The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07
GOvernOr-EIect Fort Said to
Favor Separation Into
Two Departments.
SEEK COMMITTEE PLACES
Speaker.to.Be Jess Hopes TO
Satisfy Everybody When
His Slate Is Ready.
Conflicting Reports About
Chancellor Magic.
Especial to the Evening star.I

| TRENTON, Jan. 7.-Today's Gov
ernors Day. was marked by the at
tendance of quite a number of mem
bers of the Legislature. Assemblymar
Jess. Of Camden, was here. and was
the centre of attraction, the various
members trying to get his ear for the
purpose of getting a line on his COM
mittee appointments. Mr.. Jess, how
ever, listened to the various claims of
the members and told them that he
would try to bear in mind their wishes.
and would endeavor to arrange matters
so that everybody would be satisfied.
Leslie Fort put in his first appearance
at the State House today and soon
made himself known to those whom he
had not previously met among the
many callers at the executive chamber.
His experience in newspaper work at
Sea Girt haa given him an opportunity
to become acquainted with the ma
jority of the leading men of the state.
which will be of great benefit to him
in the discharge of his duties as secre-
tary to the Governor elect.
Mr.. Fort said that he just came down
today to look after some detail informa-
ton for his father.
For the first time today there seemed
to be some information as to some of
the recommendations TO be paade by
Governor elect Fort in his inaugural
address. Among them, it is said, will
be recommendation that there be es-
tablished a department of election and
separate corporation bureau. 1t is
likewise understood that the depart
ment of motor vehicles will be either a
separate department or merged into the
department of public roads.
Another rumor has it that the bank
ing and insurance department will be
separated into two departments.
Another story has it that in accord
ance with the Hahn investigating COM
mittee recommendations, the depart
nlent of labor statistics, of which w.
c. Garrison, of Newark, is the head,
will be merged with the department
Of labor, of which Colonel Lewis T..
Bryant is the head.
The appointment of a Chancellor came
in for considerable discussion, 1t seems
now that Chancellor Magic stands very
good chance Of reappontment. This opin-
ion seems to be based on semi official
rumors to the effect that the position
had been formally offered to Chief JUS
tice Gummers. Attorney-General McCar-
ter Justice Francis j. Swayze and for
mer Governor John w. Griggs: all OF
whom, it is understood, have intimated
that they would not care TO accept the
place, all having a kindly feeling toward
the Chancellor.
Another source insists that the appoint
ment has not been rendered to any one of
the gentlemen named, and that Governor
elect Fort is laboring hard with the mat
ter and has been unable to make UP his
mind just what he should do.
1t is understood that Chancellor Magic
has said that If the new Governor would
intimate to him that he was to be ap
pointed or that he would not be appointed
he would be glad to hand his resignation
to Governor Stokes SO as to enable him
to make an ad interim appointment and
thereby save the confusion that would
follow If the State should be without a
Chancellor for a week.