Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-31
NAME b|GEL0W
AS PROSECUTOR
Senate Will be Asked to Con.
firm Him for Essex--0th-
er Appointments

TRENTON, Jan. 31:-with a new
nomination for prosecutor of Essex
county before II, the senate last
night passed a bill introduced by
Majority Leader White authorizing
the attorney general to employ spe-
cial counsel to represent him in con
Quoting the office of prosecutor Of
that county until such time as a
permanent encumbent of that Office
is found. The bill was introduced
and rushed through under suspen-
sion of the rules. 1t will probably
be passed by the assembly today.
Senator Simpson, Democratic
leader from Hudson, objected to the
measure on the ground that 1t would
establish a bad precedent. On the
roll call there were twelve votes in
the affirmative and none in the neg
alive.
The new name sent in !; that of
John o. Bigelow, who was the
Democratic candidate for state sem
ator some years back. being defeat
He Is thirty-five years old and a fO:-
mer service man. Governor Edwards
last night explained to the news
papermen.
1t Is q question whether the Re-
publican majority will accent this
nomination. 1t is for the place
which the senate refused to give to
Mr.. Nugent a week ago. When SEN
ator Parry, of Essex, vas asked
what he thought of the appointment
he said: II am not prepared to say
what my position will be. OF all
the names mentioned for this Office,
this is the first time I have heard
the present nominee mentioned"
Other Appointments
John Enright. of Freehold, Mon
mouth county, was appointed for the
full term as commissioner of educa-
ton at $4,000 a year. Mr.. Enright
has been acting commissioner for
the past year. He will have four
years to serve. j. Spencer Smith,
of Tenafiy, and Robert Engle. OF
Beach Haven, were renamed to the
State Board of Conservation and De-
velopment. Their terms expired q
year ago., but Mr.. Edwards differed
with Mr.. Smith over the port of
New York matter and this held up
both Smiths and Engle's renomina-
tions before the legislature ad-
journed. After that both men were
given ad interim appointments.
Smith is president Of the Board of
Commerce and Navigation and is
vice chairman Of the Port Treaty
Commission.
Confirm Nominations
Last night the senate confirmed
the nominations Of Supreme Court
Justice Charles c. Black, and, Errors
Court Judge Walter p. Gardner, of
Jersey City. The nominations sent
took the usual course and were laid
over. Nothing was done with the
Shay appointment to the Camden
county common pleas bench, or to
the nomination of Wins, Tullis
Porch to be prosecutor of Glouces-
ter, two names which the Republican
majority still hold in the bosom Of
judiciary committee.
Read is Also Named
For the third consecutive time
William r. Read, of Camden, was
elected state treasurer at moor to-.
day by the legislature in joint SEES
sion. His term will again be for
three years at $4,000 {. year.
Mr.. Read was the choice of the
Republican majority, which is made
up Of sixteen senators and forty
five assemblymen.
The Democrats presented no op
position to the reelection of Mr..
Read as state treasurer this after
noon. In fact they made It unani-
nous when Senator Simpson of
Hudson, for the Democrats o
and seconded the nomination OF
Read by Republican Leader White
OF Atlantic City.
Mr.. Read then invited the legisla-
tors to be his guest at luncheon. The
Joint session also reelected Josiah
Il. Borton, of Moorestown, as state
director of railroads.
The Democrats nominated City
Commissioner George B. Labarre, of
Trenton, and gave him their compile
mentary Votes. Borton was elected
by the Republican majority. The
senate White bill proposing substan-
tial increases in motor vehicle fees
for heavy trucks was adopted by the
senate today by a vote of 10 to Z.