The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05

mate without the Intervention of the dele
gate and the convention. The direct pri-
would have the tendency to bring into
public life men e11inently fitted for PUBLIC
service. who under present method VIII
not seek Office.
The direct primary law, in my mind.
should include the offices of Governor and
| Congressman. / see no sound reason cor
their exclusion from the operation of an
act. The law should provide for compul-
sorry primaries. to be held by all parties
at the same time. under State regulation,
at the expense of the State. and should
ishment of bribery at the primaries as
at an election.
Direct primaries have in many states
and localities been tried, tested and not
found wanting. The result of their intro
duction has been to bring out a larger
| vote and to secure better men for office.
Some dissatisfaction might be at first ex-
pressed with the workings of n primary
law. as there always<is in the Introduction
of a practise with which we are not ia
mlliar. but once accustomed TO the system
I believe the people of New Jersey would
never are to go back to the old meth ID.
Wittpen Praises Katzenbach
Following Mr.. Katzenbach, II. Otto Witt
pen. Democratic candidate for Mayor,
spoke. He said that he had known the
Gubernatorlal candidate but a few weeks,
but thai he had learned to love him. At
this there was a general laugh. Mr.. Witt
pen explained that his admiration for Mr..
Katzenbach had grown out of a careful
study of his record as Mayor of Trenton
Let me say he added later in abiding
to the allegations sent forth in the after
noon charging the Democratic leaders OF
the county with conspiracy, that / don't
believe the people Of Hudson County will
vote against MI. Katzenbacft even to
obllge that oily. slippery editor of Ho-
boken,' In this making reference to the
alleged author of the report.
The Mayoralty candidate predicted that
Hudson will give Katzenbach the biggest
Democratic majority the county has ever
rolled up, and this was a popular state
mept with the crowd, for 1t cheered Justify.
Mayor Edward Kenny, of East Newark,
followed. but was suffering from a poor
voice. He had difficulty in making the
audience hear, and talked but a few min
utes. Other speakers were Thomas Rooney,
candidate for election to the Board of
Works, and Eugene E.. Kinkead, who is
running for president of the1 Board of
Aldermen.
Mr.. Katzenbach came on from Tren-
ton late in the afternoon, arriving at
the Pennsylvania station here just in
time to get a bite to eat before going
to the meetings. He left again for his
home on a midnight train, but is ex-
DeCt6u 10 COlliC OdCh oo l0l dS L ldlAihClQ
today to participate in another of his
short Handwriting tours, of which he
has made several this week. He will
make no speech then. James A. a
tine will entertain the former Trenton
Mayor at the Hotel Kensington and
afterward will escort him through the
town. Former Senator Hudspeth was
expected by Mr.. MARITIME to accompany
Mr.. K~atzenbach, but he is suffering
from a severe cold and is confined to
his home.
Upon his arrival in Jersey City last
night the Gubernatorial candidate was
met by a reception committee repre-
senting the Committee of Five Hun
dred, a new independent Democratic
organization formed by the Delaware
Club for work in the present cam
paign, and composed mostly of the
younger element of the party here.
Comprising the committee were John
Wahl Queen, David F. Edwards. Gin
E. Fisk, George MacAllister, Egg
bert Seymour, William e. Smith, Hugh
Roberts, J.. H. Shannon, Thomas En-
right and Assemblyman Holzapfel.
Mr.. Queen took the candidate ver
to his office across the street, in the
Commercial Trust building, ito do
Some telephoning," he said, but it was
understood that the real reason was
to discuss with county Democratic
leaders the remarkable charges made
against them earlier in the day. Asked
what he thought of these charges, Mr..
Katzenbach said, after the meeting:
Now that l have looked into tho
faces of these people of Hudson 1 feel
that no matter what l may see in any
newspaper, I shall never doubt the
loyalty of Hudson Democracy. | never
have and I never will believe anyone
who in. this campaign attempts to tell
me To the contrary"