The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24
Gov. WILSON IS
AGAIN DOOMED
FOR PRESIDENT
New Jerseys Chief Execu-
tive Will Take Starring
Tour to Pacific Coast
Progressive Legislation En-
acted He Thinks Puts His
State in Front Rank.
Especial from United Press. }

Especial from United PreSS.)
| Trenton, April 24-Elated over
| jamming through an Indifferent 1egis-
| lature a sweeping program Of reform
which almost out-Oregonoed Oregon,
Governor Wilson, today, announced
his plans for a getting acquainted
Ostensibly the trip, which will take
him through the west with especial
attention to the Pacific coast cities of
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and
Los Angeles, is undertaken to keep
engagements made some time ago,
but the real reason is to aid the Gov
errors promising boom for the next
Democratic Presidential nomination.
Friends of the Governor frankly
admit the real object of the trip. As
Stunning that he may yet have the ac-
tive support of William Jennings
Bryan, they say that, while enroute,
the Governor will stop at Lincoln and
will be entertained at Fairview by
Colonel Bryan. The trip will occupy
a good part of next month. Wilson
is admitted have made a remark
able record with the legislature which
adjourned at 3:15, this morning. When
it assembled in January an attempt
was made by the bosses to repudiate
the result of the Senatorial primary
and elect James Smith, Jr., the New
ark banker, United States Senator in
stead of James e. MARITIME, the popu-
lar choice. Wilson stumped the state
and opposed the Smith forces. elect
ing MARITIME. Then he announced
that he must have an Oregon plan
primary and election reform bill.
The Republican and Democratic or
Wilson appealed to the people with
such success that the bill is now a
law.
1t provides for the direct nominal
ton and election of all officials in
Guiding the delegates to national con-
ventions.
Then drastic corrupt practices act
was put through which limits the
amount of money that can be eX-
pended by candidates and party or
carnations and says just what kind
of expenses are legal and what are
not This bill was admittedly the
most sweeping ever enacted in Amer
lea.
An employers liability bill, modelled
along the line of the English law,
absolutely eliminating the fellow
servant negligence clause, which has
advantage in all cases of injuries,
came next.
The legislature then passed a bill
creating real public utilities COM
MISSION, giving IT power TO make and
enforce rates, to investigate all al
legations of excessive charges by pub
lie service corporations of every kind
and especially safeguards the rights
of the consumer.
Numerous other measures of q
minor character, designed to correct
and improve existing laws and to fav-
or personal rights over property.
rights, were put through and today
it is admitted Wilson has absolutely
routed the old line Democratic ma
chine and will head the Democratic
delegation from this state to the next
national convention.
Governor Wilson made no attempt
to hide his pleasure over his success
with his first legislature, today. Ask
ed for an expression, he said:
1.-The progressive 1eg1sidcio enact.
ed, and now the law of New Jersey,
constitutes one of the most remark
able records, I venture to think, that
has ever distinguished a single legis-
lative session in this country
AS was expected, the income tax
failed It was passed by the House
but the Republican Senate declined to
ratify it despite the fact that Cover
nor Wilson sent two messages urging
it to do SO.