A. Harry Moore
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Early lifeEdit
Arthur Harry Moore was born in the Lafayette section of Jersey City, New Jersey on July 3, 1877. His parents were Robert White Moore and Martha (née McCoomb) Moore, of Scots-Irish descent.<ref name=NJSLbio>Connors, Richard J.Biography of A. Harry Moore (PDF), New Jersey State Library</ref>
Moore, known as "Red," dropped out of local public schools to become a clerk at age thirteen.<ref name=NJSLbio/> In his spare time, he continued his education at the Cooper Union in New York City and developed proficiency in bookkeeping and typing.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Early political involvementEdit
Moore became involved in local Democratic politics at an early age,Template:When developing a reputation for public speaking and the sobriquet, "the boy orator of Lafayette."<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In 1907, Moore's longtime friend H. Otto Wittpenn was elected as mayor of Jersey City, and Moore entered City Hall as his personal secretary.<ref name=NJSLbio/> In 1911, following the death of Hudson County party leader Robert Davis, Moore assumed his post as city collector.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Jersey City CommissionerEdit
In 1913, Jersey City adopted the commission form of government, and Moore ran successfully for an inaugural seat on the five-man governing body.<ref name=NJSLbio/> As director of Parks and Public Property, he promoted recreational facilities and opportunities for city youth, particularly handicapped children. In 1931, the A. Harry Moore School in Jersey City was designed to specifically meet the needs of handicapped children.<ref name=NJSLbio/> He also formed an alliance with fellow commissioner Frank Hague which would lead both men to statewide power.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In 1916, Wittpenn unsuccessfully ran for the governorship and retired from politics.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Hague ran to succeed him as mayor and Moore formalized their alliance by leading his slate of commission candidates. The Hague slate swept the 1917, 1921, and 1925 municipal elections; Hague would remain as mayor for thirty years.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Moore also entered law at this period, attending evening classes at the New Jersey Law School in Newark (now Rutgers Law School). He passed the state bar exam in 1922 and received an LL.B. in 1924.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Governor of New JerseyEdit
1925 electionEdit
As a leading figure in Jersey City, Moore was scouted as a candidate for governor as early as 1921.<ref name=NJSLbio/> With Hague secure in control of the state party, he chose 1925 to secure Moore's easy nomination for governor.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Moore ran in the general election as a "wringing wet" candidate, opposed to ongoing Prohibition policies against alcohol. His opponent, Morris County state senator Arthur Whitney, ran with the support of the Anti-Saloon League. In addition to Prohibition, Republicans attacked the alleged menace of "Hagueism" in state government.<ref name=NJSLbio/> On election day, Moore carried only three counties, but the 103,995 vote plurality he received in Hudson gave him a comfortable victory.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
First term in office: 1926–1929Edit
With Hague as his benefactor, Moore's primary role as governor was to deliver patronage to the Hudson County machine. After the election, Moore told the press, "You can say for me that in patronage matters I am strictly organization."<ref name=NJSLbio/> However, he had to cooperate with the New Jersey Senate, which remained strongly Republican and had broad advise and consent powers, on most appointments.<ref name=NJSLbio/> This proved little trouble; Moore generally took a conservative approach and received a positive reception from the Republican legislature.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In 1927, Moore did conflict with the legislature in efforts to provide sufficient potable water for North Jersey. As a proponent of home rule, Moore recommended that municipalities resolve the problem themselves or via inter-municipal cooperation. The legislature favored a constitutional amendment authorizing regional water supply districts controlled by the state, but Moore's view won out in a November 1927 referendum.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
A spot of agreement between the legislature and governor was land use control. After the United States Supreme Court decision Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co., the legislature proposed that the state constitution be amended to allow municipalities to exercise zoning authority; Moore and Hague approved, campaigned for the amendment, and saw it ratified by the voters.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Moore also oversaw transportation reform efforts, led by his eventual successor Morgan F. Larson, including the establishment of a new highway construction program. Though Moore favored modernization, he vetoed a gasoline tax bill to fund the program as an undue burden on the taxpayers.<ref name=NJSLbio/> The bill eventually became law, coupled with a $30 million bond issue.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Under Moore's authority and with the efforts of New York governor Al Smith, New York City became more connected to New Jersey. The Holland Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing were dedicated, and construction began on the George Washington Bridge.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In response to rising crime and disorder, especially at night clubs, Moore called for an expansion of the state police force, which had been established in 1921.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Moore also received national attention as a result of the sensational 1922 Hall-Mills murder case. In 1926, he appointed Alexander Simpson as special prosecutor. Simpson's failure to convict Frances Noel Stevens Hall and her brothers for the murder of Hall's husband and his lover was an embarrassment to Moore and the state.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Out of officeEdit
In 1928, Moore was barred from seeking a second consecutive term in office. The Hague machine was finally stalled in the election of Morgan F. Larson, though Larson's nomination was supported by Hague to block a more aggressive anti-machine candidate, Robert Carey.<ref name=NJSLbio/> With Herbert Hoover atop the ticket, Republicans won a landslide in New Jersey.
