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BRITONS SURPRISED.
Governor of Jamaica Has Been Asked
for an Explanation.

London, Jan. 21.-After conferences
today between officials of the foreign
office and the colonial offices, the latter
cabled to Governor SWeetenham of ia
maica asking for his version of the sit
uation which led to the withdrawal of
Rear Admiral Davis warships from
Kingston. Nothing had been received
from the governor concerning any phase
of the incident. No persons were more
surprised at the governors action than
the officials of the foreign office who
learned the first particulars through
the press. In the absence of Foreign
Secretary Grey, the senior secretary of
the foreign office Immediately went to
the colonial office and suggested the
propriety of seeing the governors state
ment without delay as it was felt that
the incident might cause irreparable
injury to the friendly relations between
the two governments If not promptly
explained. AS a result of this sugges-
ton, the colonial Office cabled Governor
Sweetenham to report his version of the
affair. When the foreign officials here
We're shown Assistant Secretary of
Washington to the effect that the auth
critics had no information regarding
the departure of the American warships
from Kingston, they were somewhat re-
ieved.
1T is unexplainable." said an Official
Of the foreign office to the Associated
Press.
IF it were not for Governor Sweet.
sistencies, it would be impossible to be-
lieve that he has taken such action. I
am sure no one can regret it more than
we do and in this I am sure I can
speak for Sir Edward Grey as well
for the other officials of the foreign
office. Sweetenham has always been
considered to be an excellent governor
but it Is hard to see how he can justify
his letter to Admiral Davis. The most
charitable view to take is that he is
overwrought by the great nervous strain
resulting from the disaster and it Is a
great relief to hear that thele has not
been any real trouble or foundation for
any. Blu this does not explain the gov
ernor's letter which in one line seems
to be chaff while the next refers to the
American efforts to assist in the relief
work. 1t IS a great surprise to US, as
when the news came that Admiral Ev-
ans had dispatched ships to Kingston
and later that men had been landed to
help in maintaining order and in car
ing for the wounded. the greatest appre-
citation was expressed on every hand.
Sir Edward Grey was particularly APP
preciative of the kindly consideration of
the American navy and so expressed
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local freight agent, other arms, legs
and remnants of bodies indicate ten or
twelve more victims.
List of Dead and Injured.
Following is a list of the dead and
injured so far as known:
WILLIAM THOMPSON, Sanford.
Ind.
WILLIAM DAVIS, VermiIlion. ILL.,
J. w. SUTHERLAND. Paris, Ill.
JOHN FRANKLIN, Ashmore, Ill.
A. d. HECTOR, Elbridge, Ill.
CHARLES GOSNELL, Paris, Ill.
CLAUDE STEELE, Sanford, Ind.
A. A. HICKS. Sanford, Ind.
DIR. HASLETT, Grandview, Ill.
FRANK FIELDER, thought to be
from Findlay, Q.
MARY EARHART, Terre Haute,
Ind.
H. BLAKELY. Findlay. o.
JOHN A. BOWEN, Nation, Ill.
Missing and believed to have been burn
ed to death:
TWO DAUGHTERS OF MRS. WOLFE,
a KUYKENDALL thought to be a
' B fad5IEa OF AGED WOMAN. burned be-
Sf Fot TFe9 csHARRED BODIES. not identi-
Injured at St Anthony's hospital Terre
Keith Brian, Salem. o.
Miss Cora Buckley. Terre Haute.
L. f. Rose, engineer maintenance of
way, Big Four, Nation, Ill.
Mrs. L. F. Rose, Nation. ILL.,
Miss Bessie Southcott. Shelbyville. III.
Miss Anna Cummins. Terre Haute.
Miss Frances Jones. Terre Haute.
Injured in hospital at Paris. Ill:
Alvin Dane. Terre Haute; will recover.
Harry Jared. fireman of No. 3, Mat
toon, Ill; perhaps fatally.
Louis Prince Vermillion: Ill
Ed Welch, Nation, Ill, engineer of
No. 8.
George Richards. Memphis. Tenn.
A b Carpenter, Vermillion, III.
Joseph Hendricks. Nation, Ill.
Frank Thomas. Nation. Ill.
Bud Wolfe, Sanford. Ind
Charles Boggles. Westvilie, Ill; may die.
Perry Duck, Sanford. Ind.
VIII Davis, Vermillion, Ill; head, may
die.
H. A. Epperson. Westield. III.
]. o. Lawler. Terre Haute, Ind; may
Lindsey Eddington. vermillion. ILL.,; may
die.
Charles A Wiley. Kansas. Ill; may die.
T. c. Ainsworth. Paris, Ill.
Oscar Gilbert, Dudley.
S. c. Sisk. Paris. Ill.
Fred Eermillion, Sanford. Ind.
Harry Progden. Vermillion, Ill
Charles Root. Nation, Ill.
Left at Sanford;
P. o. Rhodes Sanford
Harry Shicllel. Terre Haute.
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that came out on the bulge of prices. only
a few stocks receded a point or more.
The market then began to make up its
lost ground. so that the average of prices
was even higher than at the start. Bust
ness, however, fell off greatly in volume
after the first rush to execute orders:
The demand diminished at the higher
level and prices slipped back. American
Beet Sugar preferred and Knickerbocker
Ice fell 8. The general list was not much
Bonds were irregular.
Directly after midday the market was
attacked vigorously at half a dozen places
and prices gave way. Reading, st. Paul
and Union Pacific and the local Traction
stocks were the most easily depressed and
sold fractionally below last weeks clos
ing. United States Reduction preferred
lost 6.
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HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS.
CBy NJ ouadl

