The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-08
WORK AT HAND
FOR CAMPAIGN
The Control Of the State Leg
isIature is in Question.

mean The cOnIrOl OIL Inc uSA' io5io-
lature. as we'll as many minor OFFICES
in each county, attention is being
given to the duties in connection
with the fall campaign.
The first registry day will be Tues
day, September II, for cities, towns,
townships, boroughs and villages hav-
ing a population exceeding 5000, and
for all municipalities having less than
that number of inhabitants. This
population basis is one of the big
changes made by the new Geran cleo
ton law. Under the old law the
division was on the basis of 10000
inhabitants.
The primary election at which
candidates for the State Senate will
be chosen in Camden, Essex, Glou-
cester, Monmouth, Salem, Somerset,
Union and Warren counties nomi-
nees for the Assembly in every coun-
vt and for the various local offices
will be held Tuesday, September 26.
1t is important to note that while
September 26th will also be the sec
ond registry day, this registration
will be for the general election in
November only in municipalities with
a population exceeding 5000. The
Geran law says:
..It is the intention of this act that
in cities, towns, townships, boroughs
and villages exceeding 5000 inhabi-
tants there shall be two registry lists
Ia primary registry list and a gen
eral registry list-and that the pri-
mary registry list shall consist of the
names on the poll book of the gen.
eral election of the preceding year,
with the corrections and additions
herein provided for" In other words,
any voter may register on primary
day for the general election in No
vember, but may not register that
day for the primary election as for
merly.
On the primary election day the
polls will be open from a. m. to 8
D. M, instead of from / to 8 p. M,
as formerly
The third registry day in munich
palities exceeding population OF
5000 will be Tuesday, October oath,
while in municipalities with a popula-
tion less than 5000, the final regis
try day will be Tuesday, October
31st.
On or before August goth the State
Civil Service commission must certi-
fly the results of the examinations
for election officers to the county
Judges and the county boards of cleo
ton. On or before August 18th the
county boards of election must select
the members of the election boards
from eligible lists certified, as already
mentioned.
Petitions for nominations for coun-
ty offices must be filed on or before
September 1st. On September 9Th
the district boards of registry and
election must meet for organization,
electing one of their number as judge,
who shall be chairman, and another
as inspector On or before Septem-
ber 9Th, petitions endorsing the candi-
dates to be voted for within a single
municipality must be filed with the
municipal clerk. Petitions providing
for single borough, ward or town
ship, and delegates to conventions,
must be filed with the municipal
clerks on or before September 11th.
On September 18th the county
boards of election must sit to revise
and correct the registry list
The state conventions of the polit-
ical parties must be held in Tren-
ton on Tuesday, October 3rd- Here
is one of the biggest changes effected
by the Geran law. The law elm
mates entirely the old-time state
conventions, with their picturesque
features, blaring bands, parading
delegations and finally the hot -polit-
ical fights.
This year the state convention OF
each party will consist of the candi-
dates nominated at the primaries,
September 26th, for the State Senate
and Assembly; Governor Wilson as
a member of the democratic state
convention; members OF the state
senate who are the respective hold
overs of their party, and lastly. the
members of the state committee.
These state conventions will formu-
late the state platforms. Under the
Geran law the members of the state
committees are elected in the year
in which the governor is chosen, SO
the state conventions will have moth
ing to do with this matter
Election day will be Tuesday, No
vember 7th, with the polls open from
6 o'clock a. m. to z o'clock p. m.
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