The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-03-22
.SILzER HIGHWAY
BOARD CONFIRMED
New Jersey Senate Yields to
Governors Bipartisan Com
mission of Four.
COALITION BRINGS VICTORY
Eight Republicans Join Democrats,
Making Vote IL to Extra Vote
for General Scott - Important
Measures Will Be Rushed.

Trenton.-The long deadlock over
the State Highway Commission was
finally broken at $50 Tuesday eve
ming when the Senate confirmed the
appointments of General Hugh L.
Scott and Walter Kidde, Republicans,
and Abraham Jellin and Percy Stew
art, Democrats.
The eight "bitter-enders" among the
Republicans stood out to the last, but
eight conservatives joined the four
Democrats to stand by Governor Sill
ger. Senator Allen, Republican, of
Salem county, was absent. when in the
last conference on the situation the
vote stood to s and the conserva-
tive element under the lead of Sena-
tor Stevens put over the confirmation
motion.
The eight who fell into line for the
governor, aided by the Democrats,
were: Stevens, Case, Whitney, Pier
son, Blackwell, Parry, Larson and
Roberts. The eight who stood out to
the last were: Richards, Smith,
President Wallworth, Reeves, Mathis,
Bright. Foodor and Mackay.
General Scott was accorded the hon.
or of 13 votes. as President Wall
worth, who had opposed confirmation,
turned in for him on the final count.
The other three got IL votes, one
more than the required IL.
All day the Republicans had dis
cussed the situation, bringing last
hour arguments to bear upon those
who failed to comprehend their
party fealty," as it was expressed, but
all efforts failed to bulge a single one
OF them
When the legislature returned for
the final days of the session there
was an air of uncertainty as to the
exact attitude of the Senate Republi-
cans on the proposal to yield to Gov
ernor Silzer on the confirmation of
the four members of the new Highway
Commission.
The flag Of party loyalty seemed to
have been waved over the heads of
the seven or eight Republicans who
last week avowed their purpose to
join the four Democrats to break the
liam that has held for nearly eight
weeks.
The question was raised as to
whether such an act might not be
construed as disloyalty in view of
the fact that the party council had
decreed the governor should be re-
quested to withdraw the two Repub-
lican names, General Hugh L. Scott
and Walter Kidde, and present others
who might come more readily within
the organization measure.
Not one of the seven, however, dis
played the slightest disposition to re-
cede from the position assumed last
week, and the hopes of the bitter
enders were not raised to anything re-
sembling enthusiasm
Senator Person, who last Saturday
issued a statement declaring himself
In on the confirmation plan, said it
was no use to talk now; the jam had
gone far enough, and he believed the
people were weary of the whole mat.
ter He holly disclaimed any purpose
to break from the Republican organ.
ization, but said It had ceased to be
a party matter and the party would
lose far more by adherence to what
was called loyalty than by showing
resolve to serve the state and the
interests of the people.
Stevens Sounds Warming
Senator Stevens also sounded a note
Of warning to his fellow Republicans
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