Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-03
Platforms To Be Adopted
By Both Parties Today,
No Strike Indicated
No Hitch Expected for Either
Republicans or Democrats
at State Conventions
RUNY0N WINS POINT
Democrats Praise Work 0f
Edwards While Republic
ans Attack it Bitterly

TRENTON, Oct. s.--EarIy indica<
tions today were that the state COM
vention of the Republican and DEM
ocratic parties to adopt platforms
upon which the coming election VIII
be won or lost would be practically
devoid of strife on the floor. TIKI
Republicans and Democratic delSE
gates will convene at noon- I
Stacy-Trent Hotel will be the sceH4
of the latter convention and the s.
o. P. will hold forth in the AUDI
torium of the Republican Club.
The Democratic State Conventio1
will be presided over by JudG4
George s. Silzer. the party candz
date for governor against Senator
Runyon, the Republican aspfrant.
Both men and women state COM
mittees will meet and re-elect Harry
Heher state chairman, and Mrs.
Robert +. Norton. Of Jersey City
vice chairman.
The G. o. P. convention is being
presided over by the president. Sena-
tor William B. MacKay, of Bergen
county. In his speech opening the
Republican state convention, former
Governor Stokes declared that those
who believed in socialistlc prlncE
pals should be candidates in the So
cialist primaries as should also Re-
publican and Democratic candidates
be nominated at the primaries Qf
their respective parties.
This assertion was presumably
aimed at George L. Record, who was
defeated for nomination as candidats
fer United States senator in the Re-
publican primaries by Senator Jo-
sepE S. Frelinghuysen, and who waS
- - Tas.7
as socialist Mr.. Stokes declared
further that the nomination of Sen
ator Runyon for governor ard Ssn-
ator Frelinghuysen for reelection
was vindication for good govern
inert.
Immediately after the close of the
state convention, Governor Stokes
will be reelected as chairman and
Mrs. Lillian F. Feickert will be re-
named as vice chairman of the sta-e
committee.
Major p1anks in the Republican
platform discussed at two confer
ences within the past week and fir-
ally approved last night with the full
approval OF the candidates preceded
for:
Retention of the direct primary
system of voting: uphold all pro-
hibition laws, utility planks, no night
work in industry for women, high
er compensation schedule for aged
workmen, extension work OF the bu-
reau OF farms and markets. open
specifications for country roads and
placing the state educational super
/ intendent under the State Board OF
Education.
| A constitutional amendment as
well as legislative enactment requir-
| ing public utilities to perform their
services for the price provided for
| in the original franchises in the case
of most street railways. Five cent
fare. is called for in a Democrats
| platform pledge adopted by the
| Democratic convention here today
/ The platform also declares tl1e
Democratic candidates in favor Of
open specifications for state higf-
ways against the ratification by the
people of plan to issue $40, ,000, ,0oe
of bonds for road building. The plat-
form pledges the party to enforce-
ment of constitution and law ~as long
as they are on the statute books. = bur
declares many provisions OF the Fo{-
stead law itself are Unconstitutional
under the eighteenth amendments
and urges taking of proper steps 70
| legalize the sale Of beer and light
wines. The Democrats raise the
| .sNewberryism' issue, favor Law
prohibiting night work for women
and urge more equitable adjustments
under the workmen's compensation
law.