The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-22

I argument AOto ~ aHEN'A
that Interpretation should hold, it seems
that the act would be one for the pro-
lection of corrupt practices"
The decision is an important one be-
cause it defines the status of bills con-
tracted in a regular manner for candi-
dates by campaign committees.
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Sneaking before the Society of Colon
ial Danes in Montclair, Ex-Governor
Stokes declared in favor of the short
ballot and severely criticised men who
do not vote or take an active part ID
politics. While he took no stand for or
against woman suffrage, he declared ina
increasing the number Of voters, with
out increasing their efficiency, would only
increase the difficulties of s~elf-govern-
ment. Discussing the short ballot, ne
said that the Government imposes too
many duties upon its citizens to be prop
erly performed. He continued;
eve should have a shorter ballot, so
that the citizens would have less to do
and could do it we'll"
The Supreme Court, in IN opinion by
Justice Garrison, has upheld the act OF
the last Legislature merging the State
Bureau of Industrial Statistics into the
Department of Labor and legislatng out
Of Office former Senator George Z. Low
Of Ocean. Chief of the Bureau at a salary
of SO. 500. and James T. Morgan, of I'm
ion. salary $1,000, both Democrats. 1he
| act on the statute books, which is now
| affirmed. was a committee substitute for
| Senate bill No. 3, one of the Economy
and Efficiency measures. This decision
nuts the entire administration of the Bu-
reau of Statistics in the hands of State
| Labor Commissioner Bryant, a Repub-
lican.
The act was attacked by Chief Low
upon the claim that the substitute had
not been passed in a constitutional man
ner. The bill was passed over the veto
| of Governor Fielder. Justice Garrison
| saws the Journals of the Senate and
House on the passage of the measure are
very confusing and inaccurate. He con-
tinues:
'The journals, however, although a
competent source of evidence, are not the
sole source and when the proper infer
ences are drawn from other sources, OF
eoual if not superior character, so far
from being satisfied that the law was
not duly passed, we are satisfied that 1t
was duly passed, and the confusion and
inconsistencies of the journals have no
tendency to shake the conviction"
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The death of DR.. William NJ. Baird, of
Warren County, recalls the exciting poll
teal fight of 1887 when Leon Albeit was
defeated for United States Senator. Dr..
Baird was elected Speaker of the As
sembly by Democratic and Republican
votes against the wishes Of many organi-
cations Democrats. who were for Robert
S. Hudspeth, of Hudson, now Prosecu-
tor of that county. Baird was chosen
Speaker after he and three other Demo
Gratis had bolted the Democratic eau
Gus. This bolt caused great consterna-
ton and bitterness, and the break that
resulted in the defeat of Albeit and the
election of Rufus X. Blodgett as United
States Senator. 1t was N of the Wild
est contests in the history of the State.
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In view of the vote yesterday on wo-
man suffrage. it is interesting to note
that in 1897 there was a vote IN a con
stitutional amendment giving women suf
frage on school elections only. The vote
then was 140,1a1 for it and it was de-
leateu by io'Ito No.esi Ni"Hy auLI"-
glStS V0teu asaIlSt = p %a;tsS was
feared piat 20 aIopl tnia iiiI5eG IN SSaIasT
Mogiu prGeene UnG IT, "t tSat raam t !, e onE
suhIase I"tei' II 'n"t Se" ~ dnu
gambling amendment TO the constitution
was auopleu ~ d ha4oIitS u Owl
c
TolsIeSSin1i 2onn ~ ~ Cdp9.ch' ne
Puplioah . ~ Dn'llioe' NV .Ii9'
Jarrett "a rioo1l'' oi i "1eIson' WHOM
81 'ne iate ne ieaiuen'' WeIe wv wen
Nno"n Pelsons Wno oalle ou1 9saIn9t W.
man suffrage uuIIns tle i"St uaSs OF me
c"ilpalsh' oons.eSSll'n Capstlch salu
ee was no. conYInoeu Iiat Nolilan SUI
rag "oelu III any way petter cohuIllolS'
anu therefore, ne proPoseu TO vote against
IT,
o
->eAt uesuaS' Ocloper % VIII DC une
,aSI registration uaE lor lle eleetloh on
November y IN an h~unlcpaltles OF o'OOO