The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-28
NEW IDEA SLATE
FOR ASSEMBLY OUT
Names Announced Today, To-
gether With Platform on
Which They Stand.

The following slate containing the
names of the candidates for the AS
sembly of the New Idea party was an
nounced today as the result of con-
ference of its leaders last night
William p. Martin, Eliot Ford, John
II. Knorr. Andrew Van Blarcom, Will
lam j Wakefield, ir.. Henry C. Hines,
Austen Colgate, William Fellowes Nor
gan, Edmund B. Osborne, Philip c.
Walsh, jr., and Bradford W. Giveans.
The platform is to be read at the
meeting at headquarters tonight.
Henry C. Hines, who had been slated
as choice for surrogate, announced
himself today as being candidate for
the Assembly again, and caused slight
confusion in the plans. But ten candi-
dates were selected at the conference
last night, and after Mr.. Illness dec
laration of his intentions the slate was
full.
Walter F. Simpson will probably De
indorsed for surrogate, unless he can be
persuaded to make fight for the chair
manship of the County Republican
Committee.
The platform to be adopted tonight Is:
1--WE, the undersigned, hereby an
nounce our candidacy at the ensuing
primary lin September, 1909, for nomi-
nation ON the Republican ticket as can
didates for the General Assembly to
represent the county of Essex.
1--WE reiterate the pledge made in the
n MI tfnrn1 nf Essex
county of 1908, and if we are chosen te
represent this great county in the cen
eral Assembly we will endeavor falth-
fully to represent the interests OF our
constituents with progressive and up
to-date ideas, and will pursue course
of personal independence in accordance
with the principles and the spirit of
progressive Republican party
Eve pledge ourselves, If elected, to
the following propositions:
l. Regulation of public utilities
"A law providing for a public service
commits sion empowering it upon com
plant or of its own motion, to fix uni
form, Just and reasonable rates, in
cluding an. adequate appropriation for
the valuation of all physical property
devoted to public services; to enforce
ADEQUATE service and to secure pub
licity of the affairs of public utility
companies, including steam and trolley
railroads, electric light, pipe lines, gas
water, telegraph and telephone COM
panies and adequate means for enforc-
ing the orders of such commission
80 Direct primary and election la"
reforms.
.'The overthrow of the control of the
political party by special interests
through the medium of the bosses, anc
to that end an amendment of primary
and election laws, providing for the
direct nomination of the Governor
congressmen, delegates to the natlona
conventions, members of party commit
tees, and providing for the Massachu-
setts ballot, of which the essential fea
lures are the printing of all names ol
all candidates upon single ballot ant
requiring the voter to Indicate his
choice for each office by marking g
cross opposite the name of each eandi-
date voted for. and prohibiting the dis
tribution of ballots outside the pollins
places; a comprehensive bill to prevent
corrupt practises and the use of money
at elections, and the selection of one
of the primary election officers of eacf
party, In the event of a factional pri'
mary contest. by some impartial means
other than by the appointment by thu
chairman of a county committee.
3. Equal taxation.
Taxation of franchises of all public
utility corporations. and taxation Of
rolling stock usde for railroad trans
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