Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-16
DEMOCRATS POINT
OUT DANGERS Of
GERAN MEASURE
County Committee Condemns
Bill, but Favors Plan to Keep
the Party Pledges.

The Essex County Democratic Com
mittee's resolution, adopted last night,
not only condemns the Geran bill. but
goes furtaer and marks out a policy
which sharply opposes some OF the re-
cent views of Governor wilson
The resolution states that this course
is taken by the true friends of Delnoc-
racy In the hope that It may act as d
reminder to those who have received
party favor, but who now seem to b"
seeking the party ruin.
Condeisns Geran Dill.
The meeting was held in Persons
Hall on Plane street, Tyler Parmly
presiding. Following the condemnation
of the Geran bill the committee In
dorsed Assembly bill No. 43S. introduced
by Assemblyman MCGOWAN, of Essex,
which carries out the promises of the
Democratic platform to simplify the
electoral system of the State, and at
the same time purify the ballot.
Reasons for Condemning Bill.
Many reasons are given IN the reso-
luton for the opposition of the Geran
bill. 1t Is pointed out that the bill
complexities the electoral system In
stead of simplifying 1t and eInbodies
provisions that are impossible of full
flment The form of ballot advocated
by the Geran bill Is sho "n to be de-
fectively cumbersome. inasmuch as IL
practically DISTINGUISHES many OF the
voters of the State.
It Is shown that the Geran bill
threatens the welfare of the people or
the State and the best interests Of the
Democratic party. The resolution de-
clares that the members of the COM
mittee deprecate the use of threats
and i~ntimidations by those high In
Office for the purpose of forcing such
legislation upon the people.
On behalf of the MCGOWAN bill IL
is pointed out hat 1t accomplishes the
PURPOSES which the Democratic party
favors without involving party destruc-
ton, as does the Gcran bill.
The committee in passing the resoiu-
ions commended TIE action of those
members of the Essex delegation In
the Assembly who are opposing tn
Geran bill and urges upon them and
upon all Democratic Assembiymen that
they give their support to Assembly
bill No. 433.
Speaking in favor OF the resolution
City Counsel James r. Nugent. Demo-
cratic State chairman. declared that
the enactment of the Geran bill into d
law would be a betrayal of the prom
ises made to the people by the Demo-
era tic party.
The resolutions follow:
Whereas, The announced purpose OF
forcing the passage through the iesisla-
tive body of this State OF q bill known as
the Geran election bill threatens the wei
fare of the people and the nest ihter nIs
embodied III the bill but because OF tne
Sir gular method of warfare employed In
its behelf,; therefore; be It n.mo-
: ciafic COMMITTEES. that the ncras'on seems
a fitting one for the abortion of a course
by the true friends Of Democracy Lnal
! fiment OF marty pledges does not involve
party destruction. To that end
We place ourselves In opposition "a
certain views of those who have been
favored By our party and VIII now seem
{. TO seek its ruin.
we do not subscribe to tho doctrine
that the Democratic party II not en-
titled to the credit of the late
triumphant election result.
We oppose the claim that because
independent votes were attracted 10 the
t ranks OF Democracy Ii Is now the duty
of that great party to enace itself and
= exait those who nave heretofore werred
against II.
, We depreceate the favorins by those
} high In ONCE of policies terding to
encourage contention within parties,and
we regret that the enactment of these
and other policies detrimental TO good
government and to party interests
/ should be accompanied by threats and
other evidences Of bias.
} We oppose the Gernr hill becnuse II
compIicntes our electoral systems IL en-
courages strife within p~nrtiess II en-
bodies provisions for the choice of eiec-
ton officers which are impossible oil
performance; II enables q few fnctionai
, voters to nominate nm entire indepen-
dent ticket In. any municipality; Ii In
eIudes a plan for the choice OF delegates
TO national conventions which would be
a nuiiity II adopted, aud II provides foe
n form OF ballot which would prncti-
caiiy d~Isfranchise many of our voters
because of Its intricacies.
We favor the enactment of a law which
will carry out the promises of our party
TO ''siInrlify the electoral system OF the
State aud at the same time purify the
udliOI. AS tHtIS is q DWH INV pSuuAhE -
the lie islature, known as Assembly III ]
No. 1873, which Will accomplish the pur-
poses which We favor without inVol. lag
party destru. ton, as does the Geran bill;
therefore. be II further
Resolved, That Ii is the sense OF this
meeting that Assembly bill No. 4So be In
d5rsed and APPROX ed. and that the earnest
support of tue committee he liVeL. TO the
end that said bill may be enacted INTO
law. aud, be II further
Resolved, That Ne commend the artioi
. .f thnaa fuQn1Iarcr of the Essex delegation
In the Assembly who are oppos ng the
Geran bill and we earnestly urge upon
them and upon all Democratic Assembly
men that they give their support 10 As
seInhiy bill No. 1873. believing. as We do.
ttat thereby the pc pies welfare and the
party's interests will be best served.
Committees Approved.
The following comrnlttees were ap-
pointed for the ensuing year:
Finance Committee-John f. Mona
han, Fifth Ward: George H. Lambert,
Eleventh Ward; Thomas f. Preston,
Tenth word; Richard J. Franz, Eighth
Ward. Edward HART. East orange.
Convention Committee-Benjalnin Sc
lirinan, Second Ward; Max Gelb. Third
Ward; Charles B. Cassale. Fifth Yard;
T.. L. Price. jr., Eleventh Ward; John
Z. Kane. Glen Ridge
/ Registrat on Committee-Frank N.
Mcclure, FRS. Ward: Barney Levy.
Third Ward; Henry S. PeeIe. Sixth
Ward; Joseph Barbiere, Fifteenth
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