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New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Satisfied Mortgages
Manhattan

:, J3s,,e' 81. .hlon. y j. To Sterling Sterling 4a0
ST. Feb 2s 1918 's' s-o l. % %ison
la4TH ST tf-90e0) q E 35o Ssh & So .vvo
saran abr s,s5y Eyds9eers to Madeline Jackson ay
18TH ST. 2; Simon Weiss to Alfred L Franz, snnpo
een'hsler. @oS " slst st; atty. Kurzmsn & F
~, 20 broad 81: Feb Is, 1908. ....... s5 75o
Sd ST. is. =" Prudence. wife Charles Enrent. to
MILAN nun n. MaT si a"S; ,aSs w Huchins.
s9tTit ST 70: Edw & Maggie r savage to
Union County Bank. of Railway j. st,vs "
"'nae's q holt-otf 81 Pine st. Jan Is. 1897 -
EDcrco>tpr Az . $4,000
" ias H 70 rs 81 Nicholas av. 5 W. i0i tx e. iaI
10 beg; Trehg & Co to Glenbrook Co: at,y
Lawyers & So leo nway: FEB i 1918. ANY,
illTH ST. l4s l.: Mar rmheth,n =, sSs goo
Unjust hmr ds Say Rank atty. G Co l7s Bway
sTu Av' 4sse; Lille Graham Field to raw !, o"s y
"a .nmmnnn. W.. ext. ec; attys cadw ala,ier W A =
Sorh n Sr; n s. 1874 Park av ioa sxioas s; Msry
heimsr at'ss Einstcin r. - Liberty At Vp1sn, nsc
VI. 1900 ......................., 500 iii
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Failure to Get
Temporary Loans
Delays Building
Troubles in Getting Short
Term Mortgages Blamed
as Chief Reason Against
Construction Resumption

Current conditions in the building in
dustry have set back the era of lower
rents at least year, according to the
Dow Service Daily Building Reports to-
day.
Only 30 per cent Of the normal VOL
ume of building construction Is moving
to contract in the metropolitan district
Of New York to-day in the face of
1873 per cent demand for new construc-
tion in New York City alone. Investors
say they are waiting for the price OF
building materials to come down, but
the main reason for continued delay
expressed by those anxious to alleviate
the conditions of undersupply of rent
able space in this section of the cOun-
try is that they are almost totally un
able to obtain temporary loans. Ad-
justments in this respect are under
contemplation, and some progress has
been made, but a workable basis prob
ably will not be arrived at until some
time after the completion of the Vic
tory Loan drive, by which time it will
be too late to permit the volume of
construction to proceed that will have
any important effect in meeting the de-
mand for rentable space sufficiently to
check the upward movement of rents
or the longevity of leases.
General conditions in the building
market to-day are more extremely
favorable to the big building interests
than to the small ones. The constant
propaganda being issued to the gen
prices will be forced down by the gov
ernment is encouraging delay and caus-
ing hesitation among those who would
otherwise proceed to build at once,
while cheap unskilled labor that rep
resents q large factor in the production
of all kinds of building materials is
leaving these shores at the rate of
thousand week from the Port of New
York alone. The large investor is fully
aware of these conditions and is push
ing his project to-day with all speed,
and materials are cheap as compared
with what they will be next year and
the year after that. Active building
operations in almost all parts of the
country to-day are those representing
large financial interests, for the most
part, rather than the individual with
moderate savings account or the mod
est building corporation. The latter is
identified with alteration work and re-
modelling.
AS means of offsetting this in
creasing belief that the government
will Immediately force general re-
duction in the price of building ma
terials as it did in structural steel,
the Industrial Board of the Depart
ment of Commerce has considered the
propriety of not announcing any more
price changes until its work has been
completed. The hesitancy that played
havoc with the general buying marke.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Bronx Dwelling Houses Sold

B. H.Weisker has sold for the Guar
antee Mortgage Company to J. Accles,
for occupancy, the two story and cell
lar brick dwelling on a plot 17xSo, at
2475 DeVoe Terrace
Calm & Pittman purchased from
Pauline Albertis Comfort the three
story brick detached two family dwell
ing on lot 25x1O0, at 1880 Bailey Ave-
nue.. Richard Dickson was the broker
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Plane East 82d St. Apartment

j. q. r. Carpenter, architect of manv
apartment houses, including GOT Fifth
Avenue, 550, $50 and $50 Park Avenue,
has completed plans and has let con,
tracts for a building to be ready for
occupancy this fall, being a nine-storv
structure, with two four-room and two
slX.room suites on floor. Pease E.
Gilman. who will be the renting
agents for the house. sold the site to
De be improved, which is at 115 to 119
East Eightysecond Street. 75x1OO
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Lively Buying of
DWELLINGS at RrOnxv;1Ie

