Show I I LEWIS NAMED NAME fOR JERSEY GOVERNOR TRENTON N N. J. J Sept 21 Vivian 21 Vivian Vivian M. M L Lewis Lwis wis was nominated for governor on the first ballot balot At tle tIe New Jersey Republican Republican lican state convention Tuesday Mr 11 Lewis received votes against about votes cast for three other candidates These three aspirants were President Jo Joseph Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph F. F of the state senate senate sen sen- ate Prosecutor Pierre Piere P. P Garven of Hudson county and former forer Assemblyman William P. P Martin the latter later the candidate candidate candIdate candi candI- date of the progressives As soon oon as the balloting showed that Lewis was nominated delegates began to change their votes and ad amid anid aid enthusiastic enthusiastic applause the nomination was made unanimous The platform as prepared by the state committee was materially altered alered particularly particularly par par- in the matter mater of ot conferring rate ratemaking ratemakIng ratemaking making power upon the public utilities commission I A subcommittee of the state committee commit commit- tee had prepared a draft of a platform in which rate making power was not Indorsed Indorsed- Mr Lewis Lwis objected to this and stood out for or a specific declaration for rate making power power- Notwithstanding Not Not- Notwithstanding withstanding the state committee this morning agreed agree upon the platform substantially substantially sub sub- as drafted last night by the subcommittee consisting of United States Senator Kean Congressman John G. G Gardner and State Senator Edward Wake Wakelee lee all al pronounced stand The fight was then ten carried into the committee on resolutions and Mr Lewiss Lewis's friends on that committee re reinforced reinforced reinforced re- re by George Georg L. L Record leader of the new Idea Republicans won and put Into the platform a plank plak declaring that rate making power be b conferred upon the public pubIc utilities commission The convention was impartial in its Is applause at the names of President Taft and former foner President Roosevelt Roosevel |