Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-21
NOMINATIONS TO
Be CONFIRMED
tooutinued from First Page,

members OF the county INK bodTul
Richard F. Hughes. OF Millington;
George L. Hampton. of Cumberland;
Edward H. Corson, of Cumberland
(unexpired term; Philip McGovern, of
Hudson; Alfred E. Leuckel. OF Mercer;
Cornelius d. Kelly, OF Ocean; Clayton
L. Baton, of Salem. Jacob G.. Price.
of Sussex, was appointed a member of
the State Board of Health.
State Board for the Equalization OF
Taxes-Alfred T. Holley, Bergen Coun-
ty; State Water Supply Commission,
Elmer H. Geran. Monmouth County;
Civil Service Commission, Alexander
r. Fordyce, Essex County; Forest
Park Reservation Commission, William
w. Smalley, Somerset.
County Tax Boards-Atlantic, Fred
erick P. Somers: Gloucester. Wilson I.
Jones (reappointment); Passaic. Will
lam G. Bateman; Sussex, Allen R.
Shay.
Trustees State Home for Boys-Mar-
tin C. Ribsam, Mercer; Frederick M.
Lockwood, Hudson County.
Public Library Commission-John
Cotton Dana, Essex.
Railway R~eformatory Commission
Rev. John Handley. Monmouth Gre
appointment); Michael T. Barrett. Es-
sex County (reappointment1.
Woman's Reformatory Commission
Algernon T. Sweeney. Essex (reappoint-
ment): H. Otto Wittpenn. Hudson (re-
apo ntment): Mary Lee Bryant, Allan
tic (reappointment); Mrs. James Field
er, Hudson.
Managers tuberculosis Sanitorium-
Theodore w. Corwin, Essex; William
r. Falson, Hudson.
Commission for the Blind-Mrs. AL
bert 7. Beckett, Salem; Mrs. Ellis P.
Earle. Essex.
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
John F. Sinnott, Essex.
Managers State Hospital, Norris
Plains-Albert Richards. Morris IRE
appointment); John T. Gibson, Passaic
(reappointment); Stewart Patton, Mer-
Ger.
Managers State Hospital, Trenton
Stewart Patton, Mercer; j. Lyle Kin
month, Monmouth; DR.. Luther M. Hal
sey, Gloucester (reappointment); DR..
George T. Tracy. Burlington; DR.. Ed
ward G. Conklin, Mercer.
Tenement House Supervision Com
mission-James NJ. Stewart, Passaic
(reappointment)
Managers Home for Predetermined
Women-George B.. Thorn, Burlington
(reappointment); william ]. Dawson,
Gloucester (reappointment); Mrs.
Bloomfield H. Minch, Cumberland Gre
appointment).
Managers Epileptic Village-Richard
Meldonke, Somerset (reappointment);
DR.. William A. Clark. Mercer (reap-
pointment); Miss Elizabeth Paxton,
Mercer.
For prosecutor Of pleas of Ocean
County Harry e. Newman was named,
and, for Sussex County william A.
Dolan.
Isaac w. Carmichael was appointed
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
of Ocean County.
There is considerable comment Oh
the way an opening was made for
Senator George 8. Silzer, who sought
the secretaryship of state, which was
filled by the appointment of David
Crater, of Monmouth.
Although there is some objection to
the appointment of Professor Ford be-
cause OF the fact hat he has been In
this State only three years and because
of his political associations in Pitts
burgh, 1t Is believed that in the light
of the amicable manner in which
David Crater, Tumulty and Silzer will
be taken are of and the fac that the
vice-chancellorship will go to a Repub-
lican, the confirmation of Mr.. Ford will
go through without opposition.
The vice-chancellorship measure was
introduced by Senator Edge at the
request Of Chancellor Walker. who de-
clared that the increased work In the
Chancery Court warranted the new Of
flee. Senator Nichols was the only
person to vote against the measure.
There were seventeen votes recorded
in favor of II.
This bill, which was rushed through.
is said to have been a move on the
part of the powers that be" to place
Senator George l.. Silzer, who has
sought the secretaryship of state as
successor to Samuel .. Dickinson and
who refused to accept the position of
prosecutor of the pleas In Middlesex
County.
There is a constitutional provision
which renders members of the Legisla-
ture ineligible to positions created by
that body during their term of office.
but this, it is said, applies only to ap-
pointments made by the Governor.
The appointment Of o vice-chancellor
is made by the chancellor himself, and
consequently this provision Is not APP
plicable.
Senator Price, who was appointed to
the State Board of Health. will not be
confirmed until the last day of the ses-
sion. Confirmation at this time would
mean that he would have to give up.
his seat. DR.. Price is the dean Of the
Senate.
The Senate passed a bill yesterday in
creasing the salaries of ~vice-chancel-
lors from 1000 to $4,000 per year.
After representing the Sixth con-
gressional district for years. William
Hughes. of Paterson, a Democrat, was
named as Judge of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Passaic county. in the
Governors list of nominations.
Mr.. Hughes, who is 40 years old.
started his active political career In
1901, when he was a candidate for the
Assembly. Although he ran more than
800 ahead of his ticket he was defeat
ed. The next year he was elected to
Congress. He served a term and was
then defeated for reelection. Later,
however. he was thrice elected from
the Sixth district.
HI served in the Spanish War and
returned on a furlough in 1898 to be
married. Starting as a reel boy In a
Paterson mill he became a weaver
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