Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1909-12-14
WARD PICKED FOR
SPEAKER EDGE FOR
LEADER At CAUCUS
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6enoy of the Senate again and Senator
Ackerman will once more be named
majority leader.
Edward r. Moore, of Passaic, in nom-
mating Captain Parker as clerk, said
that the House without Jim would be
like a home without a fireplace. The
nomination. for speaker came next,
Joseph II. Scharff, in presenting the
name of Harry p, Ward, said that Sixty
years have gone by since Bergen county
had tho honor of having a representa- :
tive in the speakers chair. Duane MI
nard seconded, as did Henry r. Tatem,
Of Camden, and Amos +. Radcliffe, OF
Passaic.
Monroe V. Poole, Instead of Joseph d.
Bedle, nominated Peter Vredenburgil,
Mr.. yredcnburgh jumped up and urged
his friends TO vote for Mr. Ward and
Thereby make his wedding bells ring
all the merrier."
Ward was then elected unanimously.
Mr. Ward said he would reserve his
speech till the second Tuesday In jan
uary. Upton S. Jeffreys, of Camden,
was selected assistant clerk. Other Sc
lections We're made as follows:
Journal clerk, George II, Johnston. OF
Plainfleld; assistant journal clerk, Har-
ry ]. Grafton, of Mercer; supervisor OF
bills, Harry Bergman, of Essex; first
assistant supervisor of bills, Charles E.
Heritage, of Woodbury.; second assist
ant supervisor of bills, Walter r. Pur-
sell, of Essex; sergeant-at-arnls, John
Flaveli, of Essex; Ara assistant SER
geant- at arms, William T.. Bedle, of
Monmouth; second assistant sergeant
at-arlns, Paul r. Ludlam, of Millyille;
bill clerk, Richard Chaplin, of Morris,
The remainder of the minor offices We're
relegated to the steering committee
The Democratic senator's viii, like
their colleagues in the House, wait un-
til the pending day Of the session before
deciding upon their minority candidates
for president and leader.
Following are the members of the
steering COMMITTEES;
Smalley, of Somerset; Radcliffe, OF
Passaic; Schwarts, of Union; Bowden.
of Essex; Housel, OF Mercer; Poole, OF
Monmouth; Smith, OF Morris; Deunger,
of Camden; White, of Burlington.
Chairman Dalrymple said that Fla
velle would still retain his position as
secretary to the committee The secre-
ldk yStiiR SAfOpV PNl Neta S,AAHA - Ss--N-
the sergeant alarms position will give
Flavelle an additional 500 a year.
William II. Smalley called the eau
Gus to order at 12:+0 o'clock. Captain
James Parker was chosen temporary
secretary, and the roll-eall showed all
the members present In nominating
Colonel Walter E. Edge as leader.
Carlton B. Pierce. of Union, eulogized
tho Atlantic county guardsman. MIR.
Pierce and Mr.. Minard, of Essex, es-
corted Colonel Edge to the chair. The
colonel made a little stump speech,
dwelling upon the Republican rnajori-
ties that South Jersey has Of late been
rolling UP, and wound up by accepting
the leadership. He declared he was
proud of the fact that he belonged to
the Organization branch of the party
Essex countys $ eleven Assemblymen-
elect played an important part in the
preiiminaries today to the opening OF
the 1910 Legislature. The influx Of Re-
publicans here today-leaders, office
holders and eseekers-indicate thai
the next Legislature, which conyenes
on January IL, will liven up early
The Essex delegation, headed by
County Chairman Alfred n. Dalrymple,
upon arriving here, hurried to the
Trenton House to hold little caucus
of its own. The main caucus was called
to order at ~ o'clock in the Assembly
chamber.
The Essex delegation left Newark on
the 9:25 train. Governor Fort was at
the Pennsylvania station early and he
ohatted long and earnestly with Will
lam +. Corbin, OF the law firm, of Corr
bin & Collins, of Jersey City Both
came to Trenton. Major Carl Lentz
was another passenger with whom
many talked, but Alfred n. Dalrymplc
the Essex chairman. was the mosi
conspicuous figure of the party. Ths
eleven new men from Essex Were all
on hand.
They are: William Lee, Thomas
Goldingay, Emil Wohlfarth, Lewis G
| Bowden. Thomas Brooks, Thomas Gil.
| len, Harold Miller Duane Minard, J
| William Huegel. Coleman e. Kissan
| and Robert s. Terhune
| Others on the train We're: join
| Flavell. John Clark, Henry Dickson
Colonel oleott, Judge Benjamin f
4 Jones of Orange. VINO was chairman
! OF the speakers committee at the las
/ campaign; Captain Charles j. Allen
| William r, Swan, George Grover, Wal
| ter r. Purcell. Edward Birkholz, John S
| Gibson, Frank Sommer and David Nc
fntyre.
Mr. Sommer, it will be remembered, il
the lawyer who argued for the constitu
| tionality of the act, The general opin
| ion prevails that in so far as countie.
| and municipalities are concerned tht
law will be upset
An eVentful hours trip ii was Tw,
surprises developed. The most impor
tant was the statement made by VIII
| lam II. Swan. sergeant-at- arms, tina
he did not seek the job again. Nhei
he told Chairman Dalrymple. the cor
| pulent. smiling chairman was at los
to figure whether Swan was serious o
not. Right up to the caucus momen
Swan stuek to It. While Swan Woul,
not admit It TO q STAR reporter, i
was stated that he confidently believe,
that the civil service law would b
declared unconstitutional by the Cour
Of Errors and Appeals In that event
| Mr.. Swan hopes to be able to get bacl
his old job Of market clerk in Newark
| It Is well known that Mr., Swal
| would prefer that place to the Trenton
one. His friends say that he is talSin
q chance passing up the Trenton jot
Railroad Commissioner Frank Soinmer
who was on the train and heard O
Swans declaration, said.
"He had better taI-e "a hir6 "a, a.,