Burke Stone, of Bronxville, has sold
dwellings on Tanglewylde Avenue.
BronXville, for Jackson Chambers to
vivian Harcourt, and on Oriole Avenue
TO John Slade, of New York CITY: for
j. Bajusz, a house in Mcintyre Street
to Andrew Wilson, of New York City;
tor William Wiese, residence, with
large plot. at Sycamore to R. B. Finn.
or bronxvllle, and for Mrs: E. B. Gus
renee Park to F. W. Nirch, of Mount
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Former BrOkaw Estate
Rented by L. Frederick

Nirvana, the former W. Gould Bro
kaw estate at Great Neck, now owned
by Mrs. Preston F. Satterwhite, has
been leased by Leopold Frederick of
the American Smelling and Refining
Company. 1t contains sixty acres.
The house is of Italian design and
is on high hill overlooking beau
tiful gardens and sunken pool. There
is also on the property unique old
fashioned ivy-clad building, whcih has
been remodelled into theatre.
L'Ecluse, Washburn & Co. negotiated
the deal.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
New Orleans Desident Sells
East Orange Dwelling

Louis Schlesinger has sold to Paul
Panhurst the one-family dwelling, plot
S5x1OO, at 472 North Eighteenth Street.
corner of Abingdon Avenue, East
Orange, for Alexander Jensen, of New
Orleans.
Earl P. Hamilton & Co. have sold for
Dr. J. S. Fulton to P. E. Jordan his
residence and grounds ct 1T Berkeley
Avenue, Orange, N. ].
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
SURROGATES' NOTICES

BERGMANN. CARL. tALSO KNOWN 40
Charles Bergmann.) The People os 10 10
State of New York. by the Grace OF fsa.s ~
Free and Independent. Mathilda c.
lager. formerly Title Byer and 10 all person.
Interested as creditors. next OF kin or o,har
wise, In the Estate of Carl Bergnann IL
known as Charles Bergmann deceased WI
at the time of his death resided al the Co.n
~ or New York. send greeting: Upon the ~. !.
tltion OF Carl Gies. residing at as East ss,h
St. Borough OF Manhattan, City Of Nsr,
York. " Ne"
=, You and each Of you are hereby cited 10
show cause before our Surrogate OF tha
County of New York. at the S,lrrora ,ss'
Court OF said County held at the Hail =,
Records. in the County OF New York. on .ha
second day of May. 1912 at hslf-pas; TO-,
O'Clock In the forenoon OF that dav WHY ,he
account of Carl Giles. as executor of M
goods, chattels and credits of said deces sod
should not be judicially settled
In Testimony Whereof. We have caused ths
Seal of the Surrogates' Court OF the said
County of New York to be hereunto af,1xed
Witness, Honorable John P CohaIan a
Surrogate of our said County. at the Cont~
OF New York, the 26th day Of March In ,bs
year of our Lord one thousand nine hunareI
and nineteen.
IL. 81 DANIEL J. DOWDNEY,-
Clerk of the Surrogates' Court
Supplemental citation.
JAMES d. HINES, Attorney for Petit
toner, 1872 Nassau St. N. Y. City. n Y.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31

MUN2lNGER, CHARLOTTE BIN PuR.
suAnce OF an order of Honorable John r.
Cohaian, Surrogate Of the County OF New
ork. NOTICE Is hereby given 70 all per-
cons having claims against Charlotte Il.
Munzinger. late OF the County OF New
York, deceased. TO present the same VITA
vouchers thereof to the subscriber. at he
place OF transacting business at the ofios
Of o. Messrs Daiy. Hoyt 4 Mason. No Is
william street. q, he City of New York.
on or hefore the Sist day OF May next.
Dated. New York. the 18th day Of Mo-
vember 1918
HENRY n. HoYr. Executor
DAILY. HOYT 4 MASON. Attorneys for
executor. 16 William Street. Borough
OK Manhattan. City Of New York
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Old l25th 81. Holdings Sojd

