Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-04-24
FIELDER AGAIN
GAINS VICTORY
Support of Senate in Reap
pointing Prison Inspectors
Despite Opposition.
WlTTPENN AGAINST DEAR
Have WrangIe Over Hudson Co.
Mans Name but Cover
nor'S Forces Win.
speeial TO the EVENING NEWS.


Trenton, April 24:-In spite Of
the opposition of Senator Egan, of
| Hudson county, and the Wittpenn
forces, the nomination of Walter NJ.
Dear, of Jersey City, to be a member
of the Board of Inspectors of State
Prison, was confirmed at the special
session of the senate which convened
at Trenton today Much bitter feel
ing had entered into the matter and
the outcome will not tend to close
the breach which seems to be con-
stantly widening within the Demo-
cratic ranks, particularly In Hudson
county.
The names of the state prison
board were as follows: Samuel w
Kirkbride, of Asbury Park, Mon
mouth county, for term of one year;
John +. Clark, of Nutley Essex
county, for term of two years;
Walter NJ Dear, Jersey City, Hudson
county, for term of three years:
Harry w. Jones, Franklinville, Glou-
cester county, for term of four years;
Jacob Shurts, Somerville, Somerset
county, for term of five years; B..
Frank Hires, of Bridgeton, Cumber-
land county, for term of six years.
Board of Taxation Of Cape May
county, James 7. Hoffman. of Lower
Township, to succeed Wilbur f.
Young, deceased.
To be trustees of the State Home
for Girls, j. Mitchell Rees, of Phil
lipsburg, Warren county for a term
of one year; Jeanette CoXne Middle
ton,- of Trenton, for term of two
years; Alice Cantwell, OF Trenton,
Mercer county, for term of three
years; Pauline Laddy, of Newark
| Essex county, for a term of four
years; John II. Cubberty, of Jersey
City, Hudson county, for a term of
five years.
Prison Labor Com missioner Henry
Isroev of Paterson, Passaie county,
for term OF one year; Cook Conkling,
OF Rutherford, Bergen comfy, for
/ term of two years; Richard More,
of Bridgeton, Cumberland county, for
term of three years.
The fact that the governor propos-
ed to appoint the five members of the
old board of prison inspectors just
legislated out of office to the new
board had become known and Sem
ator Egan, of Hudson, came to Tren-
ton determined TO oppose the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Dear Senator Egan
was backed in this determination by
Naval Officer p Otto Wittpenn, of
Jersey City, who Is fighting Cover
nor Fielder. Mr.. Kirkbride was ap-
pointed In place of Caleb V. White
beck, of Bergen cou :, who recent
ly died.
The special session was called for
noon but 1t was twenty minutes later
than that when President Slocum
called the body to order, owing to a
conference of the Democratic sena-
tors with Governor Fielder. 1t was
understood that this conference was
called by the governor to stave off
opposition to Mr.. Dear's nomination
At the close of the conference
Senator Egan reiterated his declara-
ton that he would fight the appoint
ment OF Mr.. Dear. He based his op-
position upon the ground that Mr.
Dear had been too active as a lobby
isl, but 1t was understood that Witt
penn policies were really at the bot
tom of it. AS soon as the senate
met and Secretary Hermann had
ate went into executive session fol-
lowing it's usual custom when ap-
pointments are to be considered.
There was no opposition to any of
the appointments excepting that of
Mr.. Dear. Senator Egan made good
his threat and opposed this appoint
ment in the executive session. The
question of the appointment was
g.. .4,n..
and the appointment was then con-
frmed by the following vote for Mr.
Dear, 13, against him /, Senator
Egan not voting. Two senators We're
absent, Edge, Republican, who is en-
route to Europe, and Ackley, Demo-
crat, who was unable to be present
Eight Democrats voted for Mr.. Dear,
Hennessy, Wheaton, Martens, Ram
say, Slocum, McGinnis, Munson and
Barber. They were Joined by the
following five Republicans: White.
Colgate, Smalley, Mathis and Pierce
Senator Smick, Democrat, and Sena-
tors Read Hutchinson, Gaunt and
Rathbun did not vote. The result
demonstrates Governor Fielder's
leadership of his party as against the
efforts of the Wittpenn faction to
| overthrow the governor. All the
other nominations were confirmed
unanimously. No other business was
taken up and the session adjourned
after having met only about thirty
minutes.
The new board of prison inspec-
tors will have much more authority
in managing the state prison than
did old board, the new law creating
it making 1t the real governing body
and placing the keeper and all other
officers subordinate to it. The three
citizens appointed to the prison labor
commission are only a part of thar
body, the other members being the
state commissioner of charities and
corrections, a member of the board
of prison inspectors to be selected by
! l. and a member OF the board OF
managers of the State Reformatory
at Railway to be appointed by 1t.
The new trustees of the State Home
for Girls are to reorganize that in
stitution under the law creating the
new board.