The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-10-20
OCTOBER 20, 1909
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
RESOLUTIONS OF REPUBLICAN exECU
1--WE COMMITTEE.

AT regularly called meeting of the
Hunterdon County Republican Exec
utive Committee, held in Pennington.
October 12th. 1909, the following pre-
amble and resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, Under the operation Of the new
Primary Law, Political Conventions have
been abolished thereby leaving the Party
Elk scutive Committee as the only authora
tive body for the PRONUNCIATION OF Party
Platforms, therefore be II
ResotDed by the Hunterdon County Repub-
lican Executive COMMITTEES, that the follow
ing is presented as the Platform Of the Re-
publican Party of Hunterdon County.
FIRST:-We declare that without regard to
political expedieney the Republican Party Of
Hunterdon County fayors, as Political His
tory shows it always has favored; the adop-
ton of Local Option Law, The last Kepub-
ican Senator of this County voted for the law
which gave the people the privilege to deter
lied sale of Intoxicating liauor in the County
and this same Law was repealed by Demo
cratic Legislature, after the people OF the
County had indicated by large majority
that they did not favor the sale Of liquor; and
we pledge our Legislative candidates, DR..
VIM, W, Hawke for Senator and Arehibald q.
Smith for Assembly, to vote for and do all in
their power, if elected to secure the adoption
of Local Option Law.
SECOND:-Me believe in the policy of
Stone Road building. We do not, however,
believe in building all improved roads in the
same section of the County, and we pledge
our candidates for Freeholders to give as fair
aportion of improved Roads az is consistent
with the policy of the State Road Department
We believe also that improved Roads can and
ought to BIO built more economically than
have those already constructed; and we
pledge to the people the very best Roads thai
can be built for the least possible cost con
sistent with quality.
THIRD:-0ur candidates are men of the
very highest standing and integrity. DIR
Hawke, Our candidate for Senator. IL a mar
of the very highest class and is n type Of citi
zen that every man who knows him will deem
tia privilege to vote for. Mr.. Smith, our can
didate for Assembly needs no introduction t.
the people of Hunterdon County. having
borne the standard last fall and most of the
people having had the privilege of meeting
and of the cleanest personal habits. and W,
believe that the people Of Hunterdon County
will, with pleasure, reetify the mistake they
made last year. when by SO small margin
FOUKFH:-Our candidates for Freeholders
Austin Fritts, for one year, Wilmer Bells, fol-
two years and Edison r. Waters, for three
years, are individually and collectively rs fine
a body of men as could be selected; men Of
the very highest standing in the commnnitie,
in. which they reside; men who, il elected
will give to the people's. interests the sam,
conscientious consideration M they do u
their own personal and private business:
FIFTH:-onr candidate for Coroner, Franl
y. Green, of Pennington, il the son of Sheriff
qualities of his father. Mr.. Green is a yount
man well equipped for the Office of Coroner
and II elected, will, we have no doubt, give
good account OF himself.
SIXTH:-Joseph A. Wilmot, the candidat,
for Surrogate, is resident Of Lambertvill'
and likeall the candidates. the type Of a maj
who ought to be elected TO conduct the affair
of the office for the peoples benefit, He is es
pecially well equipped being Of genial dis
position and competent to fulfill all the dutie
pertaining to the office.