Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-12
PROGRESS|vEs IN
CIRCULAR LETTER
OUTLINE POLICY
Submit Platform to Fellow Nom.
inees on Other Side of
q. O. p. Fence.

Progressive Republican candidates
for the Assembly nomination In Essex
today issued their platform of princi-
pies. They were contained in an open
letter to the Regular candidates, in
which the latter were urged to put
themselves equally on record. The
statement is in part as follows:
ITO the County Committee Candidates
for Republican Legislative Nomina-
tons:
Under the new election law the pla.-
form of the Republican party in Essex
county and New Jersey this year Will
be written in a State convention, after
the primaries, by the Republican nomi
nees for legislative office nominated in
the primaries, and the present Repub-
lican members of the State Senate.
This means that the men chosen IN
the primaries, by vote of the people.
as party nominees, are also selected by
the voters as delegates TO the State
convention.
I'VE believe that the Republican
voters are entitled to a voice In deter
mining what the Republican platform
shall be and for, what principles and
policies their party shall stand.
W. dtilldllu lila In iACpbDlildi
party shall be Progressive, and thai 1t
shall stand for Progressive policies and
reforms in the interest of popular gov
eminent. The real issue is not The
question of what men shall be nom
mated for legislative offices. The zeal
Issue is the question of what shall be
the principles and program. of the
party. We are candidates for noni-
nation, not merely because We want
TO be members of the Legislature, put
because we want to have certain spe-
cifc reforms written into the platform
of the Republican party and the laws
of the State.
las candidates for Republican nom
nation for senator and members of
Assembly, we are pledged to support
the following definite program:
Here's the Program.
Il. We will vote and work to retain
the direct primary laws, the Geran cleo
ton act, the corrupt practises act, the
public utilities law and the employers
liability law: and to strengthen and
perfect these measures.
'2. We Will vote inc work 10 secure
laws to establish real popular govern
ment-majority rule-in local and State
government. The spectre measures TO
which we are pledged to accomplish
this result:
"A. The initiative and referendum,
applied to the State constitution and to
all State laws under municipal ordi-
nances.
"B. The recall, applied to all elected
officials.
&C. The Oregon plan for electing
United States senators, whereby the
voters are given a preferential choice
among the party primary nominees, at
the general election, and the candidate
receiving the highest vote at the polls
is elected by the Legislature, without
regard for his party utilization or the
personal choice of the legislators.
ID. The election of assemblymen by
districts.
"E. The election of State senator's by
districts, based on population, instead
of by counties.
"3. We will vote and work for laws
giving to each municipality the right
to change its form of government as
it p~leases, and to establish and operate
municipal waterworks. gas plants
electric plants and trolley lines without
the consent or interference of the Leg
islature.
~. We win support and vote for
whatever further or additional legisla-
ton may be necessary to secure
cheaper gas, electric lights. water, tele-
phone and telegraph service, express
and Pullman rates and trolley and
railroad fares.
IS. We will support and vote for
whatever legislation may be needed to
determine the actual physical value OF
the property of the public utility cor
porations in the State.
sc. We will support and vote for a
law making it a prison offense for any
individual to combine for the purpose
of raising the price of necessities Of
life.
81. We will support and vote for laws
requiring full crews on all railroad
trains and compelling the equipment
of all railroad trains operating within
the State with the safety devices re-
ouired for the equipment of trains in
interstate commerce
"s. We wall support and vote for
laws compelling the installation and
maintenance of adequate safety de-
vices in all industrial plants and build
ings in which manufacturing is con
Quoted.
80. We will support and vote for a
law compelling the adjustment of rail-
road grade crossings at the expense Of
the railroads.
40. We will vote for the ratification
of the income tax amendment to the
Federal constitution.
To Amend state Consultation.
III. We will work and vote for the
calling of a constitutional convention
and the amendment of the State con-
stitution, where necessary, to secure
the adoption of the reforms above
enumerated.
I'VE ask you to Jay to the Republi-
can voters specifically and clearly.
whether you favor or pos these
principles and policies to which we are
pledged, in order that the voters may
themselves decide, by their votes in
the primaries, what the platform and
principles of the Republican party
shall be.
Louis F. Davidson, Frank A.
Fetridge, Eliot Z. Ford, Theodore d.
Gottlieb, Arthur j. GUIDE, George w.
Hallgring, William B. Harris, John n.
Klein, G. Harold Porter, William II.
Sagurton, Herman B.. Walker, Solomon
Wright, jr., candidates for Assembly"