The Penn's Grove record., 1920-01-30
18th Amendment
Fight On In n. J.
Souabble Over Suffrage. Ants
Want Issue Decided By
Popular Vote

IN - III ~
ton and woman suffrage resulted in
the threat by South Jersey Republic
ans and North Jersey Democrats mat
they would combine to force a ratlll-
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
A resolution for the ratification or
the prohibition amendment was pre-
scented by Assemblyman Rowland, lie
publican. of Camden, the home county
of former United States Senator Da-
yid Baird, a 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The house rescinded the Coles reso-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 a referendum on
all proposed amendments, which would
have included the suffrage measure.
The resolution was referred to the red
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
n long debate, referred to the same
committee.
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 no
SENATE action to confirm. ONeil was
secretary of the Knights of Columbus
war activities at the New York port
Of emharkation.
In executive session the senate re-
ceived from the governor the nominal
ton of Archibald C. Hart to be prose-
cutor of Bergen county. The nominal
ton was confirmed at once. Mr.. Hart
succeeds Thomas J. Huckin. The nom
nation of Assemblyman Michael j.
Judge to succeed Charles b. Clancy
as Judge of the District Court of East
AfltlHSt WAS ItttINth. II w. -
serving his term in the house of as
sembly. He is a Nugent supporter.
The senate and the house, concur
ring, fixed February 3 as the date for
reAelecting Newton A. K. Bugbee as
comptroller for three years.
Adjourns for a Week.
The senate, like the house, adjourn
ed for a week out of respect to the
memory of Speaker Glover's mother,
who died Sunday.
Senator Brown, Democrat, of Mon
mouth. introduced a duplicate of the
Barrett 4 per cent liquor bill in the
senate. A joint hearing will be given
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 a vote of the
people, or, in other words, committing
the assemblymen to a 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 a 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-
cIared that the senators were trying to
obtain unanimous consent to suspend
the rules and send over to the house
a senate measure expressing the senti-
ment of that body as favoring a refer
endum on the suffrage question.
Sympathy for 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 a 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 H~ershfield 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 he started, the leader
tried TO stem the tide by asserting that
X would be wise to send the resolution
to the Judiciary Committee and so
moved TO amend.
Mr.. Jarrett opposed and spoke on
the Issue, saying this is not a ques-
tiOn of Republican or Democrat. Gov
,r,nr E1,vo 4 u-9c not aIactoI NV