We do not need any yellow Journal
ism in Hometown We have two
church choirs that answer every pur-
pose.
We are too poor to offer a reward
for the villain who stole our snow
shoes the other night while we slept
the sleep of innocence. and must there
fore depend upon Providence to break
his neck before the winter is over.
Now and then a farmer comes into
The Banner office and wants to know
If the report that Horace Greeley is
dead is true, but they come at longer
intervals than they used to. We may
say here that the report can be de-
pended on.
Last week this office was out Of
wood and would have been Obliged to
close had not Providence come to our
aid. Our apprentice discovered a shed
with forty empty barrels in it and con-
fiscated them all. Metropolitan jour
nalism sees its cold hours.
Our efficient chief of police. and
our only police and all our police and
the finest ever, arrested another tramp
extorting a confession that the fellow
was a murderer. Our citizens may
rest content that Chief Hoke will do
his full duty.
At one and the same time the other
afternoon were nine farmers teams
with loads of wood on Washington
avenue, and several Of our merchants
said that the busy sight reminded them
of New York city.
We did not attend the lectures given
by Professor Harrison at the First
Baptist church on Tuesday evening,
and some folks ascribe it to jealousy
I, o11
was taken with a fainting spell and
could not patch our pants in time
Mr.. George Davis. the grocer, who
sells New Orleans molasses at five
cents less on the gallon than any other
grocer in town, informs US that as soon
as spring opens he will build an ad-
dition thirty feet long to his store.
Molasses and success go together.
We have thoroughly investigated the
story that the widow Henderson, one
of the social leaders of Hometown, had
mortgaged her home in order to buy
herself a seal-skin sack for the win
ter. and we can say that there is not
one iota of truth in it. She sold a hog
about a month ago and bought a silk
petticoat with the money, and that's
all there is to 1t.
Mr.. Samuel Anderson has generously
offered the Hometown Dramatic club
the free use of his horse barn for it's
meetings this winter, and a committee
has been appointed to see If a stove
can be put UP to take the chill off Mr..
Anderson seems to be always on the
lookout to do noble actions. If a play
is given this winter we shall be cast
for the role of Caesar.
We hear and read on every hand
that this country was never so pros
porous, and that money-lenders have
a hard time to find customers at three
per cent, but when an editor has to
stay home two days in the week to do
the washing and ironing and lives on
baked potatoes the rest of the time. he
may we'll doubt that this is a fried oys-
ter and champagne season.
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wall St. New York Jan. 21.-STOCKS-
The first prices of stocks showed violent
rebounds from last weeks depression
RtdeIy distributed Gains ran from a
fraction up to a point throughout the list
ard were wider in many cases Ana
conda rose az Great Northern preferred
sss. Reading, NortheIn Pacific and 81, smell melt
SoI,thern Pacific, Canadian Pacific. Great
Northern ore certificates. Cleveland; G. G.
e St Louis, Kansas Texas preferred,
Rack Island Copper and Sugar to IA.
While the entire market went down un-
de, rthe impetus of the realizing orders
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New York Money.

