Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-03-14

To SUPPORT
u GERAN BILL
Governor Has Another con-
terence With House Ma
iority and Wins.
HOW THE VOTE STOOD
ON TIE MATTER
Especial Correspondents. !,

Trenton, March 14.--F0llowiux
three-hour conference yesterday
afternoon with the Democratic meui-
bers OF the House of Assem- blythe
second of its character held within
week-Governor Wilson's ayivocA-
cy OF the Geran election and primary
bill was yindica ed by the majority
members of the legislature deciding
by vote of 27 to Ii to support the
bill In the revised form.
This result assures its passage II
the House. where thirty-one votes
Will be required to give 1t major
1ty. When put to vote, however.
1t Is probable that the Geran bill
Will have big margin of votes to
spare, as several assemblymen who
IN the conference could not see their
way clear to support 1t in it's pres
ent form will do SO when It Il
brought up In an official manner.
Mr.. Taylor, of Monmouth, was one
or the eleven who decided against
the governor In the conference. but
at its conclusion he announced that
nevertheless he would vote for tire
bill OF the forty-two Democrats
assemblymen, 1t Is not calculated
that more than half a dozen will
stand out against the bill In the fInal
test.
Governor Explains Attitude.
In the conference Governor VIII
son made a long talk explaining his
attitude On the Geran bill. At the
conclusion of his talk the governor
said:
You can turn aside from the
measure II you choose; you can de-
cline to follow me; you can deprivO
me of office and turn away from me-.
but you cannot deprive me OF power
so long as steadfastIy stand for
what / believe to be the interests
and legitimate demands OF the peo-
pie themselves. / beg you to re-
member, In this which promises to
be an historic conference in the an
nails of the party 5f the State. you
are settling the question of the pow
er or impotence, the distinction az
the ignominy of the party TO which
the people with a singular generosi-
ty have offered the control Of their
affairs HS
How the Notea eaEteoAs sszs.as
The lins~up IN the geedas1 Z *si *,s;; q 49,
the bill WAS ~ sA IoiIoWs. ny ~
ls-- AEneyy Balentine. poaftner
aem, Brodhead, Runn. Busk1Ne B q sss1Sfs
idson, Donnei1y, Egan. Ford. tserszS.'
Hendriekson, Hinners. James. Ken.
ney, Lafferty, LaMonfa, Macksevs
Mclaughlin. Never Mylod, New
man, Ramsay, Simpson. Streitwolf
and Walsh. Z n 4
Against the bill: Backus Branh-
en-, Brown, Leveen, Martin. Mat-
thews. MCGOWAN. McGrath. ph.Is.-.--.
Shatvoy and Taylor.
Christie was present but ala mar
vote. Assemblymen Cole, Alyea ana
Griffin were absent.
The governor expressed himself
as particularly happy that the con
ference had voted as it did and that
ne was not obliged even to seem Is
bring himself into contest upon tho
public platform with the representa-
tives of his own party.
IL Is understood that In hfs spaac1,
the governor first called attention Ia
the TACT that there seemed to ba ga-
rious objection In the minds of somA
OF the members because of the way
In which this bill has been nra-
pared and suggested to the Legisla-
ture. He called the attention ~ fha
members to the fact that 1t was hin
clear prerogatfve, under the Couatf.
tutioh OF the state. to suggest at any
time measures for their cousi6ara-
tion, and that 1t was clearly within
the meaning OF the Constitution tfAt
mis- suggestions might be In the form
OF regularly formulated bills He
SAID that It would have been within
MS choice, therefore. to send to them
the pending primary election bilf In
special message and to ask them
to vote upon 1t directly, as his sug-
gestion. and 80 go on record whether
tney were willing or unwilling as
the case might be, to adopt 1t.
Prefers Cooperation.
he said that rather than exercise
this prerogative, he had preferred
to cooperate with his colleagues hi
the Legislature and In conference af-
ter conference he had Invited In
those members of the Assembly who
were officially or otherwise Interest,"
ed and taken advantage of the kiud-
ness of individual members to intro
duce this and other bills whihc he
felt 1t his duty to urge, so that they
might go out in the regular order
OF legislative procedure. He had
done this so that he might not even
seem to force the Legislature the
choice, whether they would goI.ow
his lead or not.
The governor pointed out to them
that the bill which Mr.. Geran had
introduced had been objected TO by
those who opposed it only upon tha
grounds which went to the validity
and efficiency or the whole matter.
He maintained that 1t was absolutely
necessary, In order to Keep faith
with the voters of the state and With
public opinion, that the bin should
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