The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-08
CIVIL SERVICE IS
BEATEN BY VOTE
IN LOWER HOUSE
Fifteen Republicans Vote
Against the Senate Meas
ure as Amended.
GOVERNOR SAYS THAT HE
HAS NOT GIVEN UP HOPE
Republican Leaders from All
Parts OF State Active in
Work Against the Bill.
Irronn a stan corrcspondent.1

lfIchl Il pIdH correspondent
TRENTON, April S.-Governor Fort
says he has not abandoned the civil
service bill. He sent for most of the
members of the House who voted
against the Alderman bill yesterday.
and, after talking with them, told Mr.
Pierce, of Union, that he believes there
will be enough votes in the House to
reconsider the measure tonight.
Despite the fact that the Republicans
have a majority in both houses Of the
Legislature, and that they had a plank
in their platform last fall which cad
as follows: 1--WE pledge ourselves 10 the
enactment of a comprehensive civil
service measure in the interest of a
higher efficiency in administrative ar
fairs" they defeated the bill late yes
terday afternoon in the House of As
sembly by the vote of "a ayes and 81
nays.
Fifteen Republicans voted against
the bill and sixteen Democrats. The
Democrats took this position because
the bill insisted on having the commits
sion appointed by the Governor, while
they demanded that the commission pe
elected.
They claimed that if the Governor
had the appointing power a gigantic
political machine would be built ZIP in
the guise of civil service. The Repaid
licans who voted against the bin did
20 because they did not want civil
service
Prominent Republican leaders from
all parts of the State who were in the
House comforting with the representa-
tives from the counties they controlled
and using all their power to kill the bill
were former Governor Stokes, State As
scissor David Baird, of Camden: State
Treasurer Daniel S. Voorhees,, of Nor
ris County: Alfred n. Dalrymple, of
Essex County; Hamilton Kean, of Union
County; Chancery Clerk Vivian N.
Lewis, of Passaic County; Theodore
Strong. of Middlesex County; Quarter
master-General c. Edward Murray, OF
Mercer County.
Speaker Jess and Mr.. Stille, of Cape
May County, were the only South Jer-
sey men to favor the bill, and they
voted for it because there were enough
votes to kill it without having them go
on record. On the r~oll-call they had
the advantage of being far down on the
tlSl. IL l1t pdSSdSG Vi ttiI pA'i otPNAN-N
on their votes. they would LAY been
recorded against it.
The vote On the bin was as follows:
In favor: Republicans-Braun. Burpo,
Buxton. Clarke, Colgate, Crosby. Fake,
Hines. Jess, KRISTEN. Lowrey. Martin,
McCoid, Morgan, Moxon, Pierce, Prince,
Radcliffe, Roberts, Smalley, Smith,
Stille, Thompson, Whitehead.
Democrats-IIendriekson, Morris, Tu-
multy.
Against: Republicans-Buck, Cattell,
Devine. Gibbs. Ginnelley. Housed. Trick,
keffer, Lewis, Lyon, Potter, +. B.;
Potter. j.; Ridgway, Voorhees,, Dung.
Democrats-Auf der Heide, Baker,
Blohm. Daab. Eppinger, Firth, Hol-
combe. Holzapfel, Kenny, keough, Oh
well, Ramsay, Sullivan, Tantum, Va
lente, Van Cleef.
Mr.. Pierce changed his vote from
yea to nay, in order that he might
move for reconsideration.
Miller, OF Essex, left the chamber
when the time for voting came. Bee
croft, Democrat, of Middlesex, was alb
sent.
The Democrats who voted for the bill
did so on the theory of getting half a
loaf rather thar nothing at all.
AS told in THE EVENING STAR
yesterday, amendment after amend
ment was offered during the discussion
after Minority Leader Sullivan had
presented a substitute providing for an
elective commission. which was ruled
cut of order.
Mr.. Sullivan later offered an amend
ment to mak the commission elective.
but it was beaten, as was one by Mr..
Ginnelley to make the commission CON
sist of the State school superintendent.
the principal of the State Normal
School and certain members of the
State Board of Education. A multi
tude of other amendments were put in,
but were beaten.
After amendments had been disposed
of AND the bill had been prepared to be
voted on. speeches We're made by Mr..
Pierce, Of Union County, and Mr.. Mar
tin, of Essex County. in favor of it, and
by Mr.. Baker n Mr.. Kenny, of Hud-
son County, against ii.
MANH MI G nACcEn