New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-15

New Jersey Democratic Leaders
Saw He Will Have 900 of
1.40O Delegates.
nBaFT OF PLATFORM MADE
rails for Extension of Direct Pri-
maries, Drastic Public Utili-
ties Bill and Corrupt
Practices Act.
nv Telegraph TO The Tribune !

-e--0n y !. Sept 14.-FolloTing
..i-r 81 the Democratic State Com
toe here tonight. Chairman James
>-,,-s-+ announced that Woodrow VIII
president Of Princeton. would be
-;,sre6 on the first ballot al to-ror-
- convention as the Democratic can
-,zs-a for Governor of New Jersey
--,--,er Senator James Smith, jr-, the
-,s.,ocratic leader Of the state. said that
e &,7re7t's prophecy was correct and
49, the Princeton president would 60
a. the convention with nine hundred
= he fourteen hundred delegates for
him.
clarence cole. one Of the leading Dem
-s+s If Atlantic County. will nominate
q Wilson. and J. Edward Thompson Of
,-sre Nav. viii second the nomination
7-sre James Murphy. Of Hudson, VIII
animate Navor Nittpenn. John A Mont
conner viii nominate Frank s hatzen-
hscL - and Peter s Daily will present
RE name Of state Senator George =
silzer. of AIiddleseE-
The anti Wilson men are making
sve-v effort 10 prevent his nomination
eFrpT conference tAitS a - iAt'4--
rs attended BY the friends Of the op-
nosing candidates. il was agreed "a pool
+hs;~ delegates Z Wilson did not win on
TIE first ballot and throw all their
Strength 10 Katzenbach- They assert
.hs- thew have enough votes to prevent
the Princeton presidents nomination on
the first ballot
f. Smith IL said
altered rre Democratic nomination three
wears hence TO Senator Silzer Il ne
would withdraw. but he declined it Sill
ze-. however. viii not be able 70 hold
hslf n his delegates i q second ballot
* 1ecezsz-~. as they openly declare they
vii vote for Wilson.
Feeling OF Optimism Prevails.
TIE meeting Of the state committee
was attended by the largest gathering
Of prominent Democrats Of the state
hat has been here for twenty years All
the hotels are crowded and optimism
Is rsnpant. John r Sardin. Of Newark.
vii be chairman Of the convention and
william K DevereUx secretary.
-re meeting OF the state committee
lasted for an hour and q half the whole
Il which time was taken up with the
Discussion Of the platform. The Pro
r-ess-ves had their way in everything,
Assem- Hi---rz- Mark Sullivan the minor
IL leader u the House. attending with
proxy an1 putting UP q successful fight
for the Endorsement Of the drastic public
utilities biz. which he introduced in the
legislature last year
The Platform also favors the extern
sion q the direct primary nomination
lzV 70 Governor ard Congressman. asks
to- The election Of all state officers. and
demands that United States Senator'S be
esected by people direct.
A corrupt practices act and a strong
empowers liability bill are also favored
he aurar7cai7Ists are also taken care Of
in the Platform. for one Of the planks
vii urge the passage Of a bill providing
for reciprocity agreements with other
states
70 suhr7it Platform 10 Wilson
When the discussion ended Dan Eel
loves PIart. Of Bergen: Judge Willard
Cutler of Morris and ex-senator Will
ian Edwards. Of Hudson. were selected
As z committee 70 revise the platform
/ Is SAID that the committee is really
fcr the purpose Of comforting with Mr..
wilson and obtaining his views on il
re Princeton president in some Of his
recent speeches mas opposed the control
OF publ. utilities corporations by state
commissioners. and there IS some doubt
among he more conservative Democrats
a 70 whether or not he VIII agree on =
Platform rle6ging SO drastic : measure
az The Sullivan bill
The streets were alive with Democrats
tonight Former Senator Smith, sur
rasrded ~ his Iieuteuznts. held forth
IN lie famous Room 100 at the Tren-
ten House. while James Nugent main
tsfnrd ms headquarters at the Hotel
Sterling. Mayor Wittpenn, who was one
e The early arrivals tonight. declared
hat he would have ninety delegates in
}3-morroH-s convention
Woodrow Wilson was indorsed as the
goFe-norship candidate by the organiza- /
non delegates from Hudson County at
~ open caucus in Jersey city last night 1
ae unit rule was adopted and may pre-
oIitate trouble in The convention as
Inc si2ty-rhree Iyittpenn delegates held
secret caucus of their own in the
Mayors Office.
There were $50 delegates on the roll
w The organIza ton caucus. William
SHfh was Chairman. Robert Davis
mage sr-eech in which he spoke Of the
sltiiy ef the police in the First and
s'lo wards or primary day in the in
"i the opposition. and referring
- lLe acting captain IN charge said: /
Hldoe him and saved him. but If / get
tiance III break him"