The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-13
In s pite Of the Efforts Of the
Colb7ites AMI Fag antics
the Regular Candidate
Lands
ESSEX AND HUDSON BOLT
DIPPEL THE LONE oRGANIZA-
TION NAN FROM THE TWO
COUNTIES REFoRMERs ISSUE
A LENGTHY STATEMENT.
(s9ee.a to ..The Jersey CITY Nswa.'9

SPECIAL to THE Jersey City News.'')
TRENTON. Dec. 13, 1905.-Deserted
/ by the entire delegation FROM Essex and
those men of Hudson and Union counties
who are pronounced for the brand Of
equal taxation and limited franchises IA
yored Everett Colby and Mark ". Fa-
hgan, the eauca sof the Republican AS
| semblymen-e,ect yesterday afternoon
chose Samuel X. Robbins. Of Burlington,
for Speaker of the next House and Ran
dolph Perkins, of Union, for leader of
the majority.
was but a short time that the Essex
Hudson Union contingent spent in the
| caucus, but it was long enough to permit
of the reading Of a statement to the pub
lie of its attitude by William P. Martin,
| of Essex. The latter's motion for the
caucus to adjourn sine die being defeat
ed the equal takers left the hail of the
Assembly. The caucus then speedily
completed its work.
At a conference yesterday morning the
feqeual takers adopted a statement to the
public as follows:
THE undersigned menbers-eeleet of
the New Jersey House of Assembly
have decided that it is cur duty to state
| our position with regard to our relations
to the other members elected upon the
Republican ticket in reference to the or
ganizaton OF the House and action upon
bills, which may be introduced therein.
I'VE decide to be bound by am caucus
upon any matter which would adversely
affectNtke passage Of the biIls popularity
known as equal taxation, limited fran
ehise measure to which we were pledged
| in the recent campaign. We are always
ready to eenfer with the other members
elected on the Republican ticket in ref
erence to these or other measures relating
TO matters OF party policy
Our desire is to have Speake- eject
ed who is committed to the principles of
equal taxation and limited franchises. as
understood by Cur constituents. There
is no Eece@s'ty in this Legislature for a
caucus for the reason that the Demo
Gratis have only three members of the
House, and the Republicans do not neeI
to caucus in order to secure the organi-
eaton Of the House by Republicans.
Our acton, therefore, n declining to
be bound BY any choice Of the caucus for
Speaker dses not imperil the election Of
a Republican as Speaker, but our main
reason fer declining to be bound by
CAUCUS in the matter of choice for Speak
er is this:-We were elected upoa spec
iic understanding or pledge to the psopsa
to do everything in our power to bring
about the taxation Of railroad man stem
at local rates. the taxation Of franchises
a@l the limitation Of franchises and the
repeal or modification Of the Hiaely tax
act. These pr.nc pl-s have a definite and
positive meaning among our constituents.
By pledging US to these principles they
laid down a standard and test of Repub-
icaEism, which is accepted by more than
cne-haf Of tie population Of the State Of
New jersey.
In the past the favosite weapon for
the defeat of equal taxation messarea
has been the appointment by the Speak
er, to leading committees. of members
who were subject to the infueace Of men
who reprs sentad the coSporatiors. Bills
sincerely aimed at the securing of equaa
taxation have been buried in committees,
and 70 popular pressure has been suffi-
cient to secure their report.
What the enemies of our equal tax
principles have done in the past, it is
fair to presume they will try to do in
the future. ard that they expect to do
it BY the election Of the candidate for
Speaker, whom they are earnestly sup
porting.
This leading candidate for Speaker Il
Mr.. Robbins who has been respectfully
requested by US to indicate his PISTON
upon these questions. His reple hare i
During the month of December, in or