Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-04-23
CLOSING SCENES OF THE
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE
Executive Nominations Cause Surprise. David Baird is Not
Named for State Assessor. His Friends Say That He
Was Promised Place and Someone Will Suffer.
GOVERNOR WINS NOTABLE VICTORY AT THE LAST

OF New Jersey the one and
Thirty-third legislature came to an end
Friday morning just as the sur was
beginning to reflect a dazzling light
from the gold capped cupola of the
statehouse.
Two of those who remained in the
women's gallery until the final ad
journment were the wife of Speaker
Prince and Mrs. Joseph s. Frelinghuy-
sen, who saw her husband elected
president of the senate upon the resig-
nation of Senator Robbins of Burling-
ton, who laid down the gavel just be-
fore his nomination as clerk in chan
Gerry was made public.
House Finishes Work Soon.
Tie house completed its 1abors some
time before the senate, which held a
long executive session to consider the
nominations tent in by the governor.
Much of the length of this session was
due to Senator Leavitt of Mercer.
Among the governors nominations
was that of Edward T. Burke of Tren-
ton to be Il commissioner of the tu-
berculosis sanitarium at Glen Gard
ner. Mr.. Leavitt objected to the con
firmation of Mr.. Burke on the plea of
senatorial courtesy. The consequence
was that the senate failed to confirm
Mr.. Burke. and he was rejected.
This unusual occurrence gave rise to
considerable gossip, and it was said,
among other things, that Mr.. Leavitt's
objection to Mr.. Burke was a direct
slap at the governor and that it was
instigated by former Governor Stokes,
who is president of the bank of which
Mr.. Leayitt is paying teller. Mr.. Leav-
lit himself said that lis opposition
was due to the fact that Mr.. Burke
had not said a word to him about be
ing a candidate for the office, as he
should have done. and he wanted it
distinctly understood that my one
from Mercer county who wanted an
appointment from the governor would
have TO see him or he would have
trouble in getting confirmed.
Nominations by the Governor.
1t was late Thursday night when the
governor sent his nominations to the
senate by his secretary, Leslie r. Fort
The list included:
Riparian Commissioners-Mark Nj.
Pagan of the county of Hudson, to
succeed Robert Williams; Joseph A..
Birkholz Of the county of Essex, reap
pointed; Michael T. Mclaughlin of the
county of Essex reappointed.
Supervisor Nelg Jersey State Prison
Samuel W. Kirkbride of the county
of Monmouth, reappointed.
To Be Member of the State Water
Supply Commission-George f. Wright
of the county of P~assaic, reappointed.
Board of Railroad COMMISSIONER
Robert Williams of the county of Pas
sale, to succeed Joseph w. Congdon;
Thomas j. Hillery of the county of
Norris, to succeed Borden d. Whiting.
Commissioner of Banking and Insur-
ance-Vivian NJ. Lewis of the county
of Passaic.
State Board For the Equalization of
Taxes-Frank B. Jess of the county of
Camden.
Adjutant CONGRATULATIONS f. Sadler,
Jr., of the county of Mercer.
Clerk of the Court of %Chancery-
Samuel K. Robbins of the county of
Burlington.
State Prison Inspectors-John f.
Clark of the county of Essex; James
H. Davenport Of the county of Essex,
reappointed; Jacob Schurts of the
county of Somerset, r~eappointed; Clar-
ence T. Van Deren of the county of
Hudson: Caleb Van Husen Whitbeck
of the county of Bergen; B. Frank
Hires of the county of Cumberland.
Surprises In Nominations.
To most people the majority of these
nominations came as a surprise, and to
the so called leaders of the Republican
party who have been making war upon
the governor all winter some of them
came as a shock. Particularly was this
the case when it was seen that the list
did not include the name of David
Baird, the Camden leader, to succeed
himself as state assessor. Mr.. Baird's
friends were mad clear through, as
they asserted that the governor had
given them his word that Mr.. Baird
would be reappointed. One of the
maddest of the Camden leaders sup
porters was. Senator Bradley of his
county, who was also d%ispleased with
the nomination of Frank b. Jess of
his county as a member of the state
board for the equalization of taxes. 1t
is said that if he had said the word in
the executive session Mr.. Jess would
not have been confirmed.
7 Mr.. Jess vas speaker of the session
of 1908 and rendered valuable services
y the friends of civil service reform
when they succeeded in forcing their
bill through the Legislature. When the
civil service commission organized and
settled down to business Mr.. Jess was
made chief examiner of the board.
The appointment Of Mark M. Pagan
IF Jersey CITY to be a riDarian COM
missioner is considered another sigh