Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-11
P|ERS0N'
NAME TAKEN
FROM HAT
Republicans Profit by Demo-
cratic Offer of Weeks Ago to
Decide Controversy by Lot
By Special CORRESPONDENT.


TRENTON, Feb. 11.-At lis
deadlock in the house of assembly was
broken when the name of Arthur N.
Pierson, Republican, of Union county
was drawn out of a hat containing the
names of the two party candidates;
PierSon and James j. McAteer of Hud-
son.
Subsequently Pierson was unani-
mously chosen speaker and Edward j.
Hanley of Newark, Dem, was cleo
ted clerk of the Houseffor the session.
1t was agreed that the party getting
the one office should yield the other
10 its opponent.
The Republicans really profited by
the Democratic offer of a week ago
TO decide the controversy by the draw
ing of lots. After flatly turning IL
down last week the G.. o. p. members
last night came into the House and
offered a resolution TO elect the speak
er by lot. .f-s'
A hitch occurred which held up the
proceedings until early morning, be-
: cause the resolution contained a
scheme for the organization of the
entire assembly. such. as distribution
ments. This the Democrats opposed
on the ground that their proposition
meant only the speaker. They finally
accepted the Republican plan, how
ever. and then the two names for
speaker were put into a hat and Ser
geant John Wade of Hudson county,
son of former member of the House
was picked to make the drawing.
The slip he pulled out he handed to
the Democratic leader who read
Arthur N. Pierson." From the Re-
publican side OF the house went up a
shout of delight. The Democrats re-
ceived the verdict of the lottery stole
ally.
McAteer. the losing candidate. sec
onded the nomination OF Pierson who
was then made the unanimous choice
for presiding officer. The Hudson
Democrat praised his opponent as
Republican leader last year and said
he hoped he would match Speaker
Wolverton of Carden, the Republi-
can who welded the gavel in the
house last year In his ability as q pre-
siding officer.
The Democrats received the Re-
publican concession to their plan for
the lottery with applause when Re-
publican Leader Kellam of Camden
introduced the resolution adopting Ii
as the plan of breaking the deadlock.
1t came after a long G. o. p. confer
ence OF Republican leaders including
teeman, and former Governor Stokes
who were at the State House last
night and evidently had a hand in
getting their assemblymen to yield
rather than take the responsibility
for holding up the legislation.
One of the Democrats during the
debate on the question attacked Gov
ernor Edge for talking with Demo-
cratic members last week about the
deadlock.
IF / was the governor of the
state" said this member, Greaves of
Essex. "I would hang my head in
shame after asking any member OF
the opposition TO repudiate his party"
The patronage will now be split
nfty fifty between both sides and the
committee assignments will be made
by the respective party leaders.
House Splits Patronage.
Patronage is to be split fifty-fifty
and in the makeup of committees the
Republicans have sixteen chairman
ships and the Democrats fifteen. The
committees will be made up OF FIVE
members. Some of the best chairman
ships, Ike Judiciary and az 0pria-
tions. agricultural and highwa's COM
mittees went to the Republicans.
The Democrat Is received the chair
manships OF the committees on cor
porations. banks and insurance. taxa
ton, labor and industry. No appoint
ments to the House officials or COM
mittees have as vet been announced.
Following is the way the patronage
Is distributed.
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