Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-31
Progressive Club
Was Form aIIV
Organized.
URGE HARMONY
James E. Griswold Chosen
President and Resolutions
Adopted Endorsing Roose-
welt as Real Republican
Candidate-- The Keynote

Candidate-- The Keynote
Making a plea for harmony in the
local Republican party, regardless of
the probable division of the ranks of
the @. o. P. on state and national
issues, James E. Griswold, later
elected president of the Republican
Roosevelt Republican Club, sounded
what is believed to be the keynote of
the progressive campaign in this
city when he read a speech last
night during the Introduction of the
report of the committee on resolu-
tions, of which he was a member.
Mr.. Griswold referred to his early.
remarks after election to the chair
manship of the club. He believes
that all Republicans In Perth Amboy,
regardless of division on state and
national issues, should unite and
work together to defeat "our friends,
the enemy-the Democrats"
Mr.. GriswoId's Remarks.
Mr.. Griswold's remarks, in full,
were az follows:
I'm introducing these resolutions
/ think a few remarks are appro-
pirate:
+ "We have met to form an organi-
Zation whose main purpose Is to ad-
vance the election of Theodore
Roosevelt; this seems to be the sole
object, but there are those who fur
ther question our motives and de-
signs. To them, perhaps, is due a
more complete explanation.
During the month of March,
1911, issued a call as provision
al chairman to all those interested
in the welfare of the Republican
party to attend meeting at Dana
hall. We met and formed the Young
Mems Republican Club of Perth AM
boy, of which ! had the honor to be
= chosen the first president. The club
grew and prospered, and an excellent
local ticket was placed In the field
as result ofaiftss endeavors-
Now, in organizing ms club we
do not wish 1t inferred that the
Young Mems Republican Club has
! outlived its usefulness. or has be-
come obsolete-not by any means
The club should be stronger today
under it's present able leader than
! ever before.
| But, the necessity of this organ
ization has arisen out of the fact
that great majority of the Repub-
licans believe that Theodore Roose-
welt is the proper and rightfu1
choice for president of the Republi-
can party, and the Young Mems
Republican Club should avoid an
ltagonizing those who believe other
wise, 30 their united efforts could be
bent on placing clean ticket in the
local field on which all Republicans
Iof whatever shade of opinion regard
ing national affairs can harmonious
ly and energetically work for.
THE following resolutions are re-
spectfully offered for your consider
alton and l believe they are of such
nature that any Republican who has
followed the course of recent politi-
cal history can sincerely subscribe
himself to.''
Resolutions Endorsed Roosevelt.
The resolutions, which followed,
endorsed Roosevelt for president. his
policies and placed the club on rec
ord as against corrupt bossim. The
resolutions also contained rules of
order governing future meetings.
Mr.. Griswold impressed upon the
minds of all in attendance that the
Bull Moose organization does not in
terfere in any way with the Young
Mems Republican Club, or vice versa.
He remarked that he is an officer of
the Young Mems Club, as are other
prominent workers in the Roosevelt
club, and advised that the members
of both organizations should work in
sympathy. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted as submitted
by the committee.
The Officers Named.
The following officers were named
by the nominating committee, or
which v. P. Christofferson was chair
man, and unanimously elected: Pres
ident, James E. Griswold vice presi-
: dent, Harvey Sell; treasurer, E. l..
: Gridley; secretary Elwood Johnson.
President Griswold named the fol-
: lowing committees:
Finance. L. Gridley, William
II. Griswold, DR.. G. w. Tyrrell,
Charles R. Fletcher and Elwood
Johnson.
Executive-E. B. Walker, William
: Hilker, Frank Staas, Harvey Sell and
: Louis Kemeny. chairman to be
elected).
The club went on record as in
dorsing the delegateship of former
Judge Adrian Lyon to the Chicago
convention August 5. Mr.. Lyon then
made a few remarks, in which he
thanked the voters of Middlesex
: county for their generous support at
: the May primaries, which made his
! return to the WINDY City" possible
, at this time. Every member present.
J was later called upon by President
, Grlswold to make a few remarks of
encouragement. They did. The
/ next meeting, which will be held Fri
day night, August 8, In Moose hall,
) where last nights session took place,
: will be most important. as a city
slate will be drawn up at that time.