The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-16
Educator Is Expected to Make Strong Race for
 the Democrats
PLATFORM ADOPTED IS
 VERY BUSINESS LIKE
cInres That Corporations Should Not Be Favored in the Mat
 ter of Taxation

Trenton, N. J., September 15.-The New Jersey democratic state convention today nominated Dr. Woodrow Wilson. presi- dent of Princeton university, for the of flee of governor.
 Dr. Wilson's nomination was brought about largely through the influence oi former United States Senator James Smith, Jr., of Essex county, who is un- disputed democratic leader of the state and Robert Davis, leader of the Hudson county democracy, who for the first time in many years acted in harmony with Senator Smith. Besides this support Dr. Wilson had with him number of inde- pendent democrats who believed that be- cause of his standing as an educator he would make an unusually strong candi- date.
 Dr. Wilson was nominated on the first ballot and received forty more votes than was necessary to a choice. Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr., who was not candi- date, although urged by his home county was a favorite with individual delegates and received nearly 400 votes in the con vention.
 The platform adopted was in line with the democratic atform of three years ago. except 1t was more specific in ad- vocacy of reform measures, including the conferring of rate-making powers upon the present public utilities commission. Dr. Wilson, after his nomination, came before the convention, accepted the nom- ination and made an address which was highly pleasing to the delegates.
 After saying that the platform was sound, explicit and busness-like, pr. Will son said:
 There are three great questions be- fore the people-reorganization and econ omy in administration, equalization of taxation and the control of corporations.
 Other important questions are the proper liability of employers the ques- ton of corrupt practices in election and the question of conservation.
 Our system of government should not be necessarily complicated and elaborate, -Hnd fhere-s1ould not be too many sepa- rate commissions and boards"
 Referring to taxation, Dr. Wilson said: Our system of taxation Is ill-digested, piecemeal and haphazard. This system should not be changed too radically, but the whole system should be carefully re- considered and altered in such a manner as to fit economic conditions"
 Discussing the question of corporations, the speaker said:
 COTpOTdllOHb SnOulu l-Ot pc ldfoicu III the matter of taxation. The power to regulate taxation and fix rates should be vested in public utility commission. The regulation of corporations is much more the duty of the state than of the federal government"
 In concluding his speech Dr. Wilson said:
 'The playing of politics is to be depre- cated. Measures having for their object the betterment of our conditions should be conceived in the largest spirit and urged by leaders who are statesmen and not demagogues.'
 Returns To Princeton
 Princeton, N J., Sept. 15.-President Woodrow Wilson returned to Princeton immediately after finishing his speech of acceptance at Trenton. He said:
 You can say that I am highly hon. ored by the nomination, especially as 1t came absolutely without solicitation. No promise or pledge was given by me, and I am a free candidate"
 When Dr. Wilson was asked how his relations with Princeton would be af- fected he said that, of course, he would ~I- AAI