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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-26
ELIZABETH DEMOCRATS
PREDICT A CLEAN SWEEP.
Leaders Say Entire Municipal
Ticket Will Be Elected.

ELIZABETH, Sept. 26-Democrats
here are confident that they will elect
the entire city ticket from the mayor
atty down to the ward offices. Never
before, the leaders declare, have their
prospects been brighter.
In Albert A. Stein the Democrats be-
deve they have a man who will carry
the city by a large majority. Mr.. Stein
they say, will not only be good for his
W election as mayor, but will carry
with him minor nominees.
Council, it is believed, will not only
remain Democratic, but will d to
It's list a few more Democrats.
In J. Logan Fay. Dennis f. Hem
Messy and the other two nominees, II
Is believed hat the Democrats will gel
the larger share when the results OF
he Freebooter contest are announced
Both Mr.. Fay and Mr.. Hennessy polled
large votes at the primary. and. 1t is
believed, they are receiving the support
II a large number Of Republicans.
1t is believed that Insurgency still
predominates local Republicans. A
number of ~get-together meetings by
the G.. o. P. leaders and harmony is
being anxiously pleaded for.
The Democrats will hold a rally In
their headquarters. Loew's Theatre
building. Broad street, tomorrow night
william e. Tuttle. jr., nominee for Con-
gress from the Fifth district, the AS
,embly nominees. Alfred A. Stein. the
nominee for Mayor. and several Other
prominent politicians will deliver ad-
dresses.
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cOONS' SAGACITY NET
H E HONEY BANQUETS,

E~BENSBURG. Pa, Sept. 28.-John
Newt m, of real Mundys, several miles
from E~bensburg, cut down q most re-
markable bee tree. Not only did he
get a washtub and washboiler full of
honey, but he hived the bees and
caught two raccoons Had 1t not been
for the COOKS, there would have been
more honey. After smoking the sleep
ing bees awhile, through a hole in the
bottom of the big tree. he and his two
sons began chopping. Just about this
time they were amazed to see a couple
Of cocns come tumbling dow through
the branches, coughing and splitting
because of the smoke. The Newtons
split the tree open. Below the home of
the bees was found the mansion OF the
two coons. The animals had had
things decidedly lovely. Just above
them was a sound portion of the tree.
with a hole just large enough to per-
NIT them to extend a paw to the honey
stored by the bees.
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PLANKS.

