Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-03
JERSEY DEMOCRATS
BESEECH COOPERATION
OF THE PROGRESSIvES
Party Chiefs in Convention at
Trenton-Candidate Wittpenn
Sounds Watchword Of
Harmony
AGAINST rNvIsrBLE' RULE

rRENToN. oct. z--wlth harmony ths
~atchword. the chieftairs q the Demo
cratic party asssmbied IN convention at th'
Masonic Temple AZ noon today frhe con.
vcntlon was called n order by State Chair.
man Edward Y Grosscup.
Henry E Acserson. % Monmouth coun.
~. who was the Democratic leader on the
foor Of the state Senate last year, was
chosen temporary chairman. william NJ
DIN. of paterson. state Commissioner oi
Motor Vehicles. was made secretary. and
Laurent J. Tonneii. of Jersey city, assist.
ant peqretary.
The most important business 20 como
bffofe the convention IN addition 90 The
sdortlon ~ platform was the selection
% presidential eiectors II was stated that
me eiectors would not be made known
until late this afternoon
However, Il was considered that Robert
Hudspeth and Attorney General John W.
Wcscott would be selected as electors-at-
large.
Onbernatorlai Candidate H. Otto Witt
penn appeared before the convention and
was heartily cheered. He delivered a brief
address IN which he felicltated the members
Of the convention on the condition in which
the Democratic party finds Itself
CANDIDATE wITTPENN's SPEECH
''Harrnony." he said. rs evident on every
side. and the committeeman and workers OF
every
unity OF purpose which must make for the
success Of the ticket This harmony-this
unity--has seldom been equaicd In the his
tory of the party. II II In particularly
sharp contrast to the conditions on the Re
publican sido Of the House.
ut seems 90 me that the fundamental
issue IN this campaign is this shall In
visible government be restored In New
Jersey? The history Of the Democratic
ieadernhip for the last six years he's been
one of great achievement. When tine men
OF progressive purpose came 90 the Demo-
cratic party In 1919 we were enabled to
enact our program and their program into
law. Just ~ surely as II required n union
OF progresslvea with progressives to enact
that program II demands n union OF pro-
Eresslves with progressives TO preserve
that system.
Tho Progresaives who are fociSing into
our household do not act like strangers nor
are they greeted as strangers. We have
common aims and common ambitions. We
are going 20 give the State a more busi-
neesllke government We assume no
monopoly Of that issue. No party can
have a monopoly OF that issue. We cannot
make an issue Of II any more than we can
make an issue OF the Ten Commandments.
PLATFORM TO INDoRsE WILSON
The platform will be adopted at this aft
srnoons session.
Il will contain a strong Endorsement Of
President wilson's Administration and ap-
proval OF the work Of Governor Fielder The
state road problem, Il was said. would be
an Important plank In the platform. The
Democrats state lthat this problem is now
one OF the biggest confronting the State. and
90 meet II they viii provide In their plat
form for an adequate highway system and
. comprehensive state patrol system. IL II
also known that municipal finance will be
touched upon and that uniform system
for all cities will be advocated In the plat
form. Another plank win pledge the party's
candidate for Governor TO an effcient ad-
ministration OF State business.