The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-23
COMMITTEES ACTS.
Formal Count of the Cast
of the Democratic
Primaries.
URGING THE DEcLINERs
A Committee of Ten VIII Try TO
Induce Them to Run-Draft
of a Platform.
URGING THE DECLINERS

The Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic City Committee met in Roehe's
Hal last night and formally declared
the candidates officially elected. as pub
l:shed in THE Jersey City News last
night.
The refusal of Carrot D Van Reopen
to become a candidate for Alderman-at-
Large. and Stephen l.. Harvey and Ed
ward Hoos, candidates for the Street
and Water Board has brought about an
unpleasant situation.
The members of the committee are
hopeful that the gentlemen will recon
slider their decisions
A committee of ten gentlemen was ap-
pointed to wait upon the uncertain can
didates and If possible induce them to
run. The committee will make a final
report at a meeting to be held next
Monday evening.
1t is hoped by Democrats who have
the interests of the party at heart that
MeSsrs. Van Reipen. Hoos and Harvey
will comply with the wishes of the party
at large.
The platform adopted appears below
We, the representatives of the Demo-
cratic party of Jersey City in convention
- dSoet1Di6Q, LII lldh Al1S IL ' ESsn lAC. -~A>
interests of this mun-ei~A..tJ and STAG;
and seeking to conserve hose interests.
and to carry into eIte sEea reforms
and public Improvement as are iaoso-
lutely necessary for tie GealtE, pros
psarity and happiness of our ciHzeils.
declare ourselves most earnestly III
i. 4 PURE WATER SUPPLY, to be
Obtained on the best possih e te1Ias, the
2. CHEAPER GAS,
8. FERRIAGE.
ELEVATION OF RAILROAD
5. CHEAPER TELEPHONE sERy,rlIcEE1;
LINES, by which the vote Of each citizen
Z. EQUAL TAXATToN. making corpor-
ataons bear their proper share OF tax
burdens. thus relieving the poor and
struggling citizen trying 10 own MS
We CHARGE THE REPUBLICAN
Art this party 81 nunier2a. reform aa,orln
to the possession of all tie Intelligence,
honesty and sairs9ssstn OF our Sly caS
s~hameiesa.y leieatei si lesssets2a,
LOOKING toward frii.sing about tse -R-
forms and improvements atcEs ;.sGleatsds
and Hn!eh are .ordig Gemarded oy peo-
,ssveg in the History Of this State
has such tagraat agps,sa5 and ass-
acts Of the Republican majority, n the
present and past LEGISLATURES. and In the
IN deiense Of cur p~osifion. and in proof
of our statement, attention. Is asked
virtue on the part d this party of re-
form and embellishments
/. Gems der he aefeat OF all legislation
attempted N order 70 give cheaper gas,
cheaper ferriage, cheaper telephone and
to elevate tibet RACKS of the Erie Rail-
3 tn defeat of all legislative bills com
pellinE corporations to pay such taxes
as each ordinary citizen is obliged to
5. Defeat in the interest of water sup
ply grabbers, of legislation proposed by
Senator DAILY and A~ssenbIyman Drake,
tunity to express TIER desires by a d.
rect vote on the water supply question.
We charge the Republican party.
4. With assisting the water syndicates
to get possession of the sources of water
supply in this State to the injury and
ultitmate fseasng OF the stels city " !, m eo1por as
tfons in the past, thus depriving the city
of a vast revenue from rentals, q
Ger of the. city with maintaining q lobby
at the State Capital which has opposed
the interests of the city in. the matter
Cheap gas, ferrfage and other matters,
6nd we recall the recep-
ton accorded a eomIn1 TIE 6 Of pT ron i1snl
Gritty TO suppose that they had the priv
iege of expressing their views in favor
OF pure water DeIOTe " COllfiiifutcC " II
Legislature. We also recall the %snsolent
treatment by the Mayor Of this city OF
b Reputation of men from the fourth dis
trict. headed by their venerable pastor.
The advice rendered them ITO go home
and pray for rain" still fingers In their
memory.
6. We charge the expulsion from office,
in VIOLATION of law, and outraging the
sentiment of the American people, of
veterans who in their hour of need and
peril, had placed their lives at the SER
vice of their country.
4. We ask attention to the absolute
hypocracy and fragrant duplscity of that
party which, when elevated to power, for
Che express purpose among others. sol,
EMMY guaranteed by it to be carried
out, of compelling the gigantic and stsl
growing corporations AND ~monopoFes to
render simple justice to the people, De
gins its work of reform ~ electsng 70
the United States Senate l5hat arch
priest of corporate greed and tyranny,
Mr.. william J. SeweI.
8. We charge the members of the Re-
publican party with multiplying the ex-
pressed will of the people by legisla5ing
out of office men chosen by the people
ct 1.-THE ballot box and ALSO by so dtstort-
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