Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-05
ELECTION VIEWS
OF CONGRESSMAN
FOWLER INO0RsED
PrOgressives Declare Him Logi-
cal Candidate, but Do Not
Pledge Support Yet.

While the mass meeting held under
the auspices of the Progressive Repub-
lican League at its Bank. street head
quarters last night adopted O. resolution
declaring Congressman Charles N. Fow-
Ter, of the fifth district, to be the logi-
cal candidate of the Republican party,
1t did not go on>record as indorsing his
candidacy.
One reason for this course was the
fact that Mr.. Fowler has not yet de-
clared his candidacy for the seat, now
occupied by Senator John Kean, and
still appears to be in a receptive mood
for a congressional nomination from his
own district. The meeting was held FOR
the purpose of giving Mr.. Fowler an
opportunity of publicly declaring his
intentions. just as he. during the course
of his address. declared all aspirants
for the office should do.
" Congressman Fowler concluded his
address, which, apart from a sarcastic
reference to the fin de steele method of
framing tariff schedules, was devoted
to a eulogy of the progressive trend
displayed in the aw permitting the
popular expression of preference for
candidates for United States Senator
by asking why David Baird, Franklin
Murphy and John Kean do not, as Ed
ward G. Stokes is doing, appeal to the
Republican voters of the State for In
dorsement at the primaries.
His Views Endorsed.
The congressman's views, so far as
the spirit of the law was involved.
were Endorsed by the adoption of a
resolution declaring in favor of the
candidate for United States senator
who may be Endorsed at the primary.
This was supplemented by a resolution
urging Congressman Fowler to become
a candidate.
The compliment expressed in the lat
ter resolution was acknowledged by Mr..
Fowler, but. he did not say he was or
might become a candidate. Petitions
generally, generally recognized as
Fowler petitions, while they do not
conform with the law<of 1907, were cir
culated, and received many signatures
during the meeting.
In substance the petition pledged the
signers to vote for no legislative can
dTdates that would not declare in adj
vance of the primary election that he
would vote for the candidate receiving
the targets number of votes. Someone
asked what binding, effect the petition
would have If nobody seeking a legis-
lative nomination should declare him
self.
Vice. Chairman Lathrop Anderson, of
the Progressive League, who presided,
facetiously remarked that the mos
body" mentioned might as we'll be
elected as the delegation chosen from
this country last year.. Then he
directed attention to the fact that the
law requires legislative candidates to
declare themselves after, and not prior,
to the primaries.
1t was made apparent before. during
n after the meeting that the league
will probably content itself this year
with making a fight for the guberna-
torial nomination only, so far as the
State as a whole Is concerned. This
plan, however, may be changed when
Chairman Edward B. Osborne, of the
league, whe returns from Europe to-
day. is heard from.
Failing in their effort to induce
Chancellor Pitney to permit the use Of
his name as a gubernatorial or sena-
torial candidate, the Progressives were
inclined to make former State Senator
Everett Colby their nominee, but the
l~atter's indefinite absence in Europe
because of his health changed that
plan. Mr.. Colby is expected, even
against the order of his physician, to
come back In time to vote for Will
lam P. Martin at the primaries and
then return tosEurope.
Mr.. Martin Absent.
Mr.. Martin was not present at the
-. - ax.-x "a - =
tended to have It a Fowler gathering
pure and simple.
With George L. Record and Lathrop
Anderson he has been making a quiet
hunt for delegates in South Jersey for
a week past and has already received
assurance of a complete ticket In Bur-
iington, Ocean, Gloucester and Cam
den counties. This announcement was
made by Chairman Anderson, who sig
niflcantly remarked that the State Re-
publican Committee, in stead OF CROP
ing around in the dark might with
beneficial results indorse Mr. Martin.
After warning his auditors Of the
spirit of discomfort which prevails and
predicting Democratic success In the
event of Republican wavering this year,
Congressman Fowler sale in part:
I'm a republic authority Is inherent
in the people and legal rights must
necessarily emanate from the people;
therefore, no citizen OF the republic nor
any corporation should be given any
advantage whatever owe n other cit
lien or corporation through the forms
of law. , {
ITO strike down and destroy all legal
injustice and to secure equal opportuni-
ties and absolute justice under the OPP
Grafton of righteous laws Is the purpose
of this great civic war now pending.
Lincoln spoke more wisely and pro-
~phetically, probably. than he knew;
indeed. with the power of divination
compromising all time and all condi-
tons of men. for r; words reach to
the very end of human society and
civil government. 1t is the philosophy
of human rights as enunciated by
Abraham Lincoln that has led to the
gradual limitation OF the power of the
House Of Lords in Great Britain and
is now revolutionizing our own admin
i~stration of government, both State and
national, and converting the delegated
into the direct representative form OF
power.
Influence Obvious.
I'm nothing is this persistent in
f1uence more obvious than in the deter
mination of the people to select their
representatives in the United States
Senate by direct vote
Eighteen out OF the forty-eight