Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06

John Boyd Avis of Gloucester doomed
up as candidate, and all efforts to
get him to withdraw from the fight
were unayailing. Another formidable
candidate was Alfred n Dalrymple of
Essex county. The first ballot, how
ever, indicated that all the furry and
fight that the supporters of Dalrymple
and Avis had made amounted to moth
ing, as the majority favored the nomi-
nation of West, who obtained in the
second ballot with the aid of the sup
porters of Senator Avis, forty votes.
West was declared the caucus nomi-
nee This insures his election.
The much discussed local option bill
was introduced in the assembly yes
terday morning by Assemblyman Ben
jamin H. Crosby Of Ocean county.
The bill gives to towns, townships, vii
lagos, cities and other municipalities or
wards therein the power by popular
vote to allow or to refuse to allow the
sale of intoxicating liquors. 1t pro
yides that upon application of 80 per
cent of the voters of any political di-
vision to the clerk of the county court
the court shall forthwith set a time to
consider the petition If the court at
the time shall consider the petition
regular and that 80 per cent of the
signers are legal voters, he shall order
a special election. If a majority of the
voters of any political division shah
declare for local option. no further Ii
censes shall be granted therein. After
twenty days from the election it shall
be illegal to sell liquor.
Nominations Confirmed.
All the remaining appointments of
Governor Fort We're confirmed in ex-
ecutive session held by the senate Mon
day evening. AS was anticipated, Sen
ator James F. Fielder of Hudson OPP
posed the confirmation of the nominal
ton of Mayor Pierre z. Garven of
Bayonne as prosecutor Of Hudson
county. Senator Fielder had not been
consulted by Governor Fort in this ap-
pointment and claimed that Mayor
Garven had not sufficient experience in
the courts to qualify for the position.
Four other Democrats voted with Sen
Rtor Fielder and opposed the confirma-
ton, but the nomination was con
firmed. The other nominations con-
firmed were:
Chief William S. Gummere. Es-
sex, reappointed.
Attorney General-Robert H. McCarter
Essex reappointed.
Judge of the Circuit Court-William H.
Speer, Hudson, to succeed Charles ].
Parker appointed associate justice of the
supreme court
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of
Hudson County-John ]. Blair, reap
pointed.
Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas OF
Morris County-Alfred Elmer Mills re-
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of
Union County--Edward F. Atwater, reap
pointed.
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of
Warren County-George j. Shipman, re-
appointed
County-William ]. Crossley, reappointed.
Prosecutor of the Pleas of Union Coun-
ty--Charles Addison Swift, to succeed N.
G. J. English.
Members of State Board of Assessors
Obadiah C. Bogardus, Monmouth, to sue
coed Robert P. Budd; Charles e. Hen
erickson, Jr., Hudson. to succeed Stephen
j. Meeker.
Member of the State Board of Equali-
cation Of Taxes-Robert Carey of Hudson
to succeed Charles c. Black, appointed
Judge of the circuit court.
Port Warden of Hudson County--John
]. Toffey, Hudson reappointed
Judge Of the District Court Of the City