The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-02-06
18TH AMENDMENT
FIGHT ON IN N. ].
Democrats Move to Reject It Is
Halted by Republicans in the
House at Trenton.
SQUABBLE OVER SUFFRAGE.
Ants Attempt to Force Issue to Popu-
lar Vote Balked-Administrat
Measures Put Before House to
Garry Out Campaign Pledges.

Trenton result of several
moves in the legislature on prohibit
ton and woman suffrage resulted in
the threat by South Jersey Republic
ans and North Jersey Democrats that
they would combine to force a ratifi-
cation of the federal prohibition
amendment by New Jersey if Governor
Edwards persisted in pressing for the
ratification by the legislature of the
proposed woman suffrage amendment.
A resolution for the ratification of
sented by Assemblyman Rowland, Re
publican, of Camden, the home county
of former United States Senator Da-
vid Baird, strong suffrage opponent.
This was regarded as the answer to
Edwards attempt to have the legisla-
ture ratify the suffrage amendment.
Rescind Coles Resolution.
The house rescinded the Coles reso-
luton declaring for referendum on
all proposed amendments, which would
have included the suffrage measure.
The resolution was referred to the Fed
eral Relations Committee.
A resolution in the house by Demo
cratic Minority Leader Barrett of Es-
sex county to reject ratification of
the prohibition amendment was, after
a long debate, referred to the same
co,nmittee
Sends in Nominations.
When the senate met Governor Ed
wards sent in the nomination of John
f. O'Neil of Jersey City to succeed
the late George E. Blakeslee as Hud-
son boulevard commissioner. This is
a personal appointment and needs nc
senate action to confirm. ONeil was
secretary of the Knights of Columbus
war activities at the New York port
OF embarkation.
In executive session the senate re-
ceived from the governor the nomina
ton of Archibald G. Hart to be prose
cutor of Bergen county. The nomina
ton was confirmed at once. Mr.. Hart
succeeds Thomas J. Huckin. The nom
ination of Assemblyman Michael ]
Judge to succeed Charles B. Clancy
as Judge Of the District Court of Eas
Orange was received Mr.. Judge i:
serving his term in the house of as
sembly. He is Nugent supporter.
The senate and the house, concur
ring, fixed February as the date fol
re-electing Newton A. K. Bugbee a!
comptroller for three years.
Adjourns for Week.
The senate, like the house, adjourn
ed for a week out of respect to thu
memory of Speaker Glovers mother
who died Sunday.
Senator Brown, Democrat, of Mon
mouth. introduced duplicate of the
Barrett per cent liquor bill in the
senate A joint hearing will be giver
on these measures.
The Republican house conference
was stormy. Majority Leader Hersh
field of Passaic wanted to know
whether or not he was the leader and
the reply was in the affirmative. The
situation was provoked by the passage
of the resolution referring all consti-
tutional amendments for vote of the
people, or, in other words, committing
the assemblymen to referendum on
woman suffrage and similar questions
An attempt was made to make the
resembling of the motion on the reSo-
luton in the house party matter. 1t
failed when some of the assemblymen
called attention to the Republican plat
form, which was strictly in accord with
the referendum on the suffrage amend
ment. The conference broke up with
the general opinion being that the mo-
ton would be rescinded.
While this conference was In prog
ress, Senator Simpson of Hudson de-
clared that the senators were trying to
obtain unanimous consent to suspend
the rules and send over to the house
senate measure expressing the senti-
ment of that body as fayoring refer
endum on the suffrage question.
Sympathy fer Speakers Bereavement.
Immediately upon the converting of
the house, Senator Glover of Bergen
requested to be excused from presid-
Ing. owing to the death of his mother,
and former Speaker Pierson of Union
took the chair. The house then, under
a resolution by Mr. Dater of Bergen,
expressed sympathy over the demise
of Mrs. Glover by standing vote.
Minority Leader Barrett introduced
a resolution providing for rejection of
the Eighteenth amendment to the Con-
stitution. He requested immediate
adoption of the resolution by the house.
The resolution was seconded by Mr..
McAteer of Hudson. A roll call was
demanded.
Leader Hershfield apparently scent
ed trouble and played for time. He
asked that the resolution be read for
the second time, and when the roll call
was about to be started, the leader
tried to stem the tide by asserting that
1t would he wise to send the resolution
to the judiciary Committee and so
moved to amend.
Mr.. Barrett opposed and spoke on
the issue, saying this is not a ques-
ton of Republican or Democrat. Gov
ernor Edwards was not elected by
Democratic votes alone. He ran on a
states right issue. the issue the great