Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-14
FREL|NGHUYSEKS
POLITICAL BEE IS
BUzz|NG MERR|LY
Somerset Senator Keeps Guber-
material Candidacy on Repub-
lican Ticket in LimeIight.
SCHOOL SCANDAL HOLDS
HIM In PUBLIC GAZE
Would Probably Resign as Sem
at0r If He Received NOm-
ination of Party.


While the other Republican candi-
dates for Governor John Franklin
Forts seat are content with having
their names discussed occasionally ct
dollar dinners, Senator Joseph S. Ere
linghuysen, of Somerset county, is
keeping very much in the limelight.
The genial Senate president is not
conducting a midsummer campaign
along the lines introduced by former
Senator Everett Colby In this county
In 1905, but he is keeping in the public
gaze just as effectively as the Essex
man did on that occasion. In looking
around for an original plan of cam
paign-something outside of the cut
and-dried' order-the senator found
his opportunity In the fact that he
happened to be named as chairman of
special committee to investigate the
operation of the school system OF the
State. The committee was appointed
by resolution of the Senate of 1909. 1t
is true the committee took no action
that year, but that was hardly
chargeable to Chairman Frelinghuy-
sen. One of his fellow committeeman,
Senator Bradley, of Camden, was
chairman of the Delaware and Rari-
tan canal and the military code COM
mittees. both of which kept him quite
busy during 1909, and he had no time
then to attend the meetings of the
school system committee.
Senator George S. Silzer. the remain
ing member of the committee, was also
on the Delaware and Raritan canal
inquiry, and because of the importance
of the latter he. too. was unable to at
tend the school system inquiry meet
ings, and Chairman Frelinghuysen was
consequently left alone.
Pushes school Probe.
This year he is more fortunate in
having been able to impress Mr.. Brad
ley with the necessity of prosecuting
the school system inquiry without de-
lay. The Camden senator is not very
much impressed with his mission, but
he has never been a shirker, and when
convinced that his presence was neces-
sary to make a quorum he responded.
1t Is true the committee was named
in 1909 with the understanding that 1t
should report its findings to the Legis-
lature of 1910. Lack of a quorum made
that impossible during the regular ses-
sion, but Chairman E'relinghuysen Is
prosecuting his work with so much
vigor he will be ready to report to
special session should Governor Fort
call one, as he has already been re-
quested to do by the Somerset senator
So far as possible Chairman Freling-
huysen is keeping political considera-
tions out of the investigation. It is
no fault of his, of course, If the public
reading daily accounts of his unswerv-
ing devotion to duty, even in such in
tolerable weather, should see in Joseph
S. Frelinghuysen 1.-The big man as vet
unnamed" whom the leaders of his
party want to nominate for Governor.
Senator Frelinghuysen would bring
more or less executive experience TO
the Office. as he has already filled the
position-for brief periods oniy-by
virtue of his o1sce as president of the
Senate last year and this during the
temporary absence of Governor Fort
from the State.
strenuous Political Worker.
During his five years in the Senate
he has one year more to serve-Sen-
ator Frelinghuysen has earned the rep
utation of being strenuous worker.
who was seldom absent from his desk
during sessions. He was popular with
his colleagues, Democrats as well as
Republicans and seldom displayed
partisan leaning.
FfsH- -
somewhat unusual distinction of being
one Of the few laymen to be made ma
jority leader and chairman of the ju-
dietary committee of the Senate. He
was one of the special committee
which framed the civil service law and
chairman of the special finance COM
mittee which devised the plan in 1908
to relieve the almost depleted State
treasury, which had only a paper bal
ance the previous year.
He is the author of the present au-
tomobile law, which, while looked upon
as very efficient enactment, is re-
garded as too drastic, and has already
resulted in the enactment of retalia-
tory laws in New York and Pennsyl-
vania.
In prosecuting the investigation of
TIC SCHOOL SYSTEM chairman treflng-
huysen began operations in Atlantic
county and showed, among other
things that the majority of the schools
in that section were insured in the
several fire insurance companies repre-
sented by his agency.
Senator Frelinghuysen has a military
as well as a legislative career. He
served eight years in Squadron A Cav
airy of New York. and served Aas sec
ond lieutenant in a troop formed from
the squadron for service in Porto Rico
At the close of the Spanish-American
War he was breveted first lieutenant
for services with the troop.
He has always taken an active in
terest in politics and has been cnair-
man OF the executive committee of
Somerset county. and member of the
finance committee of the State commir-
tee for several years. Should Senator
Frelinghuysen procure the nomination
he would probably resign as senator
In order that lis successor might be
chosen at the next election.
STAR WANT ADS nRTNG REsULrs.