Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-03

TURNED DOWN
Senate Refuses to Confirm
Gloucester Appointments
Made by Gov. Edwards

TRENTON, May 3-The Senate
rial Courtesy" rule was successfully
invoked by Gloucester Senator Food
err here yesterday, and the senate
called in special session by Gov
ernor Edwards to confirm or reject
his nomination for several important
Jobs turned down the names of Aus
tin H.. Swackhamer as Gloucester
county judge and James j. Summer
i'll, Jr.. as Gloucester prosecutor.
Both men are Democrats, and Sena-
tor FODDER used the personally OBJ
jectionable" phrase to kill their
chances of confirmation.
Linwood H.. Erickson vas turned
down by the senator's as prosecutor
of Cape May county. on the ground
that he is not a bona fide resident of
Cape May county. The senators said
they learned that he is really a resi-
dent of Bridgeton, Cumberland coun-
ty, and registered in Care May oun
ty last fall. simply to become elig-
ible for this place. Two years 6
the senate refused to approve his
name for county judge OF Cumber-
land county, on the ground that he
was o sufficiently experienced in
the law for the place.
Five minor appointments were
unanimously approved.
Before leaving the state house
yesterday Governor Edwards declar-
ed that he will call another special
session of the senate to consider
new names for the three South Jer-
sey jobs, perhaps next week. or at
least in the near future. Republi-
can leaders had hoped that the gov
ernor would not make ad interim APP
pointments. Then If a Republican
governor should be elected next fall,
Republicans could be named for the
permanent jobs. The chief execu-
tive apparently is resolved to fight
the matter but He can keep calling
the senate back all summer, IL they
refuse to confirm. He cannot, how
ever, send in again the names once
turned down, and will have to find
new appointees.
The vote on Swackhamer was If
teen against and none for. Three
Republican senators. Hagaman of
Ocean, no longer a member since his
acceptance of the postmastership of
Lakewood, and Stevens, Monmouth
| and Reeves, Cumberland, were alb
sent. Barber, Warren, and Rays.
| Sussex, Democrats. voted with the
Republicans present, the rest of the
Democrats all present, rot voting.
On Summerill, Senator Simpson.
Hudson. Joined the thirteen Repub-
iicans in voting against confirma-
| ton, the rest not voting. All Dem
| ocrats were silent on Erickson for
| Cape May prosecutor. the thirteen
Republicans voting against his con-
frmation.
Three appointments to the State
Board of Health were unanimously
approved by the senate. after a bit
of personal wrangling over one
| nominee in the Republican confer
ence which preceded the vote. They
| are: Margaret McNaughton, of Jer-
sey City; DIR. John +. Guthrie, OF
Newark DENTIST, and Mrs. James
E. Van Horne. of Trenton.
Mrs. Van Horne is the wife oil
the executive secretary of the Re-
publican state committee, and it is
understood that she was sponsored
by Mrs. Jennie C. Van Ness, of Es-
sex, and Mrs. Lillian Feickert, OF
Somerset, who is vice chairman OF
| the state committee and something
of a power among Republican wo-
men. 1t is understood that in the
| conference, which was behind closed
doors, Senator FODDER, of Glouces-
ter. and Allen, of Salem, opposed her
| nomination rather strenuously. Both
| these Republican leaders, especially
| Mrs. Feickert, have been berating
| the two South Jersey senators for
their part in the killing" of Mrs.
Feickert's mo Night Work for Wo-
men" bill. and it is supposed that
the two senators did not feel like
cooperating with her in the mat
ter of appointments.
John J.. Scully. Democrat, of Jer-
sey City, was approved as harbor
master in that city, to succeed Cap
tain Joseph Ford. Colin Mclean,
Paterson Republican, vas approved
| for membership on the Passaic VAL
| ley Sewerage Commission, to fill the
vacancy left by the death of Will
liam A. Hopson. The term expires
in 1924. the job paying $500 a
year.
1t is understood that some Repub-
| lican leaders, including State Chair
| man Stokes and Senate President
Mackay. wanted the South Jersey
| appointment approved. fearing thai
| the refusal to confirm may give the
| Democrats good campaign material
next fall. 1t is likely now that the
| latter will point to yesterdays ac-
| ton as an instance of unjustiied
politics." If the course adopted
Yesterday is adhered to, and Gov
| ernor Edwards brings the senator's
back several times, he will " sew
eral opportunities for attacks along
| this line. The party leaders who
saw this point of view, however,