Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-13
DUFFY'S SIGNATURE
|. ON PETITION FILED
NOT YET CERTIFIED
County Clerks Have Not Been
instructed to Put His Name
on Ballots.

1t was learned in East Newark to-
day that although the petition of
Thomas &c. Duffy, Democratic candi-
date for congressman in the Eighth
district has been regularly filed in
the office of the secretary of state at
Trenton, the name of Duffy had not
been certified, a result the county
clerks of Hudson and Essex counties
have not yet been instructed to place
the name of Duffy on the ticket.
Whether the name will be certified
is a matter that is now being deter
mined by the attorney general At
the office of Secretary of State David
S. Crater at Trenton today II was
declared by his chief clerk, Frank
Transue, "it is not the purport of the
law to deprive a district Of con-
gresham"
If Duffy succeeded in being elected
he would not be eligible to sit in
Congress until 1915, and as conse-
quence the Eighth district would not
be represented in Congress until that
time Duffy will not be twenty-five
years old until 1916. To assume seat
in Congress the successful candidate
must be at least twenty-five years
of age. Many inquiries are being
made by phone at the office of Mr..
Crater regarding the status of the
Duffy case.
That Republicans of Hudson county
are mainly responsible for the candi-
dacy of Duffy is said to be an assured
fact. Considerable money is to be
spent in the interest of the new candi-
date. The district will be flooded with
literature printed in his behalf. 1t is
understood Duffy is now being tutored
in preparation for speeches to be
made by him. His whereabouts, how
ever. are still unknown.
Dufy's Platform.
Duffys platform has Just been pre-
pared, and in a few days will be out
OF the hands of the printer for circu-
iation through the district. The plat
form reads as follows:
I'm entering the race for Congress
in the Eighth congressional district
as a Regular Democrat l do 80, first
because / firmly believe in organiza-
ton politics. and, second, because
many of my friends who are identified
with the regular Democratic organi-
cation in both Hudson and Essex
counties have urged me to run, assur-
ing me of their support. The Demo-
Gratis in the Eighth district are mostly
organization men, and 1 believe there
fore that my prospects for success are
first-class.
while | have not had any expert
ence in public life I believe this to be
the day of young men in politics and
| beg to call attention to the fact that
in both age and experience / am about
on an equal basis with my Democra-
tic rival for the office. | have entered
this contest on my own initiative and
am not representing any faction or
factional leaders of the Democracy in
my district and am not depending
upon any one faction for my sup
port.
Champions Workingmans Cause.
IT am a plain laboring man and I
shall first of all champion the cause
of the working man if am elected.
IT am in favor of most of the Inn
portant policies of the present adj
ministration, but ] believe that the
sentiment of the American people still
is in favor of the plank In the Balti-
more Democratic platform, advocat-
ing free tolls for American ships
through the Panama canal and Civ
ing the American shipping industry
the advantage to which II Is entitled
over foreign shipping.
'Gf elected I will favor every meas
ure introduced in Congress to help
the working sclasses 10 reduce their
hours of employment, to increase
their wages and, generally, to better
their living conditions.
ITO all believers in Jeffersonian
Democracy and the rule of the peo-
pie | appeal for support. | am not an
orator, but feel that I have expressed
my principles in such way that all
the Democrats of the district will
know what / stand for"