The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-02-15
All Appeals for Regularity Made
to Win Insurgents From Leav-
ing Party's Program.
SENATE OPPOSITION FIRM
Change of Front on Number Of Mem
bers varousIy ExpIained-NIeht-
work Measure stands-House
Gets Into Action.


serious setback when eight of the
Republicans in the house bolted from
their organization and announced
their determination of supporting the
three-man plan of Governor Silzer.
Later, however, it was stated that
some of the 2ecalcitrants had repent
/ ed and were rack in the fold.
/ Representative Frank F. Patterson.
Jr., Of Camden, one of the active
/ leaders in the fight, stated that the
| Republicans had thirty-eight members
in the house who would support any
measure agreed upon by the majority.
| The underlying difficulty, however
was that the majority, as represented
| by leaders from different sections,
! could not agree.
Governor Silzer's campaign against
| special road interests launched in
Philadelphia and carried on agrees
sively up to the hour of session,
served to discomfort the majority.
| Publicity given by Governor Silzer
| to bodybuilding scandals Of the past
has been followed by a reaction that
made many leaders hesitate to go too
far in opposition. The Women's Re-
publican Club of the State, under the
leadership of Mrs. William T. Ropes,
| of Montclair, las gone on record as
unequivocally favoring Governor Sill
zer's plan Leaders are anxious not
| to antagonize the organized women,
Notwithstanding their desire to have
Republican board in control.
Governor Silzer received a visit
| from a representative of the Alpha
| Portland Cement Company, who came
! here to refute some of the charges
of excessive profiteering by the So
called Cement Trust, and also to dis
claim statements attributed to Sam
uel Untermeyer, of New York. that
| there has been laxity in the prosecu-
ton of the cement interests in that
state. Governor Silzer listened at
tentively to the arguments advanced,
but refrained from making any pub
lie comment for the time being.
The principal factor in this phase Of
the situation was the detection of the
Essex county delegation from the
plan to which the assembly Repub-
licans appeared to be indissolubly
committed last week, the passage of
bill naming new Highway Com
mission of three or five members, the
personnel designated in the measure.
Six of the II are said to have been
won over to support of Governor Sill
ger in his request for legislative au-
thority to name a new body Of three.
Analysis of this change of front
was variously explained One of the
Republican senators, who has insisted
that the governor is playing poll
tics" and that it would be little less
than downright tomfoolery to acqui-
esce in all his moves, suggested that
perhaps Mayor Hague, the Demo
cratic chieftain, may have been able
to exert telling influence upon the
rebels.
Nominations to Senate
Governor Silzer sent the following
appointments to the senate: County
Judge of Union, Alfred A. Stein, of
! Elizabeth, former mayor and prosecu-
tor and campaign manager of the gov
ernor; Prosecutor of Union county,
Alex l. David, of Elizabeth, formerly
district court Judge, president of the
Chamber of Commerce and of other
civic bodies; member of the Board
of Taxation of Union county, Francis
! " Dobbins, of Railway, chairman of
the County Committee, reappointed;
Atlantic county judge, William L.
Smathers, appointed ad interim by
Governor Edwards; Judge of First
District Court of Newark, Cecil H.
| Mcmahon, Republican, reappointed to
carry out the governors policy OF
keeping the district courts of the city
non-partisan; Essex County Judge,
Dallas Flanagan, OF Montclair, reap
pointed.
The appointment of prosecutor
for Camden county will not be an
nounced this week, 1t was stated In
the executive chambers, because the
Democratic leaders there have not yet
agreed upon the selection from among
a group of possibilities. 1t is said,
however, that Grover C. Richman,
who has the support of number OF
influential women, is definitely out OF
the reckoning because he has not
been sufficiently active in recent cam
paigns. That leaves the choice be-
tween former Judge William c.
French. former Assistant Prosecutor
John t. Cleary, former Judge James
v. McAdams and Ethan Wescott, with
chances said to greatly favor Cleary,
although State Committeeman Kelle-
her has made no definite anounce-
ment of what he proposes to do in the
case.
Nightwork Measure Stands
Senator Simpson met defeat in his
attempt to amend the Stevens mo
Night Work for Women" bill AS the
bill stands it provides that no women
shall work at night in an occupational
employment With the exception of can
neries Senator Simpson wanted to
amend the bill; SO that canneries would
not De favored as against laundries
and bakeries
The amendment was strongly sup