The evening world., 1905-10-30
EXCITING FIGHT IS
!. ON IN JERSEY CITY
Political Meetings Held on
Sunday Show that Both
Sides Are Anxious,
MEANS MORE THAN CITY.
Mayorahy Campaign, II Is AS
serted, VIII Settle the Policy
Of State Legislature.
MEANS MORE THAN CITY.

Political meetings on Sunday In Jsr
sey CITY made new record for Jersey
politics. Never before In me history 0,
the State has interest run 80 high as II
justify Sunday meetings, and never be.
fore have Sunday meetings been held
An antt-boss meeting at the People
Palace Friday night gave the QUE and
both Democrats and Republicans held
Sunday meetings, claiming that "the
better the day the better the deed" IL
true Of poltdos as well as in other
things.
The betting was even
The supporters OF Fagan declare that
they are the Reform party, and make
no cl1m to Republcanism, though
Pagan Is the nominee Of the regular
Republican party, his nomination being
secured as q distinct victory over the
Republican boss Dickinson, on the
other land. the regular Democratic
nominee, Mr., Henry, claims thar he
represents the reform movement. Equal
taxation ls zhe slogan Of both parties
The Police Department
The charge was made by Democratic
speakers yesterday that Mayor Fagan,
for the Arst time in the history Of Jer-
ssy Oty, has dragged the Police De-
partment into politics, That depart
upent has been considered sacred and
for many years the boast Of every
party has been thar the Police Depart
ment has been kept above politics.
A few days ago Cox was transferred
from the Seventh Precinct TO the First,
and the captain OF tho First was sent
10 the Sixth, which Is safely Rspubli-
oan. The first Is a lodging house dis
trtot and II was charged by the re-
formers that colonization was going on
there. The transfer Of Cox, strong
Pagan man. 30 that district 10 de-
nounoed by the Democrats as poll
teal move. and public sentiment Is ap'
pealed TO TO frown ON such use OF the
Posics Department for political pur'
poses.
4 Mayor Fagan's friends made no at
tempt to defend the move, simply say
ing on the stump that It WAS necessary
tor the purity of the ballot in the First
Precinct, and letting 1t 80 at that They
came back at the Democratic oandi'
date, Archibald C. Henry, with the
charge that he and some OF his friends
are forming a b0al combination with
the New Jersey Central Railroad Com
many and President TruesdAle OF the
Delaware, Iackawanna and western
RAILROAD Company, charge Whnh
Harry denies emphaticaly.
Both for "Reform-" 4
Then Charles C. Black undertook 70
asfend the Democratic ticket and mace
a strong speech in Elks Hall in when
ne contended that the Democrato noun
,nees stand for reform and equal tASa-
.,on with all that the favorite Eosah
of both parties means
eve intend 70 see" said Mr Black IN
an interview, that the corporations pay
,he,r fair share Of the taxes. Under The
hresent scheme OF taxation the rallroaus
nav a fixed tax Of s. per mile on thei
main tracks TO the State and this
amounts to about .Oo5, while the rate on
prIyate property ranges from Oh IN
Jersey City to .OlS or .O2o In the other
cities and towns Of the state We be
leye that this should be changed.
There Ia no reason why the corpora
tions should have such exemptions and
It Is a mistake TO suppose that the
Democratic party will stand for such
conditions A change Is 20 led, and We
will give the people what they are fight,
tng for.
'"rhis Mayoralty hght means more
than merely a city campaign 1t is In
reality going 10 settle the policy Oh the
State Legislature as the County ickot
all over the State are being sifted by
the equal taxation standard
Treacy Elected Anyway.
John ], 1reacy Chairman Of the
Democratic County Convention, occu-
piles a unique position. When the con.
vention met he was named Tor chair
nlhn, but declined making Tue open
declrdtion that he could not accept the
chairmanship Of a mach!nc-run cOnven-
tion. lie was Sc eCte1 chairman IN spite
OF his refusal, and presided at the con-
venilon where the Davis slate, with
Henry AZ the head was dominated, and
he Is working for the ticket with strong
qualifications, declaring that Henry
stands for reform as nuch as does
Pagan.
Il coincide with the views expressed
by Charles G. Black at the Elks Hall
meeting" said he to-day TO an Evening
World reporter l believe that the time
has come when the Legislature OF New
Jersey should pass law the effect OF
which would be to divorce the Public
Service Corporation from the party ma
chlnety OF both parties. The plan sug-
gested OF compelling campaign commit
tees and the Public Service Corpora
Tons 10 exhibit their books and make
sworn statements as TO expenditures
for political purposes would, In my
opinion, bring about the desired result"
Both sides are claiming an over
whelming majority but the betting is
even.