DEMOCRATIC PLANKS.
Extravaganza DemOcraticp IatfOrm)-
The Democratic platform calls. the atten-
ton of the voters to the rising tide OF
State expenditures, which have Increased
from 81, 957, 1872 In. 1893 to approximately
Sc, 000,0 600 in 1909. an increase of nearly
% per cent.
Cause of Increase-The establishment of
useless and expensive commissions, for
instance. Voting Machine Commission,
which expended up to 1906 S9Ooano; co ~ nds.
State Excise Commission, $4,000; State
Board of Arbitration, $4,000. Increase Of
5000 to $500; State Road Commission
from $3.50 to 5000: Governors secretary
from $500 to $4,000. 1850.
economy by the abolition of useless COM
missions, for instance, County Tax Boards,
s91. 900; Oyster Commission, $4,000; economy
in the motor vehicle department. whose
expenses have increased from S4,9y1 to
T$29, 600 in two years; Tenement House COM
mission, the expenses of which have IN
creased S2S, 600 in four years.
The Democratic platform promises to
abolish all these commissions and a trim
ming down of the State expenses to avoid
the necessity of stealing school moneys OF
tho counties and compelling county tax
payers to pay larger tax bills to make up
for the deficit.
Equal Taxation democratic plat
form)-The Democratic platform de-
mands equalization of taxes, both
in law and practise, particular
ly as between individuals and
railway and other corporations" During
the past four years the Democratic minor
Iity in the Legislature has introduced four
different bills to effectuate' this object, but
they failed OF passage because of the OPP
position of the Republican members of the
Legislature. The Democratic insistment Is
that all property shall be assessed at its
true value by uniform rules and at a uni
form rate.
Election of United States Sem
atOrs by Direct Vote of the PeO-
pie Democratic platfOrm)-The Dem
ocratic platform declares unequiv-
ocally for the election of United
States Senators by the people. Attention
is called to the fact that the Democratic
minority In the Legislature introduced a
bill providing for the expression by the
voters on the question of the election OF
United States Senators by the people. This
was the law under which Messrs. Murphy,
Stokes and Fowler announced their candi-
dacy.
Direct Primary democratic plat
fOrm)-The Democratic platform I'M
eauivocally declares for the pas
sage of an effective direct pri-
mary bill. The first direct primary
bill Of countrywide operation was passed
during the time the Democrats FREEDOM.
mated In the lower House, in 1907. This
bill was opposed by the Republicans In the
House, and efforts were made only last
year to emasculate It bv amendments. even
against the protest of Governor Fort, the
Republican chief executive.
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Public Utilities Legislation Demo-
cratic platform)-The Democratic plat
form calls for a Public Serv-
Ice Commission, with ample pow
ers and under explicit rules to reg
ulate rates" This is the vital principle
of the State platforms. During the past
four years members of the Democratic
minority have introduced a public utility
bill with ample powers to regulate rates,
etc. These bills were opposed by the Re
majority, both In the Senate and
in the House. Last year Assemhlyman
Sullivan introduced a bill to regulate pub
lie utility corporations. the provisions of
which were denounced in the most ribald
language by one of the leaders of the ma
iority. by Assemblyman Minard, of the
County Of Essex. Sullivan's bill failed OF
passage owing to the lack of Republican
votes, although the Republicans had a ma
jority in the House of twelve, and in the
Senate of -, this in spite of the fact
that Governor Fort On two occasions dur.
ing the sessions of the Legislature sent
special messages arguing strongly for the
passage of nm effective public utilities bill.
In one of these messages he concluded with
the words, How can we expect to hold
the confidence of the people If we violate
our sacred pledges?" thus calling atten-
ton to the pledges Of the Republican plat
form Of 1907 providing for the passage of
an effective public utilities bill.
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GERMANS VOTE TO
TURN DOWN c. 0. 7.
ASSEMBLY TICKET
Central Society Considers Re.
publican Legislative Candidates
Opposed to Its interests.

That the Republican Assembly ticket
was opposed to its interests and
should be turned down was the
reason of a motion adopted at the
quarterly session of the German
American Central Society in the Turn
day afternoon. George Grimme, the
president, welded the gavel and sub
mitted a report in which he reiterated
the opposition Of the organization to
Franklin Murphy's senatorial aspira-
tions and praised the attitude of Con-
gresham r. Wayne Parker on the
question Of personal liberty.
Before the motion was made George
Hermann called the attention of the
delegates to the fact that the Repub-
lican Assembly ticket was the same as
hat of last year, and. as these. legis-
lators have done nothing to secure
more literal excise legislation, 1t was
to be assumed that they would LAY
down. at the next session.
Debate Was Hot in Spots.
Those who took part in the debate,
which was hot in spots. were Gustav
j. Wolber, Charles Eytel and the pres
ident. Delegate Nicolai made the
motion that shut 1t off.
In his report Mr.. Grimme also called
attention to the unwilling of the
statue to Baron Steuben in Washington
early in December. and reminded the
delegates that the local society had
made arrangements to attend the cere-
monies. He also reviewed the work
done by the committee in municipal
affairs and praised the attitude of
Mayor Haussling in the project for the
reclamation of the meadows
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5NUB TO M|NCH
W|DENS BREACH
IN CUMBERLAND
Ex-senator Promised Chairman
ship, Turned Down for
Man He Befriended.

