Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-28
POLITICS AND COMMENT
From the State CapitoI.

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/ Trenton, March 27-Lively times
marked the closing week of the law
making session of the both Legis-
lature. With many of the. most inn
portant bills held over for considera-
ton during the last few days of the
session, the Legislators will work
hard all the week to clear the calen-
dars of these measures. Some of the
big bills which occupied the attention
of the Republican State leaders in an
effort to get them in shape for final
passage were Grand Jury reform, Com
gressional re-districting, grade cross
! ing legislative, automobile reciprocity
Morris Canal abandonment, the bill
giving women ten hour day, the bill
re-organizing the taxing system of
the State, and a few others. There
were many party conferences over
| these measures, both parties endeav-
Eoring to get all political advantage
! possible out of the legislation to be
enacted.
The Grand Jury reform bill finally
decided upon was one permitting the
Sheriff to select the list from which
the Jury is to be drawn, which list
must be advertised three weeks in
Grand Jury is drawn, names may be
stricken from the list by the Judge
| if good cause therefor be shown Con-
gressional re-districting proved a hard
problem for the leaders, the question
being what to do with Warren County.
The Republican Senators in the
Fourth and Fifth Districts refuse to
stand for Warren being placed with
either of them, and the Bergen Re-
publicans vote the bill which placed
the counties in their district. The
matter was still unsettled today AS
both parties feel the need of keeping
their pledges on the eve of a Presi-
Dental campaign, it is pretty certain
that all the propositions referred TO
will finally reach the Governor, al
though some of them may be in modi-
fed form.
Following the recess to be taken
this week. the Legislature will return
next week to take up any yetoes the
Governor may issue. The Republi-
cans, of course do not desire the Gov
ernors to have the last say as to legis-
| lation, and having the power to pass
| bills over the Executive veto by
majority vote in each House, the Re-
| publicans are in a position to counter
act any disapproval if they so desire
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Denial is made by officers of the
/ Republican Publicity League, of Mer-
lcer County, in which former Governor
E. G. Stokes is actively interested.
that the League was formed for the
/ purpose of aiding Mr.. Stokes in his
campaign for the United States Sem
atorship. The denial comes in con-
nection with the movement to extend
/ the League into the other counties of
! the State Harvey S. Moore, Secre-
! tary of the organization declares that
/ it's sole purpose is to promote thespol-
/ icies and principles of the Republican
party, and that it's constitution pro-
hibits it from taking part in primary
contests or factional strife He SAYS
it is to be political League, but in
no sense political machine.
Governor Wilson turned down the
Pidcock faction of the Hunterdon
County democracy this week when he
sent to the Senate the appointment of
Paul A. Queen, of FLEMING gton, to be
Common Pleas Judge of the County;
Richard s. Kuhl, of Flemington, to be
Prosecutor, and John NJ. Hawk. of
! Trenton, to be member of the Tax
Board. All these appointments were
recommended by Senator William c.
Gebhardt, who heads the faction OPP
posed to the Pidcock followers.
Among the other important appoint
ments were: State Board of Assessors,
Charles E. Hendrickson, Jr., of Hud-
son, reappointed. end forr,er SEM tor
Isaac Barber, of Warren, Commissions
er of Charities and Corrections. JOS.
p. Byers, of Essex, Secretary OF the
State Charities Aid Association. Sup
| ervisor of the State Prison, Joseph
! Mccormick. of Hudson.
The Governor also appointed men,
bers of the County Tax Boards as fol-
lows: Bergen. William Conklin; Cape
May, Oliver T. Blackwell; Essex. for
mer Assemblyman William P Mack
sey; Middlesex, William c. Jaoues;
Monmouth, Richard w Herbert: Nor
ris, George w Weber: Somerset. An
drew e. Kenny; Union, former AS
semblyman Calvin E. Brodhead; War
rem, Michael Connlain.
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A compromise has been reached In
1 the hot controversy over the question
of the repeal of the law passed last
year abolishing promotion upon merit
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