The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-16
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

Trenton. Feb. 14-One Of the biggest
appointments in the hands Of Governor
Edge was made yesterday afternoon
when the Governor sent to the Senate
the nomination Of Alfred ). March. Of
New Brunswick. TO be Public Utility
Commissioner 70 .-ucceed John 7
Treacy. Democrat, Of Jersey CITY. The
salary is $500 and the term six years.
Mr.. March is a well known lawyer and
had the solid backing Of the Middlesex
County Republicans for the place. He
is a member Of the Republican State
Committee. Recently 30 Middlesex Re-
publicans waited upon Governor Edge
and urged the appointment. claiming
that March had done much to strength
en- the party in that county. Mr..
March will take his seat on the Boa-d
IN May 1, next. The Commission will
still be Democratic. the other two mem
bers being Ralph w. +. Donges. of Cam
den. now president. and former Senator
John W. Slocum, Of Long Branch. both
Deocrats. Other appointments ade by
Governor Edge Yesterday were:
County Tax Boards-Camden: How
ard c. Walton. Of Camden. to succeed
Charles A.. McElbone, Of Gloucester
City. Gloucester: James Carter. of
Thorofare. to succeed Thomas c.. Dix
es. of Mantua. Hunterdon: B.. Frank
Barkley. of LambertyiIle. to succeed
Samuel y. Skillman. of White House.
Salem: Samuel A. Ridgway, Of Woods
town. TO succeed Clark Petit. Of Salem
City. Sussex: John O. Bissell. of stan
hope, to succeed b. Frank Ounce, of
Sussex. Monmouth: b. Frank ADpleby,
of Asbury Park, to succeed William X.
Devereux. of the same city. These
are all Republicans and they all succeed
Democrats.
County Judge of Hunterdon. George
X. Large, Jr.. of Pennington, to succeed
Paul A. Queen. Prosecutor of Hunter
don. Harry ]. Able. Of Frenchtown. to
succeed Richard s. Kuhl. Both are Re-
publicans and displace Democrats.
The Committee Substitute for the
Gaunt and Mackay local option bills
win come up for final action in the SEN
ate next Monday evening. The substi-
tute embodied the best features of both
original measures. 1t is practically Ger
tain that the bill viii pass the Senate.
but its fate in the Assembly is doubtful.
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The bill by Mr.. Hammond, of Mercer.
providing for another detective in coun-
ties of between 10000 and 100000 pop
ulation has met with opposition and yes
terday was recommitted for a public
hearing. The date for a hearing will be
fixed later. The bill also increases the
salary of the county detectives.
A~ssemblyman McGovern. of Hudson
county. has introduced a resolution for
an investigation of industrial insurance
rates. 1t provides that the probe he
conducted by a committee of FIVE As
semblymen which shall report at the
next session of the Legislature.
The Assembly yesterday passed the
bill by Mr.. Pancoast. of Camden coun-
ty. increasing to $500 a year the salary
Of the members Of the Boards of Free
holders in counties not having the small
boards. the salary of the director to be
500. These members now receive a
salary of $500, with $500 for the di-
rector.
The Legislature received a petition
from the Municipal League of Millville
for an appropriation of 100000 for a
new State Normal School in South Jer-
sey. 1t was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
At a request of the National Secur-
ity League. Senator Mackay, of Bergen
county. has introduced a resolution es-
tablishing a State Military Training
Commission to give military training to
the boys Of the State. 1t provides that
the Commission shall be composed Of Il
Major General of the State Guard. a
member of the State Board Of Education
and a citizen to be appointed by the
Governor. After September /. 1917, all
boys between the ages of l6 and 19
years shall be given the military train
ing. However. sons of parents who OBJ
ject to such training. like the Friends,
are excepted from the provision. The
bill carries an appropriation of $4,000.
1t is understood that the Attorney
Generals Department has given further
consideration to the subject and has
rendered an opinion that United States
SPidttE-eltNb 1hSflin -. FiAn-huSHt
cannot remain a member of the State
Board of Agriculture while serving as
Senator. One opinion has already been
rendered that he could hold both posi-
tons legally. No official statement Of
the new opinion has been made, but It
is said that Senator ~Frelinghuysen win
resign as president of the Board of Ag-
riculture before taking the oath as Sen
ator on March 4. next.
All toll roads and bridges should be
purchased by the State. tolls abolished
and travel made free. according to rec
concentrations made by the State CONS
mission on toll roads and bridges in its
report submitted to the Legislature yes
terlay afternoon. The Committee says
it thinks all the toll roads and bridges