The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-13
COMMISSION
SELECTEDBY
GOVERNOR
KuSer, Robinson and Logue
in Control Of Fish
and Game.
ALL ARE WEALTHY MEN
Republican Members of LegisIa-
ture and Major Carl Lentz Take
Advantage of Visit to Sea
Girt Camp to Talk Over
Candidates.
ALL ARE WEALTHY MEN
fspeolal 70 the Evenanr star.l

SEA GIRT. July 13.-Probably tfc
most important announcement made
yesterday during Governors Day here
was that Governor Stokes had decided
upon the men who would be appointed
to the now Fish and Game Commission.
They will be Benjamin R. Kuser. OF
Trenton: Simeon H. Robinson. of West
Orange; William A. Logue. Of Cumber-
land County, and Percival Christie, of
Hunterdon County.
Messrs. Kuser and Christie are Re-
pubicans and the other two are Demo-
Gratis. All are men of substantial
wealth and will have no reason to par
ticipate in any grating, such as was
charged against the commission ex-
posed by the Hahn investigating COM
mittee. Those men with whom the
Governor talked about the matter COM
mended the selections.
All the members of the Legislature were
the guests of the Governor at the execu-
tive cottage. Besides having the chance
to enjoy a reunion and have a miscellane-
GUS talk about things in general with
the political spirit always in the imme-
diate BACKGROUND, the visitors had the
chance TO see an attack on an imaginary
foe and to inspect the State camp.
The visit was officially called an .'in-
spection' of the State camp. but the in
spection" was a perfunctOry performance
and consisted in some Of the legislators
driving over the different sections of the
ground Hospitality was too generous for
lengthening Of work.
The Republican leaders did Hot g
quiet work among themselves trying to
fix on the procedure in the Senate when
that body meets again.
Senator Thomas j. EIillery, the party
leader, was on hand and expected to meet
President Mlnch, but the latter did not
appear and arrangements for the next
meeting of the Senate will have to be
made at some future conferences
Major Carl Lentz was one Of the early
arrivals. having come from his summer
home at Belmar. He did not bother very
much about political work.
He created some amusement when, in
reply to a query as to how the boom OF
Sheriff Frank III. Sommer for the Repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination was pro-
crossing in Essex County, he said: III
Sommer is nominated there will be a
majority of 25,OOO in Essex. I need not
say which way
Major Lentz is, or at least says he is,
out for Supreme Court Justice MahIon
Pitney for the pomination. and he was
urging his candidacy all along the line.
That the Republicans are worried over
the prospects OF the securing of can
didate without factlonal strife and dis
cord, was evidenced by the fact that dark
horses were being discussed with much
seriousness. Clerk In Chancery Vivian NJ
Lewis has a cineh on the dark horse"
and there are those who be-
lieve that he win secure the nomination.
Senator Hillerys name, first brought out
by Major Lentz last year in Essex County,
was also considered. but it is altogether
too soon for even the leaders to tell who
will be chosen.
Democrats discussed candidates. too. the
names most mentioned being those of for
mer Mayor Frank S. Katzenbach, of Tren-
ton and State Senator George Silzer. of
Middlesex County.