Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-05
MANY TO GATHER
10 HEAR Rustic
lOF TIE PLUM TREE
TOMORROW Promises to Be First
Req Governors Day at
State House.
H[sp.eia1 to ths Nerark star.l

rRtNToN, Dec. 5sz1ndications are
that tomorrow will see the first real
"GQ$ernor's Day at the State House
siHce election. Governor Fort, who is
p4eparing his final message, will be
Here, and 1T is not unlikely that
4iovernor-elect Wilson will put in an
appearance. Prominent Republicans
7 and Democrats will gather at the capi-
toll to discuss the appearance of the
plum tree as well as to speculate as
to the date n doings of the legisla-
tive ceremonies that are to be held
during holiday week.
Senator Ackerman, of Union county,
majority leader of the Senate during
the last session, has decided to call a
caucus of the Sena Republicans for
the last week in December. Following
precedent Senator Alderman will be
chosen as h candidate for president.
Faces That VIII be Missed.
Several Well-known faces Will he
missed from the Senate at the CON-
ing session. Senator Wilson, of At
lantic. will be succeeded by Colonel
Walter e. Edge. also a Republican. who
t0oQOl VI lit IlOlSe last
year. Senator Wakelee, of Bergen, who
for six years has been one of the most
prominent Republicans in the upper
house. will be succeeded by a Demo-
crat, James A. C. johnson.
Griffith w. Lewis, of Burlington;
William ]. Bradley, of Camden; Robert
2. Hand. of Cape May: George w. F.
Gaunt. of Gloucester; Oliver II. Brown.
of Monmouth; Harry D.. Leavitt, of
Mercer; John D. Prince, of Passaic;
William Plummer, of Salem; Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen, of Somerset; besides
Senator Alderman, will be the hold
over Republicans who will help pilot
the 1911 legislation.
Change In Cumberland senatorship.
The place Of Bloomfield Minch, the
Cumberland County veteran, who is
now a member Of the State Board Of
Equalization of Taxes. will be taken
by Isaac T. Nichols. who styles him.
self an Independent Republican n
who Is an avowed enemy of former
Governor E. C. Stokes. This change
in the Cumberland County Senatorship
will result in the retirement of Senate
Secretary Howard Tyler, because Mich
OILS is opposed to him. Assistant Secre-
IdIy WllildlLl ~ muIPny VI III
County, will likely be nominated in
Tyler's place.
The veteran Democrats who will re-
turn arc Senators Osborne. Of Essex;
Fielder, Of Hudson: Gebhardt. of Hun
terdon: Silzer. of Middlesex: Price, Of
Sussex, and Cornish, of Warren. The
new Democratic faces, besides johnson.
of Bergen. viii be Richard Fitzherbert,
of Morris, and George C. Low, of
NOcean.
The reduction of the 1910 Republican
majority Of fifteen in the Senate to
twelve for the new session will be
quito a factor In the distribution of the
patronage. With a certain number Of
of1ces to DO filled and only twelve
counties this year from which to fill
them, the result Will be that each
county win got q little larger slice Of
the "p4e."
Edward Kenny to be Speaker.
lAssemblyman Amos Radcliffe. Of
Passaic, who Is the dean of the Repub-
lican side of the incoming Assembly,
mas fixed Tuesday, December 10, as the
time for tho House minority caucus.
The only important post to be es-
signed by the Republican Assembly
ncn tulS year Is tHdt Oh HllHoTlty
leader. This place will undoubtedly
go to A~ssemblyman Thomas F. Nc
Gran, of Paterson. 1t is probable that
the honor of tho minority vote for the
speakership will be given to Assem-
hlyman DeUnger, of Camden.
Assemblyman Edward Kenny, of
Hudson, will be chosen speaker of the
house, and Assemblyman John j.
Matthew'S of Hunterdon. will he the
Democratic leader.