Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-07
LEAGUE ASKS ALL
COMMUTERS TO
VOTE DEM. TICKET
State Organization Makes Final
Appeal for Essex Assem-
bly, Ticket.

Urging voters to support the Demo-
cratic ticket at tomorrow's election, the
Estate Commuters League in its final
official appeal sends the following let
ter to the Editor of the STAR:
Dear Sir-The Commuters League
Of the State of New Jersey, a nom
partisan civic organization, was or
gained last June in this city for the
purpose of entering formal protest
against the increased passenger trans
portation rates put into operation. at
that time by the railroad companies of
northern New Jersey. We contended
these increased rates were unjust, up-
necessary, inequitable and against pub
lie policy, unless the justice and
reasonableness of the game could be
Immediately shown by proper invegti-
cation and approved by some compe-
tent governmental authority clothed by
law with the power of rate regulation.
We turned to the State for aid, but
we found a railroad commission with
out power to act for the people. We
found that the railroad commission
would on July 4 become a board of
public utility commissioners, but we
found the law which created It did not
convey to II the power of rate regu-
laticn, n that, therefore, the people
of the State had been deprived of any
real or efficient intermediary between
the railroad companies and the pur-
chaser Of transportation.
We therefore appealed to the Cover
nor or the State to summon the Legis-
lature In extra session to Immediately
enact such amendments to the public
utility law as would provide the power
of rate regulation.
Refused Extra Session.
The Governor declined to summon
the Legislature in extra session. be.
cause. as he stated to the officers Of
this league, no indication had been
shown by the present eleven Republi-
can Assemblymen from Essex County
that they desired a special session, or
that they would vote for rate regula-
ton If a special session were called.
This league, on June 80, addressed a
letter to each of the present Republi-
can ~Assemblymen, asking If they IA
vored a special session and they failed
to reply until after the Governor had
publicly announced he would not call
a special session.
In our letter of June 80, were also
asked these eleven Republican Assem-
blymen from Essex County II they ia
Vored the enactment of q law giving
to the Board of Public Utility Com
missioners the power to regulate rates,
and their answer, in which ali eleven
Joined, was clear, distinct and unqual-
flied. They answered nc.
Nine of these eleven Republicans
have been renominated for office.
Democrats Are Favored.
This league addressed a similar let
ter to the eleven men nominated in Es-
sex County for the Assembly by the
Democratic party and they have all
Joined in a letter declaring in favor of
rate regulation; and upon submitting
these facts to 8 massmeeting of this
league held in this city on Wednesday
evening, November 2, it was therefore
unanimously resolved to support at the
election on November s the Democratic
Assembly candidates from Essex Coun-
ty.
AS the time is so short before election
it is impossible for this league to notify
its membership by mail of this resolu-
ton and I therefore ask that the APP
peal in behalf of this league to the
travelling public to sustain, by their
votes, the resolution referred to, n to
show thereby a recognition of the labor
that has been expended by this league
during the past five months to procure
the establishment of rail-
road rate regulation in the State of
New Jersey.
Very respectfully.
COMMUTERS LEAGUE OF THE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
Howard Marshall, President.
Edward D. McKown, Secretary.
Eas+ Orapqa Nov r. 1910.