Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-04
PLATFORMS MADE
BY BOTH PARTIES
ARE CONSERVATIVE
Democrats Take a Shy at Sher-
ifs, Whom They Would
Shear.
REPUBLICANS IND0RSE
TAFT FOR SECOND TERM
Governor Wilson Writes the
Democratic Utterance and ABB
jures Radical Suggestions.
IRON a stan Correspondence

TRENTO-I, Oct. Mo radical
features marked the platform adopted
Yesterday by the Democrats in State
convention and that adopted by the
Republicans was practically the one
prepared by the subcommittee named
dy the Republican State Committee fer
that purpose.
Nothing TO gladden. the heart of those
who pant after radicalism was ineor-
porated in the platform adopted by the
Democrats. 1t has nothing that could
start a fight. 1t was prepared by Gov
lernor Wilson but is marked by ultra
conservatism A plank to shear sherifs
of the various counties of the State of
their jur. drawing powers is what at
tracts most attention. Essex and Hud-
son representatives opposed this with
out avail.
The Democratic platform contains a
plank calm, for the abolition of grade
crossings. The majority of the commit
tee on resolutions were of the opinion
that this should be one at the ex-
pense of the railroads, but they did
not ask the delegates to go on record
to this effect. The platform favors the
election of assemblymen by districts;
u revision of the rules of the Assembly
and Senate, a revision of the taxa
tion system, and calls for conservation
Iof alter rights, a reorganization of the
administration of benevolent and cor
fractional institutions, for automobile
reciprocity legislation, for the so-called
railro. full crew bill, which was de-
feated last winter in the Senate; for
the simplification of judicial procedure
pointing to the economical rule of the
State in the current year.
A~ssemblyman John j. Bracken. of
Essex, almost precipitated some ex-
scitement during the closing moments
fof the convention when he began to
read from a speech of Governor Wilson.
sir Newark, delivered during the pri-
tmaTy campaign, in which he and As
fsemblyman Shalvoy were accused of
voting against 'all measures to which
their party platform had pledged them.
In proof of his contention hat the
governor was mistaken, Mr.. Bracken
had with him the minutes of the AS
sembly. At this juncture Senator Harry
Nv. Osborne rose to a point of order
Permanent Chairman Thomas L. Mar
tin ruled that Mr.. Bracken was not
yet out of order.
Mr.. Bracken declared that he was
entitled to a retraction, as there must
have been lack of knowledge of the
facts on the part of the governor. A
resolution indorsing the governor for
the presidency was injected into the
proceedings at this time. The gov
Eernor moved that this motion lay on
the table and his motion was carried.
He declared while he was on his feet
that q ~retraction was out of the ques-
stion insofar as Mr.. Bracken was con-
lcerned, and said there were other ways
of opposi g bills than by voting against
them. Mr.. Bracken later asked the
governor to specify, but got no bill of
particulars.
Features of Democratic and Repub-
lican platforms adopted yesterday in
Trenton:
Democratic.
simplifcation of judicial procedure.
Conservation of water rights and nat
ural resources.
Reorganization of benevolent and
correctional institutions.
Endorsement of Governor Wilson'S ad-
ministration and progressive legisla-
zion passed in 191O-1911.
Enactment of a law to more salts
factorily assess and equalize axes.
Legislation for automobile reelproe-
ity.
Extension of the laws governing fac
tory and workshop inspection for the
safeguarding of life and limb of work.
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Safeguarding of railway travel.
Commentator of Democratic party
for revision of rules of Federal House