Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-04-29

FOR ELECTIONS
County Chalrmen Are Sup
posed to Name Election
Officers by Nay |.
TO GET MONTH LONGER
Men Must Take ExamIna-
tion to Prove Their Fit
ness for the Places.
TO GET MONTH LONGER

No end OF difficulties are being
experienced as a result Of the new
Geran election law which was signed
by Governor Woodrow Wilson last
week. The latest section of the bill
to perplex the minds Of the political
leaders In this city and about the
county is that part relative to the
county chairman Of each political
party making recommendations for
election officers.
This section of the bill says: "The
county chairman of each political
party which at the last election for
assemblymen cast the largest and
the next largest number OF votes
shall by the first Of May in each year
transmit to the civil service commits
sion list of recommendations for
election officers In his county. Five
legal votes Of one Of the parties, all
OF the same district, may also nomi-
nate one election officer to the civil
service commissioners. by petition"
Month Longer This Year.
1t is said that such petitions and
recommendation do not have to be
fled until June 1 this year, owing to
the delay experienced in passing
the measure through the senate.
Hereafter, though, 1t is understood
that all such petitions must be fled
according to the new law, which is
on May 1.
AS the Geran bill was passed
Thomas H. Hagerty, of New Bruins
wick, chairman Of the Democratic
county committee, and John Pfeiffer,
OF this city. chairman OF the Repub-
lfcan county committee, have the
privilege of naming two or more
members Of their party In each cleo
ton district who are willing to un-
dergo civil service examination
and take their chance, II found elig-
ible, of being selected as district
election officers.
According to the new law the civil
service board must hold the. exami-
nation In each county before. August
Is. The applicant must be resi-
dent of the district for one year and
a legal voter thereof
City Attorney @. c.. Hommann,
when interviewed as to his interpre-
tation OF the section relative to ex-
aminations for election officers, said
he had not received copy of the
bill as 1t passed the senate, and
furthermore did not peruse the orig
1nal bill very carefully, so would not
commit himself at the present. Mr..
Hommann has not been asked, 1t
seems, for an official opinion from
the city and appeared surprised
when the NEWS reporter said
recommendations regarding election
officers were being filed up Hudson
county way.
County Chairmen Talk.
County Chairman Pfeiffer, when
called on the question today, said
he had received no instructions re-
garding filing of recommendations,
but would look into the matter at
once. He said that from time to
time he had read in the NEWS that
an additional duty had been thrust
upon him, but did not know the new
law became operative this year.
Thomas Hagerty, of New Bruins
wick, when called by telephone this
morning, said he was aware that the
county chairmen had to furnish a
list OF election officers before the
first of May, but as the law did not
pass the senate until April 20 be-
lieved months grace should be
allowed. He informed the reporter
that he had not started his list be-
cause he was not aware OF the new
districts and the line thereof. Mr..
Hagerty has not received any official
notice either.