New York. Jan. 21.-MONEY-Close
Prime mercantile paper, 6@6h per cent.
Sterling exchange easier, with actual
business in bankers bills a 81 S5S0d4 1855
for demand and al 81 .s150G4. S155 for sixty
day bills Posted rates, $4.S2G4. SPY and
81. s6@4 .s61e; commercial bills. $4.S1A@
4.S1ss
Bar silver, 6Sssc: Mexican dollars, 52%c.
Government bonds steady; railroad
bonds heavy.
Money on call easy, at 1884, per cent
ruling rate. per cent; closing bid, per
cent; offered at 21z per cent.
Time loans easy; sixty days, per cent;
ninety days, 514Q51A per cent; six months,
b1z per cent.
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New york Produce Market.

New York. Jan. 21.-POULTRY-AIive
irregular. with prices not settled at a late
hour Dressed. firmer; western chickens.
fs@lSc ,s fpnkeyS w, wes s@1l youngsters
BUTTER = Firm: western creamery
common to firsts. 1711m201zc western ini.
tatfon creamery, extras. 24c: firsts, 21622c
CHEESE: Firm: New York state fun
cream. small and large. Sept. fancy, 1415c;
Oct, best. 1319G14c; good to prime 121R6
13c; winter grade. average best 12c; in
ferior. 11612c.
EGGSNEas'er; western firsts, Official
price. CSC; seconds, 25c.
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!. Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 21.-WHEAT-
Close: Market unchanged to 1zc higher.
May, 72Ac; July. 1850; Sept. 71c. Cash :
No. . hard. 1G741zc; No. 3 hard, 671a0
73c. '74i r -
CORNTMarketzh ig her. May. 4o1Ac. July.
41Ac: Seut.. 42c. Cash No. 2 mixed, 40c;
No. 8 mixed. 391ac; No. 2 white. 40c
oATS-Market unchanged, No white,
RYE-Steady; 6oG62c.
HAY-Steady; choice timothy, SIS. 500
1890: choice prairie. S11 .25011 so.
BUTTER-Steady; creamery, PC; pack
ing stock TIC.
EGGS-Weak, PC.
Receipts of wheat, 1W cars.
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Kansas City, January q
HirI1 lou CloSa Go Z
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. Jan 21.-CATTLE-Receip
5000 head. Market strong to 1Oc higher
Beeves, 81. 15Q17 10; cows and heifers. 81 .60d
5-25; stockers and feeders, s.. 6004. rs; Tex
ans, 50. 75Q4. so; calves. Sc. 0O0S 90.
HOGS-Receipts, 5000 head Market 10c
higher. Mixed and butchers, St. 30G6 .521zc
good heavy, $6.5od6 .621h; rough heavy,
s.. 30G6 40; light, Sc. 35dS. 55; pigs, IS. S0@
.35; bulk of sales, Sc .50G6. so.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market
10c higher. Sheep, IS. 60d5.7 10; lambs, 81 "a
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. Jan. 21- CHEESE = Market
strong. Daisies. 131zc; twins, 13G13A C;
Young Americas, lac.
POULTRY-Alive. steady; turkeys lie;
chickens, 1910: springs. S@S1zc.
BUTTER-Strong; creamery, 21G391zc;
dairy. 19G27c.
EGGS-Steady; at mark, cases included.
23G25c.
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FURNISHED by j. Z. Gall. Commissions
Grains Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 w. Sixth St. Phone 4S6

Liverpool cable-Opening: Wheat. sd
higher; corn, I'D higher.
Closing cable-Wheat, I'D higher; corn,
Kansas City-Car lots today: Wheat
104; corn, IA; oats. 30.
Chica go-Car lots today: Wheat. 81:
corn. 1856; oats go Estimated tomorrow
Wheat. 80; corn. 367; oats. ia
Northwest car lots today-Minneapolis
Wheat 3O6; last year, 64S. Duluth: Wheat
3d. last year, 27.
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Sugar and Cofree Market.

New York. Jan q. = SUGAR = Raw.
steady; fair refining. Sc; centrifugal, 96
test 31sc; molasses sugar, PIC. Refined.
quiet; crushed. $50; powdered, $3.50;
granulated, 81. 80.
COFFEE-Steady; No. Z Rio. 67sc.
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Miss Wise-Of course, Goldie Roxley
knew the count was worthless when she
accepted him but he proved to be just
twice as worthless as she thought him. -
Miss Ascum-why. how was that? Miss
him for a million, but he cost her two
miiiions.-Philadelph Press.
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Natin1nl Board of Trade Kansas City
FURNISHED by J. z. Gall. Commissions
Grams. Provisions. Cotton and StockA
Office liz w. Sixth st. Phone iS6
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Kansas City Live stock.

