The Penn's Grove record., 1917-07-06
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917
State News

certain home rufe powers 10 munlclpall-
ties. which takes effect today. Hereafter
the cities. towns, villages and boroughS
of the State will be able to handy many
of their own affairs without getting from
the Legislature express authority therefor.
The act will have to be in operation a
year or more before its political effect
can be actually appreciated. However
one effect sure to follow is that by re-
moving much of the municipal lawmaking
from the legislature halls annually, there
well be less volume of bills and less OPP
portunity for political trading and dicker-
ing over measures affecting municipali-
ties.
The new act does not carry any home
rule provisions on the saloon and liquor
question, and that stands just as it did
before this law was passed. The act
does not in any way affect any boards of
municipal officers now in office, nor their
terms. The new act declares in its last
section that its purpose is to give ali
municipalities to which this act applies
the fullest and most complete power pos
sible over the internal affairs of such mu-
inequalities for local self government"
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Mingled with the war preparations and
plans at the State House yesterday was
some political talk. Governor Edge, busy
with several ends of the war work. re-
ceived several political callers. One of
them was ASsemblyman William n. Run
yon. of Union County. twice bowled out
of the race for Speaker by the Regular
Republican leaders. He said that he ex-
pected to be a candidate for Senator in
Union this fall on the Republican ticket
and did not look for a contest. Senator
Carlton b. Pierce will retire from the
Upper House and will seek the office of
County Judge of Union to succeed James
c. Connolly, Democrat, whose term ex-
pires next year. Assemblyman George
Dairymple, of Passaic, who was another
caller, confirmed the report that he will
not run again. He served in the House
in 1903 to 1905, inclusive, and 1914 to
1917 inclusive. Former Assemblyman f.
Morgan Barradale, of Essex County. de
MED the report that he would run for Sen
ator as a local optionist. Il am not in
favor of focal option he said, but if
the Republican State platform comes out
for local option, then | will support it. |
am an organization Republican"
Democratic State Chairman Grosscup
and Newton A. X. Bugbee. chairman of
the Republican State Committee have
filed with Governor Edge their nomina-
tions for appointment to the County
Board of Election. and this week the GOV
ernor issued the commission to those nam
ed. The two men just appointed to each
County Board, one Democrat and one Re
publican. will take office August l and
within ten days after that date the
Boards will reorganize for the ensuing
year.
The appointments in Gloucester County
are: Democratic, John Holiday. of Pit
man Republican, William II. Hoffman.
of Clarksboro. both re-appointed. The
holdover members in Gloucester County
are Samuel Il. TOmiinson. of Williams
town, Democrat; and L. Hampton Will
liams, of Woodbury., Republican.
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The rates for the compulsory compen-
sation insurance under the workmen's
compulsory compensation insurance act
that takes effect today, have been APP
proved by State Banking and Insurance
Commissioner LaMonte. The minimum
rate IS $40 per year for each employee.
Employers Of farm labor and domestic
servants are exempted from the new act,
and employers who can satisfy Commits
sioner LaAIonte of their financial ability.
may carry their own compensation insur-
ance, but all other employers. even where
only one person is employed, must pro-
vide the insurance. While the act takes
effect today, the penalty cannot be impos-
ed for 30 days, so employers have three
months to prepare for the insurance.
Governor Edge was one of the speakers
this afternoon at the Fourth of July cele-
bratiOn in the Auditorium at Ocean
Grove. His speech was a patriotic one,
in which he urged all citizens cheerfullv
to meet all obligations which the great
war is bringing. He referred to the fact
that the American Fourth of July is being
celebrated this year by all the Allies in
Europe and so becomes a universal festi-
val for all tyranny-oppressed people.
America, he declared, is leading in the
campaign to establish the supremacy of
democracy.
There have been holy wars in the
past" the Governor continued. but this
war in which we have entered will be
the hottest of all wars if, as a result. all
peoples of the world are released from
bondage and permitted to aspire to the
%loftiest of ideals, and. if for all time to
come, Americas standard of independence
Is established in every corner of the
earth"
Governor Edge has issued a strong de-
NAL that he had anything to do with the
statement of Richards. He says when
| talk 1 do not do it by proxy. I am very
busy now trying to meet and solve the
military problems, rather than preparing
political Platforms
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The New Jersey Senate Association.
composed of present and former members
of the Senate, has just held its annual
meeting. Governor Edge remains presi-
dent, as the bylaws provide that the Gov
ernor shall be president when he is a for
mer Senator. Ex-senator Harry D.. Lea
witt, of Mercer, was reelected secretary
treasurer. Former Governors Stokes and
Fielder were both at the meeting and the
dinner at the local Country Clmh which