Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-07
FIELDER HAS LONG
APPOINTMENT LIST
More Places to Fill in Three
Years Than Any Other
Governor.


During the three years that no
Will serve az governor Of New Jer-
sey, james F. Fielder will have more
appointments to make than has prob
ably ever fallen the lot Of a chief
executive OF the State.
Judges OF high degree, and Of lesser
Importance, from Supreme Court Jus
tees to district Judges. chancery
clerk and commissioners, without
number, will come up for approval
or otherwise.
Seven Supreme Court justices will
be appointed for terms Of seven years
each. Five of the present justices are
Republicans and four Democrats.
The term OF one of the Republican
justices, Thomas w. Trenchard. will
have ended January Is next, five days
before the governor lie sworn in.
There can be no delay about naming
a successor. The terms Of two coll
leagues of Justice Trencherd also ex-
pire this year--Charles W. Parker
and James J. Bergen. The former is a
Republican, the latter a Democrat.
Justice Parker's commission expires
next September, that of Justice Ber-
gen in October.
Successor 10 Gnmmere.
In 1914 tho appointment will have
to be made of q successor TO CHIEF
Justice William S. Gummere. a Re-
publican, who has sat on the bench
since FEBRUARY, 1895, and who has
been chief Justice since 1901. He will
complete his second term November
Is, 1915, but his successor VIII be
nominated to the Legislature in the
spring of that year.
The governor is expected to name
q Democrat, who may be one OF the
Justices now In the court. The Inst
Democratic chief justice was Mercer
IseasIey, who was succeeded by VIII
lam J. Magic i'll 1897. David A. Depue
came in between.
Two other justices, Willard Z. Voor-
bees and James r.. Mlnturn, Will also
come up for reappointment or other
wise, next year Voorhees, is Re
Minturn, q Democrat. In
1916, the governor will have the NAM
ing of a successor TO Justice Charles
G.. Garrison, who, at that time, Will
ave completed twenty-eight years
Tn the bench.
In 1915, the governor will have the
of successors 10 Judges
John w Bogert, Democrat. and Jo-
seph w. Congdon, Republican, us
lay" members OF the Court of Err
rors and Appeals, and In 1916 he viii
appoint another "lay" judge TO sue
seed William II. Yredenburgh, Re-
publican.
Attorney General Edmund Wilson's
term ends January %. 1914. His sue
cesscr will be a Democrat, and will
be the first of that faith named since
1897, when Samuel II. Grey succeeded
Iohn r. stockton. Between Grey and
wilson the attorneys-gener were
Thomas n. McCarter and his brother,
Robert II. McCarter. The term of
)fflce is five years, and the salary IS
4, 900 annually.
New Chancery Clerk.
Samuel X. Robbins. Republican.
Jerk In chancery, will step down and
ut next April. A Democrat will take
ljs place. The Office is for Ave years,
With the annual salary Of $4,000. The
lppo'ntee will be the first Democrat
n the office since 1895, when Allan l..
NcDerrnott that year gave way TO
lewis ]. Thompson, Republican.
Other Republican occupants of tho
,lace since have been Edward G.
Stokes, afterward governor, and
vivian Lewis. now Vice-chancellor,
md Mr.. Robbins.
The term of the present conmis-
,ioner of roads, Colonel Edwin A. Ste
yens, will come to an end February ~
,ext. The term Is three years and the
yearly salary $4,000.
Among other appointments 70 take
olace during the coming winter are
he following: i
state board of assessors, to succeed
Fred A. Gentien, term four years; sal
AIRY. $4,000.
state water commissioner, to sue
seed George r. Wright, fiye-year
term, $4,000 salary.
Commissioner OF the department
public reports, Thomas II. Holmes,
five- year term, with $1,000 salary.
Civil service commissioner, Charles
II. Bateman, term OF four years, at
&, 900.
Two riparian board commissioners.
10 succeed NJ. +. Mclaughlin, OF New
ark, and Joseph a. Bifkholz. of East
Orange, $1,000 IL year for five years
each.
State Board of Health, John Fl. Cap
stick, $500, for six years.
Fish and game commissioner, Per-
cival Chrystie, no salary.
State Tenement Board Commission,
Clinton Mackenzie, no salary
Pasenic valley sewerage commits
sioner. William Mackenzie, no salary.
The Governor will also have the APP
pointment in each of the twenty-one
counties Of members of the boards Of
taxation and OF the county boards of
elections next winter, and will have
other vacancies TO fill during each OF
the other two years of his term.
Successor to HilIery.
During tho governors second year
A. member of the Board of Public
Commissioners will be named.
The term OF Thomas Hillcry, who
was appointed for the rull term when
the body was originated, will expire
Nav l. 1915. The torn Is six years
and the salary $1,000.
In 1915 these additional Offices viii
be filled:
Commissioner of charities and cor
rections. Josenh Il. Byers, salary
$4,000. for term OF four years.
Supervisor of the State prison. Jo-'
seph p. Mccormack, $4,000. for three
years.
state board of assessors. George l..
Record. four years. at $500.
State board of tax equalization.
two members. President Frank II.
Jess. salary 5000, for Ave years. and
Bloomfield II. hinch. member, 1vs
years. salary. s3.5oo.
State water supply commission,
Harry r. Humphreys, five years,
81. 500
Civil service commission, Joseph 8.
Hoff. four years. $4,000.
Riparian commissioner. j. Ward
Richardson. five years, $500.
Sfate Board uf Health William II