Kansas City, jan. 21.-C,ATTLE-Re-
cefpts. 1000 head, including 400 southerns.
Market to 1oc higher. Native steers,
81 25q6.75; southern steers, 50 .50Q5 IS
heifers. 81 .25q5 90: stockers and feeders,
ern fed cows s.. 5OG4. 25.
HOGs-Receipts. 5000 head. Market SC
to 1oc higher: Bulk of sales. Sc .5096 go;
heavy, Sc. 55Q6 .6211; packers, Sc. 5Od6 80;
pigs and light. s. .60Q6 so.
SHEEP-Receipts, 10000 head Muttons,
81. 75d5. IS: lambs, S. 1901. so; range weth-
ers, IS .00Q6- so; fed ewes, 81. O0@5. 80.
Knnsas City Live Stock Sales Today
THE following tales were made today at
the stock yards. Kansas City, Mo. and
telephoned to The Topeka State Journal
by Clay. Robinson & Co. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.
Kansas City, Jan. 21-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts today 10000 head. Market strong
to 10c higher.
HoGsSReceipts today. 5000 head. Mar
ket SC to 1oc higher. Bulk of sales, $500
$50; top IS. IS.
sHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Market
ST DIV
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Johnston Is Elevated

T ]. Johnston has been appointed as
sistant general boiler inspector of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe. with
headquarters at Albuquerque, N. NJ.
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knights of Columbus, Notice.

Special meeting this evening at Sc
CURLY hall. Installation of officers and
social session. All members invited.
NJ. M. MONAGHAN, Secretary.
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BUTTER. EGGS, POULTRY.
FURNISHED by Cope & Co.. ia Kan. Ave
POULTRY-Broilers. lbs. 12c; hens.
Chickens Chick 1oc; i've turkeys: hens spf and
young gobblers. 14115c; old toms. 12c.
EGGS-Fresh country 23c.
BUTTER-Fresh country, 1SG22c.
HAY.
Furnished by the City Hay Market, III
Quincy street,
PRAIRIE HAY-Baled $11.oo01o.oo; loose.
81 .O0d120 90.
CALVES.
CALVES. aoO lbs. AND UNDER. 50 nn674 *
CALVES. HEAVY. 25o to $50. 49,. sO01350
Topeka Hide Market.
prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations.I
Topeka. January p.
NO. E.........-.........-.-$ 81 .50G3-00
N. 1 TALI1OW- .-............-.....----- ia
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MARKETS TODAY.
Modern Advance in Liverpool
Holds Wheat Firm.
Trade in Corn Pit Fairly Active
Prices Weak.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Quoted at 10 Cents
Higher.
Hogs Also UP From Five to Ten
Cents.
I'VE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-WHEAT-A moderate
advance at Liverpool was the chief. reason
for firm tone in the local wheat market
today, but the advance was soon lost be-
cause of profit taking sales by local
holders Trading was active. May wheat
opened unchanged to 1sc higher, at T1zc
to 77Ac.- Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts of 1856 cars.
The market became stronger in the last
half of the session on reports of stock
in Argentina which may interfere with
the handling of the crou in that country
May sold I'D to Use and closed strong at
CoRN-Trade in the corn pit was fairly
active and the market was weak The
weather. which is expected to Increase
the amount of contract corn. May corn
opened sc to Ac lower, at 451sc to 45Ac,
The market became strong in the last
MALT of the day on buying by shorts and
casah houses. May sold up to 46c The
et t Vas strong with May 9sq1zc higher,
oATS-The market opened firm and ac-
cause Of realizing. sales. May opened
shade to 1s@Ac higher, at SS1sc to 3S4c,
PROVISIONS-The market was quiet
ne higher. at $3.50 Lard Was up PIC.
at va $: ~ RIBS S were 2}kc higher, at So. 121E
red 7oG743kc; No. hard, 73sl @ 7Sc; No No 8
hard. 67Q14c; No. northern, S06s2c; No. 2
coRN+c ASH No 3. 4 n1PREons' '0aS0c'
OATS-Cash: No. 2, 3634c; No. g. 361hc
RYE-Cash. CSC.
BARLEY-Cash, 45d56c
Chicago Markets
Furnished by J. Z. Gall Commissions
Grains. P1ovisic MS. Cotton and stock1
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Phone 4S6
Chicago, January 81
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Range OF FrIces on Stocl.s.
New york January u

Furnished by ]. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth St. Phone 4S6.
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Ne,v York Stocks.

