Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-08-04
KATzENBACH
IS OUT WITH
A PLATFORM
Gives His Position on the
Issues Before the Party in
Statement Today.
SAYS HE REPRESENTS NO
FACTION OR INTEREST
Takes Rap at Wilson for
Having Wlttpsnn Withdraw
in Favor of Fielder.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Trenton, August 4.-The platform
of principles upon which he seeks
the suffrages of the Democratic yot-
ters of the state in the campaign
for the nomination for governor was
announced today by Frank S. Kat
zenbach, Jr., former mayor of Tren-
ton and candidate for governor on
the Democratic ticket in 1907.
He reiterates his declaration that
he will not be the candidate of any
faction and that his candidacy Is
not founded on any antagonism to
any person Of group of individuals.
In the campaign of 1907" he
declares. II made no bargain, no
promise which would have emascu-
lated my usefulness as governor or
left me fettered to any interest. do
not intend to do SO now"
This reiteration ib caken as an
other disclaimer that he will not be
the candidate of the 6mith-Nugent
Democrats. KatZenbach and his fol-
lowers, however, are not friendly to
President Wilson, and this unfriend-
Illness is evident in one paragraph of
the statement. Discussing the direct
primary, Mr.. Katzenbach says.
1.-THE purpose Of the direct pri-
mary is to permit the voters of par
ty to make their own selection of
candidates without dictation or CO.
ercion from any party boss or party
leader"
This Is received as a reference
to the action of President Wilson in
bringing about the retirement of
former Mayor Wittpenn, Of Jersey
City, in favor of Acting Governor
James F. Fielder as gubernatorial
candidate.
The principal things advocated
by former Mayor Katzenbach are:
Eextension of industrial schools.
Measures to promote the health,
happiness and prosperity of the
home.
More efficient administration of
state affairs.
The creation of a State Central
Board of Control to administer the
educational, charitable, penal and
correctional institutions. This, Mr..
Katzenbach claims, would decrease
the cost of maintenance.
The establishment of legislative
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proper legislation and prevent bad
and useless laws.
Rehabilitation of the laws affect
ing municipalities to give greater
home rule and simplify municipal
government.
Reform in the tax laws.
Laws and necessary constitutional
amendments to enable the people to
elect the principal state and county
officers.
His statement is as follows:
AS a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor, I
desire to put in succinct form my
views upon these matters which L
believe to be at present of primary
public Importance.
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 practices
and extension of the civil service,
were all measures first advocated,
with the exception Of the Employ
ers' 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 I assist
ed In drafting AS the Democratic
candidate for governor in that year.
I advocated these measures. In
1910 I advocated In the many ad-
dresses I made during that campaign
the enactment of the Employers Liza
bility Law. In view Of my attitude
on these measures then, 1t is unnec-
essary for me now to say, as l do,
that ! approve of them.
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