BRIDGETON, Sept. 26.-Time fails to
neal factfonal differences In Cumber-
land county's Republican ranks and a
recent incident at Trenton, when ex-
Senator B. II. Minch was deeply humili-
ated, has, IL anything, widened the
breach.
The former senator declares he was
openly srNtbbed at the Trenton House.
His friendg have taken up the cudgels
In his defense.
Before the day ofthe, State convention,
Senator Minoh, in conference with
Postmaster Davis, The head Of the
Nichols campaign before the primary.
suggested that he would feel gratified
IL he might be named as chairman Of
the county delegation at the conven-
lion. Davis agreed That this was en-
tirely proper, n that such an ar
rangement would suit him.
Minch Delegates Host.
Senator Minch provided the trans
portation and entertainment in Trenton
Tor the delegates ON the western side
Of the county. He, of course, thought
thai there would be no opposition to
his being placed at the head of the
delegation. Not until the delegates
we're CalleQ lnLO the CduNUS was ITO
given any intimation that there was
any opposition to him.. Then Louis H.
Miller, one of the bitterest anti-Stokes
leaders,, said that the delegation was
pledged to Prosecutor j. Hampton
F1thian, who had announced his candi-
dacy the night before.
The friends of Minch were greatly
Iurprised, inasmuch as Fithian had
been twice named for prosecutor by
Minch while he was in the Senate, and
4 year ago Minch introduced and had
passed a bill increasing Fithian's salary
rom $1,000 to $4,000 a year. Strange as
It ma appear, Assennblyman I. T.
Nichols voted against this bill, and had
the earnest and vigorous support of the
prosecutor in the campaign, with Sam
mel P. Fithian, the father of the prose-
sutor, a candidate against him.
Fithian was elected chairman OF the
delegation over Minch by a vote OF I'll
10 Z. While there were no less than
eleven delegates in the conference rep
~resenting the Stokes faction in the
county, including Assemblyman NC
AIlister, not one of them was recog-
nized in the makeup Of the delegation.
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CONG. K|AKEAO TO
Be RENOM|NATEO
By ACC[AMAT|ON
Popular Representative Will Be
Chosen Again To-
night.

Congressman Eugene F. Kinkead,
Ninth congressional district is without
parallel for a "yearling," as the first
term representatives are designated.
will be unanimously renominated by
the Democrats of his district in con-
vention assembled in Kearny tonight.
The convention will be called to order
by Councilman Edward ]. Rice, of Har-
rison, a member of the Hudson County
Democratic Committee. Councilman
John j. DAILY will be selected as 'perma-
nent chairman. Besides the nominee s
speech of acceptance, addresses will be
made by Mark Sullivan and Joseph
Tumulty.
A parade of delegates will precede
the convention. An overflow meeting
in Arlington Park square will be held
during the session of the delegates.
Edward Kenny will preside.
An Overflow Meeting.
Assemblyman Edward Kenny Will
preside al the overflow meeting,
which promises to be one of the largest
political gatherings ever witnessed in
the western section of the county. 1t
is the first time the West Hudson
towns have been honored with a big
political convention, and the residents
of the section propose to show how
they can handle the visitors, who will
include about 1900 Jersey City men,
bers of Ninth district Democratic
clubs.
While the district was arranged with
q view to having a decided Republican
majority. and was carried at the first
election after its creation by Marshall
Van Wrinkle. Republican. by a plurality
of 2,425, Congressman Kinkead was
elected two years ago by a plurality
of 4,S71, and this year his friends, who
are legion, predict that his plurality
will be at least double that of 1908.
While only "a years old, the Con-
gresham has had an active business
and political career since he graduated
from Seton Hall College in the class OF
'95. Since then he has been manager
of the college athletics and coach of
the football IA
In Politics Young.
Two years after attaining his ma
jority Congressman Kinkead was
elected alderman from the Tenth ward,
Jersey City, and in 1908. the year his
constituents elected him to Congress,
he was president of the Board of AL
dermen.
While devoting much of his time tc
public affairs. Congressman Kinkead
has extensive business interests. He Is
president of the New Jersey Car Ad-
vertising Company, Of the Orange Pub
fishing Company and treasurer of the
New Jersey Exhibition Company.
From the day he took the oath OF
office Congressman Kinkead won the
reputation of being an attentive and
earnest worker. and was never re-
corded absent while any important
work was under consideration. His
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Direct Primary. (Republican plat
in control Of the Legislative and
executive branches of the State
Governor nea' Fort in f his Inaugural n4SI message sese
asked for the passage Of a direct primary
bill, extending the provisions of the act of
1907 so as to the nomination of all
candidates for public offices, including
Congressman and Governor. A bill of this
character was introduced by a member Of
the Democratic minority and was beaten.
An Assemblyman from Mr.. Lewis's own
county made a vigorous speech against 1t,
characteriZing It as a piece of populistic
legislation. And yet Mr.. Lewis declares
that he will favor such q bill, when he
knows that a Republican majority in the
Legislature would never urge its passage,
II experiences of the past are to be con-
sidered as any criterion Of what their
future conduct may be.
publican platform)-The Republican
platform says: The Republican
party has enacted into law a sane
and most effective public utility
statute, and it favors a statute giving the
Public Utilities Commission power to fix
just understandable rates." Mir. Lewis, the
Republican candidate, Is in favor Of the
rate-mahing bill, but the Republican mem
bers of three successive Legislatures con-
demned this very law. More than execu-
tive recommendation on this question Is
HeceSsdry, IL u puulc utl1ly Dlll WITH rHCe
making is to be passed by a Republican
House 1t will be necessary to have a Re-
publican majority of votes. Three success
sive Legislatures broke their pledges on
this question, and frequently pronounced
their condemnation of 1t by repeatedly
breaking their pledges. What is such a
pledge worth to a people thrice betrayed?
During the last Legislature a bill was
passed. known as the Wakelee bill. pro-
viding fol a public utilities commission
without a rate-making feature. The Dem
ocratic minority insisted upon amending
this bill so rs 20 vest in the public utility
board power to regulate rates. This amend
ment was defeated by Republican votes,
both in the House and in the Senate. The
claim of the Democrats was that to pass
a bill without this power was to make the
bill a sham and a fraud. The subsequent
action Of the railroads in increasing their
rates. showed that the Wakelee act vas
ineffectual as q mems of preventing an
increase in rates, etc. This demonstrates
the insincerity of the Republican attitude
on this important question.
Corrupt Practises Act (RepubIican
platform)-The Republican platform is
silent on the corrupt practises act.
Why?
Labor Legislation (Repubncan plat
f0rm)-The Republican platform does
not refer to labor, except to re-
ployers' liability law such as was in
the platform of 1907, which was never
fulfilled. In 1909 the Republicans passed
an employers liability act known as the
Ackermanl act. 1t has been denounced by
labor leaders as a fake and a fraud, and
instead of helping labor 1t adds additional
burdens.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-26
PASSAIC HIBERNIANS
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS

