The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-01
LOBBY GETS REPLY.
ONE-THIRD OF CANDIDATES
ANSWER QUESTIONS.
Majority of Those Going on Record Are
in Favor of the Passage of Measures
Having Support of the Lobby.

More than one-third of the candidates
Intercepted by the Peoples Lobby as Il
their stand on the issues advocated by
the lobby for passage in the next Legis-
lature have replied, stating their views.
All the Republican and Democratic Sena-
torial and Assembly candidates throughout
the State and the Independent Citizens
Assembly candidates in Essex were in
t~errogated, numbering 15 altogether.
Exactly sixty-three replies were received,
OF the fourteen Senatorial candidates
just one-half responded, as follows: Will
lam A. Faunce Cd, Atlantic; Archibald
Z. Hart CD, Bergen; Addison Campbell
Id, Cumberland; James +. Fielder CD,
Hudson; Arthur Seltz (R.), Hudson; Wilt
lam Alfather CD, Mercer, and Irving e.
Salmon Cd, Morris.
The following twenty-six Democratic,
twenty Republican and nine Independent
citizens Assembly candidates replied
within the time limit:
Atlantic-Wi1liam L. Black ID.
Bergen-John r. Towle CD.
Camden-Samuel N. Johnson Cd.
ape May-Liewellyn Hildreth (D.).
EsseX-Harry +. Backus Cd, Daniel J.
BBrady CD, John Breunig d., John F.
SSlahrk 20, Austen Colgate (R.), Frank
G1Pb q, Alden Freeman %, Simon
n; lngersoll 10, James D. Jameson III,
Milliam j. Knowles CD, John w. Lane
fD2, Edgar 2. Lethbridge CD, James H.
NHMEeg F Riili Wil Morgan p ma Martin q R sG,S.
land Munro d.), joseph Mulch a., Eft
weed Pomeroy, O.. Frank Umbscheiden
- yv EDWARD r Il; Wright, jr. CD, George
Hudson-James Baker O9, Philip Daab
CD, John Kelly (R.), Charles II. Hen
Erickson, jr. Cd, Edward Kenny CD.
FREDERICK Lamb lR~). Max l. Solinsky
6R), Mark A. Sullivan CD, Joseph p.
Tumulty Cd.
Hunterdon--J. Henry Rose (R.).
M~ercerErhomas H. Mccormick (D.l
Richard Stockton CD.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. C. MoKeag (R.),
Adolph ~Steengrafe, jr. (R.).
Williams CD.
oeean-Benjamin H. Crosby (R.).
PassaiczWilliam b. Burpo (R.). Samuel
McCoid R.), John Dyneley Prince R.),
head (R.).
sussex-Levi H. Morris CD.
Union-Thomas H. Girtanner Cd, Al
bert 3. KRISTEN (R.), William E. Tut
tie CD.
warren-Joseph II. Firth Cd.
Three, Fielder. D.. Senate. Hudson;
Steengrafe. r., Assembly, Middlesex, and
make specific promises.
The advisory initiative or public opin-
Ion law. gets the pledge of all but two
Clark, r., Essex, and Baker, D., Hudson.
LtcpVSibpHo " plOulDlI ClltutdllOH VI
ballots outside polling places; to revise
corporation laws to stop stock watering.
etc, and require that all bills shall be re-
ported from committees, all get unanimous
support.
The Massachusetts ballot is only disap-
proved by Clark (R), Essex; Martin tR),
Essex, and Baker CD, Hudson.
The secret primary ballot is opposed by
nine candidates: Clark R.), Essex; Mar
tin (R.), Essex; Morgan (R.), Essex;
Young R.). Essex: Kenny CD, Hudson;
I'D, Hudson; Burpo R.), Pas
sale; Prince (R.), Passaic, and Radcliffe
(R-). Passaic.
Civil service fails to get the pledge of
three: Johnson I'D, Camden; Camp
bell CD, Senate, Cumberland, and Baker
4 stenographic report of legislative pro-
ceedings Is approved by all but nine:
Colgate (R.), Essex; Lethbridge CD. rs
sex; Morgan (R.), Essex; Baker. Cd.
Daab CD, Hudson: Hendrickson
D0, Hudson. and Sullivan CD, Hudson.
The last Observation-Disclosures Of public
eeived unanimous support. One candidate,
Kierstein (R.), Union, has not yet given
his opinion on this subject.