Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-05-03
Legislature Organizes in Spe-
ciaI Session Pursuant to the
Proclamation of Governor.
STORM STATE BLDG
Equal Suffrage Workers Fight
to Have Date Stand-Sen-
ate Met This Afternoon.
Special to tho EVENING NEWS.

trenton, May 3.--FOIIOW1ng the
organization of the two branches of
the legislature after their assembly
today in special session pursuant to
the proclamation of Governor Field
er, the two bills to correct the error
with reference to the special election
on the proposed constitutional
amendments were introduced. The
first bill repeals the law enacted at
the regular session of the legislature,
the glaring defects of which necessi-
tate this special session.
The main bill provides that the
election shall be held on Tuesday,
October 10, subject to all the laws
regulating elections, it being specific
ally provided that all laws respecting
all legal voting for corrupt practices
shall apply. 1t fixes the form of the
ballot to be voted. The woman suf-
frage amendment will appear first
on the ballot, the question being,
Shall this amendment, extending
the right to vote to women citizens,
be adopted" Opposite this question
are the words, yes and mo- with
a blank space to each in which the
voter may mark an according
as he desires or vote for or against
the amendment The amendment
for an easier method OF amending
the constitution and the third one for
excess condemnation OF lands. for
public improvements are placed .on
the ballot in similar manner and
below the question:
In each case the proposed amend
ment is printed lit full The bill
directs the secretar of state .soneor
before August ia 7e printed ssat
least 500 sample bAHd4s with. other
necessary printed matter 70 besdeliv-
cred to each county eleTK on or be-
fore August Is, to be used as samples
by the county clerks in preparing
and furnishing the sample and regu-
lar ballots for the election. 1t is
made the duty of the county clerk at
least two weeks before the election
to print and distribute the sample
ballots, which shall be on different
color paper from the official ballots.
The measure also regulates the pub
lication by the secretary of state of
the proposed amendments and gives
|the other necessary provisions to
regulate the election machinery.
There will be clash in the legisla-
ture between the Republicans and
Democrats over the bill to be passed,
correcting the law for the special
election Senator Read, of Camden,
introduced bill amending the new
law SO as to eliminate the several
discrepancies which it contains. This
measure will have the backing of the
Republicans. The other measure in
troduced is the straight bill drawn
by the attorney general at the re-
quest of Governor Fielder. The
Democrats will fight for this measure
upon the ground that to endeavor to
tinker the bad bill already on the
statute books, would only further en-
danger the situation. The Demo-
Gratis have only eight votes in the
senate, due to the fact that Senator
Hennessy is i'll at his home in Ber-
gen county and Senator Ramsay, of
Middlesex, who has retired to take
his new position as a member of the
State Water Supply Commission.
That the contest over the vote for
women amendment to the constitu-
tion is to be a lively one was evil
denced today when both the suffra-
gists and the New Jersey Association
opposed to women suffrage had ac-
tive committees at the state house
looking after the interest of the bill
for the special election on the ques-
tion The committee Of the 'tantis"
made a formal request to Senator
Read, the majority leader, that the
date for the election be left Octo-
ber 19, as provided in the bill.
They claimed that an earlier date
would mean a smaller vote and
would not give a full expression of
the opinion of the state on the ques-
ton.
This committee was composed of
Miss Clara Vein, of Elizabeth,
chairman of the legislative commit
tee; Mrs. John Il Emery, wife of
the vice chancellor. Of Morristown;
Mrs. Theodore Woodbury., of Orange,
and Mrs. Frank Goodwin. Of West
field The delegation OF suffra gists
included Mrs. E.. F. Fefekert, of
Plainfield, Mrs. Philip McKim Garri-
son of Llewellyan Park, and Miss
Bessie Pope and Mrs. George T. Wick
ers, of Jersey City.
The senate passed the Read bill by
the vote of Is to 0, and it was rushed
to the assembly. The bill drafted by
the attorney general for the the gov
ernor was offered as a substitute by
Senator McGinnis. The acting DEM
ocratic leader, but the Republicans
voted 1t down 10 to s.