Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-04-10
FIG HIT AT PRIMARIES.
Former AssemhIyman Seeks to
Become Regular Party Non-
inee at County Convention.
JACKSON IS HIS OPPONENT.
Present Senator Believed to be the
Choice of the Organization Head
ed by Former Senator Strong.

Middlesex county has at last felt
the Colby movement. The Essex SEN
ator, himself, does not seem to be
concerned in the matter thus far, but
his independent spirit is shown in the
announcement of Alexander r. For
dyce, Jr., that he is candidate for
state senator to succeed w. H. C.
Jackson. Mr.. Fordyce's declaration,
as received this morning. is as fol-
lows:
Fordyce's Declaration.
The Evening News,
Perth AmbOy. n. j.:
! have been requested to indicate
my position with reference to the
senatorial nomination next fall, and
after due consideration, now desire
TO publicly state that shall be a can
didate for that Office and will make q
campaign for the purpose of securing
delegates TO the republican county
convention.
In seeking this nomination It -
my intention to appeal TO the people
DIRECT. as believe in government
by the people and not by bosses; rep
sentation of and responsibility to the
people, not of and to a BOSS"
The boss, representing not the peo-
pie, but special interests, debating
party nominations, making public of
ficers his puppets, usurps the sover-
eighty OF the people, and barters
away their rights and liberties, to his
own pecuniary profit.
Bossism and graft, going hand in
hand, have been undermining the
very foundation of representative
government in this commonwealth.
l believe that the people. with the
scales fallen from their eyes, with an
awakening sense of present evils and
dangers yet to come from these vam-
pires, will repudiate and throw them
off entirely.
| have sustained, to the best of my
ability, the confidence of my fellow
citizens in this county, placed in me
during my term in the assembly; and
if nominated and elected to the SEN
ate, I shall keep their confidence ur-
sullied be their representative in fact
as well as in name, and shall look on
" to the advancement of the inter-
ests Of the people of this county and
state.
ALEXANDER R. FORDYCE, JR.
Independent of Bosses.
Ever since Mr.. Fordyce's term in
the legislature it has been evident
that ii he would continue in politics
it would have 10 be outside the regu-
lar republican organization, headed
by former Senator Strong. Mr.. For
dyce was TOO independent and Strong
put him on the retired list. There was
much disappointment that Mr.. For
dyce was not renominated for the as
sembly last fall. but the "organiza-
ton" was against him 1t was rumor-
ed that Mr.. Fordyce had bolted, but a
strong appeal from him urging all
republicans to stand by the ticket in
the field placed him in full confidence
with the party
Mr.. Fordyce takes advantage OF the
new primary law which permits any,
one TO become the candidate for nom-
ination on the regular party ticket
This is exactly the move made by
Colby in Essex when he defeated
Boss Lentz in such a thorough man
ner
1t is freely admitted in republican,
circles that Strong wants Senat1
Jackson TO be renominated anc1
fierce battle at the primaries for
I afactiOp of E1ordvcp mr. IaplxSor-, Is FL
I egates to the county conventioIs. y
he looked for,