The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-13
He Terms the Senatorial As
pirant's Position In This
Campaign Z a Right About
Face. /"
coLBY CIRCULAR CONDEMNED
SPENCER MILLER, CANDIDATE
FOR THE sEMBLY, DENOUN-
cEs THE CoLBYITEs WHO EN-
DoRSED HIM.
Especial to "The Jersey city News.")


NEWARK, Sept. 13, 1905.-Although
the Colby delegates in South Orange to
the Republican County Convention are
pledged to work for the nomination of
Spencer Miller, of that village, for
member of the Assembly, he publicly de-
clared at Republican mass meeting in
the South Orange Village Hall that he
could not indorse Mr.. Colby's platform,
and incidentally Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Edward D. Duffield had some
things to say about Colby and his prin-
ciples. The heavy rainstorm kept the
attendance down to about fifty, but there
was enthusiasm and cheers for Carl
Lentz
Ira A. Kip, Jr., called the meeting to
order. In his speech Mr.. Buffield term
ed Mr.. Colby's position in the campaign
as one of fright about face" and dia-
metrically pposite to that assumed when
he had power to vote on the questions
now before the people Mr.. Duffield first
expressed astonishment at the fact that
the Colby delegates were pledged to Mr..
Miller, and explained the meeting was
called by those interested in the success
of Mr.. Miller and for the purpose of
placing facts before the voters 50 that
they might cast their ballots intelligently.
He stated that the Republican executive
committee found that there was strong
chance in the arrangement that East
Orange might secure the Register
nomination, and if true it might be possi-
BILE to secure for South Orange an Assem-
blyman. A conference was held, and
without regard to Colby matters Mr.. Mil
Ter was decided upon and our delegates
were pledged first, last and always to his
candidacy.''
The speaker in strong terms, con-
demned the Colbyites for the issuance of
a circular in which the organization men
were accused of bringing out Miller for
the purpose of befogging the Colby issue,
and in which it was charged that he.
Mr.. DuffieId, was utilizing Mr.. Miller as
a catspsw.
Mr.. Duffieid then took up the Senate
rial aspirant and called attention TO the
fact that Mr.. Colby admitted that dur
ing two years in the Legislature he did
exactly what one man told him.
The former leader of the Assembly
then declared his standing on the limited
franchise question. He ayerred % years
was too short time, in many instances,
to guarantee returns to a corporation for
the capital invested, and took South Or
ange village as an example, where it was
desired that the electric light wires be
placed underground before franchise
viii be given the Public Seryice.
ssI learned at the Field Club dinner
that placing the wires underground in
creased the cost 80 per cent, $50 that
50-years grant would probably be neces-
sary to guarantee returns he said.
He advocated tieing the hands of gov
erning bodies on the term of franchises
and leaving to the vote of the people the
length Of the term. as local conditions
often alter deals with corporations.
Mr.. Colby says the people have no
right to vote On such questions" he
added
On the equal taxation question, he
said, the stand of the Republican party
was one of sgo SLOW. .eand every care
and consideration was necessary in mat
tiers Of taxation, and when the Board of
Equal Taxation would report a means
of taxing main stem railroad property
the party would at once act upon the rec
ommendation, just as it had done on the
other three-fourths of the programme
which the board reported upon recently.
Last fall upon this very platform,
said he, Mr.. Colby favored the Board
of Equal Taxation solution and further
he refused TO have the main stem ques-
ton discussed on the floor of the House. .
Mr. Duffield then told how at his sug-
gestion clause had been inserted in the
bill directing the court to report to the
Legislature some means of placing first
class railroad property on basis of
equality if investigation proved they were
paying less than their fair share.
Spencer Miller then made his maiden
political speech, and said he had seen
tile dreadful man Lentz, and he under
stands as well as you do that if am
sent to Trenton / will not be pledged to
do what anyone says.
Three cheers we're given for Lentz.