Bridgeton pioneer., 1909-12-30
ORGANIZATION
OF THE SENATE
Frelinghuysen Selected as
President.
ACKERMAN LEADER
All of the Counties are Looked After
in the Matter of Distribution
of Patronage.
New York Tribune Correspondent

Trenton, N. j., Dec. 27.-The snow
storm played havoc with the we'll laid
plans of the Republican members of the
New Jersey Senate, who had scheduled
their conference for II O'Clock this
morning at the State House. When
the appointed hour arrived only five of
the fifteen Senators had put in an ap-
pearance. and Senators Frelinghuysen,
who called the conference, was in a
quandary as to whether or not he had
better postpone the gathering The
Senators came drifting in by ones and
twos however, and at 10 o'clock twelve
had arrived. Word was then received
that three absentees were stuck in snow
drifts somewhere in South Jersey, and
the conference was called, with Sena-
tors Minch, Gaunt and Plumm er miss
ing.
The conference was prolonged affair
in spite of the late hour of starting.
and it was after 2. 30 O. clock when the
dozen hungry Senators rushed out of
the conference room and made for a
nearby restaurant. Senator Earnst r.
Ackerman, of Union, was unanimously
chosen chairman of the conference,
which carries with it the floor leader
ship and Senator Joseph S. Freling-
huysen, of Somerset, nominated by
Senator Bradley of Camden, was unani-
mously made the caucus choice for
president, which is equivalent to cleo
tion.
Senator Frelinghuysen, whose home
is at Raritan. N. j., is prominent
fire insurance underwater in New
York, gwith offices at William and John
streets. Senator Ackerman lives at
Plainfeld. He is president of the Law
renee Cement Company, with offices at
No. 1 Broadway. Both Senators are
members of. the New York Chamber of
Commerce.
Howard Tyler, of Cumberland, was
named for secretary, and Gaudelope
Hall, of Mercer, was named for ser
geant-at-arms. A steering committee,
consisting of Senators Wakelee, Bra
ley, Braun. Leavitt and Hand, was
named, and the result of their work
was the following appointments:
Atlantic County, doorkeeper, gallery
keeper, page, presidents assistant;
Bergan County, bill clerk, clerk to Sec
retary and clerk to committee; Bur-
lington County, assistant serges nt-at-
arms one doorkeeper, one page; Cam
den County, assistant secretary. cloak
room keeper, clerk to committee; Cape
May County, assistant bill clerk, gal
lery keeper, clerk to committee; Cum
berland County, secretary, doorkeeper.
file clerk; Mercer County, sergeant-at-
arms, page and stenographer; Mon
mouth County. supervisor of bills, one
bill clerk and clerk to committee;
Morris County Spage, one assistant
clerk to secretary and one assistant
journal clerk Salem County assistant
supervisor of bills, doerkeeper, clerk to
committee; Somerset County, secretary
to president, gallery keeper and page;
Union County, journal elerk, door
keeper. file clerk, Passaic County, cal
endar clerk, clerk To- committee and
one page; Ocean County, clerk to
president. clerk to committee. one
page. N
The new Senators-Mathis, of Ocean,
and Prince, of Passaic-had their share
of the patronage, and Encouragement
resulted. The most important changes
however were those of the bill clerk
by Senator Ackerman, the place going
to Bergen, and of the assistant journal
clerk by the Somerset Senator, although
the latter will have one more place
than last year. Senator Frelinghuysen
has appointed Clarence e. Case, of
Somerville, as his private secl etary.
Many Children are Sickly.