The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
Seven Hundred and Seventy
Seven Gathered Around
the Tables At Columbia
Hall Last Night
RECORD FOR U. S. SENATOR
COLBY, EAGAN, GEORGE NELSON
ANIL ALDERMAN MCCARTHY
OUTLINE THE PLANS OF THE
PARTY THEY REPRESENT.

Exactly TIT men attended the ''dol-
arr dinner held under the auspices of
the reform wing of the Republican par
" at Columbia Hall last night. Mayor
Pagan, Corporation Counsel George l..
Record, State Senator Everett Colby, of
Essex, and others made speeches after
the dinner. Mr.. Record was doomed for
United States Senator TO succeed Sena-
tor Dryden. State Senator Colby spoke
Sriefy. He eulogined Messrs Pagan
and Record for the part they are play
ing in the effort to purify politics in the
State of New Jersey. Essex sent a
large delegation. Civil Service Com
missioner William George Nelson deliy-
cred the address of welcome and Presi-
dent James Mccarthy, of the Board Of
Aldermen, delivered an address.
In his speech Mayor Pagan said
among other things
The last four years have witnessed
important changes in the political situa-
ton in our State. There has been an
awakening of the public conscience
which has brought results, and to-day
the people of the State are enjoying a
larger degree of political freedom and
independence than ever before. The con-
troll of the political parties by corporate
interests has been partly destroyed. and
We have been gradually working to-
ward first principles of government of
the people, for the people and by the
people.
Our fights here In Jersey City have
been similar to those fought IN other por-
tions of the State and In most Of the
large cities % the Uaicn, and / tllink we
can feel with the people Of Philadelphia.
st. Louis and Cincinnati that we have
been making progress. To-day we have
upon the statute books<of the State laws
compelling the great railroad corpora
tions to contribute their share of the
public burden In the way of taxation
and laws which WILL prevent in the fu-
ture the giving away of privileges in
our public streets to corporations for un-
limited terms and upon their OWE terms.
But despite what has been accom-
plished there is much yet to do. The
machines of the political parties are
still led by men whuse main business in
politics is to protect the interests of
their corporate clients.
ssphe hardest battle Of all confronts u.s.
Every resource of the State and County
machines will be exerted to bring about
our defeat. At the head of the forces
who win labor for our destruction stands
Senator Dryden HIS money and that
If the great corporations who desire his
reelection to the Senate will be poured
out freely to help the machine and its
candidates. The struggle for United
States Senator will overshadow every
thing else in point Of interest and inn
portance. If Dryden wins, the State ma
chine and the County bosses will have
a faithful ally at Washington to see that
the Federal patronage is properly dis
tributed, and the corporations will expect
him TO be the representative in the great
fight now shaping up between President
Roosevelt and these great corporate in
terests.
Under these circumstances we must
fight TO defeat Senator Dryden. To
neglect to do so would be cowardice and
very stupid leadership. The onlv way
we can defeat him is to put candidate
in the field against him. You cannot
beat somebody with nobody. The dis
astrous result of Major Lentz's attempt
to defeat Senator Colby without putting
forward any other candidate is good
lesson for us.
Our candidate must be one of our
selves--a man who has been tried in
the fight of the people against the cor
poraticns. There is only one man in
our ranks who can make this fight effect
lively and with any hope of success.
That man is George L. Record. If my
advice is followed, and | believe if viii
be, Mr.. Record will in few DAYS take
the field as a formal candidate for
United States Senator. The monsaat he
Goes so the campaign viii take on a
yigor and an interest witch nasking else
can give it. His candidacy will arouse
tremendous antagonism. but the charac-
ter Of that opposition is his highest trib-
ute. He will be bitterly aseaiIed by