Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-06
MARTIN STARTS
CAMPA PA|GN TOUR
OF STATE TONIGHT
Progressive Republicans Guber-
material Candidate to Address
Seventh Ward Voters.
RAILROAD RATE INCREASE
SUBJECT OF ATTACK
Record and Colby Also Scheduled
to Speak-Lathrop Ander-
son Will Preside.

William Parmenter Martin, candidate
of the Progressive Republicans for
Governor, who proposes to tour the
State, will begin his campaign by TAX
ing the stump tonight. The former as
semblyman will address a gathering Of
Seventh ward voters at Hully's Hall,
Summit and Academy streets, when the
organization of the Seventh Ward Pro-
gressive Republican Club will be per-
fected. Mr.. Martin will have much to
say about railroad rate increases and
public service utilities generally. An
enthusiastic meeting is expected.
Lathrop Anderson will preside at the
meeting and addresses will also be
made by George L. Record, of Jersey
City, and former Senator Everett
Colby. Mr.. Record. who may yet be
the Progressives' candidate for United
States senator, promises to make an
attack upon the Republican organlza-
tion for its failure to enact adequate
railroad legislation that will stir things
politically from one end of New Jersey
to the other. An attempt will be made
to indorse the candidacy of Represen-
tatfve Charles N. Fowler for the seat
about to be vacated by Senator John
Kean.
The Republican Regulars are having
troublous times. There is not the
slightest resemblance to harmony in
any section of the State. The Fowler
fight In the Fifth congressional dis
trict, especially in the Union county
section, is growing in proportions that
are alarming the regulars. The organ
izing of the league in Elizabeth last
Friday, pledged to bring about the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people and the sign
ing of pledges by the voters to sup
port only those candidates for the Leg
islature who will promise to vote for
the United States senatorial candidate
receiving the highest primary vote, Is
causing near ar-consternation in the ranks
of the regulars. The party managers
are more bitter than ever in their de-
termination to refuse Fowler the cen
gressional denomination.
Record Boom Gaining.
There is no certainty that Fowler
will lead the Progressives as their sena-
torial candidate. He Is an insurgent,
but not Progressive While things
were going his way he never had a
word to say against machine politics.
For these and many other reasons the
Record boom is gaining all the time. \
The Progressives will make their SEN
t.. 10, fIYtfI
and whether the man selected will be
Record, Fowler or someone else he
will accompany the gubernatorial can
didate in stumping the State, The Pro-
gressives are holding almost daily con-
ferences with a view to perfecting their
campaign plans. They propose to
make nominations in every one OF the
Congressional districts. They will wage
their fight in both national and State
issues.
The Progressives are figuring upon
making much headway in the unrest
they are creating by calling the voters
attention to the rise in railroad com
mutation rates in North Jersey The
people have for years entertained the
notion that the rates are about as
high as they ought to be, and there Is
considerable talk now of an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature to take action
to stay the hands of the railroads in
this respect.
1t is not so plain just what the Lesis-
lature could do. 1t might bestow upon
the new Public Utilities Commission,
which next month is to take the place
of the State Railroad Commission. the
power of fixing or reviewing rates.
That is unlikely, however. since the
recent Legislature positively refused to
mass a rate-making bill. II the wall of
the commuter becomes forceful enough
the law makers in the extra session
might be compelled to sit up and take
notice.