The Penn's Grove record., 1916-09-08
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 8 1916
State News
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State News
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ter; Congressman Thomas ]. Sculy, in
Middlesex and a few others are unOp-
posed for reelection to the State Com
mittee. In Bergen County Congress
man Archibald G. Hart, who will retire
. from Congress, is the party candidate
for the State Committee in place of
Dan Fellows Plat, who will retire after
years service on the committee.
George L. Record, the home rule Re
publican candidate for. Governor, and
his followers, have candidates for the
Republican State Committee in some
of the North Jersey counties in an eff
fort to get the s~control away from the
I'd nlar. Republicans in those counties.
bAlnRHudson County the Recordites are
2 N Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan, of Jer-
sey City; their. candidate in Essex is
3 Edmund B. Osborne, a well known Pro-
gressive, and in Passaic they are run
3 ming John NJ. Ward against George +.
3 Wright, the, regular Republican candi-
date.
u In Union County Gen. Dennis F. Col
Inns, treasurer of the Democratic State
Committee, is being opposed for ~re-elec-
ton to the committee by John Feehan,
of Elizabeth.
New Jersey Democracy was well rep
resented at the notification of President
Wilson at Shadow Lawn, Long Branch.
last Saturday. The Democratic State
2 leaders are we'll pleased at the success
of the ceremony, claiming that the great
crowd, fine enthusiasm and the speech
of the President pretend victory for
their party.
While President Wilson will live at
Shadow Lawn for a while the Summer
capital will be at Asbury Park, where
executive Offices have been opened IN
charge of Secretary Joseph P. Tumulty.
New Jersey is the hostess this week
of the National Suffragist Association,
which is holding its convention in Allan
tic City. Many women of this State
are prominent in the meeting, being led
by Mrs. Z. F. Feickert, of Plainfeld.
c Although the New Jersey Woman Suf-
frage Association and the Women's Po-
hticah Union of New Jersey recently uni
ted in order to wage a common fight for
- OANS vi WOAlChs II -uhlOh Jill hui Idht
place until this convention had been ar
ranged and dues paid by both organiza-
tons, so each has a delegation at the
convention. u The many delegates from
all sections of the United States are the
gnestsIo of the New Jersey Association,
(Which will tender them a reception this
: evening at the Marlborough Blenheim
Hotel. Much will be lone at the con-
rUantinn.r rrbfah tho go :, oOs.k1 1o,o Ill
greatly help the cause. There is a diff
ference of opinion as to the advantage
of straight fighting for a Federal amend
tmenb permitting women to vote or con-
: timing the warfare to the States. 1t is
that some definite decision will
= be reached at this convention as to which
plan to follow. Both the Democratic
land Republican national platforms this
year declare for woman suffrage, but
a1eave the settlement of the question with
. the States Charles E.. Hughes, the Re-
publican candidate for President, has
lqspoken in favor of a Federal amendment
Extending votes to women. President
0 Wilson believes the States should de-
eide the matter.
Sunday, October s, is designated as
Educational Sunday for this State in a
notice issued today by State Commits
sioner of Education Calvin N. Kendall
with the approval of Governor Fielder,
to the clergy and the people of the
State. 1t says, in part: .
n Preparedness through training Of the
individual, and when the individual is
young, is our great duty today g This
preparedness must be intellectual NOR.
al civil, spiritual, physical and indus
trial. Changed social conditions have
made very large program for a modern
sehoo system. This program makes a
greater demand upon teachers and school
officials. There should be a greater re-
a1ization on the part of the public of
the problems of education. Great as is
the interest in the work of the schools,
this interest should be greater, and It
should be a constructive interest.
Believing that education is the most
important enterprise in which the State
is engaged, respectfully recommend
that the second Sunday in October be
known as Educational Sunday, and that
the clergy of the State and their con-
,gregations unite in observing the day in
the manner deemed most appropriate
by them"
20 Former Governor Edward G.. Stokes is
spending this week in Maine writing a
Serbs Of special articles on the campaign
inthat3 state for a New York daily news
.apaperrH He will set forth the phases of
The Maine campaign from the Republican
standpoint with particular reference to
their bearing upon the national situation.
Before leaving for Maine Sunday even
Z ing ex4 GOyernof Stokes predicted that
/; the Republicans will carry the state. The
state election there is next Monday. At
torney General John W. Wescott, candi-
date feF United States Senator, is also in
Maine this week aiding the Democratic
o.inpaign.