Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-01
HAS CORRUPT
PRACTICE ACT
RECOMMITTED.
Opposition TO One of Adj
ministration Bills as Pre-
sented In House..
AUTO BILL is PASSED.
OTHER ACTIONS
Especial Correspondents. J

tSpec1al Correspondence.
Trenton, March I:-Foliowing 4
wholesale criticism by Assemblyman
McCran yesterday afternoon, the
Simpson corrupt practices act was
recommftted to the Committee on
Election for purposes of amendment.
This is an administration measure.
When the bill came up on third
reading Mr.. McCran sailed into the
points which seemed to him palpa-
bly, weak and in some respects rfdfc-
ulous.
He declared that II member Of
the assembly were running again
for Office and was approached by
constituent, who declared he would
vote against the particular candi-
date because he had not been -sess
corded as voting the way the con-
stituent had wanted him, the candi-
date would be unable, under this
law, to defend himself by telling In
what way he had voted The act,
he asserted, would make him unable
to assist an aged or decrepit father
TO the polls, even If he were too poor
to procure a vehicle for himself.
The part that would prohibit man
from making more than an ordinary
contribution to church plate coll
lection, as Mr.. McCran interpreted
1t, was ridiculed. He thought man
should be permitted to be little
more generous Ii he wished az at
Christmas or Easter, even exceeding
his ordinary donation at church.
Freedom of Expenses
Mr.. McCran did not think that an
absolute standard should be fixed to
regulate the amount a candidate II
to expend. He thought man who
Is required to cover a large territory
should have more freedom In ex-
penses than one in q small district.
He pointed out that a senator may
pay out $1,000 In campaign but
an assemblyman, who has to reach
as many people, is allowed only
$3.50 In the same territory. He be-
lieved there we're incongruties IN
the amounts specified. He asserted
that 1t was practically left with tho
candidate whether or not he make
public his campaign expenses.
Favors the Bill.
He would vote for the bill, said
Mr.. McCran, even In It's present
form, but hoped that before 1t was
lreturneA from the senate II would
into prd1
sTsY ses sss.;ss;s.ss
When can5ssss a ! NJ -
expend q single +!
paign. Is r
Mr.. Brodhead then moved that
the bill be recommitted for purposes
of amendment. The motion was
carried.
High Grade Appointment.
Governor Wilson made another
high grade appointment when he
nominated Colonel Nelson II Dun-
gan, of Somerville, as a Judge Of tho
Circuit Court to succeed Judge Will
bur Heisley, of Long Branch. AZ
the appointment had been anticipate
ed it did not cause any surprise.
The actual naming Of Colonel
DUNCAN as Circuit Court judgS
might have been held back for soma
time longer were it not for the fact
that the newspapers of former Sena-
tor James Smith, Jr., few days ago
made some sighting comments con-
cerning Colonel Dungan's ftness
and availability for the judicial
place.
The new Judge has been active Ia
Democratic politics for twenty years
and is one of the best known law
yers in the state. He was formerly
prosecutor of the pleas IN Somerset
county by appointment of Governor
Werts, at the time, Democratic ex-
ecutive. He has been prominent In
the National Guard for more than
fifteen years, having Joined Its
ranks as private about twenty-hys
years ago. For the past four years
he has been the commander of ths
Second Regiment. Both professions
ally and politically he has very
high reputation.
Tilt In the Senate.
The most acrimonious tilt that
has occurred during the present
legislative session between the Re-
publican majority and the nemoera-
tic minority in the senate. developed
yesterday when the Houses substt-
tute for the senate concurrent reso-
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