The Penn's Grove record., 1917-02-23

closely the contest between state senator
Carlton b. Pierce and the Republican or
ganization of Union County. The spill
Is Low quite pronounced. Senator Pieru5
refused to recognize the organization in
the selection of a Judge for the District
Court of Plainfield, and also turned the
organization down hard when he named
G.. Bartram Woodruff, president of the
Elizabeth Excise Board, as his candidate
for Assistant Secretary of the Senate, thi:
office having been assigned to Union
County. John w. Cliff, of Union, held
this position several years as an organ
izatiOn man and there was much surprise
when Senator Pierce refused to re-nomin.
ate him. Senator Pierce has always been
more or less independent, and hence has
not had very enthusiastic support from
the Union County Republican organiza.
ion. Some of the Union County leaders
charge that Senator Pierce is seeking to
build up a personal machine to aid him
in any future political ambition he may
have.
The fight of the members of Camp No.
I, 2. o. S. of A., of this city against the
order of Herman Mueller, president of the
Trenton School Board, that all refer
ence to the European Wa be prohibit
ed in the schools, is spreading to other
patriotic orders, and Mayor DonneLly
has received a demand to GUST Mueller
from the School Board. In the past
President Mueller has made known his
sympathies with Germany in the war,
and hence, when it became known that
he had written to Supervising Principal
Mackay directing him to issue the order
%forbidding any reference to the war in
the school rooms, it was holly resented.
President Mueller says he had heard
some complaint as to partisan references
to the war, and issued his order as a pre-
caution merely.
Several cases of statewide interest are
On the calendar of the February term of
the Supreme Court which opened at the
State House yesterday. Four cases are
those of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
against state officials to void their free
railroad passes. The officials are Ernest
Napier, head of the Fish and Game Com
mission Civil Service Commissioner Ed
ward II. Wright; Col. Alexander r.
Fordyce, formerly preside. t of the Civil
Service Commission, and Richard c..
Newton, formerly a member of the State
Board of Health. The suits are a part
of the crusade of the railroads to upset
the free passes of all state officials ex-
cept those of the members of the Legis-
lature, the judiciary and a few other chief
officials to whom passes were allowed
when the railroad charters were granted,
as a part of the contract with the state.
As the Supreme Court has already de-
clared that the Supreme Court Clerk
and the Secretary to the Governor are
not entitled to free passes, it is expected
the railroad company will win these
suits.
Republican State Chairman Newton A.
X. Bugbee, of Trenton, was sworn in as
State Comptroller yesterday morning at
10 O'Clock, taking the $4,000 Office for
three years to succeed Edward 1. Ed
wards, Democrat, of Jersey City. The
oath was administered by Supreme Court
Justice Trenchard, of Trenton. His first
official act was to %reappoint Isaac Dough
ten, Republican, of Camden, as Deputy
Comptroller. The oath was given to Mr..
Doughten by Justice Charles G. Garrison.
Of M~erchantyille, a personal friend of
Daughters. Both officials gave a bond
Of $4,000 to insure faithful service to
the state. Mr.. Doughten has been in
this office several terms of three years.
having been retained by Mr.. Edwards
despite the fact that he is a Republican.
Mr.. Bugbee states that there will be nc
great changes in the Department at once.
While some of the Democrats will un-
doubtedly be replaced with Republicans,
this will come later after Mr.. Bugbee
has got familiar with the duties of his
department. The working balance of the
state in the treasury yesterday as the
change took place was close to $1,000, 0OO.
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The New Jersey Association of Health
Officers at its annual meeting just held
here endorsed a proposed law for the
examination of all handlers of
food of all kinds; also a bill to permit
the sale of colored oleomargine, and an
other f%orbidding the State Commissioner
of Labor to License bakeries or ice cream
factories until the local Board of Health
gives its approval. The Association went
on record as opposing any plan to admit
children and teachers to the schools who
nave not been vacclnated. w. T. Willsey,
of Perth AmbOy, was elected president
for the ensuing year.
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Democrats in several sections of the
state are planning to attend the ilaugur-
alton of President Wilson for a second
term on Monday, March 5. The Mercer
County Democrats are arranging for an
excursion by special train and expect to
take a big party. The Hudson County
Democratic Club and the Democrats of
Essex County are planning extensively
for the inaugural trip to Washington.
The North Jersey Democrats will also
go by special train also.
1t is expected the bill appropriating
$4,000 for the participation of the New
Jersey National Guard in the ~inaugur-
alton will be passed and if so Governor
Edge and his military staff and a large
representation of the Guard in full un-
form will take part in the Presidential
inaugural parade giving the New .Jersev