New-York tribune., 1910-06-04
BIG RALLY FOR FOWLER
Becomes Formal Candidate to
Succeed Senator Kean.
ny Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

Elizabeth, ~. j., June 3.-RepreSentatlVe
Fowler became a full-fedged candidate for
United States Senator tonight. and his
name viii appear on the ballots at the
coming primaries. Mr.. Fowler was FOR
maily put into the race for Senator Kean's
place at q meeting at Proctor's Theatre. al
most within the shadow of the home Of Mr..
Kean.
Some five hundred persons. many Of them
New idea men from other parts of the
state, cheered themselves hoarse when Mr.
Fowler. i'm a two-minute speech, thanked
them for the honor bestowed on him. Mr.
Fowler's entrance into the race followed
the adoption of resolutions which declared
Il TO be the sense OF the meeting that the
next United States Senator from New Jer-
sey should be chosen in accordance with
the law now on the statute books, Which
nrovides for the designation at the prtrna-
ries of the man whom the voters want
the Legislature to select for the Office
The resolutions adopted declared that
those pesent pledged themselves not 10
vote for any person for the Legislature
who did not make the following deciara-
tions:
.I do hereby soIeraniy declare upon my
honor that. IL nominated and elected 70 'he
legislature. 7 will vote for that Republican
ceiye the largest number of votes cast IN
the state by the Republicans as their cholce
for United States Senator. and. furthef'
that I will do all in my power 70 secure
the election of said Republican TO the
United States Senate.
IT do further hereby soleul1ly deciare
upon my honor that I will do all IN ny
power to secure such an amendment 10 tho
present primary law as will make IL oO-
ligatory upon all candidates for the AS
sernbIy and Senate to make such declaTd-
ton as the above with regard 10 tneH
respective party candidates for the OnlIeo
States Senate"
REPRESENTATIVE Murdoek. Of Kansas, one
of the insurgents at Washington, opeheo
the meeting with a speech in whicn ne
bitterly attacked Speaker Cannon He re-
ferred in affectionate terms TO "Chariey
Fowler, whom he praised for MS inde
pendence and urged his hearers 10 stahu
by their representative Mt. Muruocn
spoke of bir. Cannon "as the Iron Duke Oh
American politics" In discussing inc
Speakers recent speech in New YORK. III
which ne said that shooting was too non
orable a death for the insurgents that
they should be hanged. Mr.. Murdoek salo
that although some OF the Speakers friends
had tried to excuse IL uHuer tho suiSO
postprandial oratory. IL was the deho-
crate utterance of a man whose mind was
filed with the fumes Of hate for. those WHO
refused to bend their knees TO him.
For twenty-five years. said Mir. Muir
dock Speaker Cannon has covered MS
delinouencies by cunning. He has played
in the dark with Tammany. Every heart
throb of his is in response 20 the impulse
of an aristocrat He has blocked the way
to light and liberty and is the creates.
anomaly IN the history OF this democracy
AT this point man in the rear or the
theatre yelled: why didn't you turn him
out" TO which Mr.. Murdock replied; 1
did So"
Mr. Murdock urged the people OF New
Jersey not 20 be satisfied until they mao
brought about the election Of United states
Senators by direct vote of the citizens
Representative Norris, another instrgent,
also spoke, his speech in the main being
defence of his course pursued in Congress.