Amy =. and Anna A, patorso, ro,,.a
.sehted by Wlmoro Anwav' aftarpat, rp, e.
have soldto tho Picker Brothers, Raaitgy
and Improvement Company, Frudsf;ci
p,icHer, president, 500 Wast lgbti,
street. 100 feet vest Of Eightb AvenIs
aaVH90.tl, four story stores and dals
he property had been in tne soil s ,rs
family, since 1869. J.. j. prilins u tS
we're The brokers, The buyers o. own and and
9eeeeupx the building at 3l9=8lb Wasi
igbth Street, WEST
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
THREE MILES OF WATERFRONT
:" = -
BOROUGH or BROOKLYN
MANHATTAN BEACH BUNGALOWS
no RENT FJRNySHED
long ISLAND

Fireproof bungalows, built on 25x1oo IT.
iot- Sewer, water. gas and e9cctricity: all
city improvements Ia. Five rooms ana a.
cove; kitchen, gas stove. bathtub, wash
tub and sink All furnished Rent for sca
son. completely furnished, $500.
Apply st once for plans to
JOSEPH II. DAY,
81 Nassna Street. Telephone
"e" xCfk CITY, $500 Rector.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Av6ndsle 0n 92nd Street.
Bought by Dpara,aps

~ J.. 4 4 pinegs end N. l.. aoidstena
11axt 1,us Ebapelaseua ba laana ff9W Eneeh q. NJ
yaior apartment house al ags 90 WEST
Mlnetg second Street, 100 feet west Of
n,In9adway, The house is on a site 50s
lVo Cash above the first nortgage
Were the terms. Burton Thompson &
20 represented the sellers and ibarlea
Meyers the purchasers '''
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Recorded Leases
Manhattan

LEMON AV. cor l43d ST. and L.nox av
"a ~ II lisd st. ali; Rsbscea siff and ano, to
date to April 30. 1870: atty. N sii,srmsn Isos
lrotona Park. Hronx. ........... a. So0
o1IH SIT. H-s w. th and 5th floors: Drcirer RIsv
60 TO Walter Wurshurger and ano rs Haven
aav; !. p '.s from Feb !. 1919; attys. Kurrman Il
18TH ST % w, store and basement nj Formsw
co to Adnlph Strauss. l0i Eldridge ST: 10 a.is
bbfs from May !. 1919: atty Louis Soil ael
pEMR} hWsY sr ~ 81 Soa
hushmorc TO Gable Cafe 4 Restaurant. "a Wrsve, =.
~ u yrs from May /. 1919: attys Rushmore.
- - ~ Va O"Ay'.s..... s.....s........,.......3l0 s o COO
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Fine Newark Home
For Physic;an

Louis Schlesinger has sold for the
estate of Philip Koehler the three storv
BRICK dwelling, with stable and GARAGE
at 7o2-7O4 High Street, Newark, n 7
. on l. POT 10. d2x291, to Dr.. Nathaniel Cor
George Hagamah has sold his sns-
fa,mily .ffatfne fesidence at 1870 Bruins
iii wifiE ssa1,t, street t. Frrtedetiek voges, who
Sehlesiheet attaheeH Tie deai
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Buys House ~ FiusI,ina

The property at n Roerum Avenue,
Murray liill, Flushing, l.. l., ewned bg
Ellen Rim, Of Greenpoini, Brooklyn
has been sold by j. Albert Johntrs,
rilshlng, To Carmine uennetta, who
Will occupy the premises The house
stands on Il plot 25x12b feet.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
J. A. Hill Adds 100 Acres
To Wheatlev Hills Estate

J. A. Hill, son of the late ]. ]. Hill,
has bought 100 acres adjoining his
estate in the Wheatley Hills from the
Okie Estate of London, England,
L'Ecluse, Washburn e. Co. were the
brokers.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Recorded Mortgages
D6whfhwn

