The Penn's Grove record., 1917-09-28

dhtcHtlDI u the pOlLlcai lenders WAS
turned today toward the campaign for the
bigger election on Tuesday, November 6.
Republican Safe Chairman Bugbee and
Democratic State Chairman Grosscup
will each issue tomorrow the formal call
for their respective State Conventions t.
be held in this city next Tuesday. Those
conventions viii adopt and p~romulgate
the two State platforms, which will out
line the issues and upon which will be
fought the campaign. From now until
election day the political fight will be
aggressiyely waged by both parties.
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Already there is considerable specula-
ton as to the organization of the Senate
and Assembly for the session Of 1918.
The Republicans have virtually settled
their Senate slate. Their candidate for
President of the Senate, the honor carry
ing with it the Acting Goyernorship when
Governor Edge is out of the State, will be
Senator Thomas L. McCran, of Passaie
County, while they will select Senator
Emerson l.. Richards. of Atlantic. as
door leader. This will make him chair-
man of the important Judiciary Commit
tee provided the Republicans control the
Senate. The Democrats in the Senate
have not yet agreed upon their candi-
dats, but if Senator Henry L. Ackerson,
If Monmouth, is reelected, he will be
doomed for Democratic leader.
~Assemblyman Charles A. Wolverton. Of
Camden County, is the most talked Of Re-
publican for Speaker of the House at
present. and he will be a candidate pro-
vided the Republicans win a majority in
the lower branch. He will have the
South Jersey support. but just what Es-
sex County will do has not been deter
mined. The twelve votes of Essex are
generally the determining factor in the
caucus when the Republicans carry that
county on the Assembly ticket. The
leadership of the House has not been
slated yet by the Republicans, nor have
the Democrats done anything yet toward
their Assembly candidates.
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The New Jersey Food Conservation
Commission just appointed by former
Governor James f. Fielder. Federal Food
administrators for this State, met here
yesterday and organized for work by
~electing Franklin w. Fort, son of ex-6ov-
ernor Fort. chairman. The Commission
will conduct a big food conservation cam
paign during October all over the State.
The cooperation of civic bodies, churches
schools and other bodies will be sought
and in all possible ways the necessity of
saving food will be emphasized. Follow
ing the suggestion of Federal Food Adj
ministrator Hoover, the campaign viii be
a med particularly at the conservation of
wheat, meats, sugar and fats.
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Acting Adjutant General Gilkyson an
nounces that Gov. Edge has decided to
give official recognition to the State Mil
itia Reserve which has been formed of
regularly organized and uniformed COM
pnies of the Home Guard. Service in
the Reserve is purely voluntary and this
recognition will be given to all units who
ask for it. Applications should be sent
to Acting Adjutant General Gilkyson by
October ). This recognition has bees,
somewhat delayed by the fact that the
State Military authorities have had their
hands full with the mobilization and Fed
eralizing of the National Guard and the
organization of the State Militia to take
the place of National Guard. Governor
Edge, who is greatly pleased with the vol
unteer service of these organizations, has
decided TO make the State Militia Reserve
units the same as those of the State Mil
itia.
Governor Edge moved inc his new pri-
vate Office at the State House this week.
the addition to the Executive suite hay
ing just been completed. 1t is a small
apartment opening off the larger room
which for years has been the private Of
fee of the Governors. The new office is
finished in mahogany, with terra Gotta
walls and is equipped with a handsome
mahogany desk. On the new desk are
pictures of the Governors little son and
his deceased wife. while on the walls
hang his commission comforting on him
the G~overnorship and the certificate from
Rutgers College giving him the degree of
Ii. ID. The old private office is now de-
voted to the meeting of State Boards of
which the Governor is a member. and is
equipped with a large mahogany table.
Governor Edge has received a telegram
from Provost Marshal General Crowder
1t Washington dispelling the idea. which
had gained considerable circulation about
the State. that the Governor Of each
State was empowered to hear appeals in
exemption cases in connection with the
war draft. Gen. Crowder says that the
RAAN RVhtl SAstA int 0ONCInOIS Is ~
0ass upon a very limited class OF cases
wherein the local exemption boards may
have proceeded in absolute error of the
conscription law. The Governor has no
power of review in individual cases.
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Suggestions for cooperative buying are
made by A. L. Clark. of the State Blu
reau of Markets, in a bulletin just issued.
He says in part;
Persons having certain things in COM
mon such as the employees of one room
Or of one factory, or member of an or
ganized woman's society can most readily
carry out such a project successfully.
The expenses should be kept down and
sometimes five or ten cents per member
will pay postage, and little else is needed.
The plan of allowing the secretary a per
centage on all goods purchased is Rot
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