The Penn's Grove record., 1909-04-09
TRY 70 IlIpEACH
COUNTY JUDGE.
Sheriff Of Cumberland Makes
Charges Against Judge fuller.
GOVERNOR WINS VICTORY.

Senate Unanimously Passes His Bill
For Distribution of School Moneys.
Farmers Plead With Chief Executive
to Sign Trolley Freight BiIl-Hudson
Boss Gets the Sunday Baseball Bill
Through the House.
Trenton, April S.-The legislature
was Treated to a genuine sensation
Monday night when Leader Griffith
W. Lewis presented to the house a
petition for the impeachment Of Royal
P. Tuller, judge Of the common pleas
Of Cumberland. The petition charged
the judge with a high crime in VIOLA
ton of his oath of office in that he had
stricken from the list of petty jurymen
submitted to him by Sheriff George w.
Payne LOG and submitted therefor the
names of men of his own selection and
that he did this for political spite
against the sheriff. The sheriff further
alleges in his petition that in this the
judge acted in conspiracy with How
ard w. Dolby, secretary Of the Cum
berland county tax board; Postmaster
Frank Wanser of Bridgeton and Post
master Edward Brennan of Vineland
for the purpose Of overthrowing the
power of the sheriff in the county and
that the act Of the judge was not done
in the interest of justice at all, but to
further a political scheme.
Sheriff Payne, accompanied by for
mer Assemblyman Louis H. Miller,
brought the charges to Trenton in the
afternoon, and they found their way
into the hands of Speaker Prince.
Judges Character Assaulted.
To the petition were appended a num-
Der of newspaper clippings relating to
the judges attack upon the jury list
and a copy Of a letter attacking his
personal character and professional ca
reer as a judge which was sent to ex-
Governor Stokes when MI. Tuller was
first appointed to his present position
and was signed by Henry A. Alvord, a
Cumberland county lawyer who was a
candidate for the judgeship. The mat
ter was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
The whole affair Is due to a fight
within the ranks of the Republican
party of Cumberland. Sheriff Payne,
Mr.. Miller and ex-senator Isaac Mich
OILS were the leaders of the reform" or
new idea" element in the party at
the last election and were opposed by
the regulars under the leadership of
former Governor Stokes. They won
out, however. Payne was nominated
for sheriff, and Nichols was named as
the party's candidate for assembly.
They were elected.
To Let TrolIeys Carry Freight.
Tuesday was farmers day in the ex-
ecutive department. Tillers Of the soil
from all parts of the state came to the
%statehouse to ask the governor to sign
Senator Gaunt's bill permitting trolley
companies to carry freight. They |
crowded the governors big reception
room and greeted him with applause
when he appeared among them. John
/. Coke of Hunterdon headed the dele |
CATION and introduced the governor to
the assembled farmers. The principal
speakers for the bill were Senator |
Gaunt, Mr.. Coke and DR.. William G. |
Parry, formerly senator from Burling-
ton county. They told the chief execu-
tive that the bill would prove a great
benefit to the agricultural element and
would materially increase the prosper
ity of the state and would benefit
every business therein.
When all had spoken the governor |
replied that he was in entire sympathy
with the farmers in their endeavors to
secure proper facilities for marketing |
their produce.
If he thought the bill was for the
best interests of the state, he assured
them. he would gladly approve it. But
as he had not seen the measure yet he
could make no promises. Senator
Gaunt then proffered the governor a
new gold pen, asking him to sign the
measure then and there and present
the pen to the state grange. By such
action, Senator Gaunt said, the govern.
or would memorize one of the best
deeds of his administration for the
The governor declined the pen.
and the hearing was over. At the close
the speechmaking an informal re.
ception was held at which the governor
shook hands with the visiting farmers.
Sunday Baseball Bill Passed.
Sunday baseball was galvanized into
life in the house. The bill of Mr., o.
well of HudSn nermittinn S,,naau