The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-17
Bulk of Hudson New Idea
Men and all Regulars
Line Up for Fort.
BOTH FACTIONS CAUCUS
Kearny Delegates Alone Favor
Essex Sheriff for Governor.
Dickinson Elected Chairman
of Regular Delegation to
State Convention.
Especial to the Evening start

Gus of the Pagan delegates to the
State, city and county conventions,
held at Elks' Hall last night. There
the caucus. but it was a difference
without rancor, and there was no at
tempt at coercion. The State delega-
ton will go to Trenton Thursday
divided, ~seventy-two of the delegates
being for Justice j. Franklin Fort for
for Frank 5ommer, 1.-The man who
fought In the ranks" to quote the dele
gate who nominated him.
Jersey City, West Hoboken and Ho-
boken delegates were unanimous for
Justice Fort. The only unanimous
propositions before the caucus were the
naming Of James w. Mccarthy to pre-
side over the deliberations and to be
chairman of the State delegation, the
selection of George L. Record as rep
~resentative on the committee on reso-
lutions at the State convention and the
nomination of Thomas McManus as
the candidate for Street and Water
Commissioner. On all other questions
there was a contest.
On the question of who the delegates
should support as candidate for presi-
DEM of the Board of Aldermen the
delegations were so divided that a
roll-call of most of the wards was
had. There were two candidates., Edgar
B. Bacon, former president of the Jer-
sey City Tax Board, who served a brief
term in the Board of Finance during
the early days of Mayor Fagan's adj
ministration, and Charles F. Weimer,
of the Twelfth Ward, who was nomi-
mated by the hudson City delegates.
Mr.. Weimer, who is chairman of the
International Bookbinders' Union and
well known in his section and who is
said to be a convincing public speaker.
received the most votes and his nomi-
nation was made unanimous.
There was a difference of opinion on
the question of who should preside
I'VE the city convention, two candi-
dates being nominated, Reuben Simp-
son, of the Seventh Ward, and Andrew
j. Corcoran, of the Horseshoe section
of the city. Mr.. Simpson withdrew In
favor Of Mr.. Corcoran. A vote was
taken on the nomination for secretary
of the city convention, and Forrest A.
Heath won out over Joseph A. O'Con-
nor by a vote Of 81 to SO.
When h county convention delegates
were called 20 order Judge Mccarthy
announced that it would be OF little
use to name men for chairmen and
secretary Or decide on candidates, as
the Pagan delegates were in the min
GRITTY. He said that it would be better
| policy to wait and see how things
turned out and make whatever fight
was to be made at the convention, and
be governed by circumstances After
the caucus he said tina he believed
that the county convention would ac-
cept most of the Pagan Assembly nomi-
nees despite the fact that the Pagan
men are in the minority. The only
business lone by the county delegates
was the passing of a resolution en-
powering the chairman to name a COM
mittee of v to draft resolutions to be
presented at the convention. The city
delegates were then called to order and
Judge Mccarthy was selected az chair
man of the caucus and Judge Higgins
as secretary. Judge Mccarthy called
for nominations for chairman of the
city convention, and Reuben Simpson
and Andrew J. Corcoran were named.
Mr.. Simpson withdrew in favor of Mr..
Corcoran, n he was unanimously
nominated.
Following a speech by Mr.. Record
nominations for president of the Board
of Aldermen and Street n Water
Commissioner were called for. Thomas
McManus, former Freebooter of the
Fifth Ward, was unanimously nomi-
mated for Street and Water Commits
sioner. Nc other name was mentioned
for the office.
Edward A. Ransom, jr., nominated
Edgar B. Bacon for president of the
Board Of Aldermen and Frederick
Bugash, of the Twelfth Ward, nomi-
mated Charles F. Weimer. The vote
was close until Hudson City was
reached, when it was apparent that the
delegates of that section would give
Weimer the majority.
There were calls for Mayor Pagan
after the business of the caucus had
been transacted. He spoke briefly after
being cheered for fully two minutes by
the enthusiastic delegates.
The Regulars, who have 127 delegates
to the State convention to the Pagan
ties n, met in Lincoln Hall.
Colonel Dickinson was chosen chair
mar of the Regular delegates. and he
will cast their votes or all propositions
Mayor Pierre Garvin, of Bayonne, who
headed the delegates from that city
made the motion to indorse justice
Forts candidacy. There was not q
dissenting voice.
These committee assignments were
made: Organization, Herman Walker;
credentials. w. P. Verdon; rules. Henry
Frank, jr.
Mayor Garvin was chosen for vice.
president, and Howard Cruise assistant
secretary.
After some discussion 1t was decided
to ask the convention to insert tbs
following planks in it's platform:
We pledge ourselves to a continuance
of the policy OF State aid to munich
palities in the payment of the school
taxes.
In addition to the income from mis-
c~ellaneOus corporations and the taxation
Of railroads. a franchise tax act has
been passed by which the State an
, nJally collects over 100000 for distri-
button to the taxing districts-a rate
OF taxation which will increase one
half Of one per cent. per annum for
the next four years. The Republican
party inaugurated the policy Of taxa
ton OF corporate franchises. and Will
! continue to tax them fairly and eduita-