'saaf =: I { 8s,# Ed 4 Il Y, 1. III; f
fftsf & 81 S4t'sa w slsS \ 1IEFsa5s g4 4
H}SHst s5s F H. lbAgI5f,i T. Hsf #gs NJ vi
p5#@tS# q H'#SfgsA # n d IT E. sF
hEif 'ldtgffaB esss''sa8 & H. f#Pf5#'s WI 4HE
eFSfaa5g sfF : H. l9q aisIns,si & 3
s,a1s 8s IL 5s.i5 HisE.H 4 Is5lsgs ll
itSI[aasyy iiS[asy s yo5s isg tlislieaR q o595i33s
sy T. '' nyISa9HF ISHF'sP d sassa s5'sl'4 H., a.
"5ss" sa"sg1s s '4fe p,s.de S%'sT'n 7 t,s q bs
oSyf9 e. pr mtg ssss.o9p atty. r Cqiien.
s9s bwsy ....tt.......,t...... $50 900
West Side
'1H d 10 q .~y.1 'ssIS9 III. nsf f,. f. e5 5'' 4
''E" S IT, ssst as7 APs' Es d4s i NJ nD,l Y
Of iiqme Missions 4 Church hi Of de IL r
Church ,l'e as ref bond D + e suss bnef,
gSrm s4 80 g,sas XIV so,ioo Il n,,sl, 500
s'at,lass Atthufs 4 chas weIslec4etl esfs ee,
45fIt sT 400 W., .. iasse H., D. III Mar ''g2y "
,s ,s st l's ~ sp 'i' ,Sss = ss 1s lss - Il Y
Foster, ss Liberty 81 st4sssss.stf.4s4sssssssa 81 b6o
Bronx
mtstAf ;so ,5hy Az 100 tso - Ssfsss ~ es
/ y 45ih, ~ Afsfdll ss gfs q sns' niss- n I
u6LAsMpW & Nv ~ ise' sSss5S sI Simon pe.ebsss sSe no
a,g 'gills Mse -, la5 hess va ''a 4 30 -
KELLEY ST, IONS ihSfn 81, sss 100 BJonx
Nsrio!sI Ry rerpn T.. American Savings iBpHl BANK
li5 4ai 81 March .s due April l. isat bil
pho6t s"s 1{''"s aes RH"g XIX s32 Il 900
laura 4 Walker &c Bankers Trust 90 il Wsll
4 rus msrch ss ~ g, yrs, p e; ATTY. Title Guar
BSINBRIbqf' ~ 2e5. . 5, sssiia5s s. boqo oqe
az March a. & Is i due as per bond atty TIDE Guar
vIhEo a.; Ay; tsst q isss ssa2 losso4 41oso o.D
mtg s. 600 n.. Mssch due June ss 1925. q q
PROSPECT AY. $, 2S 4 S Frtrman 81 50x7a' IL.
4 lo9th ~ heaity { G pm to Bella Srbulein iay
sarroH st bylyn; March 20: due Harch i 1921
sHAKEsPEaREE MSS' KY ,a7; l2s sway. 81 900
ave, % sS irres: Arthur Cain 70 MaieS ''pgss Rls
20, no Bway; March lJ duo as per hnoa, NV
r rh@ bess 3 Nassau ~. '''oa st1v oeS
baITHGATE Av. 1927 ., cor i79h st. 60 IVY Yy
SO s%ay Su.S 'vtssy ssS Land Co 20 Iscar Ry corpn.
attys. Morrison * s $50 Bway sd ooo
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Rockawav House in Deal

William l.. Bowman has sold for
Mary j. Mendorf her property on Cen
tral and Nelson Avenues, Far Rocka-
way, N. Y, two dwellings on plot look
200, to Jacob Cohn, of Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
Banker BUYS Scarsdale Home

The Scarsdalc Estates, Robert E. Far
ley, president, have sold, through Fish
& Marvin, "Fairholme," in the Gilmore
Court section of Greenacres, Scarsdale,
N. Y, to William Gage Brady, of the
National City Bank.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
WILLIAM BAYLIS.
GEORGE L. WHITE.
.EREn z IEIAIRAfr

IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER or
Honorab BILE John P. Cohalan. a SURROGATE
Of the County Of New York, NOTICE is
hereby given to all persons having clatfns
the County of New York, deceased, to prs.
sent the same With vouchers thereof to the
subscriber, at his place Of sransa ctine bus
ness st the office Of Messrs Satterlee, Car
field & Stone. No. 4s wall street. in the
city. Of New York. on or before the ith dss
Of August next,
batsd, New York. the srd 5sy Of Fsb.
'''" 6B6RsF REESE sArTER1BB.
sAfFRHtsf zt5f#tys as fsssEs5f fANrtH7s u s Ssf gss
sB6tbugh Of Manhattan. city u Ns@
FT6fk
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
sYffdyMAs, sAMss=is ss,sasses 3, ~

sta1alHaffa stasa 4 NE 'AsH 5eis fsss e5Hssa ssa
sts sstsl ss4H 1a#ss I khtts ttsfsE#s Iss Hsfs Fl %sss %
81 NeW s9fk, aeeesssI ts Btsseel lhs. isihE
a "a st t'i ibslf piaEe ppf ifssHssriIhs iglSfElss
NJ he office pf iHeit alI6ineA Eksifs.
shsarmeA 4 Sterling 70 Wal sstsal Be-
si befoEe .Aprii 49, 1915
batedL Ngw f9Fk,. October 4, tsit,
CHARLES GiiAURGBf sTiIfsMAN,
.. - Eteoutofa
Attorneys for Executors
81 Wall Street,
New York City
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31

