Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28
IFrom . stan Correnpondent. ]

TRENTON, n. j., Aug. 2S.-The
legislative committee representing
the woman suffrage associations of
the State came to Secretary of State
Crater's office today and demanded
the publication in the newspapers
of notice that the woman suffrage
amendment to the Constitution had
been passed by the last Legislature.
The advertising of the amendment
had been neglected and Assistant
Attorney General Gaskill said the
time for publication had passed and
the action of the last Legislature
nullified.
Among the woman suffrage advo-
Gates who called on Secretary of
State Crater were former Sheriff
Frank H. Sommer. of Newark; c. L.
REILLY. of Plainfeld; Mrs. Everett
Colby, of Llewellyn Park; Mrs.
Charles Hyde, Bay Head Mrs. A.
Van Wrinkle, Newark, and Mrs. Min
ME ]. Reynolds, seortary of the
Women's Political Union.
Speaker Taylor. of the House Of
Assembly. arrived at the State
House early. He requested that
newspaper men be excluded from the
secretary OF states Office, which was
done.
Crater Opposes Publication.
1t was understood last night that
the advertising OF the amendment in
August, September and October would
comply with the constitutional re-
duirement that notice should be pub
lished for three calendar months be-
fore November T. 1t is now said
Secretary of State Crater is opposed
to publishing the notice on the
ground that the courts may uphold
the opinion of Assistant Attorney
General Gaskill and the State would
lose all the money 1t had spent for
the publishing of the woman suf-
frage amendment.
Assistant Attorney General Gaskill
was called in to the conference, as
was Eecutive Clerk John J. Farrell
of the Governors office. with, whom
the resolution rested after the ad-
journment of the Legislature until
August rs.
Mrs. Minnie ]. Reynolds expressed
the opinion that the amendment
should be published and If the next
Legislature passes the amendment
again it will be ready for popular
vote in 1914. 1.-THE interests opposed
to woman suffrage might attack the
validity of the publication this year,
but / think the anti-suffra gists
would not bring legal proceedings. as
they are only a handful" she re-
marked.
Secretary of State Crater after the
conference announced that Governor
Fielder, Senator johnson and Speaker
TAYLOR had agreed that the adver-
teisements should be inserted in the
newspapers as provided for in the
resolution.
Jubilant over the fact that the
woman suffrage amendment to the
State constitution will be published,
the suffrage association will not at
this. time make any efforts to fix re-
sponsibility for failure to have the
advertisement printed before.
After the conference Mrs. Everett
Colby, of Llewellyn Park. gave out
statement from the point committee
of the New Jersey Woman Suffrage
Associations. The statement was in
part:
After an investigation, we believe
that the failure to publish was due to
error. The error affected not only our
amendment but another, relating to
the mode of amending the constitu-
ton.
Notwithstanding the error, we be-
lieve that the publication of the
amendment should be made and pub
LEGATION is to be made. The pub
lication will be effective, and send the
amendment to the next Legislature
and on it's way to the people"
The suffragettes disclaim RESPONSE