Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-18
GOVERNOR EDGE
WILL APPOINT
Several important Offices to be
Filled at Coming Session OF
Legislature

BIZ CDCCiGf IbFFtspoHat"s
TRENTON. Nov. 1S-Governor
EDGE will have some important APP
pointments to make at the coming
session of the legislature to fill vacan-
cies In state Offices. which expires dur
ing 1919. Heading the list is the posi-
ton OF Attorney general of the state
for a term Of five years at a salary
OF $4,000 a year. This position Is now
held by John w. Wescott Of Camden.
II seems to be a foregone conclusion
that Thomas +. McCran. OF Paterson.
who IN the lest session of the legisla-
ture was scrate president. will be Sc
lected for this office. The term OF
Chancellor T.. r.. Walker, head OF
the chancery court. also expires dur
ing the coming eason Like Mr..
Wcscott. ~Ct.~rcellor Walker Is a Dem
ocrat In politics. but 1t is anticipated
that the executive will adhere to the
practices OF former New Jersey gorn
erners 70 keep the judiciary of the
state evenly balanced politically and
tho present chancellor.
The term of Robert McAdams, DEM
ocrat. of Elizabeth. expires also dur
ing the coming legislative session
and II is expected h a he will liise
his political head He Is clerk In
chancery ard his salary is $4,000 a
year for q term OF fve years. IL is
quite probable hat Melvin A. Rice.
of Red Bank. a Democrat. VIII be re-
appointed as q member OF the state
board Of education. Of which he Is
now president.
The term OF George T. Bouton. OF
Jersey City. as a member of the state
board OF taxes m assessments also
expires. His salary is $4,000 a year
and Is for a term of three years. The
term of John ID. Prince. president of
the Civil Service Commission, which
NJ - 50 500 and is for a term of five
years, expires also. Mr.. Prince is.
however, a Republican and may be
re-appointed.
Another office to become vacant
any which the executive will have to
fill is tina of state commissioner OF
public reports. OF which Benjamin u.
Bobbit. OF Long Branch. Is now the
incumbent. He was appointed rs a
Democrat, but Topped" a year g
to the support of the governor, and
1t remains to be seen what disposition
will be made OF this Office. The SAL
airy Is $4,000 a year and is for a term
of five years.
There are also a number OF appoint
ments to be made TO county boards of
taxation as follows:
Atlantic county. Thomas b.. Will
liams; Bergen. Herbert NJ. Bailey;
Burlington, Joseph L.. Thomas. Cam
den, Francis ID. Viewer; Capo May,
Samuel Il. Eldridge; Cumberland, Ed
ward H. Corson; Essex, Jerome It.
Congelton; Gloucester, Eli Heritage:
Hudson. Clarence Il. Van Deren: Hun
terdon, Chester Tomson; Mercer. Ed
ward Is. Morris; Middlesex, George j.
Haney; Morris. Horace l.. Durham;
Monmouth. Albert L.. Wins; Ocean.
James D. Holman: Passaic, Frederick
Wolfhegel; Salem. Charles l.. Rich
mond: Somerset, Edward E. Cooper;
Sussex, Martin w Bowman; Union,
Lloyd Thompson: Warren. Arthur G..
Taylor.
The terms OF other officials expire
follows: Public Library Commits
Everitt T. Tomlinson; Board of
Conservation and Development,
George A. Steele and Nelson b.. Gas
kill; Board of Commerce and Naviga-
ton. John NJ. Ward and w. Parker
Runyon; Board of Health. J.. Oliver
NJ IIrfnd HepTtspence; Board