Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-09
DR. WILSON AS
GOVERNOR WILL
FILL 500 OFFICES
Many Fat Berths Will Become
Vacant During Next
Administration.

Woodrow Wilson. as next governor
of New Jersey will have more thar
500 appointments to make in the three
years that he will hold office, begin
ming January next.
One of the places he viii nave to fill
is hat of State banking and insurance
commissioner. which will be made
vacant by the expiration of the term
of Office of Vivian M. Lewis, who was
Mr.. Wilson's oppoent for the Governor
ship, on April 10, 1912.
The term of Samuel D. Dickinson as
secretary OF state expires April 1, 1912.
and with this office also goes the as
sistant secretary of state, who is also
the commissioner of motor vehicles.
The clerk of the Supreme Court, VIII
lam Riker. jr., and his assistant,
Charles N. Codding. will complete their
term of Office November 8, 1912. This
place will be one of the most sought
after plums of the next administration.
The assistant is appointed by the clerk.
Two supreme Court Justices.
The terms of two Supreme Court JUS
tees will expire, those of Justice Alfred
Reed on june is, 1911, and Justice
Thomas w. Trenchard, on January Is.
1914. The judges of the Court of Errors
and Appeals whose terms will expire
are James B. Dill, February 1, 1912, and
Carrot d. w. Vroom., February IL, 1918.
The Circuit Court judges whose terms
will expire are Allen B. Endicott,
February 2, 1911; Wilbur A. Heisley,
March "a, 1911; Benjamin A. Vail, jan
uary 8, 1914, and Frank T. Lloyd, JAM
uary Is, 1914.
The Governor will have a Republic
can encouragement all through his
term, as Acknowledgement Edmund
Wilson will hold office until January
25. 1914, a few days after the expira-
ton of the term Of the next Governor.
Neither will the term of office Of
Samuel X. Robbins, clerk In chancery,
expire until 1914. So Robbins's sue
cessor will be named by the Governor
that succeeds the Governor-elect.
The appointment of the private sec
rotary to the Governor is a purely per-
sonai one. The place pays $4,000 a
year. The Governor has also an execu-
tive clerk to appoint. The present in
cumbent of hat office is Charles A.
Ransom, selected by Governor Fort.
other Fat Berths.
Among the other fat berths which
viii become vacant and the present oc-
cupants are:
Keeper of State prison, George o.
Osborne, March Is, 1912; supervisor OF
State prison, Samuel w. Kirkbride,
April Is, 1912; commissioner ct chart
ties and corrections, George B. Wight.
January %, 1912; chief of bureau of
labor statistics, Winton G.. Garrison,
April 4, 1918: State commissioner of
public roads, Frederick Gilkyson, Janu-
airy %. 1911; board of railroad com
m~issioners, Frank II. Sonnner. May 1,
1911: Robert Williams. May 1, 1913;
State board of assessors. Theodore
Strong, April /. 1911; Obadiah C. b.
gardus, March Z, 1912; Charles E. Hen
Erickson. jr.. March 10. 1912; State
board for the equalization Of taxes
Theodore Simonson. April 8, 1911; Henry
j. Trick, April 8. 1912; George NJ. Nc
Carthy, May 8, 1913; State water sup
ply commission. Richard Morrell, June
%. 1911: Foster M. Voorhees,, June 10
1912; J. Henry Bachelor. June 90, 1913;
civil service commission, James Ker-
ney, May 8. 1911; Willis Fletcher John
son. May s. 1912; James r. Mullikin.
May 8, 1913.
In addition to these places there will
be vacancies on all of the other State
commissions and boards. county judges,
prosecutors, city district court judges,
members of the county tax boards and
hundreds of other places