The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-05-08


tion of Taxes. George NJ. Mccarthy
Hudson, to succeed Robert Carey.
Members of commission to revise
public statutes, William ]. Magic
Union County: Joseph L. Mum, Essez
County; George 7. Werts, Hudson
County.
Members of County Tax Boards
James e. Connolly, Hudson County
Henry M. Voorhees,, Hunterdon Coun-
ty; Frank Samsel MiddleseX County.
Colonel Mullikin, the fourth civil serv-
ice commissioner, is a Newarler. He
is past department commander of the
G. A. r. and a colonel of the United
States army, retired.
DR. Henry Mitchell, of Asbury Park.
failed to land as secretary of the new
: Board of Health. He was secretary of
the board that was legislated out of
existence, and anxious for a reappoint-
ment Newark health officials protested
against him.
In awarding Robert Carey to the
bench Governor Fort pleased the New
Idea men of Hudson. but disappointed
the Democrats. George A. Mccarthy
is a Hudson County Rotherhamite.
Malcolm MacLear, new district court
judge. is former city attorney of New
ark and secretary of the State Repub-
lican Committee.
Thomas A. Davis Is a Democrat. He
is practising lawyer and former city
counsel of Orange. AS County Pleas
Judge he will be associated with Judge
Jay Ten Eyck
The newly created office of State ex-
pert on commissioner of accounts will
be filled ad interim w. r. Drake, of
Union County, was to have landed this.
Bruce S. Keator, of Monmouth County,
who becomes secretary of the new
Board of Health, is a retired physi-
clan.
Colonel Olcott, who becomes a mem
Der of the Health Board. is lifelong
friend and East Orange neighbor of the
Governor Former Chancellor Magic,
who gets one of the $300-a-year posts
on the commission to revise the laws
of the State is one of the veterans of
the Jersey Bar.
George T. Werts was the last Demo-
crat who sat in the Governors chair
He has been on the slate as one of the
revision commissioners ever since the
Legislature adjourned. Joseph L. Mum,
the other appointee for revising the
laws, is a resident of East Orange and
former Essex County counsel and
former Judge.
The commissions for study Of need
of the State in industrial education to
study the causes of crime and depeu-
dency and the study of the excise con-
ditions in the State are to be made by
authority of the Legislature without
the concurrence of the Senate.
you will note that / haven't made
many Essex County selections for
Office the Governor told a reporter
after his message embodying the nomi-
nations had gone to the Senate. Il
have reserved the offices of State COM
missioner of reports and of State COM
missioner of accounts to be filled by
men from my home county"
After the first list had gone in the
Governor sent in the appointments of
former Senator Samuel S. Childs, of
Somerset. and Dr. William A. Clark. OF
Mercer, to fill the vacancies on the
board of managers for the State Village |
for Epileptics, and Frank Bennett as
member of the Shark River Oyster |
Commission.
In an hours executive session of the |
Senate, Senator Gebhardt. of Hunter |
don, entered protest against the con-
member of his county's tax board, and |
Senator Fielder, of Hudson. spoke
against another Republican judge for
Hudson's Court of Common Pleas, He
said that as Judge Blair was Republi-
can he had looked for Democrat to be
named as associate. He pointed out |
that in Essex County the Governor had |
nominated Mr.. Davis, Democrat, to be
associated with Judge Ten Eyck, Re-
publican.
Attorney General McCarter advised
Governor Fort today that no man who
was a member of the Legislature that
provided for the creation of offices or
commissions could be appointed to any
of the places, whether there was COM
pensation or not.
That cut from the Governors list of
men he had planned to appoint on
commissions Senator Wakelee of Ber-
gen, and Assemblymen Prince. of
Passaic: Holcombe, Of Hunterdon, and
Daab, of Hudson.