The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-27
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About


The fiscal year of New Jersey wiz
close at midnight, October 81, and the
financial departments of the state are
rushing their work to close up the books.
State Treasurer Read said TODAY tlat
when the books finally closed on tie list
they will show a balance in the state
treasury of between S1.50O.OO0 and
81, 100000.
The State House Commission decided
yesterday at its meeting 70 re-carpet the
Assembly Chamber. Samples of carpet
were examined and it is expected the
contract viii be awarded next week. The
money for the new carpet will be avail
able on November 1. The carpet will be
laid and the Chamber put in order for
the opening Of the Legislature on Janu-
airy 8 and the Inauguration of the new
Governor on Tuesday, January 16.
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The Republican State Committee today
announced some additional speakers for
the campaign in this state. Ex-Gover-
nor A. o. Eberhard. of Minnesota. will
speak in Long Branch. October 80.
Former United States District Attorney
Arthur n. Sager. of Missouri, will spend
a week in this state speaking at various
places. beginning October 30. Congress-
man Lewis c. Laylin. of Ohio, will also
campaign this state for a week, beginning
October 80.
Former Governor Stokes has issued a
statement declaring that the tariff is a
big issue in this state. and urging the
election of the entire Republican ticket.
He says:
There are vital reasons why the Re-
publican ticket should be elected by the
people of New Jersey on November Z.
l want to see the Republican party sue
eessful and / believe it will be. This
wear, of all years, it behooves every citi-
zen to take active interest in the political
battle and aid in bringing about a CON
dition that viii insure us against the
threatened dangers of the future by de-
claring strongly for Hughes, for presi-
dent; Edge for Governor and F~relinghuy-
sen for United States Senator"
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The controversy over the filing of the
petition making DIR. Harry Vaughan. of
Morristown, the Prohibition candidate for
Governor, also the Local Option guber-
material nominee, has reached an acute
stage~n which each side is charging the
other with not acting in good faith. DIR.
Vaughan has replied to the attack by
Assemblyman Hammond, of Mercer, IN
which Hammond charged that the petition
was a trick to take votes away from Edge,
the Republican candidate. Vaughan
claimed the petition was proper in every
way and that the signatures were bona
fide. He also asked if Hammond was
such a friend of local option as he claimed
to be, why he was supporting Edge Tor
| Governor. when Edge had opposed the
local option bill in the Senate and had
fathered bills in both the Senate and
! Assembly to permit the Atlantic City
hotels to sell liquor on Sunday.
why. in view of these facts" con-
tinued Vaughan. docs net Hammond
support me. if he is sincerely against the
saloons?"
Preparations have just been completed
by tine State House Commission. acting
as the new State Purchasing COMMISSION,
for putting into operation the state pur-
chasing act ON November l, the beginning
of the new fiscal year. The new system
will revolutionise the purchase OF the
81. SOC. 900 worth of supplies required
annually by the many state departments,
commissions and institutions. The new
act is Chapter 6S, of the Laws of 1916
The law makes the State House Commits
sion the purchasing body, with Edward f.
Grosscup, Democrat, appointed by Gov
ernor Fielder, as the State Purchasing
Agent. His salary is $1,000 a year. The
State Purchasing Commission comprises
Governor Fielder and State Comptroller
Edwards. Democrats, and State Treasur-
er Read. Republican.
Estimates for the supplies for the
several departments and institutions will
be received by the Commission at the
State House on October 30. The new
system. il is claimed, will put all the
state purchases upon the same business
foundation that is used by all large rall-
road and other corporations with very
large purchases annually. The new law
provides that all furniture, equipment,
materials, supplies, printing and station
ery needed by the state shall be pur-
chased in accordance with the provisions
of the act. The law, however, does not
apply to the erection of new buildings
nor the construction of roads or bridges.
The Purchasing Commission has just is
sued a pamphlet fully explaining the
operation of the new system and giving
all needed information as to specifications
upon which TO bid for supplies, etc.
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Education in the rural sections of the
state received an impetus today through
the publication of a pamphlet by the
State Department of Education entitled
Improvement of Rural Schools by Means
Of Consolidation In the brochure is a
foreword by DIR. Calvin n. Kendall,
State Commissioners Of Education TT is
| halinrad y he SAYS ..thaf cnnsnlidafinn Of