Gloucester County Democrat., 1906-10-11
THE DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Theodore Brown for Assembly. DIR
Charles f Pedrick for Coroner.


election to represent the Democratic party
in the County Conyention assembled in
Prehl's Hall last Saturday afternoon to
nominate candidate for Assembly, one
Coroner aud member of the Executive
Committee from each township, ward and
borough.
The Convention was called to order by
Mr.. c. a. Madden, chairman Of the last
County Convention, and James Lafferty,
Township Clerk Of Mantua township was
elected Secretary.
After the roll Of township was called,
Mr. Madden was elected temporary chair
man, and the following committees were
appointed:
Credentia s-Casper Budd, William S.
Hurff. John Cannan.
Permanent Organization Wilson T.
Jones, Dennis Blake, Thomas Goldy.
Resolutions-J D. Carpenter, Thomas NJ.
Ferrell, George B. Hurff.
A recess of fifteen minutes was taken,
after which the Committee on Permanent
Organization recommended that the officers
of the temporary organization be the Per-
manent officers of the Convention.
The Committee on Credentials reported
no contests, and all delegates duly ac-
credited.
The Committee on Resolutions, through
George B. Hurff, reported the following
platform
The Democratic party Of the County of
Gloucester in Convection assembled, make
the following declaration of principles as
our platform in this campaign.
The merging Of spring with the fall
elections has proved neither economical or
conductive to better local governments. We
therefore demand that elections for munich
pal officers be separated from general cleo
tions.
We favor primary election law that
laymen can understand and observe with
out the Intervention of attorneys and the
courts.
We favor the adjustment Of the voting
machine and giving every voter the right
to prepare his own .ballot in the secrecy OF
the voting booth and to see that ballot de-
posted in the ballot box and then counted
as cast without any doubt left in his mind
as to how he cast his vote and how it was
finally counted.
We demand the enforcement of the law
against all public servants in this county
who prostitute their offices to personal en-
richment and plunder of the public treas
ury.
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 our
selves and demand its repeal.
The present system OF taxation Is both
unequal and unjust. We favor actual
equal taxation according to the constitution;
the direct local taxation at local rates Of all
classes of property alike, and not as now
taxation according 70 the idea of the cor
porations on railroad property by State
| board Of taxation named by the Governor,
and on individual property nominally by
assessors, but really by county boards OF
taxation also named by the Governor, and
both dominated by the same coporate in
| fuences.
| III 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 endorsements OF antl-bribery
/ laws. Stop contributions for political pur-
poses by corporations, and this reproach on
our elective system will cease. To this
end we demand law compelling all con-
tributions TO political campaigns to be
made public.