The Penn's Grove record., 1910-09-30
spEECtES
n The Republican State Convention

CanQludt6 VI AL oPPOoAn6 P~
political convention than was given
Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic can
didate for Governor in the Republican
State Convention last week which nom
mated Vivian M. Lewis.
After Congressman john J. Gardner
had read the platform. formed ny the ma
chine stand patters, Geo. l.. Record, OF
Hudson county, Was given the privilege
of the floor and presented the minority
report of the Committee on Platform.
The doughty George first suggested a
plank providing for the extension OF the
nomination of congressional and Guber-
material candidates by direct primary
vote. He maintained that it was the
only course for the Republicans to pur-
sue in face of the advanced ground
taken by the common enemy. He was
Missed and hooted during his remarks
in favor of the adoption of the plank.
He declared that Woodrow Wilson had
practically declared for the same plank,
and likewise Roosevelt. Senator Jack
son. of MiddleSeX county, raised the
point of order, but the effort to choke
off the insistent Record was not sus-
tanned by Chairman Wilson, who said
it was better TO allow Record to proceed.
The second plank offered by Record
was for a blanket ballot. His state
ment that our State ballot is way behind
the times was greeted with misses and
derisive laughter. He said: "A ballot
containing the names OF all the candi-
dates will enable the voter to take it
home and mark it himself OF have his
friends help him mark it," This state
| ment caused the theater to fairly rock
with laughter, and for a minute OF two
had MI. Record at see. Appointment
of primary officers by the coults Or some
impartial agency was his next plank.
He maintained that the system III force
now is bad. He was hisseI tor fully
five minutes, and Chairman Wilson Lad
to come to his aid with the gravel to
quiet The demonstI aticn. His next
blank was that of a State law for tie
free distribution of all ballots at public
expense. He maintained that 1t gave
the woIkingman a chance to hgure III
politics. He said the State should pay
the cost OF mailing the ballots. He fin
iSlled his speech with a Star Spangled
Banner paragraph and left the stage,
with The delegates cheering.
W. E. Osborne seconded the motion
of MI. Record that the minority report
be adopted. MI. Osbo ne was given
five minutes time 10 express his views.
He said the platform offered Was purely
Ii of a progressive character, ana
maintained that the Republican party
was bonn i'll insurgency. He said: The
election in November is not TO vote for
the record Of Mckinley, Lincoln OF The
flag, but Tor principles. We dare not
leave Il the plank relating to direct
primaries, if we want a fail election"
The minority report Vas rejected, and
the majority report adopted with lie
direct primary plank lett oat.
The greatest speech III the convention
was made by w. 5. Osborne, OF Essex
County ill presenting The Name of Will
lam z. Martin, the Progressive candl-
date. He said:
"You people may not like What l am
telling you, but it is tie right Thing for
you to hear, and Tie St oner you allow
me to proceed the quicker L will .et
through-anG l intend to have my say"
declared Osborne, thrusting his jaw for
ward a la Theodore Roosevelt.
you've said too muchnoA i" shouted
a delegate from Cape May county.
WOODROW WILSON THE FLOWER OF
DEMOCRACY
"The future of the Republican par
ty depends on the way it is governed"
said Osborne, continuing his fiery and
TO the delegates ILL timed remarks. "Ihe
way the Republican party treats The
great questions OF the day is where it's
fate rests. The Democratic party sees
a great chance Of victory. We have
seen the action of the Democracy in
naming a man of the right kind, and
the action of the Democracy has given
great hope to good government. They
have the flow er of New Jersey Demo
crazy i'll naming Woodrow Wilson.
More escaping boiler stuff and ,groans
Of distless). The only way to accept
the challenge of tie Democracy is for
us to meet it, not half way, tut the
whole distance"
1.-The people will not agree that a bad
Republican is better than a good DEM
ocrat. We cannot expect to win wi h
a political hack OF a corporate interests
man. I ries from the gallery of "Put
him out.") eve can't win against
woodrow Wilson unless we put up a
clean mana man of the people. No
one a question Wilson's fitness.
"We must have a candidate who can
poll the full Republican strength. We
need not worry about the votes the
leaders control, but we do need to worry
about the independent votes. We need
the $4,000 votes cast for Congressman
toWler-;bese votes were not cast in
personal friends lip, but as a protest
against C%annonism, Aldrichism and
corporate moIeyed interests (I749 Kisses
in unison.)
"We need every one of these votes,
and If we nominate a generally progress
sive Republican who CAN stand OH a