The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-22

EXPULSION
DEMANDED


were four hundred and eighteen men
at the meeting, and each man was a
worker. The workers attended, not
because there was-a prospect of hearing
of the harmony fizzle, but BECAUSE a
| call had been issued to them to appear
for instruction in their duties on pri-
mary day.
1t was an enthusiastic meeting, and
Mayor Mark M. Pagan said that 1t
| gave him heart to see SO many veteran
workers and energetic recruits enlisted
for the fight and on the job. He as
sured the men that IL they did their
work at the primary there would be
no question of the result both at the
city convention and on election day.
He assured them that the Dickinson
ties would not dare steal the primary,
as they did last year if the Pagan
workers would only have backbone
enough to insist upon the law being
obeyed.
The failure of the harmony conference
to bring about, any understanding with
the so-called Regulars, who control the
county committee of the wing of the Re-
publican party which holds the party en-
blem and has the appointment Of election
officers was discussed.
Andrew Knox, chairman of the executive
committee of the central Republican com
mittee, made a report of the various har-
mony meetings., telling in detail what oc-
CURED and of the final meeting which
broke up In a row and by the insulting Of
Robert Carey by George M. Mccarthy, of
the Dickinson committee, which was fol-
lowed by the executive committee Of the
Hudson County Republican committee
CDickinsonite) meeting and declaring that
it would have nothing more to do with
harmony Knox said that the Dickinson
ties would not stand at the conference for
a direct primary law or fair primaries,
cardinal principles of the New Idea, nor
would they listen to the retirement OF Col
onel Dickinson from the control Of the Re-
publican Irregular. so-called) party in the
county.
Judge James w. Mccarthy, president of
the Central Committee. followed and said
that IL was evident from the attitude of
the Dickinsonite committeemen at the har-
mony conference that all they wanted
from the harmony conference was for the
Pagan men to agree to give them offices
In the city administration and have Treas
urer William +. F1lv. of the Central Com
mittee, turn over all the campaign funds
of the New Idea to them and then they
would knife Mayor Pagan as they did two
years ago, when there were $500 Archibald
M. Henry pastors over the name of Mark
NJ. Pagan on Republican tickets.
The resolutions passed at the meeting de-
mand:
First. The retirement of S. D. Dickinson
MS the representative of the party In the
State committee.
Second. The adoption by all the ac-
credited representatives OF the party In
this county of the principles for which
Mayor Pagan has made such a determined
fight, TO wit:
u The selection of all party candidates
by the primary system known as the d.
rect vote. 90 The taxation OF all railroad
real estate by local assessors at local rates.
(O The taxation Of public utility fran
chises on the same basis as the property
OF other citizens is taxed. (D h election
of United States Senators by popular vote.
90 The creation of a public utility COM
mission which shall have supervision Of
the railroads and public service corpora
lions Of the State with power to regulate
rates for the services rendered to the pub
lie by these corporations. go A law pro-
viding for the system known as the adj
visory initiative and referendum. Cd A
change In the system of drawing grand
and petit juries by which the power Of the
arbitrary selection Of these juries shall be
taken from the Sheriff.