Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
REINFORCEMENT
OF OLD PRISON
BOARD RUMORED
lncumbents Will Go Back, but
Egan's Opposition Will
Gust Dear.
lspecIaI to the Evening star1

Especial to the Evening star.l
TRENTON, April 24.-The Senate
will hold a special session this after
noon to receive from Governor Field
er his appointments of State prison
managers and trustees of the State
Home for Girls. 1t is likely no other
business viii be introduced.
Governor Fielder arrived at the
State House before noon, but said he
would not make public the names of
those he had selected for the posi-
tons until they are sent to the Sem
ate.
Political circles are charged with
discussions over the presumed inten-
ton of the Governor in remaining the
old members of the board of prison
inspectors today, to replace the COM
mission that was given birth by the
passage of the three bills to change
the administration of affairs at the
institution here.
Enemies of the executive are prone
to censure him severely on the score
that because of the differences that
have existed at the prison, new men
should be appointed. Senator Charles
Egan, of Hudson county, who was an
active figure in the recent legislative
session, is opposing the move of the
governor with all his strength He
does not want Walter NJ. Dear, of the
same county, where he is connected
with newspaper, to be named again
And there appears to be a reason.
May Kill Bears Nomination.
If Egan officially opposes the noml-
nation of Dear, it will prevent his
appointment. Ten Democratic sena-
tors favor Dear and, if Egan objects
the nomination will likely die, as the
Republican senators are not expected
to interfere with the nomination.
Dear assisted largely in pushing
through the Walsh commission gov.
eminent act. This law was the direct
cause of the ousting of ex-Mayor
Otto Wittpenn from his berth in Jer-
sew City, Egan is confidante Of
Wittpenn, and so the apparane an.
tagonism at the present moment tt
the return of the Hudson county mar
to the board. Egan has gone further
by saying, it is alleged, that Dear has
been an ardent lobbyist for the
Pennsylvania railroad interests In the
Assembly.
BY reason of a vacancy having ex-
listed when the old board was legis-
lated out of office by the signing OF
the measures on Monday by the gov
ernor, new man will be appointed
1t is understood that the names to
be submitted to the New Jersey Sen
ate when it sits at a special session
| today at noon for confirmation of the
appointments will be:
Proposed Appointments.
Jacob Shurts, of Somerville; B
Frank Hires, of Bridgeton; John F
/ Clark, of Newark; Walter M. Dear
of Jersey City; Harry w. Jones, Of
Franklinville.
The governor will appoint an en-.
| tirely new board of trustees for the
| Gir's' Home. In accordance with the
McGinnis bill. The new board viii
/ consist of three women and two men
The old board is composed of five mer
and four women. Its dissolution Ii
| the result of the investigation which
| Charity Commissioner Byers made al
| the instance of the minority members
| of the old board of trustees. The new
| trustees will have full charge of the
home. They viii be permitted Il
make any change they think neces.
sary in it's executive staff and tC
| adopt what rules they please for the
| conduct of the home.
The trustees will serve without sal
ary. Members of the Board of Prisor
| Inspectors, however, receive a salar.
of $500 a year. There has been con
siderable campaigning by candidates
| for both boards. 1t is understood thu
present members of the Board O
! Prison Inspectors are so confident o
+, reappointment they have arranged fo
| a reorganization meeting this after
noon after the Senate session.