The Penn's Grove record., 1916-08-18

prohibit any child under 16 years of age
from entering this state or travelling from
one municipality to another within the
state, unless accompanied by a certificate
from a competent health authority.
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Congressman John II. Capstick, of the
Fifth District, comprising Morris and
Union Counties, who recently filed his
petition for denomination on the Repub-
lican ticket, this week issued his declara-
ton of principles. He says he stands for
Americanism in its true conception; no
divided allegiance but one country, one
people and one flag. He defends his vote
in Congress against the McLemore reso-
luton relating to the right of Americans
to sail the high seas ON non-American
ships without question by Germany, by
SAYING that he was in favor of action one
way or the other on the resolution and
hence voted against tabling it. His vote
on this resolution was praised by the
German-American Alliance of Elizabeth,
and this led to some criticism of his ac-
ton. Congressman Capstick claims this
criticism was wholly unwarranted.
The campaign boomers of George L..
Record, whose chief platform plank is
local option, are complaining because the
New Jersey Anti-Saloon League has not
endorsed Record. They claim that as Rec
ord is the only candidate openly advocat-
ing local option on the saloon question,
he should receive the support of the
Anti Saloon League. The Anti-Saloon
League has led the fight for local option
and has been behind the local option bill
that for several years has been before
the Legislature.
Record is advocating home rule on pub
ac ownership of public utilities, the
single tax proposition which exempts
buildings from taxation and puts all the
tax on land, and other questions beside
saloons. The Anti-Saloon League has
always confined its fight to the matter
of local option on the liquor question.
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Passaic County has a full Assembly
ticket of five Republicans who are for
local option of the Record type. 1t in
cludes Assemblyman Adamson and Dad
ley, who were elected ON a similar plat
form last year; former Assemblyman
james G. Blauvelt, the well known Pro-
g~ressive leader; Jacob Kushner, a Pater-
son lawyer, and Howard w. Soule. of
Passaic City. They are for full home
rule. including the saloons. municipal
ownership of public utilities; single tax
and the repeal of the jitney laws. They
are also for the election of Record for
Governor.
Former Congressman Charles n. Fow-
Ter, Republican, of Elizabeth, who is a
candidate again for his old seat in the
HOUSE of Representatives, was at the
State House yesterday arranging to file
his nominating petition. He obtained
from Secretary of State Martin infor-
nation as to some of the legal require
ments. He declared his belief that he will
win the nomination in the Fifth District.
Ills opponents are Congressman John II.
Capstick, of Morris County, who wants
a second term, and Richard Boardman.
a Plainfeld lawyer.
According to an announcement from
the headquarters of Senator Austen Col
gate, of Essex, he will resign as Senator
within the next few days in order TO be
tree to wage his contest for the nomina-
ton for Governor. There was also made
public this week a letter written to Sen
ator Colgate by Edmund B. Osborne. of
Essex, requesting him to resign in time
to permit his successor to be nominated
at the primaries instead of being chosen
by the County Committee. Osborne is q
ProgreSsive-Republican and insists that
the primary should be observed in this
case. IT Senator Colgate does resign, if
VIII make necessary the election of nine
State Senators, the largest number chosen
at one election in many years.
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Some idea of the magnitude of the
election this year may be gained from
the fact that it will require about twen-
" tons of printed matter issued Off
clally by the State to the twenty-one
counties, which does not, of course in
clude any of the campaign material of
the political parties. The coincidence
OF the election of President and Cover
nor exist in this State this year, coming
only once every twelve years, Besides
this, the election of a United States
Senator and twelve Congressman and
the voting on the Egan act for a 81
100000 bond issue for improving the
State highways, added to the choice of
the regular officers, makes this the
largest election in the history of the
State. Secretary of State Martin is
sending out 100000 pamphlet copies of
the Egan road act, one for each voter:
$4,000 precinct return blanks; 10000
copies of the annual election pamphlet
and instructions to voters; $500 regis
try books, and other election material in
like proportions.
The State Civil Service Investigating
Commission, of which Assemblyman O..
II. Hammond, of Somerset County is
chairman, will resume its probe into
civil service commissions with a meeting
at the State House next Tuesday. The
Commission is directing its investiga-
ton into alleged exasions of the civil
service law and a study of suggestions
for its improvement. Although no
meetings have been held during the sum-
mer, the members personally have been
making Inquiries. Secretary Howard B.
Tlndell, of Trenton, and Counsel Ever