Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-26
MACHINE PLANS
PRIMARY FRAUDS.
SAY PROGRESSWES
League Watchers Advised to
Court Arrest by ChaIleng-
ing Doubtful Voters.

Inspired by the presentation of one
OF the latest portraits of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt the Progressive Repuo-
hcan leaders Of this county during the
opening meeting of their campaign in
its league headquarters last night as
sumed a decidedly aggressive attitude
toward the machine" and advised their
followers to court arrest in ignoring
the mandate OF the County Board of
Election concerning the rights of chal-
iengers at the primary election. The
Roosevelt portrait was not a direct gift
from the former President. 1t was pre-
scented by Harold J.. Rowland, of Mont
clair, the man the league chose to
wrest the Seventh congressional dis
trict nomination from Congressman r.
Wayne Parker, and 1t bears the follow
ing inscription:
ITO Harold ]. Rowland. with best
wishes of his friend, Theodore Roose-
Welt, August %, 1910"
Before William p. Martin, candidate
for the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor denounced what he considers q
scheme on the part of the machine to
steal the primary election, and former
Mayor Mark M. Pagan told what he
knows about practical politics. Presi-
dent Edmund B. Osborne told his au-
ditors it costs $4,000 to conduct a
primary in this county, and then had
the league formally indorse the can
didacy Of Charles N. Fowler for United
States senator. The president declared
that David Baird and Senator John
Kean were afraid to trust the people,
and that either Franklin Murphy or
Edward G. Stokes would, If chosen, be
apostles of Aldrichism regardless of
what becomes of AldTich. In urging
the extension of the direct primary and
attacking the delegate system, Mr.. Os-
borne, who mas the reputation of finan-
cling the Progressive movement in the
county this year, said:
Campaign Expensive.
you cannot conduct a campaign in
this county against the old machine
without expanding at least 5000. That
is a crime, and we are working for the
enactment of laws hat will give the
poor mar the same opportunity as the
rich man to secure a nomination for
high office"
Both Martin and George H. Austin,
candidate for congress in the eighth
district, denounced the opinion of Mr..
Mum as an oneou Interpretation OF
he law and an evidence on the part
of the machine to attempt to carry the
primaries by fraud. In that event Mr.
Austin said he would reserve the right
to vote as he pleased after the pri-
maries, and his sentiment was literally
app1auded.
Mr.. Martin seemed quite positive that
the primary law, as amended in 1908,
authorizes the appointment Of agents
and challengers and was not super
seeded by the law of 1909. which, as Mr..
Mum states, vests the sole right to
challenge with the district election
board. He then advised everybody to
challenge even II arrested, and also to
have the election officers arrested II
they refused. to accept a challenge.
The meeting Endorsed the platform
Of the Negro Progressive League, after
William Maxwell, of that organization.
presented q set Of resolutions pledging
support of all Of the Progressive candi-
dates.
In his talk, showing what can be
done in practical politics, Mr.. Pagan
instanoed the existing alliance in Hud-
son between the Progressives and
D~ickinsonites which will, he said, result
in the absolute humiliation Of the Re-
publican machine in that county.