VAN ANDEN, MARIA JANE-IN PUl
suance OF an order OF Honorable John r
Cohaian. Surrogate of the County Of Ne 4
York, NOTICE is hereby given TO all pc, !
sons having claims against Maria Jane Van
deceased. to present the same With vouch Y
ers thereof TO the subscriber at its place oi
transacting business. No. lit Mont~ ~sssl
Street. In the Borough of Brooklyn In Nd
City OF New York. on or before the ist DAP
OF June next.
Dated. New York. the 2lst day of No.
vembcr. 1918.
BROOKLYN TRUST COMPANY.
Executor.
REYNOLDS. RICHARDS a McCUTcH.
ECN. Attorneys for Executor. IS VIII.
lam Street. New York City.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31

fs6h, sass =, yuLiA y, nbAHIH ,,s Nm guHst-
Cohslen, Surrogate Of he County of Ke4
fofk, NOTICE ls hereby given to Ell Ter
Peck, late ef the County Of Rev fefk. De
ceased. 10 present the same With vouchers
thereof 90 The subsefbst, - ts elses Il
ttahsaetine business, st the ttHee ~
nmmst g Parish. lie attorneys. No. RI
Ws4l Street Befeusb II MshBs ttsh, "a the
City II .NeW York, on o. before iae ktn
cay OF August neat,
psteq, New fefA, tha ssfa dss ~ tsns
pshsks y h,sw tsisg sygo.x t,,s,s ,,a.N,,u ..a
TRusT COMPANY, Esssutot
EMMETT & PARISH Attorneys fer fss
eeuter, 81 Wall Street Borough of
Manhattan. New York city
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31

BURNETT HENRY LIN PURsUAEeE
OF an order OF Honorable John p. Co
halan, Surrogate Of the County of Nov
sons having claims against Henry L. Fur
nett, laic of the County OF New York de-
ceased. to present the same with vouchers
thereof to the subscriber. at her place OF
transacting business. Room 2l9. No. 81
Wall Street, Borough of Manhattan, in ths
City of New York. on or before the 21th
day of May next.
Dated, New York. the 18th day of NO.
vemper. 1913.
AGNES s. It. BURNETT.
Administrators C. T. q
JONES & CARLETON, Attorneys for
Administrative. c. I. a., 81 Wall Stree.
New York
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
REAL ESTATE
BOHOUuu or uutsCNs

soiErntNg wonTit wuIfE-ons family house
neaf H., y Station tuoms bath. steam hsaf
s,'f. se.tlc llsl ,pstquet floors t'fousboufii fbss
p0"se 10 pe hani 'gtns sqa ses H. Ffiee sl75o
1910 ATLANTIC, ,Av,ENti5I hsat tefers Avenue
f. isn nGfI1 T,abs wsfs s T. T. s,ai,9 l. local faIn
ip t,oG wANT 2 t#o family detached ftsms
,l swel,lns l ~ 70 4a,s ~ moiagn INWeensois
qat j. pe' ,iooi m h ''a ro"d ff,'s ffo"sda s1ss ~
lrsiai.ss'ns .lAnswea, z, a,lee ., tIde s77ao Nov
rents fo' sslo - o. 80, u, iamsins. H. Y.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31

BAYLIS. wILLIAM-IN PURSUANCE or
an order of Honorable JOHN P CO.
HALAN. a Surrogate OF the County Of New
York. NOTICE Is hereby given te al; per-
sons having claims against WILLIAM
BAYLIS late of the County of New Yor.
deceased. to present the same with the
their place of transacting business. at the
office OF Bayls e Co.. No. IS Wall Street,
in the City of New York. on or before tie
18th dag of September next.
Dated. New York. the third day OF
March, 1919.
WILLIAM BAYLIS.
GEORGE L. WHITE
ALFRED r. KIMBAIf
Executors
JOHN MASON KNOX. Attorney for Ex-
ecutors. 19 Liberty Street. New York
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31
JOHN L. ANDREWS.
THE FARMERS LOAN AND
TRUST COMPANY

