Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
TALK OF TRENTON
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Utility commissionership, SOM
erset Senatorship and Monday
Night Dinners on the Side.
Especial to the Newark sfar.I

Especial to the Newark Star.1
TRENTON, Feb. 10.-Pending the
consideration of the confirmation of
winthrop More Daniels, of Princeton,
to the Interstate Commerce Commits |
sion by the United States Senate there
will be no vacancy of his position as
public utility commissioner, for he
will not resign the State post until his
appointment by President Wilson to
the federal commission is confirmed.
Nevertheless, the appointment OF
former Judge of the Court of Errors
and Appeals John J. Treacy is re-
garded on all hands as a practical
certainty.
Governor Fielder has not said a
word to anybody in regard to the
matter, and former Judge Treacy Is,
naturally, silent on the subject, out
the idea has gradually spread that he
Is the man who will be chosen. me
mention of his name has occasioned
more complimentary comments than
is usually the rule, considering tnat
there were a large number of candi-
dates for the appointment, most OF
whom have given up hoping that 1t
will come the way of any one OF
them.
Friends of former Judge Treacy say
that he is seeking no appointment,
but that such a post as this would
not be refused by him ANY more
than 1t would by any citizen
with the red blodd of constructive
democracy In his veins" The quotes
: were contributed by legal associate
of former Judge Treacy In Hudson
county.
Already Speaker Azariah M. Beck
man. of the Assembly, is being men
toned in connection with higher
honors. 1t is said that he is being
groomed for the Democratic nomi-
nation for State senator in Somerset
county. State Commissioner OF
Banking and Insurance La Monte is
the Democratic leader of Somerset
county they say around the state
House. He is the groom who Is saio
to be preparing the speaker OF the
House for the senatorial nomination,
which is said to be as good as
secured to Assemblyman Beekman
already.
Beekman's Opportunities.
The nresent State senator of Somer-
set is William w. Smalley, Repub-
lican. He was elected in 1911, and,
incidentally, he defeated no less an
nDpOnenT Llan Lu6 plOSOhp A1OAAS
cratic leader and State banking ana
insuranc commissioner at that cleo
tion. The plurality of Senator
Smalley at that time was small, 29o
votes separating the winner and MI.
LaMonte Senator Smalley Is popular
In Somerset county, but Mr.. LaMonte
evidently believes that he can square
the defeat of 1911, which was mar
row one, by putting over Speaker
Beekman next fall. Part of the
'sgrooning" is said to be Mr.. Beck
mans choice as speaker OF the House.
and he Is counted on to make many
friends and attract much attention
while in occupancy of that position.
Monday night dinners in Trenton
are getting to be quite de rlgeur'
as it is said in the society Columns.
Former Governor Edward casper
stokes is now giving one weekly
Rapublican State senators and rev
Renublican assemblymen are usually
his guests. Formerly 1T was Br1ga-
dier-General Wilbur F. Sadler VINO
gave the Monday night dinners and
he had no rivals. While the adjutant-
general of the National Guard OF
New Jersey still holds his Monday
night dinners, he is not the only one.
r. There has been no declaration OF
rivalry by former Governor Stokes,
but the dinners are an accomplished
senators and two Republican assem-
blyn1en were his guests. There are
six other Republican senators, put
'whether General Sadler bagged them
ali is not known on good authority.
Gathered from "siftings."
"Siftings," a weekly newspaper,
with following usually to pc 1ouno
under a Republican banner, when the
campaisn is on, has leading article
In fine current issue which opens with
+ha announcement that after all, II
looks as if James r. Nugent would
have to come to the rescue OF the
Democratic party in New Jersey.
l. The article goes on to remark on the
strength of Democracy two years ago,
to point out the weakness OF some OF
fhe lieutenants on whom wilson
dropped his mantle and says tnat 1or-
mer Governor Stokes has pegun 70
batter Democracy with the aiu OF
Young political cavaliers until 1t IS IN
danger. The article continues: Is
Nugent fit for leadership? ASK
Stokes. who regards the Essex man
as the most astute politician in New
Jersey. Is he progressive enough 1or
these times? Ask Supreme Court
Clerk Gebhardt, who declared In the
corridor of the State Senate last Win.
ter. that Nugent was one OF the most
progressive, one of the ablest and one
Of the best men in the State of New
Jersey. A few months later, Gep.
hardt, speaking for Fielder, went
about the State damning> Nugent as
'reactionary' and as boss You
see, Gebhardt's opinion, privately ex-
pressed. and Gebhardt's estimate,
publicly expressed, seemed to be dit
ferent matters. But please remember
that Gebhardt owes his job to the
enemies of Nugent. The out
look for the Democratic party. with
Stokes hammering away at 1t, would
be miserable indeed, were it not for
Nugent As it is, Nugent can hold
Stokes down for the rest of his life
II the Democrats only have sense to
let him do it.
The article has attracted lot OF
attention in and around the state
House. 1t may be a Republican point
of view, but 1t Is Democrats who are
seen reading the paper in odd cor
ners of the State House corridors.
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