Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-19
GLOVER IS MADE
HOUSE SPEAKER
HGrShfieId Made Floor Leader at
COP. Caucus
PIERSON NOT A CANDIDATE
Yield to the Hue and Cry
Against AssembIyman
Young

bB cptCtdt correspondents
TRENTON. Nov. 19-Yielding to
the hue and cry against Assemblyman
David Young, of Morris county, be-
cause he was once a North Jersey
traction magnate, the Republican as
semblymen here yesterday in caucus
choose Assemblyman w. Irving Clio
yer, Of Bergen county, to be the next
speaker of the House, and picked AS
semblyman Henry G. Hershhfield, of
Passaic, to be floor leader. Glover j
selection was unanimous and Hersh-
Held. by vote of rs to 5, defeated
Speaker of the last House Arthur N.
Pierson, Of Union, for the leadership.
Just why Pierson was a candidate
for the latter post is not known.
Young was not a candidate for
speaker when the Assemblymen fl
nally got into the caucus room after
several hours of jockeying and con-
ferences during which his strength,
which week ago would probably
have elected him, slowly ebbed away
toward Glover under the attack that
1t would be suicidal for the Republi-
cans to put a Corporation man" in
| the saddle at this juncture in state
affairs.
After Glover had been nominated
| In the caucus by his Bergen colleague.
William st. John ToZer, and Assem-
byman Joseph f. Wallworth, of Cam
htiit lldu StCOIltlGu H. MI. OuIlS arose
and made the feature speech of the
day.
Il had intended to be a candidate
for speaker" he explained but ev-
identity my record as a trolley man
has been injected into the matter so
| that many of those who promised me
support feel timid about it and.
don't propose TO be a candidate and
put them in an embarrassing posi-
ton. l have nothing to do with the
Public Service Corporation. AS head
of company l built over two hun
! dred miles of track for horse cars in
| North Jersey and when sixteen years
ago that was sold out to the Public
Service, 1 went out also. have never
had any connection with that com
pany and never had a retainer from
1t. / deny the charge that as speak
er l would be a stool pigeon for the
Public Service.
But If I was chosen for the office
the party would be busy defending
me from the start to finish and as
am Republican from head to foot,
l do not intend to jeopardize the party
in that way"
1t seemed to be day of defeats for
the Union county delegation, which
was outside the breastworks In all the
voting. Mr.. Pierson presided at the
caucus, as the dean of the members.
WHeH the caucus met Assembly
man Arthur z. Warner, of Union,
attempted to exclude the newspaper
men and other non members present
by moving for an executive session."
His motion was seconded by Sidney
w. Eldridge, also of Union, but was
voted down by the other members, as
the custom of the Republicans has
been to have open caucusses for the
last five or six years. The votes in
favor of Warmers motion came prac-
tically only from the Union delega-
ton.
ASsemblyman William w. Evans,
of Passaic, nominated Hershfield for
leader and Roberts, OF Burlington,
put the name Of Pierson before the
caucus. Blair, of Atlantic, who was
chosen secretary of the caucus, sec
onded the name of 'Hershfeld de-
scribing him as the man with flow
ing tie and the curley hair" whom
he had found to be both "a poet and
an artist" Roberts, Hershneld and
his two colleagues from Union were
! the ones who voted for Speaker Pier
son. The rest of the votes went to
Hershfield.
The latter in accepting the honor
declared he would endeavor to give
good account of his stewardship. II
have nothing about me to Inspire but
l have a great desire to serve, and
God willing will endeavor to do the
best for my party, my state and coup-
try" said the new leader