.D.vidend 8 per cent
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Galveston, Tex, Jan. 21.-COTTON-
Market steady, 101zc.
Topeka Markets.
FURNISHED by Charles WoIn Packing Co
Yards close at noon on SaIurdays.I
Topeka, January d
HOGS.
HEAVY 80. % 46-20
L MfHEp AND BUTCHERS. 80 as IN Il
stays sLvvQ1.5O less than hOss. accord
ing 70 CORN cows.
COWS, EXTRA GOOD............S3O 0Q3. Is
COWS. MEDIUM ................-.. 2.500t3. ~
COWS FAIR kILIERS..........2. 0OlE2.S0
CORN HEIFERS.
II EIFERS, EXTRA GOOD g. 1913. -
HELPERS. MEDIuM ,.,,;;..---. 25og5 o.
CORN BULLS.
BULLS. KILLING ;.--...-..-----.. 200Q3.5 80
BULLS. TRIMMERS ......-...... 2O013. =
GRAIN MARKET.
tF'urnisneos 81 y n. Kansas Ave.i - It's
NO. WHEAT 63c
NO 8 WHEAT.........-.... COO
NO. 4 WHEAT. bSc
NO GRADE WHEAT. -.....-......-. 65c
CORN 34c
NO 2 OATS. 6Oc
NO. OATS. .-.-.--........-..--... 2Sc
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
rE.,,rnished by 8. f. Lux. 210 Kan Ave.
CALIFORNIA ORANGES.
Per box 80 81
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Cotton Market
Toneka Markets.

Galveston, Tex, Jan. I.-COTTON-
Market steady, 101zc.
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FURNISHED by Charles Woln Packing Co
Yards close at noon SaIurdays.I
Topeka, January 81.
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London. Jan. 21.-Shortly after
O'Clock this afternoon the colonial
office received a dispatch from Cover
nor Sweetenham asking the British
ment of the United States the thanks
of Jamaica for the American assist
ance rendered by Admiral Davis.
The telegram contained no mention
of the incident involving the depar-
ture of the American warships.
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Last week this office was out of
wood and would have been obliged to
close had not Providence come to our
aid. Our apprentice discovered a shed
with forty empty barrels in it and con-
fscated them all. Metropolitan jour
nalisn sees its cold hours.
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Now and then a farmer comes into
The Banner office and wants to know
If the report that Horace Greeley is
dead Is true, but they come at longer
intervals than they used to. We may
say here that the report can be de-
pended on.
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We do not need any yellow journal
ism in Hometown. We have two
church choirs that answer every pur-
pose.
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At one and the same time the other
afternoon were nine farmers teams
with loads of wood on Washington
avenue, and several of our merchants
said that the busy sight reminded them
of New York city.
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Our efficient chief of police, and
our only police and all our police and
the finest ever arrested another tram
last Monday night and came very near
extorting a confession that the fellow
was a murderer. Our citizens NAV
rest content that Chief Hoke will do
his full duty.
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We did not attend the lectures given
by Professor Harrison at the First
Baptist church on Tuesday evening,
and some folks ascribe it to jealousy.
The real reason was because our wife
was taken with a fainting spell and
could not patch our pants. in time
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Chicago Markets.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stockg
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Phone 4S6l
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We are too poor to offer a reward
for the villain who stole our snow
shoes the other night while we slept
the sleep of innocence, and must there
fore depend upon Providence to break
his neck before the winter is over.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-18
RECORD NOT SATISFIED.
Thinks Platform Of Essex County Re-
publicans Does Not Meet Requirements.

JERSEY CITY. Sept. lS.-George L. Rec
ord said yesterday that he would offer
for adoption by the State convention all
the planks for which the Pagan men have
fought and adopted as their platform. He
said that the platform adopted by the Es-
sex County convention was in no way
satisfactory, as it was a compromise meas
ure and did not attempt TO accomplish the
reforms for which the New Idea people
stand. He said that the Jersey City dele
CATION would insist upon the full measure
of reform In the nomination OF all candi-
dates and have a plank providing for the
direct nomination of all candidates.
He did not think that the plank in the
Essex platform relating to franchise tax
went far enough, and considered the public
utility commission plank as being inefi-
cient and meaning nothing in particular.
He asserted that the New Idea men would
light to the end for a plank pledging the
party to a public utility commission bill
similar to that put through the New York
Legislature by Governor Hughes.
Asked what he thought the prospects
were Of harmony in the Republican ranks
in Hudson County, Mr.. Record said: Il
know of no harmony"