Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-07-11
OUR TRENTON LETTER.

Trenton, July 10.-Governor Wilson
spent his first day at the State House
yesterday following his nomination
| for President, but the gathering of
politicians to greet him was not un-
usually large owing chiefly to the fact
that he had most of the state leaders
at Sea Girt as his guests on Monday
| The Governor received hearty CON
gratulations from those who were at
/ the State House. Governor Wilson
attend to other state matters. He
ness, met with two or three state
commissions, received dozen or
more visitors on political errands and
attended to other state matters. He
was too busy to discuss his nomina-
ton for the Presidency or the plans
for the campaign. Another matter
the Governor did not discuss was the
question of his resignation. 1t was
the general opinion among State
House politicians, however, that he
would not resign until after election.
One of the Governors callers was
4 former Senator Everett Colby, the
| fighting Progressive Republican from
Essex. He asked the Governor to
appoint Theodore D. Gottlieb, of New
ark, to the Newark District Court
Judgeship made vacant by the death
of Malcolm MacLear. Ex-senator
Colby stated that the Progressives
would undoubtedly put an entire third
party ticket in the field this fall, in
cluding candidates for presidential
elector and full line of legislative
candidates.
Assemblyman Charles A. Meyer,
Democrat of Sussex, was another
visitor to see the Governor. Dis
cussing his campaign for the Senator
ship in Sussex, he said he was being
opposed for the nominatien by Sam
uel Munson, of Franklin Furnace, a
reactionary, but that the Progressives
were backing him (Meyer) and they
wiould undoubtedly win. Assembly
man Blanchard H. White, of Burling-
ton, Republican, was Governors
Day visitor. He aspires to be Sena
tor from Burlington County and ex
pressed confidence that he would win
the nomination.
Alfred N. Dalrymple, Chairman of
the Eessex County Republican Com
mittee and one of the Taft leaders in
this State, came to the State House.
He stated that the Republican State
Committee will meet within a very
short time to plan the Taft campaign.
The question uppermost now with
state political leaders is whether or
not Governor Wilson shall resign his
office before the election in November.
The question is of great Importance
for several reasons, but the one being
discussed the most is the probable
bearing of the resignation upon i'm
portant state appointments Notwith-
standing Mayor Wittpenn, of Jersey
City and many of his followers have
urged the Governor to resign at once
so a new executive may be chosen next
fall, the prevailing opinion is that
Governor Wilson will not resign, at
least until after the election.
Some of the leading state appoint
ments due in 1918 and which are in
volved in the question of the resigna-
ton of Governor Wilson are as fol-
lows: Commissioner of Labor to sue
ceed General Lewis t. Bryant, of At
lantic, salary $4,000; Chief of Bureau
of Labor and Statistics to succeed
jWinton C. Garrison, of Essex, salary
$250O; member of the Public Utility
Commission to succeed Robert L.
Williams, of Passaic, salary $500;
Judge of the Court. of Errors and APP
peals, to succeed Judge G. d. W.
Vroom; member of the State Board
of Equalization of Taxes to succeed
George NJ. Mccarthy, of Hudson, sal
ary S3500; Civil Service Commission
er to succeed Colonel James R. Null
iken, OF Essex, salary $4,000; member
of the State Board of Health to sue
ceed DR. Bruce S. Keator, Of Mon
mouth, salary $1,000; Riparian Com
missioner to succeed Henry t. Caul-
let, salary $500; member of the Wat
er Supply Commission to succeed j.
Henry Bacheller, of Essex, $2500; In
land Waterway Commissioner to sue
ceed Henry w. Schneider, of Atlantic,
salary $4,000.
.
Another list of appointments will
be one member to each of the 21
County Tax Boards, the salaries rang
down to $1,000 in the small counties.
County Judges are to be named in
Atlantic, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Nor
ris, Warren and Union counties, and
Prosecutors of Pleas in Atlantic, Cape
May, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Morris
and Union Counties. The salaries OF
the county judges range from $500 in
Essex and Hudson down to $500 in
the small counties, while the Prose
cutors' salaries are $4,000 in Essex
and Hudson and are scaled down to
! 50 900 in the small counties. These
appointments all require the confirma-
tion of the Senate and most OF the
offices are held by Republicans. There
are many other appointments of
minor character, such as members OF
various state commissions and boards
also in the list.
$3.50
Some of the Democratic leaders say