Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-14
Conference Held in New Brunswick
Last Night When Temporary Or
gdnizatiOn Was Made.
GEORGE j. COREY, CHAIRMAN.
Prominent National Re publican Lead
er Will Assist to Overthrow
Boss Rule in MiddIeSex.

my intention to appeal to the people
DIRECT, as l believe in government
by the people and not by bosses; rep
resentation of and responsibility to
the people. not of and to BOSS
THE boss. representing not the
people. 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.
Il believe that the people, with the
scales fallen from their eyes. with an
awakening sense of present evils and
dangers vet to come from these vam-
pires, will repudiate and throw them
off entirely.
II have sustained, to the best OF
my ability, the confidence of my fel-
low citizens in this county, placed In
me during my term In the assembly;
and If nominated and elected to the
senate, l shall keep their confidence
unsullied; be their representative In
fact as well as in name, and shall
look only to the advancement of the
interests of the people of this county
and state.
ALEXANDER r. FORDYCE, JR
,hof I
ed Mr.. Fordyce, "and I'll tell some
things about boss dictation and boss
rule in this county that will open
the peoples eyes. I had some ex-
perience down at Trenton and the
people will have a chance to know
how the boss uses their representa-
tives in the state Legislature" ~.
The Colby movement was favora-
bly, spoken of by all present and it
was pointed out that Mr. Fordyce was
doing the same thing in Middlesex
that Colby did in Essex.
Several of those present spoke OF
the Colby platform as published, and
heartily endorsed it. That is .
platform which every regular repub-
lican can endorse said some.
Mr.. Fordyce said that Mr.. Colby
had offered his services to assist in
the fight in this county and he had
been accepted. Mr.. Fordyce declar-
ed that he heartily endorsed the Col
by platform and favored the same
principles that Colby stands for.
Mr. Colbys platform is published
below, that all may know just where
Mr. Fordyce stands.
The meeting broke up with the
best of feeling and hearty congratu-
lations at the auspicious beginning.
Those present were George .. Cor
ey, A. j. Bodine. George Babbage,
Charles Dey, P Vanhugen, Edward
Drake, brother of the present ASSEM-
blyman, James A. Edgar, Mr.. Schure-
man, C. A. Bloomfield, c. A. Prickett.
/ w. b. Prickett. c. A. Bonney, George
Clinton, Mr.. Jeffries and Alexander
/ r. Fordyce, Jr. From Perth Amboy
were Harry Conard, George Eggert
and ]. Logan Clevenger.
The new Colby platform follows:
PlanISs i'm the Platform.
"1-The overthrow of the control
of the party organization by corpora
tions through the medium of the
bosses, and to that end the non1ina-
tion of all candidates for public of
fees by direct primaries without the
Intervention of delegates or conven-
tions
"2-The taxation of the value or
the franchises of public utility COM
panies in the streets at local rates
"3-The enactment of law
hitting the voters to indicats
their official ballots their
United States senator.
"A thorough legi
tigation of life insura
and the relations
such companies an
tions.
"5-An inves
talization of q
the intelligent
prevent over
evils which :
"6-The
ed in prot
moters (la
"7-Tl
by each