Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-01
WARY OF
TR|CKERY At THE
SPECIAL SESSION
Will Postpone His Trip if There
Is an Attempt at Extra
Legislation.
WON'T LEAVE STATE AT
MERCY OF REPUBLICANS
Hears They Plan to Use Mon
days Session to Override
Several of His Vetoes.
From q staff Correspondent.


Fielder has heard rumors that mat
ters other than those pertaining to
the special election on the constitu-
tional convention may be taken up
when the Legislature is convened in
extraordinary session on Monday.
The governor had planned to start
for the Panama-Pacific Exposition on
the legislators that he is ready to
cancel that engagement at a mo-
ment's notice should any such tactics
be attempted.
Should Governor Fielder leave the
State Senator Edge, president of the
Senate, would assume the gubernato
rial reins, and with a Republican ma
Jortty in both houses and Repub-
lican acting governor that party
would have full sway and could do
what it pleased.
But if there was any such scheme
under way y has been dissipated by
a statement issued yesterday by Gov
ernor Fielder, in which he says:
st have heard from various sources
that the Legislature next week, in
stead of combining itself to the pas
sage of a new bill fixing the time for
the holding of a special election to
act on the proposed constitutional
amendments, will take up other mat
ters. In other words, general legis-
lation is to be attempted. If this is
fact, 1 shall certainly remain here,
instead of going away to California,
where 1 had planned to attend the
New Jersey celebration on May %. If
rao oh rxfxy Ntof nc.
to leave on May 5 and let the other
members of the party go without
me-"
Many Rumors Afoat.
There we're all sorts Of rumors
afioat as to what the Republicans
planned to do when the extra session
is convened. Senator Gaunt, of
Gloucester, is said to be determined
to get through over the governor 8
veto his bill providing for a new
State board of agriculture. State
Labor Commissioner Lewis L. Bryant
is said to be anxious to have repassed
over the veto of the chief executive
that bill which reorganizes his de-
partment as we'll as extending his
term. The House did repass that
measure in the closing hours of the
regular session, but it was not moved
in the Senate.
Assemblyman Singer, of Hudson, is
desirous of having some action on his
boxing bill, which became dead by
reason of the fact that the form laid
down by the law was not followed
out.
If the rumors are true, instead Of
a session lasting a few hours, there
will be one lasting several days.
The women of Hudson county who
are interested in the suffrage move
ment, are up in arms over the man
neT in which they have been treated
by the legislators and will send big
delegation to this city Monday, to
change the date Of the election, IL
possible. The new bill fixes the date
for October 10. That is the last reg
istry day, and even If the right of suf-
frage were conferred upon the women
they could not vote this year, for the
reason that they could not be regis
tered for the November election.
Essex county seems to be satisfied
with the date. Mrs. Philip Mckim
Garrison, of Llewellyn Park, is of the
opinion that while October 19 is not
the most desirable date, it is the best
they can get, and under those condi-
tions they are satisfied with 1t. The
women of Essex county will make no
protest, she says.
Blame Suffrage Leaders.
The feeling is gaining ground
among the suffrage workers in other
parts Of the State that some of the
State leaders in the suffrage move
ment have been letting themselves be
tricked and imposed upon by the leg
islative leaders, and that October 10
haU
original Read bill il the State leaders
in the suffrage movement had been
on the job and fought this PROPOSE
ton vigorously.
They point out that the suffragists
will lose more than the chance to vote
at the November election if the Octo-
ber date Is ratified on Monday. Their
cause will be seriously imperilled for
several reasons, 1t is claimed. If the
special election is held in October
the political campaigns that will be
raging at that time will demand pub
lie attention to the partial exclusion,
at least, of the woman suffrage ques-
ton.
Governor Fielder has let 1t be known
that he will assume no initial respon-
sibility for the fixing of the date.
Through his secretary, L. Edward
Hermann. Governor Fielder issued
statement yesterday. In it he said:
I'm the proposed bill mailed TO every
member of the Legislature pro-
viding for a special election
to act on the proposed amend
ments the date named for the
special election Is October 10, but that
is merely a tentative date, and 1t re-
mains for the Legislature, not the
governor, to name the date in the
bill. The new bill was prepared by
Attorney General Wescott and mailed
to all the legislators so than the mem
bers might have chance to look
over the bill before the special ses-
sion Monday. This will save time and
give an opportunity for inspection.
October 10 was inserted as the date
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