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Newspaper
Plainfield Record
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1918
Page
4
A 1918 Plainfield notice states one year subscription costs two dollars payable in advance. Classified ads are charged at one cent per word. The paper is entered as second class matter December 29, 1916, at the Plainfield post office.
Plainfield voters show apathy ahead of elections as Ernest R. Ackerman leads in the Congressional race with war work keeping him quiet. Richard E. Clement gains in Elizabeth but Clarke floods Mountain Lakes. Governor Edge favored for the long term Senate, LaMonte targets the short term. Republican candidates appear set for victory despite Democratic pleas, with Lieghton Calkins seen as trusted to rally support Tuesday next.
The text argues that suffrage should be decided by states, not Congress, citing Flo and Wilsonian 1917 views. It notes Senator Baird's vote cannot block New Jersey from constitutional change in 1920 if voter sentiment has shifted since 1915 when a prior proposal failed by 50,000. It proposes a nonpartisan method contingent on local sentiment.
Fragmentary OCR cites Mayor Calkins and election notice hints with references to Clerk ballot placement, suffragette activity, Mr Baird and Roosevelt, plus disrupted civic topics. Mentions New York Telephone, overseas service, and local business names in a jumbled Plainfield scene.
The article describes George York promoting a local Army and Navy Union garrison in Plainfield with aims to unite veterans from all wars and active service. It lists notable signatories and outlines membership eligibility, organizational goals, and a call to veterans to join, including figures like Senator Joseph Frelinghuysen and others.
Walter J Bennett aged 29 died last night at his home 324 East Second Street. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 30 PM at the undertaking parlors 402 Park Avenue with interment in Hillside cemetery.
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