PASSAIC. Sept. 26.-At the annual
convention Of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians OF Passaic county. held yes
terday. the following officers were
elected:
Thomas Brady. president, reelected;
James Coyle. vice-president. succeed
ing Daniel B. Difnly, of this city; Rob-
ert McCabe. recording secretary, re-
elected; James Herold, financial secre-
tary, succeeding Percy Smith, of Pat
erson; Harry McDonough, treasurer.
succeeding Michael Callahan. of Pater-
son; the Rev. Father Thomas j. Ker-
nan, rector of st. Nicholas's Church.
this city. chaplain.
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INNATE OF SOLDIERS HOME
FOUND DEAD IN CANAL.

". S. Meyers, OF 1863 Emmett street,
while walking along the banks Of the
Morris canal, nea h power-house
dock, early yesterday morning, found
the body of william Dale, 70 years old.
an inmate of the Soldiers Home, in
Kearny, floating near the bank. The
body is now in Mullins morgue.
Dale got his pension lately and is
said to have been drinking heavily. He
wes arrested for intoxication in the
E1rvt precinct a few days ago. Two
years ago he was discharged from the
Kearny home because he would not
abide by the rules. Since then he had
been in soldiers homes in Milwaukee
and Hampton, Va He came back to
the Kearny home a short time ago.
His only relative is a son In Chicago.
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HEN LAYS EGG FOR REscUER.

BAYONNE, Sept. 26.-Frightened by
an automobile. a hen flew from the
Boulevard bridge over the Morris canal
and landed in the canal. A dog fol-
lowed the hen. and. fastening Its teeth
in one Of her wings. swan ashore with
her. In return for the favor the hen
laid an egg on the towpath. which the
dog promptly devoured.
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Corrupt Practises Act democratic
pIatform)-The Democratic party ad-
vocates IAN explicit n effective
pulsory publication of election ex-
penses." This bill, If passed. would pro-
|hibit corporations from contributing money
in connection with political campaigns.
Such a bill carrying out this object was in.
troduced by. the Democratic House and
killed by Republican votes.
Labor Legislation (Democrntic plat
form)-The Democratic platform asks
for an eight-hour law for employees
in public works, and is in favor of a
genuine, not q few, employers liability
act.
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DEADLY PARALLEL PROVES
DEMOCRATIC GOOD FAITH
Assefnblynan Tunulty Lays Pl atforms Side by Side and at a
Glance Reader Can See How Republicans Dodged
Important Issues.

