The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-08
the leaders took their places on the

the leaders took their places on the
stage while the men filled the hall.
Assemblymen Joseph P. Tumulty,
Simon Hair and John w. Lane, Alder
man Patrick H. Ryan, majority leader
of the Common Council; DR.. Charles f.
Kraemer, candidate for county clerk;
Alderman Michael F. Mullen and Police
Judge David T. Howell were on the
stage when the %paraders arrived. Col
onel e. Livingston Price, who was
chairman of the meeting, was intro
duced by former Alderman Monahan,
who acted as temporary chairman.
Assemblyman Tumulty was intro
duced as the first speaker of the even
ing. He at once launched into an at
tack upon the Republican party on its
attitude toward the important bills that
came up for consideration in the Leg
islature.
The following bills. he said, had been
introduced and passed by the votes of the
Democratic majority in the House:
Equal taxation bill, bill for the election
of United States Senators by the people,
direct primary bill, bill for the separation
of State and municipal elections. corrupt
practises bill, railroad commission bill,
public utility bill, quo warranto bill, water
DlllS Affecting Jersey lily aho IluoSbH
County, tunnel bill, child LABOR bill, BIZ
monthly pay I'LL, Ill aboliThing Tie State
Board Of Arbitration, personal registration
bill, bill for eight-hour day on municipal
work and bill abolishing voting machines.
All of these he claimed had been opposed
by the Republican minority in the House
and the Republican Senate. Some, he stat
ed, were sleeping "the sleep that knows no
waking In Senate committees, and othei s
had been killed by Republican votes.
Former Supreme Court Justice John
Franklin Fort. the Republican gubernato-
rial nominee." said the young Hudsonite,
'at the Pagan convention in Jersey City
last week, promised to see that a bill for
the popular election of United States Sen
ators should be passed.
"Hlw can that be done in the face OF the
attitude of the Republican Senate last
week? AT tina. time the leader in that
branch of the Legislature violently OPP
posed the good and wise Brady bill. 1t
was killed by Republican votes. There Is
your party pledge.
1.-The Republican platform declares for
genuine equal taxation. The party which
has been in control OF the Legislature for
the last twelve years did not do much in
this respect. During all that time they
passed two bills, the Dufield act and the
Perkins act, which but lmperfeetly obey
the mandate that all property shall be as
sessed at It's true value by uniform rules
and at a uniform rate.
What did the Democrats do? Imme-
diately upon obtaining control of the As
sembly the House passed two equal taxa
ton bills taxing railroad property the same
as individual holdings. The Republicans
in the House opposed them. and the SEN
ate killed Them
Mr.. Tumulty incidentally remarked that
Assemblyman Randolph E. Perkins, Trainer
Of the Perkins act. was opposed for re-
nomination for that reason by Senator
John Kean and the railroad interests.
Taking up the direct primary bill Mr..
Tumulty waxed eloquent. saying that the
Republican Senate a killed the bill