Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-04
TFrom a stan Correspondence


TRENTON, N. J.. Aug 4.-Holding
that the true purpose of the direct
primary law is to permit the party to
make its own selection of candidates
without dictation or coercion from
any party boss or party leader, Frank
). katzenbach, jr., puts himself up
to the voter. rather than to any polit-
ical leader as a gubernatorial candi- 4
date today. -
prominent Democrats who read his
FORMAL announcement of candidacy
today interpreted his reference to the
spirit of the direct primary law as
slap at President Wilson's action in
forcing Otto H. Wittpenn out of the
gubernatorial race before the voters
mad an opportunity to say whether or
not his qualifications suited them.
and simultaneously debating that
James f. Fielder shall be a candi.
date. These men, who are ardent sun.
porters of the direct primary idea
We're amazed wnen Mr. Wilson did
Just what they held the law was
passed to prevent.
Candidate of Entire Party.
10 the voters then or the Demo.
cratic party of New Jersey and to
them only l submit my candidacy."
is the concluding sentence of Mr..
Katzenbach's statement The sem
tence Is regarded as an echo of Mr..
Wilson'S own manner of going before
the people, and admirers of the Will
son way congratulated the Mercer
candidate upon his independence.
Mr.. Katzenbach declares he will be-
the candidate of the entire Demo-
cratic party and not of any faction.
and his sole purpose If elected win he
TO render effective public service
Would Cut State Running Cost.
The candidate in his announces
ment does not deal in generalities.
He tells where reforms are needed
and how he would go about perfect-
ing the State machinery at saving
to the taxpayers. After showing that
the progressive legislation of the
past three years was contained In
his platform of 1907 and that he ad-
vocated the employers liability law
In 1910, Mr.. Katzenbach declares he
would strengthen those laws and
oppose anything that would weaken
them.
He calls for administrative reform
in the State, averring that New Jer-
sey today is not receiving value for
the dollar spent. Economy is the
keynote of his policy
Some of the Things He Stands For.
A check on the waste of energy in
passing impractical and conflicting
laws codification of municipal laws.
establishment of a control board
over State institutions to reduce the
State appropria tions, which have
increased by millions in the last
decade; laws to safeguard health,
shop and home; enforcement of
simple methods of taxation are
among the more important principles
advanced by Mr.. Katzenbach
Mr.. Katzenbach's statement is as
follows:
LAS a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor, I
desire to put in succinct form my
views upon those matters which I
believe to be at present of primary
public Importance
Always for Progressive Measures.
THE legislation of the past three
years establishing an effective Public
Utilities Commission, extending the
direct primary to nominations for all
elective offices, providing for COM
pensation for injured employees, the
election of United States senators by
popular suffrage, adequate punish
ment for corrupt election practises
and extension of the civil Service
were all measures first advocated.
with the exception of the employers
liability act, by the Democratic party
in 1907 in the bills passed by the
Democratic House of Assembly and
in the Democratic platform adopted
in that year at the State convention.
This platform l assisted in drafting.
AS the Democratic candidate for
governor in that year, / advocated
these measures. In 1910 l advocated
in the many addresses / made during
that campaign the enactment of the
employers liability law. In view OF
my attitude on these measures. then,
1t is unnecessary for me now to say,
as | do, that / approve of them
I'm the operation of these laws
amendments will be necessary Any
amendment which would strengthen
broaden or clarity the primary pur-
pose of these laws | would approve;
any amendments which would tend to
weaken or destroy | would oppose.
In all matters of genuine reform l
will keep abreast of the times.
As Guard of Health and Home
Il advocate the extension in our
schools of industrial education, the
establishment in the factory and
DDS of safeguarding from accident the
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