Temporary Administrations
John L. Andrews. Temporary Admir-.
istrator. 149 Broadway, New York. N. 7.
GELLER. ROLSTON G. HORAN, Attor-
neys for The Farmers Loan and Trust
Company, Temporary Administrator. 2s
Exchange Place. New York. N T.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-31

Won sCHOENING, MICHAEL e. tALso
ance Of an order Of Honorable John p Co
halan, Surrogate of the County Of New
York, NOTICE is hereby given to ali por-
Won SCHOENI (also known as N ?
Schoening), late Of the County Of New
York. deceased. to present the same with
vouchers there IF to the subscribers at their
plac. Of transacting business at the prin-
c.pal Office of Tho Farmers Loan and
Trust Company, No. % William Street, Bor.
ough of Manhattan. in the City of New
York. on or before the 9Th day OF June nsrr.
Dated. New York. the 18th day of NO.
vember, 1918
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01

Henry Stuckart will be nominated
for City Treasurer by tho Democrats
without opposition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01

John w. Eckhart has done much to
build up the Iroquois Club. He makes
a success of everything he undertakes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01

ton laws similar to our own, the
Ohio legislature passed an act under
which the delegates to the Ohio con.
stitutional convention of 1912 were
nominated by petition only, and were
voted for on separate ballot; which
bore no party designations. This law
was approved by Gov. Judson Har-
mon, who had served as attorney
general of the United States. The
constitutionality of the law was never
questioned in the courts.
"As a result Of placing the election
of delegates on this broad nonparti.
san basis many high grade men
throughout the state we're led to be-
come candidates, the personnel Of
the convention was notably fine and
most of its work was ratified when
submitted to the people.
"In replying on Nov. 30 to letter
from the president Of this associa-
ton. informing him Of the formation
of the above named committee, Gov.
Lowden wrote: 4 am glad this COM
mittee has been appointed, and
,ope they will find some way by
which partisan nominations may be
avoided
"The report of the committee will
be published when the committee has
finished its task"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-03-01
ELECTION OF DELEGATES TO
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CON-
NENTION

Nonpartisan election of delegates
to the constitutional convention is
urged in a bulletin issued by the
Citizens Association. The officers
put forth arguments to bear out their
contention that partisan election is
not desirable. The legislature will
fix the manner Of electing the 102 del
egates, two from each senatorial dis.
trict.
The main points set out in the bull.
letin follow:
Zone OF the most important things
that the 51st General Assembly will
have to do this winter will be to leg
islate for the election of 102 dele.
gates to the constitutional conven.
ton. As stated in article ii of the
present constitution, II will be the
duty of the General Assembly at its
coming session to provide for a con-
vention, to consist of double the mum.
Der Of members of the senate, to be
elected in the same manner at the
same places and in the same dis.
tricts.'
1T is generally conceded that con-
stitutional revision should be
worked out on a plane entirely above
partisanship. 1t Is evident that a
convention made up Of delegates
elected on a party basis rather than
on account of special fitness would
neither be likely to do its work well
nor to inspire public confidence.
Therefore, most persons who have
given thought to the matter are
strongly of the opinion that II is
highly desirable, from the standpoint
Of the public, that the delegates to
the constitutional convention be
chosen, IL possible, on nonpartisan
basis.
But there seems to be serious doubt
as to whether a nonpartisan plan Of
nominating and Of electing the dele
gates would be constitutional in ILL
nois. This doubt is based upon so.
called strict construction OF the Ian.
guage of the present state constitu-
ton, under which the phrase In the
same manner Is construed to mean
that all existing statutes. as we'll as
all provisions of the state constitu.
ton, governing the nomination and
election of senators, apply also to the
nomination and election Of delegates.
A more liberal construction OF the
phrase in the same manner is that
II was intended to refer only to the
provisions OF the constitution itself in
regard to the nomination and cleo.
ton of senators.
This same question arose in con-
nection with the election OF delegates
to the Ohio constitutional conven'
ton in 1911. The Ohio constitution
provided that delegates should be
chosen in the same manner as mem
bers OF the Ohio house of representa-
tives. The Ohio legislature was adj
vised by the attorney general of that
state that the words in the same
manner meant only the manner set
forth in the constitution for choosing
representatives,. So, in spite of the
fact that Ohio then chose its repre-
sentatives under primary and cleo
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a host OF friends who would back hin
for public Office.