The Jersey City news., 1906-06-05
Reform Senator From Wis
consin Will Stump the
State for the Reform Can
didates
ASSAULT ON LEGISLATURE
PRINCIPAL OBJECT THIS YEAR
is TO SECURE ENOUGH VOTES
TO sUPPLANT SENATOR DRY
DEN


The Colby party formally opened its
State campaign yesterday with new
declaration of principles. By these it
hopes to capture majority Of the State
Legislature of next year, when the sue
cessor to United States Senator John F..
Dryden is to be chosen.
Accompanying the declaration of doc
trines the Republican League for Linn
tied Franchises and Equal Taxation,
which is the official name of the Colby
movement, came the announcement that
in the coming hot weather campaign,
which is to extend to every county, the
star attraction will be United States Sen
ator La Toilette. who, it is said, will
make a tour of the State, continuing for
at least a week, and speak in the cause
of reform in the Republican party.
Senator Colby has arranged to meet
Mr.. La Toilette at Washington within
the next few days to arrange the plan
for the Wisconsin reformers coming to
New Jersey.
The doctrines that constitute the new
declaration of principles upon which the
Colby men hope to win the next Legis-
lature and capture a seat in the United
States Senate either for George L. Rec
ord or Chandler w. Riker are as follows:
ssThe overthrow of the control Of the
party organization of corporations
through the medium of the bosses, and
to that end the nomination of all can
didates for public Office by direct pri-
maries without the intervention of dele
gates or conventions.
1.-THE taxation of the value of the
franchises of public utility companies in
the streets at local rates.
'sThe enactment of law permitting
the voters to indicate upon their official
ballots their choice for United States
Senators.
"a thorough Legislative investigation
of life insurance companies and the re-
lations existing between such companies
and financial institutions
"An investigation of the capitalization
of corporations to enable the intelligent
enactment of laws to prevent over
capitalization and the evils that result
therefrom.
s'The repeal of the statute passed in
protection of fraudulent promoters.
''The adoption of a rule whereby each
House of the Legislature will be re-
uuired to vote upon any bill introduced
in case twenty per cent. of the members
sign written request to that effect, in
order to prevent the suppression of popu-
lar legislation by killing bills in commit
tee. -
ssThe registration of legislative agents
and lobbyists under law similar to that
for some time in force in Massachusetts,
Wisconsin and Maryland, and lately
passed by the Legislature of New York.
ga comprehensive civil service law,
which will take the employment Of sub
ordinate public officials out of politics.
Legislation allowing municipalities to
own electric light or gas plants.
Legislation and the submission to the
people of constitutional amendment,
separating so far as possible, municipal
from general elections by providing for
general State elections in the even years
and municipal elections in the odd years.
"Vesting in the courts the power of
summary review of the results of pri-
mary and general elections, including the
power to order recount of the ballots
cast"