The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-09-26
PEPUBL LICAN
C0NVEN ION
Republicans Of Morris County
Nominate a Strong
.'' Ticket.
PLATFORM AND ADDRESSES.

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The Morris County Republican con-
'vention was held in Republican head
quarters on Thursday, eighty-one dele.
gates being in attendance. The con-
" wentfon was called to order by James
'H. McGraw, chairman Of Che Repub-
lican committee, and Messrs. Fred ~
Lum. Of Chatham, and f ~. Taft, Of
.Passaic, were selected as temporary
Secretaries. The roll was called and
the delegations reported full On mo
tion Of ID. r. Hummer Mr.. McGraW
* was elected temporary chairman. he
3at5hanlxed the convention for the honor
and congratulated the party on what
(. it is doing. Quoting Eihu Roots as
I. ....sertion that the Republican is +" The
party fit to govern, . he asked the dele
e gates to rise to that idea and meet the
highest expectations of the people
He commended Theodore Roosevelt,
the administration of the state and
county officials
on motion the chairman app0lnted
the following committees Rules, D.
Y w. Fitzpatrick, Roxbury; Marmaduke
Peckitt, Rockaway township; . Y.
,Apgar, Washington.
m Credentials q. w. Eaton, Netcong;
j. H. Martin, Dover; A. G. Hnghson,
Hanover.
Permanent organization W.F. Red
mond, Madison; Thos Bright, Jetfer-
i';son; r. I'll. Thompson, Mendham.
Resolutions George A. Squire, Nor
!. ristown; Thomas Capstick, .Boonton;
~. T. Mclean. Butler.
Paul Jamison was appointed ser
fgeant-at-arnns and the convention adj
journed for fifteen minutes to allow
the committees to consider their re-
ports.
'ta4 On reassembling the committee on
credentials reported that there were
no contesting delegations.
The committee on permanent organ
-ization recommended that the tenn
.nozary organization be made perman-
ent. The committee on rules present.
3 ed a set of rules for the government Of
the convention ard the committee on
resolutions presented the following
The Republicans Of Morris County
lin convention assembled Teatfirm
their allegiance to the principles OF
.republicaniSm and pledge their loyalty
to the nominees OF Tins conVen6ion.
We rejoice in the achievements OF the
party in the Nation and heartily in
.dorse the administration of Gov. g. 9.
Stokes. We favor equal taxation and
.pledge our Candidates for the Assem-
,bly to the enactment of such legisla-
s, tion as may aid in the accomplishment
Of this object.
Believing that the time has arrived
when the interest OF the people would
be best subserved by the abandonment
of the Morris Canal, we declare in IA
Yor of such abandonment providing
the same may be accomplished so as 70
preserve the rights OF the people
therein
We declare in favor OF the reserva-
tion of Lake EIOpatcong and its waters
to the Counties of Morris and Sussex,
and are opposed to the use OF the
waters Of Lake Hopatcong by any pri-.
vate corporation, and demand tlal the
lake shall be preserved to the public.
We are opposed to the granting oil
franchises to corporations in perpetu-
ity and insist that such franchises
shall only be granted for limited
term of years; reserying to the citizens
of every municipality the right to fix
that limit by their vote.
We emphatically endorse the Hlllery
Tax Act as the most Important step
that has been made in years for lower
taxation and for economy Ia public ex-
be ditures. 1t permits the people to
have voice in the fixing of the tax
rate and compels an accounting on the
part of public officials as to the dl6pos-
ition of public moneys.
We earnestly approve this method
for the relief OF the tax payers and IN
Sist upon their right to have a vote
in determining the amount of taxa
tion to which they shall be subject.
We denounce the unfair methods re-
sorted to by the critics Of this act
who misrepresent it's provisions and
who dare not admit that the act pro-
vides as it does, for the submission OF
a tax rate to popular vote.
We favor an economical admlnlSUra-
tiOn of the County affairs and recon-
mend that our Representatives in the
Board OF Freeholders exercise due
iligence to guard against the increase
n public expenditures and to allow OF
no expenditures except such as will
best conserve the interests of the
public.
The reports were received, the re-
commentators concurred In, and the
resolutions adopted.
Nominations were called for sheriff,
No nominations were made until Pas
sale was called when It. n. Taft put
+ E. w. Schoneberger in nomination.
. OIL. .Chovey seconding the nomination.
For the Randolph delegation NJ. B
Carroll placed George Shaw, Of Ran
dolph in nominatin the nomination