New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-20
new JERSEY STAGE
SET FOR FIELDER
Leon Taylor, Youngest Gov
ernOr State Ever Had,
Relinquishes Office.
TRENTON FILLED
WITH DEMOCRATS
Politicians of All Sizes Gather for
Inauguration To-day-Friction
in the Atmosphere.
~ Te1ograTh % The T-Ibune-


Trenton. y. j.. Jan. l9.-Leon Taylor.
the youngest man who ever occupied tho
Governors chair. gave up his post in the
executive Office here ~ midnight tonight
and left the stage set for the Inaugural
ton OF Governor James /. Fielder ~
noon tomorrow Mr.. Tay Tor. who Is
barely thirty years Old. was a railroad
brakeman not 50 many years ago. and tn
rclinquishins his Office he said il seemed
awfully hard for him TO realize that for
the last four months ne mad been acting
as Governor of one OF the thirteen orisi-
nal states OF the Union.
why. when l was little fellow" the
Governor continued. 1t seemed to me
that the Governor Of the state must b.
some sort Of demisod. ! could not think
OF him as a man Of flesh and blood. II
seems like 10 dream 20 me that J really
have been Governor and am now serving
my last day.
II done want the impression 10 De
gained that ! am unsrateful or non-ap-
preciative Of the great honor that has
come 10 me. I realize the Importance OF
the Office and am appreciatiye But 1t did
not feel anything at all Ike I expected
Why, ] don't feel any different than |
ever did"
Trenton is filed tonight with Demo-
cratic politicians. both big and little, from
every part Of New Jersey. anxious 10
help inaugurate tomorrow the second
Democratic Governor I'm twenty years.
While on the surface all is harmonious,
there is a strong undercurrent that is
likely TO result I'm considerable friction
I'm tomorrow parade
Some OF the counties-Hudson. for in
stance--wil send two delegations 10
march i'm the parade, and the leader or
each was vowins tonight that his crowd
would not march behind the other The
Taylor opera House. where the inaugura-
ton ceremonies will be held. will seat
fifteen hundred. while more than five
thousand will want TO get in.
Both branches of the Legislature met
tonight. and beyond sitetracking the res
oution providing for the California plan
did little except TO introduce bills.
Senator McGinnis the Democratic
leader Of the Senate. declared himself
against the California proposition, and
this, it is expected. will mean its death
knelI. Mr.. McGinnis sad the plan was not
feasible In New Jersey. telegram from
Governor Johnson of California saying
the proposition had been tried there for 4
year and had not worked successfully also
helped to change much Of the sentiment
i'm its favor.
The Democrats kept the resolution in
committee but Mr. Branegan. the Demo
cratic leader. said n joint hearing on the
plan by the Senate ard Assembly COM
uittees would be held on Monday after
noon.
The bills introduced in the Senate IN
cluded one by Senator Egan In the inter
est of Sunday baseball while House meas
ures introduced provided for a boxing
commission. biennial sessions Of the
Legislature and the changing Of the terms
of the Governor and Senators to four
years and the Assemblymen TO two years.
The most important bill i'm the House
came from Assemblyman Stevens, of cape
MAY. Il calls for drastic changes in the
election laws Of the state. The questions
taken up are codlfcation Of all of the
n,esent election laws, the election OF
United States Senators, personal regis
tration in municipalities Of more than
70 600 populaticn. instead of 1000. as now;
preferential primaries and separate mu-
niclpal elections on the third Tuesday IN
Arril
The measure also provides that no
party designation shall be used at munich
pal elections and allows parties to indorse
any person for office. without regard 10
his political affiliations. \ political party
is defined as one which polls more than 5
per cent Of the total vote for member OF
Assembly I'm the state.