Larson's victory had a silver lining for Moore; when the Great Depression hit the state in 1929, the Republican Party was in complete control of the state and received the blame for the economic collapse that followed.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Moore maintained a public profile during Larson's term in office, following a rigorous speaking schedule, continuing his involvement in fraternal organizations, and hosting a weekly radio program on station WOR. By the end of 1930, Moore had established himself as the obvious choice for governor in 1931.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
1931 electionEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} By 1931, Moore was a polished campaigner.<ref name=NJSLbio/> He emphasized patriotic and religious themes ("the broad generalities of the eternal verities") and added amusing and emotional anecdotes. He focused his attacks on President Hoover and Governor Larson, blaming them for the ongoing economic misery. To counter, Republican nominee David Baird Jr. resorted to accusations of "Hagueism."<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In a much improved showing, Moore carried all but four counties; Baird received a majority only in his native Camden. Moore's plurality of 230,053 votes and 57.8% of the vote were the largest yet recorded in the state's history.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Second term: 1932–1935Edit
| Year | Appropriations<ref name=NJSLbio/> |
|---|---|
| 1931 | $34.5M |
| 1932 | $28.3M |
| 1933 | $19.7M |
| 1934 | $20.7M |
Moore's second term in office was focused on economic recovery. He maintained his conservative approach, calling for the reduction or postponement of expenditures to enable local governments and the private sector to regenerate. The 1932 legislature gave him discretionary power to curb spending, and he dramatically reduced appropriations from $34.5MM to $20.7MM by 1934. He reduced funding for state programs, especially highway construction, in favor of municipal aid and direct relief to the impoverished.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
His second term drew Moore's philosophy into conflict with Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program, which called for greater government spending and a firmer role for government authority in the regulation of the economy.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Nevertheless, Moore vigorously lobbied to ensure that New Jersey receive its share of public works projects and federal relief funds.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Moore attempted to take advantage of the emergency to reorganize state and local government but was unsuccessful. He offered proposals to overhaul state courts, to add a home rule amendment to the constitution, to place state bureaucracy under firmer executive control, and to adopt a sales or income tax as a permanent revenue base.<ref name=NJSLbio/> His only successful proposal was a statute to modernize municipal finance.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Moore was also tasked with implementing the new Alcoholic Beverage Control Commissions, designed to preserve some elements of Prohibition after its national repeal.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
As in his first term, Moore was involved in overseeing a high-profile criminal case: the kidnapping of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. from East Amwell. Lindbergh Jr. was the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh and the grandson of the late U.S. Senator Dwight Morrow. The case instantly received international attention.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Moore also personally directed rescue efforts off Perth Amboy after the sinking of the SS Morro Castle in 1934.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
United States Senator: 1935–1938Edit
1934 electionEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Alongside his gubernatorial duties, Moore ran for the United States Senate in 1934 at Hague's insistence.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Despite a strong year for New Jersey Republicans, which included the election of Harold G. Hoffman as Moore's successor, Moore was easily elected to Washington.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Term in officeEdit
Moore spent only three years in Washington; they were largely unhappy.<ref name=NJSLbio/> He referred to the Senate as "a cave of winds" and was ill at ease as a partisan supporter of the New Deal, especially as President Roosevelt pursued more welfare state programs.<ref name=NJSLbio/> He voted against the Social Security Act (the lone Democrat to do so), the public utility holding company bill, and the 1935 amendments to the Agricultural Adjustment Act and opposed the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
