Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-09
MAJORITY
APERSONAL ONE
Pierce, Republican, Again Ex-
pected to Align Himself
With Fielder.
HIS STAND ON THE BANK
TAX BILL Is REMEMBERED
independence of Several Men
Also Augers in Chief Ex-
ecutive's Favor.
Special to the Evening Star.


publicans will control the Senate by
single vote, it Is believed that there
may be difficulty in maintaining the
line-up in matters which are appar-
emily of non-partisan nature,
though they may have a remote po-
litical effect. Two senator's in par
ticular, while maintaining their par
tisanship in strictly party meas
ures, are said to have a very kindly
feeling toward the governor. One
of these Is Senator Carlton B. Pierce,
Of Union, the author OF the Pierce
bank tax bill, which was introduced
at two sessions, and which was
passed with the aid Of the governor,
and although of Republican origin,
was made a Democratic caucus
measure.
The bank tax bill, when first Of
fered in the Senate, was referred to
q committee and there it rested. All
threats of the Union county SEN
ator failed to pry off the lid. Finally
the arguments presented in favor
of the measure appealed to the gov
| ernor. Senator Pierce offered to turn
over to the administration the in
/ formation which he had secured, and
allowed it to be reintroduced as
! Democratic bill. Governor Fielder
was inclined TO be as generous as
the Republican senator and made a
counter proposition to allow Senator
Pierce to again introduce his bill.
and the administration would stand
by 1t and make 1t q Democratic adj
ministration measure. 1t was taken
before the caucus, carried and finally
/ became a law. Thus the governors
generosity in the matter may prove
valuable at the coming session.
1t is no secret that Senator Blanch-
ard H. White, of Burlington County,
is strong personal friend of Cow
ernor Fielder, but his friends point
out that he is stanch because he OPP
posed a position for himself and
, turned in and worked for another at
time last year when he could have
been a Judge.
Governors appointment.
1t was generally understood last
winter that Governor Fielder would
reappoint Chief Justice Gummere, OF
the Supreme Court, and up until this
time there is nothing to Indicate that
the Governor has changed his mind
in the matter.
Another important position the Gov
ernor will have to fill Is a place on
the Supreme Court bench, now occu-
pied by Justice James II. Minturn.
whose salary Is $4,000 a year. and
whose term expires during the win
ter. Justice Minturn comes from
Hudson County, which is Governor
FEEDERS own county, and he was the
Governors Democratic predecessor In
the Senate from Hudson.
The Governor will have the appoint
ing of a successor to Judge John w:
Bogert, of Paterson, to the Court OF
Errors and Appeals. The position
pays 500 a day for each day spent on
court business. A successor to Judge
William II. Speer. Republican, Cir
cult Court Judge, with salary OF
$4,000 year, will also be named this
winter.
Governor Fielder will also have the
Judges Worrall r. Mountain, of East
! Orange, with a salary of $4,000; James
/ f. Clark, Hudson, $4,000; Oliver x.
Day, Morris, $500; Thomas ]. Lin
| tott, Newark, $4,000; John w. Beck
man, Perth Amboy. $4,000; Isaac p.
| Runyon, Somerset, $500. and Huston
| Dixon, Trenton. $4,000. Most of these
are Republicans and are almost sure
| to be replaced by Democrats.
| Judge Frederick w. Gnitchei, or this
| county, with a salary of $4,000 year,
| Marshall, now chairman of the Demo-
cratic County Committee. County
| Judge John E. Foster, of Monmouth,
with the same salary, and County
| Judge Daniel H. Beekman, of Somer-
set will be replaced by Democrats.
! Governor Fielder will have the
! naming of these prosecutors OF the
pleas, to succeed Wendell ]. Wright,
Bergen, salary $4,000; Samuel A. At
kipson, Burlington, $4,000; J. Forman
| Sinnick, Salem, $1,000, and Fred a.
| Pope, Somerset, $4,000.
There will also be named successors
to DR.. william G. Schauffer, Lake
wood, to the State Board of Educa-
| tion: William c. Kimball. to the
/ State Library Commission, and TWEEN
| ty-four visitors to the State Agrleui.
| tural College, all positions without
salary.
George L. Record, member OF the
State Board of Assessors, with sal
ary of $500, will no doubt bend MS
neck to Governor Fielder's axe
Record was originally a Hudson
| Democrat. then a Republican, then
Progressives. and the Democrats are
ready to drop his political head IN the
| basket.
Byers Goes Out of Office
State Commissioner of Charity and
| Corrections Joseph P. Byers, he
publican, with a salary of SS,0Oo
| wear. also goes out of office and the
| Governor will name his successor;
The only real Progressive IN once
| in the State House must race Gov
ernor Fielder. He is Frank p. Jess,
of Camden, and the chairman Oh t1s
Progressive state Committee. He IS
president of the State Board for the
Equalization of Taxes,
The Governor will have to name
successors to the following members
of the various county boards OF TAX
alton, at salaries ranging from S4,00a
down: Atlantic. Frederick p. SOM
ers; Bergen, William Conklin; Bur-
lington, Richard r. Hughes; Camden,
William Schmid: Cape May, Oliver !.
Blackwell. Cumberland, George
Hampton; Essex, William Z. MACK
sew: Gloucester, Wilson T. Jones;
Hudson, Philip McGovern; Hunter
don, John NJ. Hawk; Mercer. A. =.
Leuckel; Middlesex, William G
Jacques; Monmouth. Richard w.
Herbert; Morris, George w. Weber;
! Ocean, Cornelius d, Kelly; Passaic.
William G. Bateman; Salem, L. Bat
ten: Somerset, Andrew f. Kenny;
Sussex, Robert j. Johnson; Union.
John ]. Collins; Warren. Michael
Connlain.
Other appointments by Governor
Fielder carrying salaries will be:
Successor to William II. Chew, or
Salem, to the State Boapi of Health.
salary, 81, 500 a year; successor 10
Thomas ]. Hillery, of the State Board
of Public Utility Commissioners,
81, 500; successor to ]. Ward Richard
son, ON the Riparian Board, $1,000;
successor 10 Harry r. Humphreys,
State Water supply Commission,
81, 900; successor to Charles R. Bacon,
chief of the oyster and Shell Fish