The Penn's Grove record., 1920-10-08
NO WOMEN
Republican Convention DenOunces The
League and Governor Edwards

The State Republican Convention
was held in Trenton on Tuesday. The
members consisted of the elected State
officers, and Senators and the nomi-
nees for the Senate and Assembly.
Clarence E. Case, Senator from Som
erset, was chairman.
Because the law provides only for
male electors in the electoral college,
and fearful that the inclusion of wo-
men might not stand the legal test,
the Republicans refrained from nomi-
mating any women This was done at
the instance of Mrs. Lillian. F. Feic-
kert, of Plainfield, vice chairman of
the Republican State Committee, who
was nominated as candidate-at-large
for elector.
The dry plank in the platform is as
follows: "We declare the policy of
our party to be for impartial enforce
ment of the eighteenth amendment
and the laws relating thereto. The
law of the land must be observed or
orderly government ceases" Endorse
ment of the bond issue to build a
bridge in Camden and tunnel at Jersey
City.
Recognizing the women of the party
various planks affecting them r as
follows:
Recommendations that be
appointed as members of the State
Board of Health and the State Board
of Education.
Endorsement of the work and pro-
gram of the State Department Of In
situations and Agencies. b.
A pledge to create a state housing
commission of a permanent nature,
with power to make Investigations,
and then recommended legislation to
solve the housing problem.
Encouragement for the child well
fare work now being carried On and a
suggestion for the extension of this
work.
A promise to- aid the industrial re-
Mobilization movement in the State.
Endorsement of the Republican ma
tional platform and commentator of
the United States Senate for its refu-
sal to accept the League of Nations
covenant in it's original form.
Take A Rap at Edwards
Outstanding platform features are:
Criticism of Governor Edwards for
his unprecedented ousting of the
State Highway Commission
Depreciation of the Governors fail
ure to develop and make more effec-
tive the budget act put through the
legislature upon recommendation of
Governor Edge in 1916.
Recommendation of the adoption of
the veterans bonus act, also to be
at the general election.
Recommendation of an amendment
to the CIVIL service act tO give vsteF-
ans of the world war the same. pref
erence in public positions, now enjoyed
by veterans of the civil war,; this plank
being intended as a pledge of legisla-
ton to take the place Of the soldiers
preference act declared unconstitu-
tional.
Condemnation of closed. specifica-
tons in letting contracts for public
road work, and a recommendation that
open specifications be adopted.
Equal representation for women LII
state and county committees of the
party, and method of selectiomto avoid
clashes of the two classes of party
members.
Electors from the various distriGts
were nominated as follows: First dis
trict, David G. Watkins, Woodbury.;
Second, Louis Stevens, Cape May
Third, Albert Leon, Perth AmboYs
Fourth, Henry D. Thompson, Prince
ton; Fifth, William D. Moulton, Nor
ristown; Sixth, Theodore Boettger;
Hackensack; Seventh, Harry Meyers,
Passaic; Eighth, William J. Davis, /
Harrison; Ninth, George E. Halsey,, |
East Oranges; Tenth, Louis F. Dodd,
Eleventh, Paul Eeglie, West Hoboken;
Twelfth, George c. Warren, Jr, Jer-
sey City.
Twenty-one women members of Mrs.
Feickert's State Committee attended
the convention Three women were in
attendance as delegates, Miss Caroline:
H. Brookfeld, Republican candidate
for State Senator from Warren Coun-
ty, and Mrs. James G. Van Nest and
Mrs. Margaret B. Laird, Assembly