The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-21
Regulars Routed in Struggle
at New Jersey Repub-
lican Convention.
LEWISNAMED FOR GOVERNOR
No Argument Over Him Nomi-
nation on the First Ballot,
Later Ma de Unanimous.

and Insurance - New Jersey wds nom
mated to-day for Governor AZ the Re.
publican state convention He got four
ffths - m" vote cast on the iirS, ballot
When the roll call was completed the
nom nation Was made unnnimnuS
The selection ~ Mr. Lewis has been
a foregone conclusion for wseNs II not
months past and the delegates had Ia
'nNk To- something els. than the choice
: nominee {" furnish excitement.
Ihis MAS provided m m. adoption ~
e. platform which was thu cause 81 a
prolonged and acrimonious fight b-t w.-u
the regulars and tho progressive wing
- the party
Prom yesterday afternoon. ~hen eN
Gov. Franklin Murphy named Repr--
sentative John J. Gardner. senator Ed
mund Wakelse and Unil-d states S.ni-
tor John Mean ~ a subcommittee to
draft a platform, until O'Clock tins
afternoon the regulars had control -
The situation. The tide turned however.
when the platform was submitted for
'nal revision To the COMMITTEES on r..-o-
lu,pons appointed by the convention
Then by vote - II to Representa-
tive Gardner ami h,s st1ndplt asSuci-
ates were overihruwn Thu platform
submitted Ia IA" convention embodied
most Of the things fpr which ~. pro-
Tre-sive Republicans cpn'.uded
In the long drawn out fight over the
platform Mr.. Lewis took a deCided stand
- favor of the progressive planks aud
= l.
committee was appointed embudyinE
the ideas of the prugr'ssivs'S The plat
form az adopted declared for q public
utility commission with power to fix
rates and for election and primary laws
raking the will ~ IN" people sure and |
'.tsily earned into effect
These we're two ~ tho things Tor which ,
ne progr.~-tva- Contand-d most str.nu. ,
0usly They mad -oU KIT a specific d-riar /
|tton extending tIs direct primaries 20 |
the nomination of candidates for COY ,
'rnor and Congress. hut tn" committee. /
naked az that
Other things IN IA" platform included .
% Endorsement Of tn. Taft Admini-tra. |
ION and of the record OF the recent Con
.--ess@s. commentator 81 the tarih and :
the appointment of a permanent tarif |
Gard. an Endorsement II Gov. Fort and |
the legislation passed in his term. the /
conservation policy of the President Z
md the extension Of it, principles To the
state. an employers liability Law placing .
ylon industry the burden If accidents ,
HvIl service. States sch"m. Of public |
B ghways and inland Wat.rWays the .
Npenditure OF moneys received from
.vtomobili-ts on public roads and the
Enactment 81 legislation Just tn autOino-
n lists and taxpayers. calculated to pro
Tote reciprocal relations with other
,tataz
George !. R.'cJrd New idea leader IA
hudson offered a minority report pro-
ling for th" EXTENSION of 10" direct
naris- TO include everything. the
option 81 ~" blanket ballot aud the
ming Of primary election officers bv
.." court The minority report WAS
s"r"h-lmingly beaten.
GairmaH Franklin Murphy ~ the
..H4bhcan STATE committr" called the
...ntIon 10 order and Attorney -Cieneral
.n md Wilson was mad" temporary
imam Mr Wilson got applause bv
..i"--nr- 20 ;h- flaming Roosevelt
-rs Wise and tactful Taft Then I
poem. 20 r"c~s-. AZ which the platform
''a. considerad various planks
..' ..".Ived the convention until , o 'clock
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