The Penn's Grove record., 1915-12-24

to the shooting of several strikers by I'M
ported strike breakers, is preparing ats
report for submission to the INCOMING
LEGISLATURE. AsSemblyman Runyon, OF
Union, and Quinn, of Middlesex, tive
members of the Committee, conferred at
the State House yesterday on the re-
port. The document will outline the
causes that led up to the strike in the
factories at Roosevelt, the industrial
conditions in the town, the wages paid,
and so on. 1t will also detail the killing
Of the strikers. The other members OF
the committee are: Assemblyman Pill
grim. Wolverton and West.
Mr.. H%udspeth brought from Washing
ton the word that while President Will
son is very much interested in the CUES.
ton of the candidates for Governor and
United States Senator in his home state,
he will take no part in the question OF Sc
l"lecting these candidates. The President
is determined to keep his hands of the
New Jersey campaign, Mr.. Hudspeth de-
%clares.
Announcement was made by Democrats
from Bergen County that Senator Chas.
O'Connor Hennessy viii soon declare
himself a candidate for Governor. Hen
messy was in the Assembly in 1911 and
1912, and his term as State Senator will
expire January /, 1917. He is a Demo-
crat of pronounced progressive tenden-
cies and was close to Woodrow Wilson
when he was Governor.
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Lively interest was displayed in the
report that Governor Fielder would like
to see either Chancellor Edwin Robert
Walker or Supreme Court Justice Chas.
G. Black as the Democratic candidate for
Governor. The Governor himself had
nothing to say about this rumor yester-
day.
With reference to the Republican can
di2ates aside from State Treasurer, as
there were not as many Republican poll
ticians at the State House, there was not
so much talk ON this side of the political
fence. The situation seemed unchanged
with Senators Colgate, of Essex; Read,
Of Camden; and Edge of Atlantic as the
most talked of men for Governor and
the declaration that the big fight for
United States Senator will be between
former Governors Murphy and Stokes.
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New Jersey is on the upgrade CONNER
cially and financially, according to a
statement Just issued by State Banking
and Insurance Commissioner Lamonte,
giving the condition Of the 152 banking
institutions under his jurisdiction at the
close of business on November 10. The
statement shows that the banks had total
resources of $476,040,7 23.41, compared
with S463, 395, 109.97 at the previous
statement, which gave the condition on
September ?. This is an increase of $12,-
645,613.44. The total deposits on Novem-
Der 10 were 1897, 010.101.44, as against
1887, 134, 777.55 on September 2, an in
cerase of $9,S75,323.S9. The national
banks in the state are not included in
the statement.
Determined that the next time the
woman suffrage question comes before
the voters of this state it shall not be
defeated, the New Jersey Woman Suf-
frage Association has just met in Tren-
ton and r~eorganized. The new plan Of
organization is modelled after that of the
male political parties, with a state cen
trail body, county organizations and town
and ward committees. A new constitu-
ton has been adopted, providing for the
county committees and the other branch
es of a complete state organization.
Through the new plan the suffragists ex-
pect to be able effectually to handle a
campaign from the state headquarters
down to every election district in the
state.
In its annual report just fled with
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Tenement House Supervision declares
that a determined effort is to be made in
the coming Legislature to break down the
safeguards to the tenements hat are pro-
vided in the present laws. The objection
is being made by certain tenement house
owners who object to being compelled to
install fire escapes and other safeguards
on their buildings. During the past year
705 new tenement houses were erected in
this state at a cost of $8,541,000.
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State Commissioner Of Education Ken
dali has sent a special circular letter to
all clerks of boards Of education in the
state warning the boards against unsafe
school buildings, with particular refer
ence to fire and panic hazard. Commits
sioner Kendall declares that all such
buildings must be made absolutely safe.
He says further
"You are not doing your duty as
quired by law until means of safe
have BEEN provided and the possit p
ger to the children eliminated