Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-06
EDGE ENDORSES
MACDONALD AS
ONE MAN BOARD
Federal Road Builder Boom
ed by Senator for New
Jersey Post
TO SAY NO MORE
State Still Has No Commits
sion-Another Conference
to Be Held Today

TRENTON, March United
States Senator Waiter z. Edge today
declared that Thomas H. MacDon-
aid, chief of the bureau OF public
roads of the federal government,
was his choice of the proposed one
man State Highway Commission in
New Jersey. The plau. sponsored by
Senator Edge, in statement desig-
mated Macdonald as his candidate
for the commissionership. Senator
Edge declared that if MacDonold is
chosen for the post, New Jersey
will get a man absolutely removed
from any political influence"
Macdonald, was said by Senator
Edge, to have been formerly chief
Of Iowa state highway commission.
Being convinced that the best in
terests of the state would be served, y
said Senator Edge, by a single COM
mission before leaving Washington.
! discussed with several authorities
as to who was the most outstanding
figure today among highway con-
struction engineer. There was an
absolute unanimity OF opinion that
Thomas H. Macdonald. the chief OF
the bureau of public roads of the
United States government, practical
ly stood in a class by himself, so
far as practical experience in road
building and in meeting state con-
6itions was concerned
Senator Edge declared Macdonald
has completed 5000 miles of high
ways and, it was said, that Mac
Donald's main responsibility has
been breaking down political high
way control in many states of the
Union"
Abiding to the bipartisan COM
mission act recently passed by the
legislature, Senator Edge repeated
that he did not favor such a COM
ruission If it were passed.
Senator Edge declared he had
presented the matter of Macdonald
10 the legislature and he was going
no further in trying to secure sup
port for him, as it was up 10 the
lawmakers TO decide whether or not
they wanted the Washington official.
TRENTON, March 6.-Indications
that Senator Edge lad not convinc-
ed a sufficient number of Republl-
can senators that they ought to sup
port his one-man highway commits
sion plan came out of last lights
conferences of the Atlantic City man
llN4 Z Will lAlG ~ AA1O 0PPSA
House. There seems to be no ques-
ton about the House of assembly
following the Edge lead for this way
out of the highway muddle. But the
Republican senators present some
stumbling blocks.
Mr.. Edge last night sent for SEN
ate Leader Stevens, of Monmouth;
Senator Case, of Somerset; Whitney,
of Morris; Roberts, of Burlington
and Pierson, of Union and used his
persuasive powers with them in ia
vor of the one-man idea. II was ap-
parent that his efforts met with little
success from this group of their ma
jority of the upper house. These
are the men plus several more who
have all along wanted their Repub-
iican colleagues to take the broader
view and act on the Silzer nominal
tions.
Senators Case and stevens, who
conferred with Edge together, spent
three-quarters of an hour with lin.
Senator Roberts was closted for half
an hour. during which time Mr..
Pierson, of Union. also participated
in the conversation for some time.
from the length of time these
talks required and the general at
mosphere perFadlng the senate nails
last night it was plai ly evident that
the effort to bring these men into
line for the Edge nlan was not meet
ing with success. Senator Perry,
another of the independent group in
the majority of the upper House,
was not invited to visit Mr.. Edge,
who met the lawmakers in the pri-
vate office of State Treasurer Read.
(Contlnued on page ~
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