Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-17
Conventions
ARE PLANNED
Republican and Democratic
State Conventions to be
Held at Trenton, Oct. q
[By Evening News Correspondent

lBy Evening News Correspondent
TRENTON, Aug. 1.-THE Re-
publican and Democratic state con-
v~entions will be held in this city or
Tuesday, October 4, or one week af-
Ter the primary election. Both meet
ings will be at noon as provided In
the election law. 1t is expected the
Democrats will gather In the rooms
of the Democratic League on East
State street, while the Republicans
will assemble in the auditorium OF
the Republican Club on East Han
pver street.
There is an impression abroad that
The conventions will not be held this
year because a governor Is not 10
be elected. This is due to the a C
That the official election chronology
issued by the secretary OF state
Omits the date for the conventions
and makes no reference to them.
This omission was an oversight. AL
though many amendments to the
Siection law were passed by the last
legislature the provisions Tor
state conventions were not disturbed.
Each convention will adopt and
promulgate its party platform. While
this is an off year in state politics
and consequently the platforms will
be of relative minor Importance,
still the platform builders on each
side Of the political camp Will nave
in mind the big United States sena-
torial-gubernatorial fight of next
year and will endeavor to put before
their respective voters party issues
that will pave the way for a winning
contest In 1922.
Some of the questions that will
come before the convention for &C
ceptance or rejection In the pat
forms are. modification or repeal OF
the Van Ness prohibition enforce
ment act that a Newark saloon keep
err has Just attacked on an allegation
OF unconstitutionality because 1t de-
prives of the right Of trial by jury;
The demand of the international Re-
form Bureau and the National Re-
form Association for the repeal OF
the Hurley boxing act; the PROPOSE"
ton for a state income tax; the pro-
posal of a $50,000,000 state bond
issue to complete the highway sys-
tenn; the demand Of organized labor
for the repeal of the state police law;
the appeal of renters In many sec
tions of the state for relief from al
legged rent proiteers and the de-
mand that the state Goa probe be
made really effective as a means OF
reducing the high price OF this com
modify. It Is also expected that the
state department Of institutions ana
agencies will seek endorsement OF
the s14.000,000 bond issue fer re-
habilitation and extension OF the
state institutions, that will come be-
fore the voters on Nov. 8. -,
The Democratic convention Will
comprise Governor Edwards, Sena-
tors Simpson of Hudson. Heath OF
Mercer and Barber of Warren the
followers in the upper house: the
party senatorial candidates in Burl-
irgton, Cape May. Hunterdon, Mid
1lesex, Passaic and Sussex, the SIX
,r.unties in which senators are to be
+ tasen this year: the sixty assembly
Eldidates and the twenty-one mem
rs of the Democratic state commit
a.. Total, ninety-one.
While the Republican convention
will be minus a COVE. lor. 1t will have
the advantage o. twelve holdover
senators. It's membership will in
cluGe Senators White of Atlantic.
Mackay of Bergen, Wallworth o.
Camden, Reeves of Cumberland, Per-
ry of Essex, Sturges of Gloucester,
DICfClo Vi
Morris, Hagaman of Ocean, Allen of
Case of Somerset and Runyon
of Union: the six senatorial cahdl-
dates: the sixty assembly nominees
and the twenty-one members of the
state committee. Total. ninety-nine.
The foregoing gives the official
of each convention. In
legislating for the women voters the
last spring amended the
election law so that a male and fe-
male member of each state commit
tee shall be elected in each county,
thus doubling the size of these COM
mittees. But as the state committees
are elected In the yea hat a COVER
nor Is chosen. no official ome
members can be elected this year.
However. the Republican state COM
mittee has selected unofficial women
members as an auxiliary working
force and the Democrats also have
women workers, and by courtesy
these may, in the case Of both parties
be permitted to sit in the state con-
ventions.