Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-07

ture in extraordinary session to con
slider the enactment OF a statute givinI
the Public Utility Commission com
plete power. .
"You are therefore requested to con
vene the Legislature in extraordlnar.
session for that purpose Yours re
sp~ectfully, WILLIAM p. MARTIN"
T~elegraphic dispatches cite the fac
that the Western railroad m~agnates =
| Washington yesterday conferred will
President Taft and his cabinet, ant
that the former agreed to suspend tn,
new freight schedule till the railroad
law a been finally passed and signed
by the President, In return for thai
concession the governments injunction
suit was not pressed.
The Eastern railroad magnates viii
probably confer with the, President to-
day or tomorrow. James McCrea
president of the Pennsylvania railroad
and w. c. Brown, president of the
New York Central, will attend the con
ference.
In the constantly growing public pro-
test many important gatherings are
scheduled for today and tonight.
The State Railroad Commission which
has been overwhelmed with indignant
complaints from all parts of the State
is meeting in Trenton today. 1t is ex-
pected thai the meeting will bring out
Just what power the commission has
in the present tense situation. This
meeting is being closely watched by
all.
Late this afternoon the t~ransporta-
ton committee of the Newark Board of
Trade meets in the Board of Trade
rooms. While committee meetings of
this body are generally behind closed
doors there is no secret made of the
fact that a drastic resolution will be
adopted to be presented at the next
meeting of the Board of Trade.
The Belleville Township Committee
will meet tonight. 1t is freely admitted
that this body will adopt strong resolu-
lions protesting against the action of
the railroads and probably mapping OUT
a plan of warfare.
The Harrison Town Council will meet
tonight and pass strong resolutions of
protest. In addition Mayor Joseph 2.
Riordan has called a mass meeting of
citizens for Thursday night.
Mayor Henry. V. Crawford, of Mont
clair, last night that the
MOnlC1dlT 1Ou1iCll VIII Iitcl HCAI NIOAA
day night and the increased rates viii
be a special order of business.
In an address last night before the
Seventh Ward Progressive Republican
Club William P. Martin, the Progress
sive candidate for Governor. said that
he would ask Governor Fort to a a
special legislative session. He chal-
lenged Vivian NJ, Lewis, talked of as
the candidate of the Regulars, to do
likewise.
There was no mincing of words or at
tempts at equivocation at the meeting
of the Essex County Democratic Com
mittee in Persons Hall last night. 1t
was voted unanimously to ask Gov
ernor Fort to convene the Legislature
In special session with q view to Great
ing a public utilities commission with
power to check the proposed increases.
Applause greeted the remarks Of
Chairman James r. Nugent, of the
State Democratic Committee, when ne
said;
Had the Republican Senate of 1907
passed that public utilities bill u
would not now be pleading with
the Governor to call Especial session to
give them some relief from the increase
in railroad rates. .s /.
This public utilities bill of 1907 was
not New Idea; it was Democratic. 1t
was introduced in 1907. in 1908. in 1909
and in 1910 and each time defeated by
a. Republican Senate that scorned cam
paign pledges. and public opinion.
Republican Measure Blamed.
This year, with a blare of trumpets
and much parade, the Republican Leg
islature passed a bill that it called a
public utilities bill. I think the new
law was prepared by the general
sci of the Public Service Corporation.
1t Is worth not more than the paper 1t
is written on.
II have a motion to offer. I move
that 1t is the sense of this Democratic
county committee, representing at least
80 1000 voters of Essex County. that
Governor Fort call a special session of
the Legislature to pass a real public
utilities law, creating a commission
that will be able to do something and
wipe out the moribund railroad COM
mission that can do nothing"
Mr.. Nugent expressed little hope of
results in conclusion, but felt that
some action should be taken. His
motion went through with a rush and
a cheer for the State chairman. County
Chairman Tyler Parmly and Secretary
Washington Cross. of the county COM
mittee. will probably go to Trenton to-
day to tell the Governor of the action
last night. If they do not go they will
send him a telegram so that he may
have official c~ognizance without undue
delay.