Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-01-23

INCIDENTS OF
THE INAUGURATION.

by L cneer SssH Correspondent.
Tre1ton. : Jan. 90 john franklin
Fort - Governor OF the State of New
j rsey. and this morrieg he was at
his desk in the capitol, ami his son.
Leslie Fort. is acting as his private
secretary
AS told in the "Pioneer" yesterday
the Inauguration was complete suc-
cess. and thousands of people. repre-
senting all parts of the State, were
present to witness the ceremony and
TO attend the reception.
Gum berlsnd county was we'll rep.
resented, and a mum ber Of the guests
from that place had seats upon the
stage of the Opera House. All others
from that section had reserved seats.
Among the inaugural throngs we're
noticed Surrogate j. r. y. Thompson,
William B. Trenobard. Freehoider L
7. Nichols. Sheriff Daniel souder,
BENZ. Hancock. Uity Comptroller and
Mrs. B. F. Sharp, Mrs. B. q. Minch,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cox, Miss Maud
Kenney. County Chairman Morris
Davis, Ben s. Lore. Roscoe q. Ward,
Alex. 4. Fithian, BridReton George
Reeves. Samuel Dunham. James E.
Mitchell. County CLERK Samuel M
Sheldon. E. Il. Stokes. Postmaster
George Branin, Millville; Postmaster
Frank Wanser, Harry Chandler,
Daniel Edison. Col. Jarvis Wanser.
Vineland: Lewis Shropshire, Robert
Dubois. Walter Higgins, Port Norris; /;
Capt. Alonzo 7. Bacon. Maurcetown.
The chief interest yesterday was in
the inaugural address of Governor
Fort. and 1t proved to be one of the
most radical in recommendation and
suggestion of any in years. Governor
the presentation of proposition and
some of his suggestions wsre entirely
novel.
Among the very interesting matters
presented was his demand for the re.
peal OF the law creating County
Boards of Taxation. If these Boards
have ever served coed purpose, he
declares. their usefulness is ended.
He declared for local assessments and
local boards of appeals. His exposition
of the tax law was a new thought.
The Governor also declared for the
abolition OF the various oyster COM
missions and the establishing of q
single commissioner to look after the
industry. His views upon this cues
tion we're along the line of recent agi-
tation in upstate papers.
The Governor does not believe In the
expense OF two elections. He thinks
that municipal and State elections
should alternate each year. Pending
the time that could be done constitu,
uonally. he would have separate
tickets for municipal aud State candi-
dates and vote them in separate boxes
at one election. or elsa he would have
the Massachusetts, ballot. The Cover
nor also pronounced against the pres.
ent voting machines. He would have
no party lever. A machine that would
bring about Independents voting and
would show the people the vote they
had cast. he favored.
Many of the piesent comm issious he
would abolish. Among them the Ri.
parian Comm Ission, the Potable Water,
the Flood, the Sewerage Commissions.
He wor Id absolutely destroy the Board
of Arbitration. he would create q
Corporation Commissioner and he
would have State Public Account.
ant. He would add to the powers of
the Governor shat he might remove
municipal officers who refused or neg
Iected to obey the law.
He showed clearly that during his
term of Office there could be no excise
legislation looking toward legal liquor
selling on Sunday. He went a step
further and declared that he would
not re-appoint Prosecutors who failed
to enforce that act.
One or the very strongest points he
made was in declaring that he would
not sign or pass upon a single bill
passed by the Legislature that did not
reach him before the Legislature ad.
journed. and under no confederation
ould he pass upon a bill after five
days had elapsed after the adjourn.
ment of the Legislature.
The address was especially we'll re-
ceived by the great audience that
crowded the theatre and no part of it
was more Enthusiastically approved
than that part Of IL relating to excise.
The afternoon and evening recep-
tions at the capitol were attended by
many thousands of people and the
Governor shook everyone approaching
by the hand.
The State House decorations were
haautifnI aapaCia IIu tbo HoreI dooo.o