The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-13

Tor . railroad and public utilities COM
mIss,on with ADEQUATE powers; direct pri
mary nominations of candidates for mu-
nicipal and county officials, including AS
semblymen and State Senators; popular
choiee Of Tinted States Senators. for al
sptiNmononoIv law. municipal local option
nenths4aSa absa,,,4o ~rants Of rinariar
lands; a civil service law; new equal taxa
fion laws if found needful; summary re-
view of primary and general elections by
r,tth ,o,,o, - order a recount.
tut court Win pV"ei - -
Inefe was a HSht over me u
this platform. as II was UNDERSTOOD ina.
the New Idea Assembly candidates ana
tha New Idea execl,tive mmit had
aaa,aod -, for,oor would NOT take the
ei 80 ~ eYitabla
places unless the platloim were "i'"
to them.
Former Assemblyman William 2 Mar
fin was moi slated for the Assembly ticket
ana the CoipSltes "eIe oesnous u -.
him. Tho organization picked FORMER
City Attorney Malcolm MacLear. The
$3.50 an. mont ~ IN. vote of the con-
sIAo,ton Msnv of rho Rep,1lars went over
rS"-ron- ""Hs ~ - s -. 10
polled 251 votes against 24S by his OPP
nanan+
49, : 4ho o,,,, servtcp nlaak
IN the auoptloh u ~ I" -.
which wide the Regular delegates tue
opponents mustered only 12S votes, while
ose ,5alagata voted for IL. Many of the
latter are olnceholueiS'
The New Idea platform Which was re-
1ected by a vote of 25Sh to 23l2, was as
follov,s.
~ aoxu4,o,ion ~ all candidates for
me noInIialioh % nr;Yoeriea without
pubic oIiee 10y aF dalagates or conyen-
the intervention Oh oepesates u N
Iignh: ~ q statuta nroyidine for
me ehaetmehl o. ~ ut;iities .onnissinn
q ranreaI IL Il to regulate and control
empo"S ~ eorno iust and reasonable
Lales az nnforna' ,aeo,ate ~servicns and
prices, ~ onnIiancss. fo requ-
sass "a ppitaiizetion: 10 secure publicity of
iats eaPa.nl meA ,ononieta ren6rts Of nub-
sne u,.;iit.r eon.nanies including steam and
ts =, III, ~ ,lroads alactric light gas. water
and felenhone companies, and TO provide
n,oane for anforcinp generally the
1871 IF snch commission.
TTbe toxstjon AZ local rates of the value
ofthe franchise OF public utility companies
,,sing the streets.
rhe assessment and AVIATION of all rail-
road nronertv locally, excepting personally
wffhomt a situs. including the value of
nfoperty used in Interstate commerce and
fbe franchises. which are to be assessed
And taxed by the State at the average
Stare rate
,bers of each political party, in the State
nj large. to indicate on the official primary
ballots their choice of n party candidate
for United States Senator, giving to all
the voters of the State an opportunity 10
express on the, official ballots at the gen
eral election a choice between inc candi-
dates Tor SENIOR eno een d III q nj nd ,1artv
mariss, ahu ~ ie@isis tive otfces TO pledge
4he,naeIves 70 be guided by such expression
OF popular choice in voting for The Cleo
ton Of a Senator.
An antl-nlohopoi$ la~, Ply ~ sn,I, 20 tr "1i
conetaer, az consniracv in restraint of
trade or for the purpose of maintaining a
monopoly. or fixing prices. or limiting
quantities of articles or commodities in gen
eral use. snail De uniaWIul,
Al " Ill lIG GOhl % liz W vi JUL
General eIectjons. including the power 10
order n recount of the ballots cast.
A comprehensive civil service law which
VIII take the employment OF subordinate
punnc oinctals u VI p ou, re min nornit
IN Ny cent IF the voters Of The State. ui
IL any municipality. by petition, to have
submitted to a popular vote, at a general
election. any proposed constltutlonsI
amendment. statute oruinance' or otner
po onsttdon y puonS po orv tha iegJjsIoJ.
body TO which the petition is addressed.
and taken for the purpose only of securing
direct expression of public opinion on such
questions.
Beiievtns IA nnu' asSeralnS tne VIII prnn-
damand laws tbaf vii Give 70 the ,,otors Of
each m,inicIpality the right to regulate thn
liquor traffic. including Sunday selling, the
method of local regulation TO be decided by
= nopuiar Vote taken at a speclal election
me auditorium seluom saw SO tnmultlons
a convention. inc New idea forces lined up
WIN thei. settied vote OF zis 10 nght TOT
me nopuo Oh their piatIorm' Ihere was
q 1eellng among organization men that the
PLATFORM OF the executive committee,
auop,eo 4 : ai.etnooh aitera nsht'
wouiu slahu, ana tnat me tnree new lueh
men 'nat .ney asreeu shouiu 20 on the
Assenip,y .cNet vas an mat that faction
snouid nave.
- was NOT intended IN the AFTERNOON that
<1iue,nhau "ihiuin +. Nlarun shoulo go on
~ .sche.' put she New luea men can
sasseu ioi WIS ior MI. MARTIN turing tne
eNeHils. anu uuIins the c~onVehtloh IL was
1siSeu Nhat ~ me cuse Vi MI. Naartln tne
.us VI u iNesula, loLces wouiu not
3I ~ pIeNeh' ms helectlon' anu as
ns mauLeai was rom the same
Amas.naiy e.sprer ~ ~ marlin, ne was
80 ~. ~, WATT" s'' 90 Noies =" @o
~" %u oi1ea
udS a. Little ~ Dhrymple
- - p"H oluei, ne pioposeu
non W Do"'u u WINS COMMISSIONER
rum DUH as cnaiIIlah OF the conVen-