Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-11-08
POLITICAL JOBS
WILL SOON FALL
Patronage VIII Be Discussed
by Democratic legislators
elect in Trenton Tuesday.

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those members who seek honors
when the Senate and House meet to
organize, will invade the State capi-
tai on Tuesday. as has been the Gus
tom for years, to discuss the issues
and possibilities. With the question
of the presidency of the upper House
practically settled in favor of Senator
James F. Fielder. of Hudson, the
speakership of the lower House is
sought by many, and promises of a
warm campaign are predicted
Assemblyman Thomas #. Mar
tin and Charles M. Egan. of
Hudson; Leon R. Taylor, of Mon
mouth; Charles OConnor Hennessy,
Of Bergen, and Oliver Holcombe, of
Hunterdon, are all spoken of and
there will probably be others. 1t IS
believed here that the Essex County
delegation will have candidate of
its own. The only member of the
delegation elected Tuesday who has
had legislative experience is John J..
Bracken, who ran at the head of his
ticket Tuesday. Precedent is against
the selection of an inexperienced
| legislator.
The party leadership in the Senate
and House is beginning to receive
some attention in the political gos-
sip. Mr. Martin was the Democratic
leader last winter. He may serve in
the same capacity this winter if he
fails to land the speakership. Cen
orally the leadership has gone to an
| unsuccessful candidate for the speak
| ership. In the upper house either
Senator ]. A. c. Johnson, of Bergen,
or John w. Slocum, of Monmouth,
will probably be chosen the party
pilot.
The prospect of Senator Fielder be-
coming the Acting Governor contains
the elements of contest between Mr..
Fielder and Mayor Otto Wittpenn, of
Jersey City, for the Gubernatorial
nomination next fall, in the view of
| many political observers. To be
eligible for the Governorship in 1914
Mr.. Fielder would have to resign as
| president of the Senate befJre the
| time for making the Gubernator.al
| nomination on account of the cen
stitutional provision that a Governor
cannot succeed himself This course
was pursued by Foster M. Voorhees,
when he was Acting Governor, after
John w. Griggs had resigned as chief
executive of the State. Mr.. Voorhees,
then obtained the Republican nomi-
nation for the Governorship and was
elected.
State leaders will also be here in
force Tuesday, largely with view of
helping their favorltes into coveted
places and likewise with an eye or
bigger plums that are to fall within
the next few months. One OF the
most important places to be flied is
the state treasurership to succeed
Daniel S. Voorhees,. State Chairman
Edward e. Grosscup, a member of
the state Board for Equalization of
for this post The state treasurer
was added last winter to the State
Highway Commission by the Repub-
lican Legislature in order to keep
that body Republican. That move
now merely has the effect of making
1t more strongly Democratic. The
state treasurer is named in joint ses-
sion of the Legislature.
Laws governing the appointment to
several of the State boards provide
that they shall be bipartisan. Thus
the statute creating the State board
of assessors says that not more than
two of the appointees shall be mem.
bers of the same political faith"
This opens the way for the appoint
ment of Progressive in some in
stances If the Governor sees fit. The
law governing the appointment OF
the county tax board says that not
more than two of the three members
shall be of the same political faith
In fact there is hardly a commission
which has not provision for bi-
partisan composition. The law gov
erning the appointment of the Prison
Labor Commission says that three OF
the members shall be of the two
leading political parties of the State, =
in which case there is room for
dispute as to whether Republicans
or Progressives will get the place
The Progressives carried the sta te
on the Presidency but not on the
Assembly vote
The principal appointments to be
made by the Governor next winter
are as follows: Members of the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, to succeed
Robert Williams, Republican. salary,
Sc, 900: commissioner of labor to sue
ceed General Lewis T. Bryant, Re-
publican, salary s3,5O0; chief of the
bureau of statistics to succeed Win
ton c. Garrison, Republican, salary
50, 500 inland waterways commission
er to succeed Harry w. Schneider,
Republican, salary $1,000; member of
the State Tax Board to succeed
George NJ Mccarthy. Republican, sal
airy $3,500; water supply commissioner
to succeed J. Henry Bachelor, Re-
publican, salary $500; member of
the Civil Service Commission to sue
ceed Colonel r. Mulliken, salary $4,000:
| judge of the Court of Errors and Ap-
peals to succeed Judge G. D. w.
Vroom, Democrat, salary per diem,
equivalent to about $4,000; riparian
commissioner TO succeed Henry T.
| CaIIllet Democrat salary 81 5oo.