the places to be filed lave
been assigned to or claimed by coun-
ties represented in the Republican wing
and so there will not be a great deaI
of work for the steering committee.
The feeling prevailed after the cat.
Gus tina Captain Jack Lovett. OF
Mercer, would not be selected for an
other term as sergeant-at-arms despite
the fact that Mercer County. where ht
makes his home, has the choosing oil
the man for that place.
Atlantic County has the selection OF
a s~tenographer and a doorkeeper; Ber-
gen, calendar clerk, doorkeeper and
clerk to committee: Burlington, assist
ant sergeant-at-arms and clerk to com
mittee; Camden. committee clerk anC
page; Cape May. assistant bill clerk
gallery keeper and file clerk; Cumber-
land, assistant secretary to president
and a doorkeeper; Essex. clerk to com
mittee and gallery keeper; Gloucester
clerk to committee; Mercer, sergeant
kat-arms, file clerk and page: Mon
mouth, gallery keeper and page; Nor
ris, assistant to the secretary of the
Senate; Salem, committee clerk and
doorkeeper; Somerset, COMMITTEES clerl