Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-22
UNION REPUBLICANS "
OPPOSE mr.. DRYDEN
Circulating Petitions Urging State
Senator and AssembIymen to
Stand Firm Against Essex Man.

PLAINFIELD. Nov. 22:@So de-
termined have many leading republi.
cans of Plainfield become in their op-
position to Senator John F. Dryden
obtaining any assistance from Union
county's legislators in his effort to be
sent back to Washington that a sys-
tematic campaign has been begun
here which, it is believed, will spread
through every district.
The plan of campaign is to obtain
the signatures of all republicans, IRE
spective of fractional leanings, to pc
titions addressed to Senator Ernest
r. Alderman, of this city, and Assem-
blyman-elect Moxon, urging them tc
be firm against any which
has for it's object the vesting of Mr.
Dryden with a senatorial toA. The
petitions recite that because of his
Affiliations with huge corporations
and vested interests generally he is
not a proper person to represent New
Jersey in the United States senate.
The petition addressed to Senator
Alderman applauds him for the, po-
sition he has taken in the present
fight, and particularly for his aggres-
sive independence. This procedure
emanates from the new idea" head
quarters, Howard C. Tracy, chairman
of the central committee, being re-
sponsible for the circulation of the
blank petitions in the various parts
of the city.
In addition, Senator Alderman is
being besieged with personal letters
from his constituents here commend
ing him for his course in making
known that his choice for Mr.. Dry
denis seat is Governor Stokes. If q
referendum were possible, it is gen
orally conceded among the politicians
here that Plainfield would return 4
very large majority in favor of Mr..
Stokes as against Mr.. Dryden or any
other prominent man who has been
seriously mentioned for the United
States senatorship.S
Senator Alderman said yesterday:
81 have not changed one iota from
my position as originally announced
and l feel encouraged over the out
look"
He has made it plain all along
that in taking the stand he has he
does not act for personal reasons,
but from a desire, or, rather, a de-
termination to vote according to the
wishes of his constituents. He has
publicly stated that in no event will
he vote for a democrat, declaring dis
tinctly that there are many good
republicans who could be voted for"
The senator talks gu~ardedly when
approached on the subject of a eau
Gus and his attitude toward one-in
fact, he will not say what he will do
in such circumstances. His friends,
however, are of the opinion that he
will not be bound by any caucus
which should decide that the solid
republican vote be cast for a candi-
date whom his constituents clearly
demonstrate that they oppose. They
profess to believe that the sen
ator will express his choice at a eau
Gus for Governor Stokes if he allows
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cast his vote for him in joint session
no matter how many republicans may
vote for Mr.. Dryden.
If Stokes is out of the question
Alderman will cling to former Attor-
ney General John w. Griggs, who has
been announced by him as his second
choice. Politicians close to the I'm
ion county senator say that he would
not allow himself to be "bound" by
any caucus which might indorse Mr..
Dryden or any n else not favored
by the people of Union county.
Senator Alderman and Assembly
man Perkins are firm for Mr.. Stokes
and those who know them best de-
clare that neither can be whipped"
into line for Mr.. Dryden.