Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-01
S|LzERN NOT TO WITHDRAW G. .O.P. Names:
RIPPER LIKELY; S|LzER FOR OPEN BIDS
Governor Urges Passage of
Open Specifications Bill A.
ter Senate Passes Bill

TRENTON, March 1.-The gov
Arnor last night refused point blank
to withdraw the names Of General
Hugh L. Scott and Walter Kidde,
from the senate as the two Republi-
can nominees to the new bi-parti-
san four-man State Highway Com
mission. This refusal was made
fatty, without equivocation or the
mincing of words to a committee of
the senate Republicans, sent to wait
upon the governor to ask him to
withdraw the two names in question.
The action of the governor seems
to forecast, with almost a dead GER
tainty, the passage Of the ripper"
highway bill, whereby the Republi-
can legislative "bitter-enders" are
determined to take the power Of ap-
pointing the road board out Of Sill
zers hands and create a board to
be elected by the legislature in joint
session.
Just after the governor had fin
ished his open specifications mes
sage to the joint session of the legis.
lature, the Republican senate ma
jority went into another one of its
innumerable conferences. After q
short while, Majority Leader Stew
ems, of Monmouth, who has been
siding with the governor for an ap-
pointive road board, and Senator
Bright, of Cape May and Senator
Mathis, of Ocean, two of the senate
sirreconciiables" called upon the
governor to ask him to withdraw the
names of his Republican nominees
The objection TO the two men, ac-
cording to the conference with the
governor, was that they are sup
posed to be not well-defined Repub-
licans, while, according to Senator
Bright, Jelin and Stewart, the gov
ernor's two Democratic nominees
are very strong Democrats.
perhaps we have different view
points" said the governor in re-
ply to Brights objection. my pur-
pose is to build good roads and build
honest roads. 1 do not care VINO
builds them; do not care whether
the Democrats or Republicans build
them. I want good roads built. l
think the things that prevent the
building of good roads are: First
the injection of patent paving and
second, the injection of politics"
The conference was open to the
newspapermen. The senate commit
tee asked the governor for a secret
conference but the governor retus-
ed to hear of it.
81 think the people of New Jersey
have a right to know what Is gong
on" was the governors reply to the
request for a secret confab.
1t was at the very end of the con-
ference, after the governor had Skill
fully fenced with the senate commit
tee and had pinned down their oo-
jections to the men to the fact that
they were not politicians, that the
categorical refusal of the governor
came to the question of withdrawing
the two names.
II certainly am not going to desert
two men who have accepted my lnVl-
fation for places on the road board. "
The governor added that they did
not seek the places and only accept
ed the appointments at the COVER
nor'S urging.
/ .If these four men can't build
good roads in New Jersey, no four
men can" finished the executive.
When pressed for their reason why
khe names were asked withdrawn,
Majority Leader Stevens replied:
hon to discuss motives
You ask me to do thing with
nut telling me why should do It. !
understand you have nothing
against the men, yoE don't kno"
anything against theEl that you car
law before me, either as to thelf
ability, character or honesty. Ihey
only object against them - you
don't even object that they are moi
Republican, as I understand 1t, you
want other Republicans"
The ultimatum of the governor tC
the committee was likely to end In
scene, when the committee arose &c
so, but the senators apparently
though better of indulging in any
recriminations, and without saying
anything further, they returned te
the senate chamber to report tc
their colleagues, who were awaiting
the result of the visit to the ex'
ecutive.
The committee asked that the
governor name as the two Repub'
licans on the obard, Senator CoillnS
a. Allen of Salem, one of the stand
patters, and Daniel f.. Pomeroy' he
publican state committeeman IRON
Bergen.
What qualifications have they foi
the purpose of building good ROADS
that the other two men have not!
asked the governor. You nave nae
them for consideration. What is the
trouble with them?"
The committee cid not answer the
query.
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