The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-24
BROOKS AND BOWDEN ARE
SCORED BY PROGRESSIVES.
Votes of Last Legislative Ses-
sion Analyzed in Circular.

The Progressive Republican League.
in literature sent to the voters in this
mornings mails, gives the record of the
Essex Assemblymen of this year. deal
Ing particularly with the votes of
Messrs. Lewis G.. Bowden and Thomas
Brooks, the only two regulars seeking
denomination. Here is the way the
booklet sent out calls the roll:
How Bowden and Brooks answered
the roll-calls:
Their action un House bill No. 26 is
only one example of the way they voted
right through the session.
"They voted against a bill providing
for nomination of Governor by direct
primaries.
colgate, Ford, Hines and Martin
voted for the bill.
"Bowden and Brooks voted against
nominations of congressman by direct
primaries.
Colgate. Ford Hines and Martin
voted for direct nominations of on
gressmen.
"Bowden and Brooks thus show they
do not believe that Republican candi-
oates for these high Offices should be
oRttttto w NV CNN't ~
by Republican bosses.
"Bowden and Brooks voted against
the repeal of the Hillery limited tax
rate act.
Colgate, Ford, Hines and Martin
voted for the repeal.
"Bowden and Brooks voted against a
kill to compel the. railroads to pay taxes
at the same time as private individuals
,..,o 10 thpirS
Colgate, Ford, Hines and Martin
voted for the bill.
do you know any reason why the
railroads should have the privilege of
Holding back their taxes and using the
money for a longer period than you
have? Do you think Bowden and
Brooks want to go back to the Assem-
bly, to represent your interests, or the
interests of the railroads?
"Bowden and Brooks voted against a
bill providing for the prompt distribu-
ton of school funds to municipalities.
Colgate, Ford, Hines and Martin
voted for the bill.
"Bowden and Brooks voted against a
bill abolishing the Riparian Commits
sion and transferring its duties to the
State Board of Assessors. This bill
would have effected a very considerable
in State administration. But
1t would have taken away some of the
bosses patronage and Bowden and
Brooks are against any economy which
the bosses dent want.
colgate. Ford, Hines and Martin
voted for the bill.
"Bowden and Brooks voted for a
blanket extension for unknown fran
fIises m all railroads.
Colgate, Ford, Hines and Martin
voted against 1t.
'Bowden and Brooks voted against
the motion TO clear the fioor Of official
lobbyists.
colgate, Ford, Hines and Martin
voted to put lobbyists off the floor.
'These are just q few examples to
show how consistently the Essex Pro-
gressive Republicans in the last AS
aembly represented the public interests.
and how consistently Bowden and
Brooks represented the bosses, the rail-
roads and other public service corpo-
efations.
Nov Dalrymple has put his o. x. on
the denomination of Bowden and
Brooks. This is equivalent TO putting
Lis o. X. on their record.
"There are nine other candidates
stamped with the same O.. K.
mo reasonable man a suppose for
one moment that Dalrymple's %. X on
Bowden and Brooks means one thing,
while bis %. X on the other nine
means something else.
mot one of these o. K.'d eleven has
the ghost of a chance. If all the Repub-
lican voters go to the primaries on Sep
tember 2S.
"Dalrymple bases his hopes on the ex-
pected apathy of the average voter in
an off-year.
Every Republican who stays away
from the polls casts half a vote for
Bowden and Brooks and the other
nine o. ks"