Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-24
TIGHT IN NEW JERSEY
Movement Like Hearst Propa-
ganda in New York.
WAR ON ALL CORPORATIONS
Uader Style Of Equal Taxation for all
Taxable Property.
COLBY AND RECORD COMBINE
Former is Candidate for Governor and
Latter for United States Senator
New Excise Law.
COLBY AND RECORD COMBINE
Special From a star Correspondent.

NEWARK, N. j., July pa movement.
somewhat akin to the propaganda of Mr..
| Hearst in New York is on foot in New Jer-
| sey, with the difference that the prime
mover of It is republican and he is OPP
posing the regular organization of his
party. The campaign lie vigorous on
slaught on all corporations and is being
wagered under the fetching name Of equal
| taxation for all taxable property. One of
| the main objects of the movement Is to
| defeat Senator Dryden for the Senate and
| to send in his place George L. Record of
/ Jersey City.
| The contest is now at its height, Newark
! and Essex counties being the storm center.
/ and the issue being the selection at the
approaching primaries of candidates for
| the legislature. Senator Dryden's term ex-
1 pires next month; the legislature to be
| elected this fall will choose his successor.
The Head Of the Movement.
| The man at the front of the movement
| is Mr. Everett Colby, candidate for COVER
| nor, state senator and formerly MEM
Der of the regular organization. He fell
out with the organization, it is alleged.
because he did not get the speakership of
| the assembly when he wanted it. He enter
| tains pronounced socialfstic ideas, attended
| the famous meeting of socialist leaders In
New York last year, and Is very radical.
| He is a great friend OF Lafollette, and 1t
| has been rumored that Lafollette is coming
| into the state to help him, which hardly
! seems probable, however. as 1T would be
a monstrous breach of senatorial etiquette
/ in the circumstances
| Mr. Colby has ample campaign funds and
/ is using them as he sees best. He Is or
| ganizing throughout the state group of
political clubs under the name of The Re-
publican Equal Taxation League" These.
| organizations, as in the case of Hearst's
independence League, are designed to be
| used as the personal assets of the men at
10 of ha MIR
league are catchily set forth, appealing to
anti-corporation sentiment In every sense.
1t is notable that In the various counties
the leaders Of the league are republicans
who have belated the regular organization
or who are disgruntled.
The present delegation to the assembly
from Essex county Is controlled by Mr..
Colby. He caught the regulars mapping last
fall, through their over confidence. and put
in his own people. But he does not control
the party machinery in the county and
therefore 1t Is about an even break between
him and Senator Dryden. The Dryden folk
gained a slight advantage recently in
court decision affrontfng the method OF
eiectng delegates. Mr.. Record, candidate
for the United States Senate is corporation
counsel of Jersey City, where he is very
popular. He is not well liked in the rest
of the state. 1t is said. He was formerly
q democrat and is in thorough sympathy
with the anti-corporation platform of the
Equal Taxation League. He has not az
much money as Mr.. Colby, but is consider
ed to be probably smoother politician, so
the combination works very satisfactorily.
Resentment Over Excise Law.
An element that is entering into the cam
paign in Newark Is the resentment of the
laboring men over the new excise law.
New Jersey Is closed tight as a drum on
Sunday and a drink Is not to be obtained
for love or money. The big labor popula-
ton of the city that toll in the mills. roun-
I,{o, rSoA tyAtx fha
have been accustomed to taking their ease
and their beer in the summer gardens on
Sundays. Mr.. Colby controlled the delega-
ton from Essex, a very important one, and
the thirsty and indignant population is
charging that he might have done some
thing to have ameiiorated this condition SO
distressing to them.
Mr. Colby will have to come out and de-
clare himself for or against the excise law,
being between the cd boy and the deep
blue sea In either case. WHINE Senator Dry
den can stand pat and keep mum on the
| score that a local excise issue has no place
| in a senatorial campaign.
| The business interests are entirely with
| the regular organization. 1t Is said. and
| there has been talk of organizing a business
mems league to offset the Colby and Record
League. 1t is said that the business men
are somewhat afraid of the, alleged social
| istic tendencies of Mr. Colby.
! So. 1t seems. as IL the fight is narrowing
| down to q straight away contest between
| the classes and against the organization;
| the same leaven that is working in New
T, York. in Wisconsin and SO many places.
| In this fight there Is also an element of
| opposition to the political bosses and the
| existing machine.
New Jersey has been docile unde rorgan-
| ization rule for many years. The late SEN
| ator Sewell ruled the party with an iron
hand, and not a man dared to whirnper.
| When death removed his grasp some of the
| boys began to get obstreperous and are
| reaching out for more power.
A Very Pretty Fight.
| It is very pretty fight as 1t stands.
and neither side Is confident, away down in
/ its boots, Of victory.
| The democrat situation Is entirely color
| less There is no chance for the democrats
at all. The state is highly prosperous, fac
| tories are running full time, labor Is get
| ting big wages and the whole population is
/ insoiently prosperous. The workingmen
/ lay 1t all to the protective tariff: they are
| awake to that feature Of the political and
/ economical fabric and a proposition to
1 touch the tariff would almost raise riot
/ in some of these mill towns. N. o. M
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