The Penn's Grove record., 1914-01-23
Governor r der lnaugurated


In Taylor opera house, Trenton, last
Tuesday at noon. VIM. S. Gummere,
Chief Justice of The Supreme Court
administered the oath of office, III the
presence Of the Legislators and an inn
mense throng.. Afterwards. he read
his inaugural adore s which is on tire
fourth page OF the RECORD.
The Governor. Legislators and other
Officials next went to a large stand
which had been erected in front Of the
State House and reviewed a parade of
political cluls with music. There were
about $3.50 matchers. After this the
Governor, with his gold laced military
staff, held a reception in the executive
room.
AS his first official act after assum-
ing the Goyernorship, Mr. Felder sent
to the Senate these nominations:
Attorney General, former Judge J.
w. Westcott, of Camden County, who
nominated Woodrow. Wilson for the
Presidency at Baltimore, and last year
was a candidate for the nomination for
United States Senator, but withdrew
in favor of William Hughes, of Passaic.
Nj. Westcott succeeds Edmund Wilson,
Republican, of Monmouth County.
Supreme Cout Justice, Thomas w.
Trenchard, Of Mercer County, and for
merly of Cumberland County, Repub-
lican, re-appomted.
Circuit Court Judges, Frank Z.
Lloyd, Republican, Of Camden, cap
pointed; and Luther A. Campbells
Democrat, of Bergen. to succeed Ben
jamin A. Vail, Republican, Of Union.
State Road Commissioner Colonel
Edwin A.. Stevens, Democrat, of Hud-
son, re-appointed.
Prosecutor of the Pleas for Mon
mouth County, Ruff v. ] lawrence,
of Freehold, to succeed j. S. Apple
gate, Republican. Owning to the need
Of the Judges taking Office immediately.
the nominations of Justice T~Ienchard
and Judges Lloyd and Campbell were
immediately confirmed.
The others were laid W until next
Monday night, when both Houses Of
the Legislalu re will resume their ses-
si0ns.
During his first Term of office, Gov
ernor Fielder will have about fifty APP
pointments to make, the salaries Of
which will aggregate nearly 500. 600.
With most Of them, the 'sadvice and
| consent Of the Senate" is required,
| which means that the Governor must
| send the nominations to the Senate,
where a vote is taken on confirmation.
The salary Of the Governor since 1890
has been $4,000 a year, before that it
was $1,000.
Biennial sessisns of the Legislature
with the necessary changes i'll the terms
of the Governor, Senators and As
semblymen, are provided i'll a series OF
concurrent resolutions introduced III
the Assembly and which make the
necessary amendments to the Consti-
tuition. Besides providing that the
Legislature shall only meet once every
two years, they make the Governor:
term Of four years instead of three
change the terms of Senators from
three TO four years, and give the As
semblymen terms Of TWO years, instead
of one year.
Republican Leader Richards, of AT
lantic, introduced a resolution in th'
Assembly requiring the State Printing
Board to investigate the s'scandalous'
delay in printing some Of the dOcu
ments. 1t showed that the report O
the State Board of Health for I9I.
has not yet been delivered 10y tin
printer. Speaker Beekman ruled
out of order, claiming it reflected OF
State officials. The Slate Printing
Board is composed of the Governor
State Treasurer and State Comptroller
all Democrats. Former Assemblymal
Thomas B. Martin, Democrat, of Hud
son County, who was one of the op
p~onents of President Wilson while Gov
ernor, is the head of the printing con
cern which has the contracts in whic|
the long delay las occurred.