Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-05-04
SUFFRAGE MEASURE
NOW PLEASES ALL
| Legislature Corrects Flaw in
Measure-Cannot Vote This
Coming Election.
HOLD A SPECIAL SESSION
Fielder Sends in Many Ap-
pointments - Edge Acting
Governor Next Saturday.

Trenton, n. j., May 4.-The legisla-
ture, meeting in special session here,
repealed the constitutional election bill
enacted In the closing hours of the reg
ular session two weeks ago and passed
a substitute that had been approved by
Attorney General Wescott. Everybody
is now satisfied, but It took the sena-
tors and assemblymen about two hours
to do the Job.
Taking advantage Of the opportunity.
Governor Fielder sent to the senate his
appointments to the new board Of shell
fisheries, as created under the economy
and efficiency program. The nomina-
tions follow: Joseph Fowler, Cumber-
land county, two years; Alfred B.
Smith, Atlantic county, one year;
Charles r. Covert, Cumberland county,
one year; Thomas J. GaskiIl, Burling
ton county, two years; Augustus J..
Meerwald, Cape May county, three
years; John W.. Mason, Monmouth
county, three years; Peter c. Cozier,
Cumberland county, four years; Frank
"a. Austin, Ocean county, four years.
The governor also announced the re-
appointment of William IL. Chew of
Salem county as a member of the state
board OF health, Frank Frazier Of
Tuckerton and George W. Hollings-
worth of Barnegat as members of the
Ocean county oyster commission and
george A. Mott OF Tuckerton as Ocean
county oyster superintendent.
The new constitutional election bin
does not change the date originally set,
and the balloting will take place on
Oct. 10, the last registry day for the
general election in November. This
preeluees the possibility OF women yst-
So So tsis ssa even II Tie proposed r
frage amendment IS adopted
Senate President Edge win become
acting governor on Saturday morning.
when the oath viii be administered by
Chancellor Walker Governor Fielder
viii leave the state that Jay for Cab
fornia, where he win attend the expe
sitton. He will be gone unt,l June q
With representatives In attendance
from twenty-seven branch organiza
tions, having an aggregate membership
OF 13, 49, the New Jersey Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage formally
opened here the campaign that will be
waged until Oct 10, when the proposed
woman suffrage amendment to the con,
stitution will be put before the voters.
Miss Anna L. Dayton of this city was
elected honorary president, and Mrs
Yarde Breese of Trenton was retained
as president Other officers were chosen
as follows:
Vice presidents, Mrs. Thomas J. Pres
ton, Jr., Princeton: Mrs. Garret A. Ho-
bart, Paterson; Mrs. John Emery, Morris
town Mrs. Anna McIlvaine, Trenton; Mrs
H g. Magic, Elizabeth; Mrs. Thomas j.
Cravan. Salem; Mrs. William Libbey,
Princeton; Miss Clara A. Vexin, Eliza
beth: Mrs. Karl c. Roebling, Trenton; Mrs
Sherman B. Joost. Plaihield; Mrs. VIII
liam s. Stryker, Trenton; Mrs. Henry NJ
Darcy, Newark; Mrs. Theodore c. Wood
bury, Orange.
Recording secretary. Mrs. r. c. Max
well, Trenton.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ellsworth
Corbett.
General secretary. Mrs. o. d. oIiphant.
Trenton.
Treasurer, Mrs. George B. Yard, TreH
ton.
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