The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-09-05
WHAT I'd DO
ASGOVERNOR"
--SOMMER
New Idea Choice Makes
Promises mot Only Rich
Men Play Unfairly "--COlby.

| Third and Eighth Ward voters were vis-
tied last night by Senator Everett Coloy
and Sheriff Frank II. Sommer. 1here
were three meetings In the Eighth ward
which were well attended Ovations were
given TO both of these prominent New
Idea men. the audiences greeting tne
sheriff with "Three cheers for our next
Governori"
The first meeting was held at Summer
and Second avenues Sheriff Sommer treat
ed the LIQUOR question in his usual way
advocating local option as the solution OF
the problem At lpeclal election. he said,
at time when there was no other issue
to be voted upon, was his plan.
Whatever the people voted to be put on
the statute books the sheriff said he would,
If elected Governor, have enforced,
The sheriff told of complaints he had re-
ceived of Sunday selling and of his having
turned them oyer to the police. Some cap
tains were sincere in enforcing the law
He told of one captain who had received
a letter from him about one place.
This letter. said the sheriff. was sent
by the captain in care OF officer to the
saloonkeeper in question. The officer apollo
eized for his mission and said the police
were sorry. but he would have to observe
the law. as the sheriff ordered It,"
who antagonized the police had to close
their places Sunday, while neghboring
saloons were allowed open. He did not
stand for that kind of law enforcement, he
said
.If elected Governor I shall enforce the
laws as / find them. cannot impress thnI
on you too strongly" he said
Senator Colby in the course of his speech
paid a tribute to Sheriff Sommer, whom
: Al,o n
every one to turn out at the primaries
next week and elect delegates favorable
to the New idea candidates.
Harrison Van Duyne and John s. Gibson
spoke at this and subsequent meetings at
Delavan and Summer avenues and irving
street and Summer avenues. also addressed
by Sommer and Colby. The speeches OF
the two latter were along the same lines.
After the Eighth Ward meetings Sena-
tor Colby and Sheriff Sommer went to the
meeting of the Third Ward New Idea men.
in Throm's Hall. Spruce and Somerset
streets. Applause greeted them as they
entered the hall. 1t was not long before
Senator Colby got into action, using the
same arguments he used at the first noon
day meeting yesterday at Spring and d.
vision streets.
In Throm's Hall Senator Colby said:
There are worlSngmen here and L
want to. talk plainly l believe you. as
well as the rich class. do not play
fairly. 1 introduced bill In the
Senate last winter providing that where
workman knew machinery was de-
fectiye and SO notified his boss he
should not have to stay and be sub
ject to danger or be obliged to leave
for fear of being hurt. 1t provided
when he was hurt by the machinery after
informing his boss of 1t, he should be
barred from damage under the claim of
contributory negligence, in mat he knew
of such defective machinery. fook this
law to a large manufacturer and he said
| no fairminded employer could object to 1t
took it to the leader of The Senate and
he approved of 1t. and laid he woult
/ vote for it. When 1t came UP he hat
/ changed his mind and voted against 1t
| l will tell you what defeated it. 1t wa
/ claimed that strike claims would be mad
| by men for fake injuries and unprincipiet
lawyers wuold make these claims bur
den for employers. Men would sue 1ol
injuries when, in fact, they we're moi
| hurt"
| Sheriff Sommer said IN the course of his
speech, after repeating much that he hae
said at the Eighth Ward meetings:
| do YOU know that this State IS abou
the only one in the Union where hom'
rule does not prevail. Almost every othe
| State gives to its municipalities the righ
| of governing themselves. Here you ar
under the complete domination OF th'
| legislature Citizens of a NUM- ,ipatty II
| New Jersey are not allowed to say wheth
er thing shall or shall not be done. Th'
Legislature has the say Of that They car
| divide city. take way a large stare o
the ratables of that city, and when unde
a provision of the State Constitution tn
act Is attacked on the ground that 1t Is
special act, which is prohibited, the courts
hold 1t is not special oct, but the crea
ton of a new city
"I stand for every plank in the Cobb,
nlatform and IL elected Governor will us
every power possess to secure home rule
1 will also carefully investigate the re
ports of the Hahn committee. I know
| Simon Hahn, the chairman. know tn
stuff he is made Of He studie'
law under me. Wherever I find evi
dence of wrongdoing or incompetency
will use every power l hold 7
turn out the offenders. l will, If possible
deal with them as l have dealt with tn
dives and cocaine gang in Newark.
DR.. Louis l.. Dawson, formef Assembly
men Berg, of Hudson. and Walsh, OF ESSEX
spoke before the arrival of the two prin
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