A S a guide % those who desire to study ate close range the platforms Of
y the Democratic and Republican parties in this State, Assemblyman
. - Joseph P. Tumulty, Democratic leader in the House for Dur years,
whose efforts for remedial legisl Lion brought him prominently be-
fore the people If the State. has prepared q summary Of the respective party
pledges, which greatly facilitates h students efforts. Here are the panks,
side by side, the significance of which an be taken in at a glance That
seen BIZ coMyc onnaune he fouoNin e columns:
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PLANKs.

Extravaganza RepubIicah platform)-
The Republican platform is silent on the
charge of extravaganza, although the Re
publican candidate in his speech at the
convention saws that the expenditures
from the State treasury are for the benefit
of the people at large, but no scandal is
connected with this expenditure"
Thu attention of the Republican candi-
date for Governor is called to the testi-
mony developed by the Hahn investigating
committee of 1907 relative to the awarding
of contracts to favored bidders, "whose
books were subsequently burned"
Governor Fort In a recent interview
drew attention to the ~extravagant prices
p pnr1 aspin nf c cneI p snrn 1tyela ana ea otbe ~ sn 1no
plies. This extravaganza existed in the
erection of State buildings; 1t was also
brought out by the testimony developed
by the Hahn committee that the contracts
for plumbing. gas fitting and the like were
awarded to. one man ut exorbitant prices;
The case of the Railway Reformatory and
Its s100. 600 'gilded dome is still fresh
in the public mind.
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district is a large manufacturing one,
and he proved a thorough and efficient
representative of his constituency re-
CARELESS of their political affiliations.
AS a result there are many Republic
cans in the district who, after reading
the platform on which the Republicans
of the district have named George L.
Record, declare there Is nothing in
the platform that Congressman Kin
kead has not stood and consistently
fought for in the last session of Con-
gress.
Congressman Kinkead a~ntedated Col
onel Roosevelt's Topeka, Kansas,
speech, advocating the fertilization Of
the Panama canal, in his taddress be-
fore the Interparliamentary Congress
at Brussels. when he made a plea for
triple fertilization. His plan was an
adequate fleet on the Atlantic and Pa
cifc approaches. fertilization Of the
canal zone and acquisition Of and forti-
fcation of islands leading from either
ocean to the canal.
While consistently opposing Cannon
ism his logic o the approval of the
speaker in opposition to Congressman
Mann, the speakers personal repre-
sentative on the floor of the House, in
an effort to expedite action OF the pen
sion and relief claims of veterans, who
because of the location of the Soldiers
Home at Kearny are quite numerous
in the district.
The young congressman was amazed
to find that some of these claims were
permitted to drag along without my
apparent attention for two and three
years, and in some cases until the APP
plicant died. By his persistency Con-
gresham Kinkead succeeded in hay
ing the House of Representatives take
such action as will minimize the pos
sibility of such delays in future.
A sample of the name in which the
claims of deserving veterans were neg
lected was shown in one case where
the congressman had corrected an error
in the record of one veteran that for
mer Congressman McAdoo had brought
to the attention of Congress twenty
years ago..
signaIIy Honored.
CONGRESSMAN Kinkead had the un-
usual distinction of being the only rep
resentative given recognition on the
final day of the session for the pur-
pose of arguing in favor of a schedule
mo- approved by the conferees. Early
in the session the Hudson representa-
tive had introduced "a bill removing all
duty on meats and meat products.
He had urged it's approval before the
committee without avail, and on the
| final day, through the courtesy of
Representative Francis Burton Harri-
son, Congressman Kinkead received
the latter's time on the floor. He made
an appeal for placing all meats on the
free list, and warned the speaker that
unlessFit was agreed to the appeal
would be renewed IN the opening day
of the next session.
Like almost everybody else, Con-
gresham Kinkead believes the election
will result in a complete reversal of the
majority In the House OF Representa-
tives. 1t may be so large, he be-
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Election of United States Senators
by Direct Vote Of h People (Repub-
lean piatform)-The Republican plat.