New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-07
WILSON APPOINTS JUDGES.
Sends Three Names to Senate;
Halls on Road Commissioner.
DIRECT PRIMARY ADOPTED
Bill Regulating Nominations
Completely Changes Present
System in New Jersey.
lBy telegraph TO Tho Tribune. !

BY ieicEfaph 10 The Tribune.
Trenton. y. j.. Feb 6.-Governor Wilson
/ sent to tho Senate Tonight his first appoint
! mcnts. but that Of road commissioner was
/ not among them. Clarence l.. Cole of At
/ lantic County, was named as Circuit Judge
10 succeed Allen Endicoit Of the same
county. The appointment is for seven years
/ at $3.50 year. Mark A. Sullivan was re-
/ appointed for fun term Of five years as
+ nudge of the Court Of Errors and Appeals
/ The other appointment was that of Frank
Smathers 20 he district Judge Of Atlantic
, County 10 succeed Robert Tngersoll.
Senator Nichols'S measures extending the
direct primary law to Governor and Con-
gressmen passed the Senate tonight by a
/ vote of 10 10 !. The bills were not passed
however without a lot of good natured
/ criticism INDUCED in by the Democrats at
4 the expense of the Republicans.
Governor Wilson's ideas in direct primary
nominations. corrupt practices, public utili-
( ties regulation and employers liability, are
/ embodied in four measures introduced SIM
/ UNANIMOUSLY in both houses tonight
: The bill regulating direct primary NOM
/ nations is Of a most drastic character and
completely changes the present system in
this state. 1t begins with the choosing of
election officers. Provision is made for the
appontment of election officers by Civil
Service examination conducted by the state
Civil Service Commission The chairman
Of the county committee is entitled to APP
! point one member of each board. subject
to the examination. ma jority Of the AS
sen blymen nominated in any county may
remove any or all OF the election officers
Z n.,t,
The bill also has complete provision for
a primary for the election OF delegates TO
national conventions to be held on May 20.
Delegates and alternates-at-large running
throughout the state file petitions with the
Secretary Of State; delegates running i'm a
district file petitions with the County Clerk.
At the primary all delegates-at-large and
from the district are voted for directly by
the party voters. and snh voters may
express their preference fer President for
the guidance of the delegate.
Provisions are made for the regular an
nual primary in September. No candidate
for nomination to the Assembly or Senate
can have his name printed on the primary
ticket Of his party unless he files a pledge
that he will vote for that candidate for
United States Senator who receives the
largest number of votes at his party pri
mary held preceding the Senatorial cleo
ton. The chairman of each county COM
mittee is elected at the public primaries
running throughout the county.
In cities Of more than thirty thousand
population every voter must register in
person and sign his name at the end Of
list of questions. If he cannot sign other
questions are asked of him by the election
officers and his answers written in a book
called the Identification statement, num-
bered 10 correspond with the voters num-
Der on the registry on Election Day the
voter has to sign a card. which is compared
with his original signature. IF he cannot
sign he is asked the same questions con
tanned in his Identification statement and
the answers are compared with his state
ments as there given on registry day
The party ballot is abolished and a blan
ket is provided for. ON Wednesday prior
10 the election this ballot is mailed by
election officers at public expense to each
voter in their election district Provision
is made for stamped envelopes and copies
of the ballots being put in the hands Of
the election officers by the County Clerk.
These ballots may be voted.
The corrupt practices act is also far
reaching Among its provisions is one that
candidate for office is prohibited from
spending more than 10 per cent Of the sal
airy Of the Office he seeks FOR election ex-
penses.
The public utilities bill is the Osborn bill
Of this year. changed so a. 10 provide for
the keeping Of a depreciation account by
utility companies. II provides for the APP
pojntment Of three commissioners. IT 500
year each, who shall have fun power IN
regulate rates.