Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-15
MONDAY AUG. rs, 1910.
PLANNING FOR THE PRIMARIES.


In about six weeks the republican
state convention will be held. Be-
fore that time the primaries must
take place and 1.-the campaign pre-
liminary thereto must be fought.
This e that time is short. We
fder If the people are really
Rng heed to the Importance of the
approaching election. We wonder
Ii they are going to be content with
the old bosses going on the way they
have been doing for years past, rum
ming everything to suit the corpor-
ations and the special interests while
the cost of living keeps climbing
higher and higher, the rich men
continue to pile up their millions at
the expense of the Door man who
findsT1t harder and harder to make
ends~meet.
NO, we are not attempting to
arouse class prejudice or to stir up
anarchy. We are only repeating
what~men who~have given the mat
ter much thought are saying. 1t is
time for the common voter to con-
. a -
sider-these things, too. We have all
been interested in the news from
Kansas and Iowa. The men who are
fighting for the rights of the people
are winning hands down out there.
What Is New Jersey going to do?
Are we going to let the Bairds,
the Murphys, the Murrays and the
Voorhees, keep on controlling our
legislature? Are we going to let a
mar whom they dictate, be nominal
ed for goyernorf Are we Co let
-norg s+reng get away with Middle
sex county again? 1t is time to be
awake and think about these things.
We realize that Strong Is shorn of
most of his power by having demo-
Gratis in office, but that is not doing
the republican party in Middlesex
snyageod. While Strong controls
few offices he still has In his grip
THE PARTY MACHINERY.
Strong still holds his position On
the state committee as representing
Middlesex county and 1t is pretty
generally recognized that he con-
trolls a majority OF the county COM
mtttee. AS long as he holds this
power~there will be little chance of
BUSTING him, for Strong has no re-
gard for the republican party. He
cares not whether it goes to ruin or
not as long as he can hold his place.
He must know, as nearly everyone
else does, that@the republican party
In Middlesex can never be successful
as long as he poses as leader and
continues his dirty work, but he will
not give up even If his activity does
spell party ruin, as long as there Is
a chance for him to retain his seat.
Strong figures on keeping his CON
troll by having delegates named to
the state convention at Trenton who
are friendly to his machine. These
delegates to the state convention
WELD a great deal of power when
hey get in session and Strong means
keep controlaof them. Then, too,
bile the people at the primaries
lighting over the different candi-
IS for the respective nominations,
ag quietly sees to it that the
dominated for the county COM
: from the respective election
cts are friendly to his interests
at no matter who is nominated,
tni has the county committee,
the party machinery is still
Sier his thumb.
~ HI
Is time for the voters to begin
aink about these things. They
Il see to it that their candidate
nmitteeman tells where he
md what he intends to do II
he should be elected, Strong should
not be allowed to misreDresent the
republican party of Middlesex on
the state committee any longer.
Neither should he be allowed to con-
troi the county committee.
The voters should remember that
election Of delegates to the state
VI C1othand the county commit
Entire
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