Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-20
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
CIRCULATING PETITIONS
Jehn Sofield Mentioned for
Alderman in First Ward--
Women Admitted to Club

- william C. Wilson. present alder
man from the first ward, received
Approximately seventy-five signatur-
<bs upon his petition for mayor when
livery member of the Republican
Club present at the meeting In their
kooms in the Odd Fellows building
last night signed. This is the nrsI
linking that the alderman would
enter the race for mayor, but there
had been rumors and expectations Tor
bome time that he would.
The petition of Harold Pickersgill
Tor recorder also received the signat-
hres of all the members present, and,
as n result of talk between men OF
khe first, second and third wards, 1t
Is understood that the petition OF
bohn Sofield for alderman from the
frst ward will be put into circulation
Today. He appears to be the most
likely candidate for this office.
Due to the ratification of suffrage
by the legislature of Tennessee
hecision was reached whereby the
women of the city may become
members and attend. the meetings OF
The Republican Club. Morgan F..
Larson, president of the organization,
stated this morning that under sucn
the club would seek larger and better
rooms. Hereafter the men can make
q meeting of tht club a family affair
tnd such being the case, the present
room will in all possibilities be too
small
A speakers committee was ap-
pointed last night and It was de-
cided to endeayor to have Hiram
johnson address the members some
lime in the near future. Failing to
secure him man equally prominent
In public affairs will be sought.
A committee was also appointed
to arrange for the obtaining and
placing of a banner bearing the
I5bames of the candidates for national
lbhices and perhaps including several
names of men from this section who
IRE out for the Offices OF congress-
0an or state official
A resolution was passed whereby
the meetings of the clubs win b.
held every Thursday night from now
until after election With new cam
Gidates being announced almost ev-
cry day and with the arrival of the
campaign season there Will be- q
great amount of work to be attend
ed to every week. it was claimed.
The Republican Club has swung
iWiQe It's QoOIo 30 t4dt tltc WOAiicti
may become interested in the local
as well as national affairs and cam
ldidates. Owing to the fact that the
New Jersey state constitution speci-
des that male" voters shall be priv
yleged to cast ballots at the elections,
the Republican leaders do not know
whether or not the women Will be
allowed to vote for candidates for Of
fee other than federal ones until
there Is a change in the state con-
stitution. The women will be per-
mitted to vote for President and for
congressman and any other federal
position as women's suffrage is now
"a part of the federal constitution.
According to word received from
Trenton yesterday the women of AS
bury Park are expected to cast a
vote in local affairs and II that Is
done in that place it is probable that
they will be given similar powers all
over the state.
In orded to make 1t possible for
the women to vote without violating
the state constitution 1t will be nec-
essary to amend the constitution and
this will take considerable time. An
feffort was made to do this some time
ago and 1t was defeated by a large
majority. If the women must wait
for this legal action they will not be
permitted to vote for county and To-
cal Offices this fall. just how they
are to vote for President, however,
and be prevented from voting for
lEother candidates with the present
secret ballot is problem yet to be
solved.