Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-08
TO
BEGIN ITS GRIND
At NOON TUESDAY
Conferences in Trenton Put
Finishing Touches ON Open
ing Program.
From a stan Correspondent.


TRENTON, Jan. S,-All is now in
readiness for the opening of the one
hundred and fortieth session of the
Legislature at 12 o'clock noon OIL
Tuesday. The Republican assembly
men, in conference yesterday with
Senator William II Read, of Camden,
cleaned up almost all the preliminary
odds and ends that were hovering
around, while conference in the
governors Office put the finishing
touches upon the Democratic pro-
gram.
The Republicans viii convene an
hour before the opening OF the session
Tuesday. when not the least import
and tan2le unraveled will be a pat
ronage dispute in Passaic county
This consumed considerable time yes
terday. Assemblyman George II. Dal-
rynplc charging that an appointee o;
his colleague, Assemblyman John II
Adamson, was n Democrat.
Adamson professed ignorance. but
assistant journal clerk of the House.
Max Simon of Passaic, was a Demo
crat, and in fact had served as sec
rotary of the Fassaic City Democratic
Committee. No decision was reached,
but responsibility for determining
Simon's status was put up to John
b. Kates, of Camden, the majority
leader. Mr. Kates will announce his
verdict at the conference Tuesday
morning. It was said by some that
AsSemblyman Josiah Dadley was
equally responsible with Colonel Ad-
amson for Simon.
Read for Treasurer.
Even the State treasureship is
ready for formal disposition by the
Legislature. While IL has been vlr-
tnally settled for several weeks that
"Dayy" Baird could have the posi-
ton for one of his Camden county
constituents, it did not develop in
earnest until yesterday that Senator
William T. Read would be the man.
Mr.. Read himself had not previously
treated the discussion of his name
seriously. His name, which was first
mentioned in The Star, had been
linked with That of Assemblyman
John B. Hates, of Camden, majority
leader in the House, as that OF
possibility. County Counsel Alfred
n. Dalrymple, of Essex. who. with
'Davy" Baird. controls the situation
this year. was not far distant when
the semi-official announcement OF
Mr.. Reads ascendancy came
Another twist in the situation away
from Mr.. Read is still possible, OF
course.
Senator Read IS expected to act as
president of the Senate until near
March l. when the term. of Edward r.
Grosscup as State treasurer expires.
Senators w. w Smalley. of Somer-
set: George w F. Gaunt, of Glou-
cester. and Charles A. Rathbun, OF
Morris, are mentioned for Senate
president to succeed MIR. Read. Mr..
Rathbun's friends claim he is the
logical man, as he Is now majority
leader and is serving his last year
That Senator Read would relinquish
his supposed ambitions for the guber-
material nomination was not expected
so soon, His appointment as treas
urer would not necessarily remove
him from the list of possibilities, how
ever.
Bugbee Mentioned for Governor.
The talk of Newton A. X. Bugbee
for the gubernatorial nomination was
not seriously taken by those who be-
lieve that. in the last analysis, Bug
bee will remain loyal to former Cow
ernor Edward c. Stokes. Bugbee's
name was originally mentioned in
connection with the governorship
several months ago. He was then
backed by his political mentor,
Stokes, for State treasurer, but some
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