Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-17

MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
TICKET IN RICHMOND.
Convention Held at StapIetOn The
Candidates to Begin Ac-
tive Canvass.

eQualed In importance to the people
and future development of Staten
Island, as the principal of municipal
ownership, ~frought with so many
possibilities for good to the commun-
ity, is involved. The city ticket is
headed by such great men as Will
lam Randolph Hearst, Senator John
Ford, and Philips Stokes, nominated
last Thursday evening in Carnegie
Hall, with an enthusiasm never
qualed in the political history of the
city of New York.
A borough ticket was selected last
Friday night at the headquarters OF
the Municipal Ownership League,
Stapleton.
Every delegate was infused with
enthusiasm for the city ticket and
confidence in it's election with an ov-
erwhelming majority. The absence
of boss dictation made the nomina-
ton of the borough ticket pleasant
and easy.
Mr.. Martin, a highly educated n
practical gentleman, who thorough
ly understands the principal of mu-
nici-al ownership and has studied its
practical workings at home and
abroad, was nominated and finally,
after much coaxing and persuasion,
accepted the position on the ticket as
president of the borough.
Lawyer George Robinson, of Rose
bank, was unanimously nominated
for county clerk and it is sufficient to
1 efotn tLnf ,,nvor in tho hictnrV nf
Staten Island has there been a bet
ter qualified gentleman named for
that Office. His good qualities are
too well known to comment upon.
When it came to the nomination
for assemblyman a delegate from
Westfield took the floor and earnest
ly impressed on the minds of the del
egates how important it was in nam
ing the ticket, to make it thoroughly
representative of all the people and
their interests in the borough.
There is one certain class" he
said, 1.-The most important and by far
the most numerous class in the COM
munity, the real working class, who
has never yet been properly repre-
sentcd in our legislature bodies. Go
to Albany or Washington and you
cannot find one real representative OF
the working class selected from
among themselves.
'In European republics and consti-
tutional governments you will find
the working classes are better repre-
sented. 1t is time we do the same
here and there is no better time than
to do it now
Gentlemen, where is your work
ingman's candidate for assembly,
Several delegates then jumped TO
their feet and nominated James
Gerow, a conductor on the S. |. r. T.
Railway. MI. Gerow is so well
known on the island that he needs
no recommendation. He belongs TO
many labor organizations and has
been repeatedly honored by them,
having held many positions of trust
in the societies. He now holds the
position of chief conductor in the
local Conductors Railway Organiza-
ton. He is a wage earned himself
and thus best fitted to plead their
just cause.
George Won Cromer, of Rosebank,
an earnest and untiring worker In the
interest of Municipal Ownership n
a gentleman in the fullest sense OIL
the word, was unanimously nominal
ted for coroner
A delegate from Westfield then
nominated Henry j. Cox, of Kreisch-
~ervillc, for alderman of the seventy
third district.
Mr.. Cox was represented as a gen
tleman possessing all the qualities IN
high degree that go to Itakc an IDEAL
alderman and was unanimously NOM
mated. Mr.. Cox will fill the position
of alderman with honor to himself
and the district he represents. HIS
election is, to many, a foregone on
clusion and that mean thc securing
Of IN untiring worker for much need
ed improvements in district 70.
The judiciary was endorsed regard
less of politics and thus a ticket
thoroughly representing all the peo-
pie was nominated and, If the people
Just stop and think for themselves
and not be led by INSCRIPTIONS pro-
fessional politicians, this ticket Will,
without a doubt, put up a great light
and the island will, if it is successful,
enjoy an era of progress and prosper
ity never anticipated before.