Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-06-04
LAUNCH BOOM
FOR FOWLER
FOR SENATOR
Big Mass Meeting Held In
Elizabeth Last Night by
Progressives.
WANT PEOPLE TO ELECT
U. 5. SENATORS

Elizabeth, June 4:-Conpressman
Charles N. Fowler, of the Fifth Dis
triet, was indorsed for United Statea
Senate last night by thousand cheer.
ing men who gathered in Proctor'e q
Theatre here to do him honor and lis
ten to Congressman Victor Murdock Of
Kansas, and George w. Norris. of Nes
braska, riddle Speaker Cannon aud hia
| rules.
Without jarring note, the meeting
went on record as in favor of the pops
ular election of United States Senators.
and those in attendance gave loud ass
sent to resolutions pledging themselves
to vote for no candidate for nomina4
tion for legislative office in this State
who would not pledge himself to sup.
port and work for the eletcion of the
Republican candidate for United Statea
Senate who receives the largest popus
lar vote in the whole State at the pris
mary in September.
Following the adoption of the residue
tions favoring him for United States
Senator, Mr.. Fowler, who had declared
that he would not address the meeting,
was forced to respond to an insistent
demand for a speech He spoke QUA
briefly, simply saying:
am more than gratified by the
splendid audience before me,'' said Mn
Fowler. q Your presence here is an
expression of the sentiment in this
state and means that now and for all
time the people will select their own
United States Senators.
g 1t is matter of little consequence
who the man is you select for SenatoR
this year, but it is of vital Importance
that you select him. -
After again thanking his auditors foH
ther attendance Mr.. Fowler added:
With you | am going to do my
utmost to see that this one great step
for reform in the selection of ouY
United States Senators is taken this
fall.''
Later in the night, just before ad.
journment, Mr.. Fowler impaired bit
Of information as he puts it, telling
the big gathering that in the last few
days about 1000 voters in Union Coun-
ty had signed a pledge to support no
acndidate for Legislature who would
not promise to support the Senatorial
candidate for Legislature who would
publican State vote in the Republican
primary. He said
In this city of Elizabeth the great
reform for the popular election of Uni
ted States Senators was started by a
man whom everyone loved, Foster NJ.
Voorhees,. He inaugurated the fight in
this state in message TO the Legisla-
ture while he was Governor.
" Here is some information for you,
a message that will ring from Sussex to
Cape May, because it will decide the
election of the next United States Sem
ator. 1t is this: Two thousand men in
Union County have signed pledges that
they will not stand for any candidates
for legislative Office who does not prom
Use to stand by the candidate for Sena-
tor who receives the highest vote at
the primary. That number of voters
is enough to determine the election.
This was taken TO be prediction of
defeat for Senator Kean.
City Clerk James r. McMurray, Of
Plainield, who is the Fowler manager,
offered the resolutions endorsing him
for United States Senator.
d. r. Davis, of Elizabeth, offered
resolutions, putting the gathering on
record to force legislative candidates
to declare themselves for poular ex-
preston of choice for United States
Senators.