Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-09
De Voc SEEN AS SlzER'S
SPOKESMAN IN HOUSE
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tCOul4uuSu LIOIh POSo
Union county had both positions
in the session of 1919 with William
N. Runyon presiding over the senate
and Arthur N. Pierson occupying the
same post in the assembly.
In the matter of leadership it is
likely that the selection of a senate
| president will determine the choice
for Republican leaders. Senator
Simpson, of Hudson, will probably
again be Democratic spokesman in
the upper branch, as he was in the
last session. In the House the Re-
publicans have available timber in
the persons of Assemblymen Pascoe,
of Union; Corio, of Atlantic, and
Powell, of Burlington. All three are
capable men and it is understood
Pascoe and Powell are in a receptive
mood. Coario, possibly the best de-
bator and most experienced of the
three was understood sometime ago
not to be an active candidate for the
place. The name of Assemblyman
John Y. Dater, of Bergen, has ais
been mentioned in this connection.
Either Assemblyman-elect Fred
DeVoe or Assemblymen Gaede or
George, of Hudson, will be chosen for
the Democratic leadership in the
House, it is anticipated. All three
are experienced men, Gaede was
leader during the 1922 session.
DeVoe ran for the legislature this
year in Middlesex county as part OF
the program to help elect Silzer and
it was said he would be the candidate
for governors spokesman in the leg
islature, if both were elected. That
has happened, DeVoe being the only
one of the three Democratic assem-
bly, candidates in Middlesex to win.
He has already served two terms
in the House in the years OF 1919
and 1920 and Is equipped to take
the reins of leadership. In view OF
the fact that he comes from the
home county of the governor-elect
it is regarded as a fitting thing that
De Voc should be considered as the
possible leader. Assemblyman George
has served several terms and is ablest
debator of the three. This is the ar
gument heard in favor of his selec-
ton. Gaede, having been leader last
year, will likely be given the COM
plimentary vote for speaker.
The Dem ocrats gained n seat in
the House over last year and lost n
in the senate. Linton s. Marshall
was elected as the first Democrat to
the assembly from Mercer in ten
years, and the last n was his faith
er, the present Judge Edwin e. Mar
shall of the Mercer common pleas
bench, who represented the county
in the House in 1913. The Demo-
Gratis lost their senator in Mercer |
to the Republicans, which cut down
the senate representation. w. D.
.ougle lost to William H. Blackwell,
The election of Judge Silzer to be
for the next three years
gives the Democrats all the heavy
during that period. 1t
means that Democrats will succeed
such prominent G.. o. P. office hold
ers as Supreme Court Clerk Enoch
Johnson of Atlantic City, Attor-
ley General Thomas F. McCran of
Passaic, Chancery Court Clerk Jesse
E. Salmon and a number of lesser
places in the state government, to
lrosecutorships now held by Repub-
leans. Late returns showed a Re
publican assembly delegation from
Essex, which means that the house
If assembly will be Republican, "A
o 16, making the legislature Repub-
lean on joint ballot and insuring
he reelection of State Comptroller
Newton A. K. Bugbee, for three
years at $4,000 a year. The Demo-
have elected n assemblyman
Mercer and gained one in Sussex,
With an addition in Middlesex.
Edwards and SilZer carried Pas
aic county by respective majorities
f 1927 and 2,710. but the Republi-