Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-27
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the Senate or the House with bills
that failed to pass both houses.
There seems to be some conflict OF
opinion here as to just who is respon-
sible for the fact that the advertising
of the proposed woman suffrage
amendment to the constitution was
not begun within the time required
by the constitution itself.
One fact that is not disputed Is that
the resolution adopted by the Legis-
lature and embodying the amend
ment was not certified to the secre-
tary of states office by an officer OF
either the Senate or the House, and
this is the justification of the secre-
tary of states office for not having
taken steps to have the advertising
done. The resolution was only turned
over to the secretary of states office
yesterday by Executive Clerk John
i J. Farrell, of the governors depart
ment. 1t appears that the resolution
was delivered to Mr.. Farrell upon
the adjournment of the regular ses-
sion of the Legislature and remained
in Mr.. Farrells possession until yes
terday, when an effort was made to
locate the missing document.
First Refused to Accept Resolution.
Mr.. Farrell said this morning that
the resolution was delivered to him
on the closing night of the regular
session by one of the officers of the
House and that he refused to accept
IT. saving that the governors office
was not the proper place for the reso-
luton to be filed. The resolution Wa
brought back to Mr.. Farrell the nes
day. along with some other papers
and remained in his custody until yes
terday.
Mr.. Farrell does not feel any re-
sponsibility for the failure of the ad-
yertising to be commenced within the
required time. 1t Is customary for
the secretary of states office to take
charge of the advertising in matters
of this kind, and the location of the
resolution itself Mr.. Farrell does not
consider important. The constitu-
ton does not say with whom reso-
luton of this kind shall be filed.
What 1t does say is that such pro-
posed amendment or amendments
shall be entered on their journals,
(Senate and House journals) with the
yeas and nays taken thereon. and re-
ferred to the Legislature then next
to be chosen, and shall be published
for three months previous to making
such choice In at least one news
paper of each county, If any be pub
| lished therein"
Amendment Was Duly Entered.
Mr.. Farrell says that the woman
suffrage amendment was duly en-
tered on the journals of the two
| houses, and this, he holds, gave no
tice of the adoption of the amend
| ment. The constitution does not m
pose upon any particular person OF
officer the ordering of the advertis-
ing, but the resolution embodying the
| woman suffrage amendment desig-
mated the president of the Senate
the speaker of the House and the
secretary of state as a commission
| to name the newspapers in which
the advertising should appear.
| In the secretary of states office
there Is no disposition to enter into
any controversy on the subject or to
attempt to place the blame upon ans
| official for the failure of the proper
| advertising. The position of the
secretary of states office is that the
resolution was never filed in that Of
| fee and that the office had not official
knowledge of the fact that the
amendment had been adopted by the
Senate and the House.
The members of the Women's Po-
litical Union and the Newark Equal
Suffrage League and various other
suffrage supporters in this city are