Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-17
To MOVE
ON NSTATEHOUSE
AssembIymen-EIect to Mob
i|ize in Trenton Next Tues
day to Discuss Speakership
WILL BE GOVERNORS DAY
Many Seeking Honor; Fight
Likely to be a Bitter One
From Present Outlook.
BY Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
day there will be general march
on the state house of the army of
Republican emblymen-elect for
the purpose of exchanging views
and learning how the wind Is blow
ing as to the choice for speaker of
the 1921 session of the legislature.
AS the days 60 by candidates for the
honor multiply. one of the latest of
Thomas Loughran, Sr., of Jersey
City. 1t has been some time since
there was a Republican from Hud-
son aspiring to the speakership.
Loughran is out on an anti-Public
Service Corporation platform and is
expected to have the united backing
of the twelve Hudson votes on the
first ballot in the Republican eau
Gus. A few of the assemblymen
came to the state house yesterday,
but there was little discussion as to
the contest. 1t was understood that
everything would be OF until the
next governors day." Tuesday of
next week. when ii seems to be
tacitly understood all of the fifty
nine Republicans from the four
points of the state will come out of
their places of hiding since the first
note of battle over the speaker was
sounded and will come to the state
house to discuss the subject of or
ganization for the next House, in
cluding the selection of both a
speaker apd a leader.
Among the few on hand yesterday
was T. Harry Rowland, Camden's
candidate for presiding officer. Con-
gressman-elect Frank Patterson,
l. n a.
terests. and Upton s. Jefferys. clerk
also here. 1t was announced during
the day that the votes Of the three
Bergen county members will go to
Rowland. They will come from w.
Irving Glover. the present speaker.
William st. John Tozer and John
Y. Dater.
Majority Leader Hershfield, of
Passaic, was at the state house dur
ing the day looking for support for
his candidacy. 1t is the belief of
friends of the present House leader
that what Camden really wants for
Rowland is the leadership for the
1921 session and then the speaker
ship in 1922 and that the candidacy
for speaker means that IL Rowland
cannot land the highest Office in the
leadership. Rowland was a candi-
date during the 1920 session for the
1921 position of spokesman for his
party on the floor of the House.
Having already had the full honors
OF the House. floor leader in 1913
and speaker In 1919, 1t is apparent
that Assem- blyman Arthur N. Pier
son, of Union, is again an ,avowed
candidate for the place. He also oc-
cupies strategical position in the
present contest. He is the dean of
the Assembly, having already serv-
ed six years in that body and it is up
to him to fix the date for the House
caucus to pick the officers of the
majority for 1921. Although there is.
plenty of time yet before the second
Tuesday in January. when the legis-
lature meets it is likely that the
Union member will not decide to call
the party conclave until things look
rosiest for his own chances of land
ing the big prize he once held. AS
semblyman Sidney w. Eldridge.
Union county colleague, of Persons.
was here yesterday and when asked
about the situation stated:
'Mr. Pierson has the best chance
of being chosen speaker, especially
fenced man will be needed"
The Union assemblyman's action
last year in sponsoring the anti-jit-
ney bill, wanted by the Public Ser
vice Railway Company, and his work
in pushing through the party coll
umn election revision act, will alien
ate the votes of various elements in
the Republican caucus.
Assemblyman-E -Emmor Roberts. the
Quaker Republican member from
Burlington, stated here yesterday
that he would like to be the next
speaker. He has been in the House
since 1916, but his only chance lies
in the need for a compromise candi-
date in the event of deadlock.
1t was stated in the corridors OF
the capitol yesterday that the twelve
votes of the Hudson assemblymen
are in the. vest pocket of Pierre p.
Garven.. organization leader, and
that there have been no defections
to the banner of William p. Verdon.
Congressman-elect Frank Patter-
son, of the first district. was here
trying to learn what Governor Ed
wards intends to do about the vac
ancy in the Camden county clerks
office when Patterson resigns from
that place to go to Washington early
mex: month for the short session of
congress. to which he also has been
elected.
Patterson has asked Mr.. Edwards
to appoint William d. Brown, city
clerk of Camden City and county
clerk-elect to the Office for
three months. the new congressman
has yet to serve. that is until Feb
luary. The governor stated yestcr-
day that he had not made up his
mind on the course he would pur-
sue. When vacancies occur in this
office executive fills them. Mr. Pat
terson has argued that the people
of the county elected him. a Repub-
lican. to the Office and that another
Republican should be named for the
remaining three months.
On the other hand Camden Demo-
Gratis here point out that when
United States Senator William
Hughes. Democrat, died in 1918.
Governor Edge did not choose a
Democrat to fill out the term for
which Hughes had been chosen. but
Eamed David Baird, of Camden. a
Republican. The man who fills the
Office for the three months will re-
ceive about $500 a month, as the
salary is $1,000 a year.