Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-05-04
COIhyites at Dollar Dinner in
Jersey City Start The BOOM J
Has Been Suspected.
MAYOR FACAN'S SPEECH
Is Wildly Cheered by the Diners
Work of the COIhy-Fagan
RefOrmerS Cut Out.

JERSEY CITY, May 4.--Corpora-
tion Counsel George l.. Record, OF
Jersey City, the most conspicuous
member of the Colby-Fagan reform
faction in New Jersey, was nominal
ed for United States senator last
night at a dollar dinner given at Col
umbia hall in Ocean avenue, Jersey
City. by Mayor Fagan's republican
city committee. The nominating
speech was made by Mayor Pagan
and his declaration that Record was
the only man who could successfully
put United States Senator John F.
Dryden out of business was received
with wild cheering.
Organization republicans through
out the state have guessed for long
time that the corporation counsel
was ambitious to serve his country In
the United States senate and they
have been anxiously waiting for the
official announcement of his plans.
They will now bend their energies in
waging a vigorous fight against the
Fagan-Colbyites and the reformers
will continue their bitter warfare
with the hope of ultimately bring
ing the organization down and out in
all the counties in the state The
prospects of hot times in Jersey poll
tics were never brighter.
Seven hundred lusty lunged re-
publicans and many democrats who
say they do not wear any machine
collar and necktie sat down to the
dinner. Alderman-at-Larg James
w. Mccarthy, one of the younger Fa-
gan hustlers, acted as toastmaster. Al
male quartet sang popular airs be-
tween bites and the diners Joined in
the choruses, the words of which
were printed on the menu cards.
The guests were welcomed by7HvAVzil7-
liam George Nelson, chairman Of the
dinner committee, and then Jim Me-
Carthy, as everybody in Jersey City
dalls the presiding officer of the
board of aldermen. made a short adj
dress
Mayor Pagan got great sendoff
when he arose to speak. He said the
past four years have witnessed some
interesting changes in the political
situation in New Jersey, and declar-
ed there has been an awakening Of
the public conscience which has
brought results. He felt sure that,
as result of all the fighting, Jer-
seymen are now enjoying larger de-
gree of political freedom and inde-
pendence than ever before. He said
the control of the political parties by
corporate interests has been partial
ly destroyed and that they had been
gradually working toward first prin-
ciples of government of the people,
for the people and by the people. He
told what had been accomplished In
the fight TO compel railroads to pay
a fairer share of the public burden Of
taxation and said that the boss sys-
tenn and the control of political ma
chimes by corporations could not live
if the people voted at primaries and
took an active interest in practical
politics.
"The hardest battle of all con-
fronts u.s." he said. Every resources
of the state and county macnines VIII
be exerted to bring about our defeat.
At the head of the forces who viii
labor for our destruction stands Sem
ator Dryden His money and that oE
the great corporations who desire his
reelection to the senate will be
poured out freely to help the ma
chine and its candidates.
'Our candidate must be one OF
ourselves-a man who has been tried
in the fight against the corporations.
There is only one man in our ranks
| who can make this fight with any
hope of success; that man is George
l.. Record If my advice Is followed
and | sincerely hope it will be, Mr.
Record will in a few days take the
field as a formal candidate for United
States senator. The moment he does