Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-22
PROGRESSIVE
men ROUTED
Republican Regulars Tried
to Hoot Them Down at
Tuesdays Convention.
OsB0RNE's HOT SHOT

Trenton, Sept. 22:-Although an
effort is being made by the machine
repub ublicans to create the impression
that there is again harmony in the re-
publican ranks and that all factions are
united for the election of Vivian NJ
Lewis, the real spirit of the convention
held here Tuesday is gradually finding
its way to all parts of The state. The
scant courtesy shown the progressives,
the turning down of every suggestion
that would place the party on record as
being for the reforms that the people
demand, the absolute domination of the
whole affair by the machine, is becom-
ing more and more realized.
1t was w. E. Osborne, the progress
sive leader of Essex county, who told
the delegates the plain truths and for
his frankness he was nearly hooted
from the platform He was not to be
| denied, however, and despite the Kisses,
cat calls, groans and derisive laughter
which greeted his pertinent remarks, he
| protruded his Sharkey-like jaw few
| inches further in the direction of the
delegates and continued to tell the
whole truth and nothing but the truth
politically.
The occupants of the boxes and hose
on the stage admitted that he was cor
rect in SO far as his statements applied
to the republican party, but they
opined that a republican convention
was no place for uttering political
truths that would tend to destroy what
slight hope of success the G.. o. P. en-
tertains of winning next November
| bn +o1 al 1o1f
an hour, and every sixty seconds or so
Wilson, so great was the uproar. "Any
one can nominate he said, "but nom
| mating and eleeting is another thing,
We know that we we got a difficult pro-
position to meet next November. :"
- How much do you wants" yelled a
dyed in-the-wool machine man from
Passaic, to which query Osborne yelled
back: 4" / want square deal"
Later the uproar of Kisses and shouts
subsided the speaker, continuing, said:
"You need all you can get of us peo-
Pile. They we got enough of US in Iowa,
where my friend in the gallery requests
me to go, but you haven Is got enough of
us here.'
!
disaster and election from the soft
escaping steam from boiler.) People
party going to break ups
"You can settle that question
| (groans), but you can't settle it by
groans."
"Put him outl" "Who let that
democrat inR'' "What are you trying
to do, put this convention on the ash
heap?" yelled hot headed delegates.
It was some minutes before Chairman
Wilson could restore order, his appeal
for fair play not meeting any response
for some time.
"You people may not like what I m
telling you, but it is the right thing for
you to hear, and the sooner you allow
me to proceed the quicker 1 will get
throufh-and l intend to have my say"
declared Osborne, thrusting his jaw for
ward a la Theodore Roosevelt.
You We said too much now, - shout
ed delegate from Cape May county.
"EThe future of the republican party
depends on the way it is governed, -
said Osborne, continuing his fiery and
to the delegates ill-timed remarks.
| u6 way tno IGpubliGdh patty lI6dbS
the great questions of the day is where
its 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 flower of New Jersey democ-
racy in naming Woodrow Wilson.
/
of distress). The only way to accept
the challenge Of the democracy is for
us to meet it, not half way, but the
whole distance.
ffThe people win not agree that a
bad republican is better than good
| democrat We cannot expect to win
with political hack or a corporate
| interests man. (Cries from the gallery
of Put him out.O We can't win
| against Woodruff Wilson unless we put
up clean mana man of the people.
No one can question Wilson S fitness.
"We must have 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 700 votes cast for Congressman
| Fowler-these votes were not east in
personal friendship, but as a protest
against Cannonism, Aldrichism and cor
porate moneyed interests. (1749 Kisses
in unison).
owe need every one of these votes,
and If we nominate a generally pro
gressive republican who can stand on
progressive platform and honor it, we
can get these $4,000 votes. It is for
the leaders to decide who shall be the
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