The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-16

and rerevised dozen tines Mr..
State Board of Assessors. went to his
FricDds Surprised.
He did not know until he was
awakened this morning that he had
not been nominated before final adj
journment. His term us State assessor
expires on May 4. He will either hold
over until another sitting of the rcn-
ate or his SUCCESSOR will be named ad
interim by the Governor Baird's
friends cannot believe that the Cow
ernor will turn down the Camden man.
who made his election certain. simply
because he failed to pay the price for
his reappointnent with the votes of
South Jersey lawmakers.
Case Against Baird.
The particular case against Bairi
from the viewpoint Of tho Goyerno4-
was the tact that Tateln and Potter,
OF Camden, in the House. voted Il de-
liant no every time that there was
movement 10 further the political
county committee primary election blu.
which Was finally iammod through.
ihe Governor seiit for twelve members
OK the House and administered an off,
clal spanltfng that resulted in their
changing front and passing the bill he
iiao demanhed OF all the wreck of re-
TORN legislation that had been before
ne House and Senate during the ses-
sion Simple as Is this bill IT means
tnat the present order buiIt up through
generations by stolid party bosses, will
go tottering and that strife and fac4
tional feeling will tear wide open ~e-
publican organization in New Jersey,
strong Defiant.
State Assessor "Dory'' Strong took
advantage of his prerogatve as a for
mer legislator. and defyins every
motion to clear the House Of lobbyists.
remained to fight for the defeat OF the
bill which will give his enemies
strength in Middlesex strong was
turned down completely as party leader
in Middlesex Wednesday night when
Governor Fort made nominations for
prosecutor and county judge He sought
his revenge, and for a few minutes re
was victor. But the Governor by
using the official big stick, turned de-
feat. into personal victory He held up
all nominations until after the bill had
been forced through the House and
wasN in his hands and made a law
through his official signature
Hasut Lost Hold.
Even as It is he has not released the
hold he believes he has over the law
makers He has revived all the agita-
ton over Baird's successor which
stirred the State until yesterday. Then
he has kept back the nominations for
members of the twenty-one county
boards of taxation The term of ons
member of each of the several county
boards expires this spring. They will
hold over unless the governor makes ad
interim selections or calls the senate
back to consider the State Board of AS
SCISSORS place and these.
Quiet Close.
The close of the session was as quiet
and orderly as may be. The strife and
turmoil. acrimonious debate and per-
sonalities of the last days were for
gotten apparently Only minor bills
were on the calendar. with a very. few
exceptions. in both branches, and there
was no reason for getting excited
With Senator Gebhardt's, Assembly
man Martins and the Pierce Fort pub
ut uillAtlGc JDnlilllSSiIll DitiS tpChc4 up
in Senator Wskelee's COMMITTEES on
railroads and canals with scarcely an
important bill passed TO IT'S credit, the
Legislature closed long and tiresomo
session. Tt has been marked by brill
liant debate in both branches, the bril-
liancy being all in vain. for it was shed
by the men who In minority, fought in
vain for the passage of measures that
had been promised in the primary and
in the regular election campaign OF last
year.
Bills suspended.
1t was a little before O'Clock when
consideration of bills was suspended
in. the House and Senate. Both went
into social session while gifts and
felicitations We're exchanged and good
byes said. Then the Senate had more
business to take up before the gavel
could fall for the last time in the ses-
sion of 1909. Many of the weary as
semblymen went honas before the final
dismissal, but those no ramained fled
behind Speaker Prince to the Senate
chamber. where the new president OF
that body, Senator Frelinghuysen. de-
clsred the end OF legislative deIibsrs-
tions The song of the good bye mo-
ment that has echoed through the State