Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-29
futile WILL
RAISE ISSUES
Democratic Candidate to An
nounce His Platform in
Short Time

TRENTON. June 29:-That State
Banking and Insurance Commits
sioner William +. futile. Jr., who
sometime ago announced himself as
a candidate for the Democratic
domination for governor, intends to
make plain his position to the vo.-
ers of his party on every one of the
dominant issues in New Jersey was
-"ade plain by the Union county
man when interviewed here today
on the various problems in state
government. Mr.. futile r~efrained
at this time from mentioning his at
titude on the trolley fare question.
the regulation of jitneys, whether a
governor a influence the situation
in the state as with respect to pro-
hibition and similar issues but made
this interesting declaration:
IT surely will have something to
say about these questions"
The candidate did not commit
himself as to Just when his platform
of principles and ideas. upon which
he will offer himself to the Demo-
cratic voters in November, may be
expected, but contented himself
with the statement that such a dec
laration is in the process of forma-
ton for issuance, sooner or later.
IL AldNt W SiNC my PAhtAOAAh a
good deal of consideration" said
the banking commissioner. land try
to present one on the issues in
which the people are interested and
concerned. 1t will be prepared and
published in ample time for the
voters t. consider before the pri-
maries.
II have selected no managers to
handle the campaign in the various
counties" said Mr.. futile. when
asked about this phase of his can
vass for support. MY plans of or
~ganization have not been complet-
ed"
Mr.. futile said that this applied
to Hudson county as well as the
twenty other divisions of the state.
The name of former Judge John
Warren has been mentioned as the
probable futile manager in Hud-
son, but the banking commissioner
said that while Mr.. Warren is a
good friend. a manager for the
stamping ground of Mayor Frank
Hague has not been decided upon.
Hague is supporting Circuit Cour
Judge Silzer, of Middlesex, and Mr..
futile is running without the en-
dorsement of the ~so-called organiza-
ton leaders.
Union County Democratic Chair
man Francis V. Dobbins is in charge
of the preparation of nominating pc
titions for distribution. but Mr.. Tut
tie stated that to date no systematic
plan of seeking signatures has been
followed. Personal friends and old
supporters in his congressional cam
paign are looking after this phase
of the work and a offers of as
sistance in circulating papers Tor
signers have been received. No pc
titions have yet been filed with the
secretary of state.
In connection with what Mr.. Tut
tie said concerning his intentions to
cover the trolley fare question in
| his campaign statement. it is OF in
member of congress from the fifth
| district, the state banking comm:s-
sioner obtained much valuable ex-
| perience in the handling of rate
| problems. He was a member OF a
congressional joint committee
named to take up the subject of
| rates to be paid the railroads OF
the country for their shipping OF
the government mails.
The other members of this body
were United States Senator Jonathan
| Bourne, chairman. United States
Senator Bankhead. of Alabama:
CONGRESSMAN Weeks. who is now
secretary of war. and Congressman
Lloyd, of Missouri.
This body of men delved deeply
into the rate question and the re-
suit was the passage by congress
of its recommendation to pay the
railroads for the space used by the
mails on the train, rather than by
weight. which has been the custom.
The recommendation then adopted
by congress without hesitation after
this committee had worked through
two sessions has remained with but
slight alterations the system up un-
| til this time. Mr.. futile left con-
gress about 1915. He had a great
deal to do with the working out OF
| this problem. which Senator once
described as more intricate than the
tariff.
1t is this experience in handlins
rate questions which Mr.. Tuttie ex-
poets to use in formulating his views
on the trolley fare issue as it OBJ
tains in New Jersey.