His focus remained bringing federal projects to New Jersey and Jersey City in particular, including Jersey City Medical Center and Roosevelt Stadium.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Third term as Governor: 1938–1941Edit
1937 electionEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} In 1937, Moore accepted Hague's invitation to run for the governorship a third time. His opponent was Reverend Lester H. Clee of Essex County, a relative of Moore's by marriage.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Despite the candidates' personal acquaintance, the 1937 election was bitter and hard-fought. Moore defended himself from charges that he was opposed to the New Deal and Roosevelt; he survived thanks to another large plurality from Hudson County.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Clee alleged voter fraud, a claim which would hang over Moore's final term.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Hague stymied various court cases and efforts by the state legislature to investigate the claims. In 1940, when an investigating committee of the United States Senate attempted to reopen the controversy, it discovered that the Hudson County poll books had been burned.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Term in officeEdit
During Moore's final term in office, his principal concern was again economic recovery.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Moore continued to divert road funds toward direct relief, especially work relief in the form of federally subsidized highway and water facility projects. In 1939, he attempted to pass a $60-million highway bond issue; the Republican legislature instead opted for a $21-million issue which was ratified by voter referendum.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Moore also promoted tax reform as railroad taxes, a major source of revenue for over a century, declined. Moore proposed a broad-bsed replacement tax but the legislature, believing that new taxes would weaken the recovery, opposed him. Instead, pari-mutuel betting was legalized via referendum, with horse betting expected to make up the lost revenue.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In addition to the ongoing state and federal investigations into voter fraud, Moore damaged his reputation and popularity by appointing Hague's son to the Court of Errors and Appeals, the state's highest court, in 1939.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
World War II began in the second half of Moore's term and was the focus of his final years in office. He established the Governor's Emergency Committee, the first state civil defense agency in the nation, by executive order. He also oversaw the development and training of the national guard and, in his final months, the administration of the nation's first peacetime draft.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In January 1941, Moore left office for the final time, to be succeeded by Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison.
Later life and deathEdit
After retiring as governor, Moore resumed his legal practice in Jersey City.
Hague attempted to recruit Moore to run for governor in 1943, but Moore adamantly refused. Hague instead ran mayor Vincent J. Murphy of Newark, who was defeated by Walter Evans Edge. The election briefly led to a split between Moore and Hague, but they had reconciled by 1944, and Moore was selected as a delegate to the 1944 Democratic National Convention.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In 1945, Governor Edge appointed Moore to a vacancy on the State Board of Education.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
In his final years, Moore maintained a residence in his old Lafayette neighborhood but spent most of his time at a summer home in Mount Airy, where he enjoyed horseback riding.<ref name=NJSLbio/> He remained busy with law, service on corporate boards, and speaking engagements.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
His final major political involvement was as campaign manager for Elmer H. Wene, the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1949. In the same year, the Hague machine in Jersey City finally collapsed.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
Death and legacyEdit
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Moore died on November 18, 1952, at the age of 75, in Branchburg Township, New Jersey, when he suffered a stroke while driving with his wife and ran his car off the highway. His wife Jennie was only slightly injured in the crash. He was buried at Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City.
Personal lifeEdit
Moore married Jennie Hastings Stevens, a neighbor, on March 28, 1911.<ref name=NJSLbio/> They had no children.<ref name=NJSLbio/> Moore taught the men's bible class at Lafayette Reformed Church, while Jennie taught Sunday school.<ref name=NJSLbio/>
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