The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-09-24

den Of taxation as compared with cor
porate and individual property.
A Republican Senate has twice pass,
ed civil service reform act which has
been defeated by the present Demo
cratic House of Assembly. We pledge
ourselves to the enactment of COM
prehensiye civil service measure in the
interest OF higher efficiency in admin
istrative affairs.
The Legislature has passed resolu-
| tiOnS favoring an amendment TO the
federal constitution for the election OF
United States Senators by popular
vote; and until such amendment has
been adopted, we favor the enactment
of law, for expression in some author
itative way by the voter of his choice
for United States Senator.
We believe in the separation OF
State and municipal elections and to
that end favor constitutional amend
ment providing that national and
| State elections shall be held in even
years and municipal elections in odd
years.
We have enacted legislation for the
reform of our petit jury system, and
we pledge a continuance of our efforts
| for a better system of selecting grand
juries.
Our primary lava Republican en-
actment--h done away with violence
| and fraud at the primaries and has en-
abled voters to express their choice
and exercise their will in the nomin-
ating conventions. We pledge our
lSelveS to such amendments OF this act
as will simplify and improve our Npri-
mary system. We favor the mOditica-
I%f 1sSfx fff.1n ton nf
primary law in the respects in which
| it is now cumbersome and intricate;
and we believe tllatsthe most effective
method to accomplish this purpose is
| a direct primary for candidates for all
municipal and county officers, includ-
| ing Senators and Assemblymen, and
we favor such an amendment of the
primary law as will accomplish this
end, with proper provisions for judi
cial review and recount.
The party has already undertaken
the question of supervision of public
| utility corporations. with view of in
creasing the efficiency, safety and econ
omy Of service in the interests of the
public. We pledge ourselves to enact
a law providing for commission with
ample Jurisdiction and powers to en-
able it to regulate such corporations
effectively and authoritatively.
| The Republican party has accom-
plished needed reform in excise legiS-
lation and pledges itself to mainten-
ance of it.
The policy of State aid for good
roads was inaugurated by the Repub-
lican party, and this policy has placed
New Jersey first in the nation in its
road system. The Republican party
stands pledged to its continuance.
We favor the pending amendment
of the constitution providing for the
creation of Assembly districts, passed
by the present Legislature upon the
recommendation of a Republican Gov
ernor.
We favor law providing that all
moneys collected for or belonging TO
the State shall be paid into the State
/ treasury, and that no disbursements
of State funds shall be made except
upon the audit and warrants OF the
Comptroller.
We believe in simplicity of govern
ment and we favor consultations OF all
departments and commissions OF SIM
| liar character, and regret the failure
| of the Democratic House of Assembly
| to cooperate with the Senate TO this
end.
We pledge ourselves to correct any
ard all abuses that may be found in
any State department or institution,
countability for faithful public service.
We call the attention of the people
| to the incompetency of the Democra-
tic House of Assembly, to the disgrace
| full scenes that marked its proceedings,
to It's absolute control by the lobby,
to it's refusal to pass laws for the Inn
provement of the civil service, to pass
laws for the reform Of the grand jury
system, to permit the submission to
the public Of the question Of separ-
alton Of the State and municipal cleo
| tiOnS, and TO the reform measures
passed by the Republican Senate.
The Morris county delegation met
at the Hotel Windsor at eleven o'clock
and selected Charles M. Lum, OF
Chatham, as the chairman of the dele
cation on the floor Of the convention.
For the various positions in the
Convention the following were named:
Vice. President, John III. Capstick ;
Committeeman On Credentials,
Frank K. Morse Permanent Organi-
zation, Elmer G. Searles; Rules,
Richard Heatherington Resolutions,
James II. McGraw.
II was voted TO present the name of
Justice Mahlon Pitney TO the conven-
tion as candidate for Governor. Sem
ator Hillery was also suggested, but
as a majority OF the delegates voted
for Mr.. Pltney aud delegation from
coNrINurp ON rounrn rAaml.