The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-07
FOR THE PEOPLE
Hudson's Assemblymen Con-
fer on Several Measures
for the Public Good.
TO URGE NEW PARKS
Equal Taxation, Franchise
Tax and the Recovery of
the Water Front.

Assemblyman-elect Leon Albeit, Pat
rick H Connolly John A. DENIM, John
]. Fallon, Kilian V. Lutz, Maurice Marks,
Edward ]. Rice, Peter Stillwell r
Anthony Brock, George G. Tenant, Johi'
H. Vollers and Senator-elect Robert
Hudspeth, who will comprise the large
majority of the Democratic minority IN
the Legislature next winter, held con-
ference Yesterday afternoon in the clup-
house of the Robert Davis Association, on
Mercer street. Robert Davis was present
at the conference and gave the legislators
the benefit of his experience and advice.
The first thing considered was slate to
be placed in nomination in opposition to
the Republican nominees for United States
Senator and the principal offices of the
House. 1t was agreed to support ex-
Congressman Alvah A. Clark of Somerset,
for United States Senator; George G. Ten
nant, for Speaker, and Maurice Marks for
leader, which position will make him
chairman of the Democratic caucus. The
minor offices were not considered and it
was decided to leave them until the regu-
lar caucus of the party is held on the
morning of the organization of the Legis-
iature.
This matter being disposed of, the con-
ference next discussed several measures
which they will introduce to the next
session and will use every effort at their
command to make laws. Principal among
these will be franchise tax bill on the
line of a measure for which Mr. Albeit
worked so hard last winter, and which
follows closely the Ford Franchise law OF
New York. The determined fight of Mr..
Albeit at the last session so worried the
Republicans that they passed the SO calieo
VOORHEES, bill, which was sent forth Win
a great flourish of trumpets and Seelared
to be one of the Governors best eftorts.
There is no doubt about the Governor S
efforts but it was an effort in the inter-
est of the corporations and the Democrats
realize that it is not what it should De
and they will try to remedy it. There was
some talk of having the bill introduced
this year in the Senate by Mr.. Hudspetns
but nothing definite was agreed upon
The fight for the rights of the taxpay-
ers of Hudson county will be renewed ana
another equal taxation measure will be
introduced. An effort is also to be made
to secure the passage of a measure pro-
viding for a system of public parks for
Hudson county 1t is not proposed to
create any new board like the Park Com
missioners of Essex, but the present in
tention is to place the construction ana
control of the new parks in the hands OF
the Freeholders The usual provisions
will be for the issuing of and the creation
of a sinking fund to provide for their
payment.
Another measure of great interest to
the people of Jersey City and Hoboken
which the Hudson men propose to push
will be bill giving those two cities the
water front at the ends of their streets.
1t has never been definitely settled to the
entire satisfaction of the citizens that the
various corporations who have closed the
ends of these streets to the public have
a clear legal title to the water front, and
an effort will be made to get possession
of these valuable rights for the cities
Just what form the bill will take was moi
decided upon last evening.
AT the close of the conference the legis-
lators were entertained at dinner by
Messrs. Tenant and Marks The table
was spread in the large dining room oi
the Davis Associations building and ar
excellent menu was served by the asso-
ciation's steward. Senator Hudepeth sal
at the head of the table with Leader
Davis at his right and Leader Marks or
his left. The event was entirely informa
and afforded the old and new members
an excellent opportunity to get acquaint
ed with each other.