Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-25

act upon the terrible catastrophe to
the Titanic which snuffed out 1900
lives. As the result of the Governors
special appeal special committee
will be formed to receive subscrip-
tions for the benefit of the survivors.
This committee will be headed by the
nine Mayors named by the Governor
as temporary committee. These
Mayors are: Donnelly, of Trenton
Wittpenn. of Jersey City; Haussling,
of Newark; Mcbride, of Paterson;
Stein, of Elizabeth; Cronin, of Bay
onne; Cooke, of Hoboken; Seger, of
Passaic; and Ellis, of Camden. A
considerable sum of money has al
ready been contributed for the bene-
fit of the survivors of the wreck.
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Arrangements are being made by
the State Civil Service Commission
for the examination of candidates for
election officers, under the Geran
election law The Commission has
forwarded to the Chairmen of the
various county committees OF both
parties a letter calling attention to
the fact that under the Geran law
nominations for positions on the To-
cal Board of Registry and Election
must be filed with the Commission
for the examination this year by May
1. Nominating petition blanks are
also being sent to such Republican,
Democratic, or Independent organi-
cations as requested them last year;
to clerks of county boards of cleo
tion deciding them, and to individuals
who have written for them. Nomin-
ations by petition must also be filed
with the Commission by May /, and
each such petition must be signed by
at least five legal voters who are
members of the same political party
as the person nominated and reside
in the same district.
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1t has been found that since the
last election quite number of new
election districts must be created, the
Geran law providing that where more
than 400 voters reside in a district,
a division of the district must be
made. The Civil Service Board has
already been advised of the creation
of new districts in Atlantic, Camden,
Hudson, Hunterdon and Monmouth
Counties. AS soon as returns are
received and it is found that a new
district has been created, the Com
mission is so advising the county
chairman and requesting that names
be nominated for such new districts
as early as possible.
The gmuddle over the Pierce grade
bill is thicker than ever,
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having received from Attorney GEN
sral Wilson written opinion that
The bill should be filed and given
chapter number like other passed
bills. This is the result of the Sen
ate having refused to pass the bill
over the Governors veto, as the AS
sembly had SO passed it. The AS
sembly Republicans claim the bill is
/ law, Notwithstanding the Senate
action, because Governor Wilson in
he first instance returned the bill
with his veto message to the wrong
House. Taking this stand, the As
sembly majority had the bill filed
with the Secretary of State. 1t is a
now that the railroads will
contest the measure in the courts.
The Roosevelt sweep in Illinois
md Pennsylvania has led the State
leaders to- give deep
thought to the situation in this State,
and their plans for candidates for
delegates may be somewhat modified
It is said that some of the men pick
ed for candidates are now hesitating
about coming out openly for Taft
The situation is not altogether clear
N the Democratic ranks, either, as
the Smith-Nugent followers are ac-
lively at work securing Anti-Wilson
candidates and endeavoring to pre-
vent the nomination of the Governor
State Road Commissioner Edwin A.
Stevens estimates that there will be
available from the Motor Vehicle
fund this year sum between $275,-
BOO and S325,000 for road mainten-
ance, which is about $4,000 less than
last years receipts The loss will
be due largely to the operation of the
new automobile reciprocity law.
The total amount needed in the state
for road repairs, Commissioner Stsv-
ems says is S1,380,052.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of New
Jersey has taken steps to preserve
permanently the first Temple of
Masonry in this State. The building
stands on West Front ST., near the
State House, in this city, and was
completed about 1877. 1t was used
as a Masonic building until few
years before the Civil War Within
its walls have sat Governors of
States, United States Senator's, mem
bers of Congress, and many other