The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-18

Hugh l. Genoe, Augustus Cranaer, Joseph
Marvel. Warren Crowley, Warren L. Ridge
way, DR.. p. f. Carberry, Sheriff Smith
Johnson. William BaitselI and William
Garrison.
AT Mays Landing Mr.. Katzenbach went
10 the plant of the Mays Landing Water
power Company, which operates cotton
mills employing 250hands. and with super
intendent Charles Hears. of the mills. went
through tho entire establishment shaking
hands with most of the employees. The
Gays schedule of meetings wound up with
stops for a few minutes only at Scullville,
Somers' Point. Linwood and Pleasantville
Mr.. Katzenbach, in the Morris Guards
Armory at night, addressed an audience
of 1000. a great many of whom believed
he would make his first statement Of the
campaign bearing on the excise question,
for, putting the local political situation in
a nutshell. that IS all that interests At
lantic City in the coming contest at the
polls. No such statement was made, how
ever, though Mr., Katzenbach had been
informed by the politicians of the county
that some utterance on the subject OF
liquor-selling was expected from him.
There were those in the audience. when
1t assembled. who boosted that unless the
speaker took up the subject from the
platform they would call out TO him a
request to do so in open meeting, but the
boast proved an idle one.
The Atlantic City rally surprised the
Democrats. for It was composed 10 per
cent. of Republicans, who turned out as
though to meet their own candidate. The
explanation of this interest was said to
rest in the fact that great numbers of Re
p%ublicans In the city were but a few years
ago Democrats. and they took up the Re
publican faith because the strength or the
county machine made such action seem eS-
pedient.
Mr.. Katzenbach and the politicians ac-
companying him son the tour OF Atlantic
County yesterday got into town shortly
after 6 O'Clock, and dlned at the Tray
more. Al s o'clock a big crowd had gain
cred outside the hotel, and a little later
the street was blocked with a cheering
mass, and as the procession moved on
toward the hall it gathered strength so
tina 1t eventually included about S,VW, only
a part of whom could get seats.
Mr.. Katzenbach was loudly applauoed
when he declared that the Democratic par
ty demands there shall be a separation of
the city, county and State elections. u
believe he said. that the people should
hold their municipal elections at a time
when there are no State or national issues
to divert attention"
lie proceedeu 10 take up the TAX ISSUE
and said:
This is surely still a vital issue In the
State. notwithstanding the partial relief
that Republican lawmakers have given.
responding to an awakened public sentl-
ment aroused py the Democratic party.
Our platform declares for the equal taxa
ton of all property not used for religious
and educational purposes. but before equal
taxation as a fact can be accomplished IN
this State. our tax laws will have to ee
amended in accordance with the Consti-
tuition, which says that all property shall
be assessed for taxes under general laws
and by uniform rules, according TO true
values"
The night meeting was presided over by
Clarence L. Cole. and the first to speak
was former Judge John w. Westcott, OF
Camden. Referring to the two candidates
for Governor, he said that Fort was a good
fellow who was master of a machine, and
that was his weakness. MIR. Katzenbach."
he continued. sis an equally good fellow,
but has no machine to master, and that Ia
his strength"
A letter from Winton c. Garrison,
treasurer of the Republican State Commit
was quoted by Senator George H. Sill
ger, who followed Judge Westcott, in
which it was stated that the corporations
could not be depended upon this year to
meet the expenses of the Republican pa
chine.