Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-27

In these words, capable of but one
Interpretation as his hearers viewed
them and applauded, Franklin Muir
ply, former governor of New Jersey
and chairman of the Republican
State Committee, last night read the
progressives out of the party. The
recognized head of the republican
party In the state, Mr.. Murphy's
carefully worded speech, delivered
at the dollar dinner of the city CEN
trail committee in Orange, was taken
to be reply from the organization
to the attacks of. the progressives at
their dollar dinner of Wednesday
night in Kruger Auditorium.
Back among the diners. listening
to the former governors speech. was
former Senator Everett Colby. the
man who headed the party rebellion
of several years ago, out of which
has grown the Progressive Republi-
can League of this county and this
state. He was accompanied to the
meeting by Congressman Miles Poin-
dexter, of the State of Washington,
one of the speakers at the progress
sive dinner, and Herman B. Walker.
Following a fervid defense Of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law by Con-
gressman Richard Wayne Parker, of
the Seventh New Jersey District, Mr.
Colby asked Chairman Edward S.
Perry, of the City Central Commit
tee, to try to arrange matters so
that Mr.. Poindexter might reply to
Mr.. Parker Mr. Perry said he would
"try to work it," but Mr.. Colby, on
second thought, after talking with
Mr.. Poindexter, decided that 1t
would be discourtesy, and abandon
ed the plan. He and his friends left
the armory, where the dinner was
held, at a little before IL o'clock,
and while former Governor Edward
Casper Stokes was speaking Had
they waited few minutes they
would have heard red hot denun-
Alfred n Dalrymple, of the Essex
County Republican Committee
Mr.. Murphy was personally re-
upon a boom for him for United
States senator. The diners were
ready to seize upon any opening to
launch the boom or to make an open
ing, but 1t was nipped through the
efforts of the state chairman himself,
who pointed out that it would be
hardly courteous to former Governor.
Stokes, an avowed candidate, and a
guest with the gates of the local re-
publican organization,
But the launching is merely de-
ferred. Whether the state chairman
Wills it or not, his friends are deter
mined to place him in the race for
the high office now held by John
Kean, Of Ursino. Mr. Murphy. it
must be confessed, is not averse to
entering the race, and 1t will be by
no means surprising If the county
committee tonight takes the step
that will be followed in the near
future by some public utterance
from him on the subject.
The republicans of Orange accom-
plished more than they dared hope
for in arranging big dinner within
their comparatively small city. -Four
hundred men turned out to cheer the
republican party and affirm their be-
lief in organization leadership.
Vivian M Lewis, commissioner of
banking and insurance, made what must
hs considered the first political speech
of his campaign for the GOvernorship.
He acquitted himself we'll and was
cheered to the echo Mr.. Lewis ablv
defended his party and its administra-
ton
One feature not on the program was
the enthusiasm for Roosevelt, but in
making up programs all political or
ganizations had better place that on the
list as an extra number, for it crops
out wherever two or three are gathered
together-crops out to overshadow the
silence or weak handelapping that greets
the mention of the name of President
Taft.
Mr.. Murphy, in referring to President
Taft 3 administration, defended it elo-
| quently, and urged his hearers to 90
| forth and do likewise, and not to CON
denim because the noise of the previous
administration was missing. He liken-
ed the Taft administration to the day
after the Fourth Of July. Mentioned
in criticism or praise, the name of
Roosevelt Invariably reused the gather.
ing to tumultuous applause.
Chairman Perry of the City Central
Committee wasted no words in present.
| ing Mr.. Murphy after the dinner had
been disposed Of He Landed the former
Governor briefly, starting the frst ap-
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