Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-30
SENATE MOVE
BY SIMPSON
BIC SURPRISE
Governor SiIzer in Interview
Here Does Not Understand
Hudson Senator's Move
TRENTON SEES SPLIT
Senate Confirms Appointment
of Lloyd to Supreme
Court Bench

1T Is all news to me-" said Gov
ernor George S. Silzer. when inform
ed bv an Evening News reporter at
his desk in the Perth Amboy Trust
Company here today, of the action
taken by Senator Alexander Simp-
son of Hudson county, in holding up
the confirmation of Edward \. katz-
enbach of Trenton. as attorney gen.
era. The action taken by Senator
Simpson is viewed with considerable
surprise, and the governor declared
that as he left Trenton yesterday
at 5 o'clock he had no knowledge OF
what had taken place.
Questioned as to what reason
Senator Simpson might have for
taking such action, the governor
said: II don't know why Mr.. Simp-
son objected There is no real objec-
tion to a man like Edward / Kat
zenbach. The reaction shows
that his nomination has met the APP
proval of the entire state"
Asked il he thought the appoint
ment might have been held up be-
cause it displeased Hudson county
politicians or because it is said that
Senator Simpson is not any too ia
vorable to the executive, Mr.. Silzer
replied: II have no knowledge at all
OF what can be the reasoh'
Y TRENTON, Jan. 30-After having
been held up for two weeks by the
delay of the senate Republican ma
ioritv to cnfirm him, the confirma-
ton of Edward l.. Katzenbach, of
this city, to be attorney general, was
held up still further yesterday by
the protest of Senator Alexander
Simpson, Hague Democrat of Hudson
county. The action of Senator
Simpson came just after the senate
had gone into executive session for
the purpose of approving the NOM
ination. The Democratic member
evoked the rn1a of senatorial cour-
tesy'' which the senate by long usage
is bound to observe.
. Senator simpsons request that ac-
tion be withheld on Katzenbach's
nomination is understood to have
come as a complete surprise to the
Republican majority, as the majority
had gone into the secret session fully
prepared to confirm the appoint
inent.
The determination of the Republi-
cans to confirm followed the pas
sage by the legislature of the Rich
ards-Row1and ripper" bill over the
governors veto, which passage elm
mated the necessity for any further
delay on Katzenbach's confirmation.
Speculation ran high here last
night among politicians as to what
prompted the move of Simpsons by
which the state will be without an
attorney general for at least week,
as Attorney General McCran's term
expired last Monday.
Gossip assigned the cause here to
the understood fact that Simpson is
none too friendly to the executive
office. 1t salso believed possible
here that Mayor Hague is aggrieved
because the appointment of Katzen-
bach may not have satisfied him.
Sponsors for Katzenbach have de-
clared that the attorney generalship
is not a political office and hence
that the governor is not required TO
observe close political affiliations in
naming man to the post.
Whether Hudson county approves
Of the selection of Katzenbach or
not, the fact remains that Silzer's
stipulation upon being nominated for
the governorship was that his hands
would be united in his official ac-
tions.
1t is reported that Senator Simp-
/, son pleaded no undue haste when
'the asked that confirmation be with
held for the present. The rule of
senatorial courtesy extends only over
neriod of one day. This means,
however. that action will be lacking
IN the nomination until next week,
IS the senate adjourned for this
week yesterday afternoon.
The appointment of Circuit Judge
rank I Lloyd, Republican, of Cam
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