The Penn's Grove record., 1906-10-19
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY eoNvEN.
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dominates i. Walter Paucoast.

The convention was called to order at
11.30 by ex-Sheriff William Johnson, OF
Salem, chairman of the Executive Com
mittee George w. Hewitt, OF Upper
PENIS Neck, was elected temporary
chairman and William B. Jones, of Ell
mer, secretary.
The following committees were appoint
ed:
Credentials = Jacob F. Shoemaker.
Charles Jones, Charles Johnson.
Permanent Organization-Wm. Van
leer, j. R. Edwards, 7. Y. Hackett.
RuIes-W. B. Jones, w. A. Summerill,
Robert N. Vanneman.
Resolutions-W. w. johnson, W. A.
Summerill, Thomas Cobb, j. Walter
Pancoast, Charles +. Atkinson, Geo. w.
Hewitt, w. X. Hughes, John E. Miller,
J. X. Duffy, G. G. Ford, Jr., Loren p.
Plummer, r. N. Vanneman, James Butch
er; each ward and township being repre-
scented.
Adjournment was made until two
O'Clock.
When the convention reassembled at
2.30 the committee on credentials report
ed no contests. The rules of former
conventions were adopted and the tenn
porary organization made permanent.
The following resolutions were read by
j. Walter Pancoast, chairman of the
committee, and adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
We the Democrats of Salem county III
convention assembled too adopt the fol-
lowldg principles in this campaign.
l. The merging of spring with the
tall elections has proved neither econOmi-
cal nor conducive to better local Govern
ment. We, therefor, demand that cleo
tions for municipal officers be separated
from general elections.
2. We favor the adjustment of the
voting machine and giving every voter
the right to prepare his own ballot i'll
the secrecy OF the voting booth and to
see that ballot deposited in the ballot
box and there counted as cast without
any doubt left in his mind as to how he
cast his vote and how it was finally count
ed.
3. We believe we are yet capable of
self government. We, therefore, demand
the right to elect Our own tax officers,
local and county. We denounce the
Avis law as a reflection on our ability to
govern ourselves and demand Its repeal.
We brand as false the republican leaders
pretense that they favor equal taxation.
While they have raised the assessments |
OF real estate they have made no ener-
getlc effort to assess the millions of per-
sonal property, the owners of which, tax
ation expertrs declare, now wholly escape
their just share OF the burdens of govern
Inent.
4. The present system of taxation is
both unequal and unjust. We favor act
ual equal taxation according to the State
constitution; the direct local taxation at
local rates Of all classes of property alike
and not as now, taxation according to the
idea OF the corporations on railroad prop |
erty by a state board OF taxation named
by the Governor, and OH individual prop
erty nominally by assessors, but really by
County Boards OF taxation also named by
the Governor and both dominated by the
same corporate influences.
5. If our legislators are to represent
the people they must be elected by un-
bought ballots, we, therefore, denounce
the use OF money IN our elections and
pledge ourselves to an enforcement of
anti-bribery laws. Stop contributions for
political purposes by corporations and
this reproach on III elective system will
cease. We demand a law ncmpelliua all |
contributors to poiltIcal campaigns 10 be |
made public.
6. We favor granting only limited
franchises to corporations and the taxa
ton OF the same at their actual value at
local rates.
Z. We favor the election of Z. S. Sell
ators by a direct vote OF the people.
s.. We d%enounce the present game law
which prohibits a land owner from catch.
ing or killing rabbits other than by gun
fired from the shoulder, and the expense
OF useless game wardens.
g.. We favor the election OF a e. S.
Senator to represent the people and not
the corporate wealth of the State ONLY,
and pledge our candidate, if elected, to
vote for such.
10. We favor a primary election law
that will enable the voters of every par
ty to nominate by direct vote their can
didates for the various elective offices
within the State.
IL. Faithful to the vital democratic
principles that the people by their decis-
ion at the polls should govern themselves
we demand that whenever an influential
| portion of the legal voters of any political
division OF the State, desire that designa-
ton question shall be submitted to popu-
| lar vote at an election not coincident
with any other election; that such ques-
| ton shall be so submitted and that the
| citizens OF such political division shall be
governed according to the result of that
election until a subsequent election upon
the same question shall reverse such de-
cision.
II. We commend our candidate for
Congress to the voters of the County as a
man untrammeled and uncontrolled by
corporate influence as an earnest advo-
cate OF the interests of the people and we
pledge him our hearty support.
13. We pledge the candidates NOM
mated the united and earnest support OF
the Democratic party in the County CT
Salem and appeal to all good citizens ir-
respective of their former party affilia-
tions, to join us in condemning local and
state wrongs and aiding us in restoring
government to the people.
When nominations were called for J..
Walter Pancoast, named Robert T. Sea-
graves, of Salem, in an address of some
length, VIM. Johnson nominated j.
Walter Pancoast. Mr.. Pancoast being
the choice of the convention his nomina-
ton was made unanimous.
James E. Hitchner, OF Salem, was
nominated for Coroner.
Mr.. Pancoast was brought before the
convention and accepted the nomination
~ 49, A. -1o4fo-- III -
ed the support not only Of Democrats but
of all independent voters.
Pole Tavern was chosen as the place
for the convention next year.
Pictures of Stuart and Emery Free
to Their Followers.
Two handsome portraits genuine