The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-30
ANXIOUS ONES SEE
FIELDER WHET AXE
Lean Kline Vision Appears to
Commissioners in State.

Nearly two hundred members and
employees OF state commissions are
anxiously awaiting the inaugural ad-
dress of Governor-elect James f.
Fielder. The cause of their anxiety
is certain recommendation which he
is being urged to make to the legis-
lature, which will result, il carried
out, in greatly reduced population
around the state house. OF course,
there are a good many patriotic
democrats who are interested as well,
but their interest isn't any greater
than that of those who already hold
the places, says the Tribune
Mr. Fielder is being urged to back
UP the work of the efficiency and
economy commission by coming right
out in his inaugural address and ask
ing the Legislature to carry out its
recommendations. Although this COM
mission has made no report public as
yet, enough is known of its work to
say that il its suggestions for eff
cheney and economy are carried out
all of the present commissioners will
be wiped out, their places being TAX
en- by a single commissioner.
Not alone that, but about one-half
Of the state commissions now extant
will lose their identity completely.
for the efficiency commission has
found considerable duplication and
overlapping of work, and will recon-
mend the consolidation of the depart
ments where this useless expenditure
of the states money has been found.
The proposed recommendations OF
the commission for reorganization.
Of the government of the state, II.
carried cut, will bring about big de-
crease in the number Of clerks and
stenographers, as well as the heads
of many of the departments.
AS the efficiency commission is non
parti1an in its makeup, its recon-
mendations, will put the democrats on
their mettle,. for during Mr.. Fielder's
term the members of that party will,
for the first time in twenty years,
come into complete control OF every
department in New Jersey.
Mr. Fielder is the democratic Leader
of New Jersey. No one, with the ex-
ception perhaps of Jim" Smith or
Jim" Nugent, doubts that. When
he becomes governor he will have his
first real opportunity of making that
leadership felt by demanding that
the program of reform be carried out
His first utteranCe on state affairs
will come in his inaugural address.
+, Those who know Mr.. Fielder well
haven't the least hesitancy in saying
that he will leave no doubt as tc
where he stands.
Furthermore, Mr.. Fielder has an
: nounced that he has no further am
bitions in the political line; that he
intends to serve his term as COVER
nor, and then take up his law prac
tice again.
State Controller Edwards has been
at work on plan of increasing the
automobile license fees to 81 horse
power, which, it is estimated, would
bring the revenue from this source
up to about 100000 year. Al
present something like 100000 a
year is derived from this source.
That any effort at efficiency and
economy will have the hearty sup
port of the republicans in the legis-
lature goes without saying.
II Assemblyman Walter McDermott
; had not heckled President Wilson In
Jersey City one afternoon last April
he would have been the democratic
leader of the assembly next year. AS
it is, he almost landed the place,
but along came Joseph P. Tpmulty'
the presidents secretary, with the IN
formation that he would not stand fol
McDermott, and, as If to further EN-
phasize the fact that he is just as
fond of New Jersey politics as ever,
"Joe" sent word that he wanted AS
sembyman Joseph Branegan selected
as the democratic floor leader, ana
Rranepan WAS selected.