Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-03-21
APPOINTMENTS
BY GOVERNOR.
Situation Over the Secretary
of State Clearing and Out
come Will be Satisfactory.
THOSE WHO GET PLACES
AssembIyman Geran and Alex
R. Fordyce Ir., Are Given
Responsible Positions.
fFrom the NEWS corresponden.J

Trenton, Mar. 21.-The storm
which threatened over the appoint
ment of David s. Crater, Surrogate
of Monmouth county, as Secretary OF
State, in opposition to the wishes of
the senators who wanted Senator
George S. Silzer, of Middlesex, NAM
ed, cleared away somewhat yester-
day afternoon as told in the last edi-
tion of the EVENING NEWS yester-
day, with the outlook that Senator
Silzer might be named as vice ch; =
cellor, to succeed Edwin Robert
Walker, who was made chancellor.
Governor Wilson sent the name of
Mr.. Crater, as Secretary of State, to
the senate with several other nom
nations, as follows: Clerk of the
Supreme Court, Joseph P. Tumulty,
now Secretary to the Governor and a
former assemblyman of Hudson
county; Commissioner of Banking
and Insurance, Professor Henry j.
Ford, of Princeton, member of the
State Board of Education and
Democratic candidate for the assem-
bly, In Mercer county last fall;
Judge of Common Pleas Court, of
Ocean county, Isaac w. Carmichael,
of Toms River; Prosecutor of the
Pleas of Ocean, Assemplyman Harry
e. Newman, of Lakewood; Prose-
cutor of the Pleas of Sussex, VIM.
A Dolan, partner of former Judge
Joseph Coult; members of the State
Board of Health, DR.. Jacob G. Price,
senator, of Essex county.
1t is understood that the appoint
ment by Chancellor Walker of Sem
ator Silzer as vice chancellor Is
quite likely to be made, and this
being the probability it is believed
that there will be no objection In
the senate to the confirmation of Mr..
Crater, who is backed by the Demo-
cratic State Committee. There are
two candidates for Assistant Secre-
tary of State under Mr.. Crater,
William K. Devereux, the well
known newspaper man of Asbury
Park and member of the Mon
mouth County Tax Board, and
Michael w. Higgins, a Ne ark
newspaper man, who was Clerk of
the Assembly in 1907.
Opposition to Ford.
The appointment of Professor
Ford as Banking and Insurance
Commissioner is not altogether
pleasing to the Mercer county Demo-
Gratis. This Is admitted by one of
the county leaders last night. 1t is
understood that there may be some
objection to the confirmation of
Professor Ford on the ground that
he has only been in the state three
or four years, that he has only vot-
ed once In New Jersey, and that he
has not had the practical training
which would fit him for this posi-
tton. There will also likely be some
criticism that the Governor is max
ing too many appointments from
Princeton.
Governor Wilson sent another
batch of nominations to the Senate
last night One was Congressman
William Hughes, of Paterson, as
Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas of Passaic county. Congress-
man Hughes is serving his fourth
term at Washington. Another i'm
portant appointment was that of
Alfred T. Holley, a merchant, of
Hackensack, Bergen county, to the
State Tax Board to succeed Henry
]. Trick, Republican, of Burlington
county. Mr.. Holley is a friend of
the governors and it was per-
sonal appointment. He was a can
didate for Secretary of State, but as
that was not open to him, he was
given this place, which pays $500
a year.
The other appointments were:
Places for Geran and Fordyce.
State Water Supply Commission,
Assemblyman Elmer H. Geran, of
Monmouth, father of the Geran cleo
ton law.
Civil Service Commission, Colonel
Alexander R. Fordyce, of West Or
ange, former assemblyman from
Middlesex county and now Assistant
Commissary General on the staff of
Quartermaster General Murray.
Colonel Fordyce is a Republican and
was a New Idea man when in the
assembly in 1904 and 1905.
Trustees State Home for Boys
Martin c. Ribsan, a well known for
list of this city, and Frederick H.
Lockwood, of Hudson county.
Public Library Commission, Rev.
DR.. John Handley, of Ocean Grove,
and Michael T. Barrett, of Essex,
both re-appointed.
Railway Reformatory Commits
sion, Rev. DR.. John Handley, of
Ocean Grove, and Michael T. Bar
'rett. of Essex, both re-appointed.
Woman's Reformatory Commits
sion, Mrs. James Fielder, wife of the
senator OF Hudson county; Algernon
n. Sweeney, of Essex, Mayor H. Otto
Wittpenn, of Jersey City; and Mrs.
Mary Lee Bryant. of Atlantic City,
wife of Labor Commissioner Lewis
IT. Bryant, the last three re-appoint-
ed.
For tuberculosis Sanitorium.
Managers of the Tuberculosis San
itorium, Theodore Corwin, of Essex,
and William r. Faison, of Hudson.
Managers State Hospital, Morris
Plains,-Albert Richards, of Morris:
John T. Gibson, OF Passaic, and DR..
Stewart Patton, of Princeton.
Managers State Hospital, Tren-
ton.-Dr. Stewart Patton, of Prince
ton, who is to serve on both state
hospital boards; J. Lyle Kinmonth,
Asbury Park, reappointed; DR..
Luther N. Halsey, of Gloucester, re-
appointed; DR.. George T. Tracey.
Burlington; DR.. Edward G.. Conklin,