Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-24
Resolutions Adopted Set
Forth Determination to
Break Away from G. 0. P.
COMPLETE THIRD TICKET
Radical Platform Is Adopted
Calling fer Direct Rule
by the People.

Asbury Park, N. j., July 4.-Follow-
ing the state convention of the pro-
gressive party here the delegates went
home enthusiastic, although bit puz-
zled
Men like Everett Colby and the 9th
er New Idea group who are progress
sives above all other things told them
1t meant new party from the bottom
to the top. Ex-Governor ]. Franklin
Fort, Edmund B. Osborne, commits
sioner of education, and Frank b. Jess,
president Of the tax board, concurred
In this view.
Congressman Charles N. FOw-
Ter, George l.. Record and their friends
believed that the action meant that
the progressives can 60 into the pri-
maries with the regular organization
In countl s where the progressives are
sure Of winning, and then bolt on
county tickets If they are whipped.
Mr.. Fowler wanted to have 1t decided
to support Taft in preference to VIII
son to save the country from free
trade, while Ex-Governor Edward G..
Stokes and Assemblyman Albert Nc
Allister from Cumberland county went
home before the convention met.
They were in favor Of the plan to
keep as close to the old party organ
ization as possible and to do the fight
ing on the inside, all Of which was
formally declined. The consensus of
opinion after the convention is that
there will be Independent third party
tickets In county, state and national
affairs in every county Of the state ex-
cept Hudson, where the progressives
will control
Federal supervision Of trusts was
.dv0cated, public ownership of tele
graph and telephones, a parcels post
md woman's suffrage. The New Jer
Sey delegation to the Chicago conyen
don was selected to so TO Chicago o.
Aug. and to vote for Theodore Roose
welt.
Resolutions Adopted.
Just what the convention did is
best set forth in the following reso-
after the Chicago convention of
August s has placed Colonel Ro Sc
velt in the field as our ndid te
for President and q. Progressive can
didate for Vice President upon
platform of principles it will then be
necessary for the Pro gressit es of this
State to take appropriate political
action to secure the success of those
candidates and the triumph of these
principles.
"To that end we declare that 1t is
essential that an entire ticket pledg-
ed to Theodore Roosevelt for Presi-
dent and the said candidate for Vice
President shall appear upon the Of
fetal ballot on election day, and it
is the sense Of this convention that
there should be on the said ballot
on election day complete ticket for
all Congressional, State and import
ant local offices under the party
name adopted at Chicago of Progress
sive candidates pledged to the sup
port Of Theodore Roosevelt for Pres
ident and the principles adopted at
said convention.
1--WE further declare that we will
eultG uO GULL oLlloo VI al dl ScIutuI
of any kind with the representatives,
of the Republican machine as to the
nomination or election Of any candi-
date and that we will support no can
didate for public office on election
day who is not an avowed supporter
of the candidacy of Colonel Roose-
welt for the Presidency of the United
States"
There was remarkable unanfmity
in the adoption Of these resolutions,
which were incorporated in the plat
form. They went through with
whoop. Every man who spoke said
he realized their full import, name
ly, that they signified the death OF
the Republican party In New Jersey,
and apparently there was nothing ex-
cept Joy in the hearts OF the dele
gates as they performed the opera
ton they fully believed meant
nothing but the end of the party
that first saw victory under the
leadership of Lincoln.
The single note of dissent to the
program laid down came from for
mer Congressman Charles N. Fowler,
and even he uttered no protest until
after the resolutions had been pass
ed. Former Governor Edward G..
Stokes was not on the scene at all,
although he attended the sessions of
the Roosevelt State committee Mon
day night, still advocating the plan
of taking part in the September prt-
maries to try to capture the organ
ization.
The absence OF Mr.. Stokes yester-
day was taken to mean that he Is not
in sympathy with the radical course
mapped out by the vast body of
Roosevelt supporters. Assemblyman
Albert R. McAllister a close friend
of Mr.. Stokes ia another who will
not Join the new third party, but he
said 80 only privately, as 1t was ap-
parently Of no avail to plead with
the convention to remain in the old
ranks.
Mr.. Fowler received only slight
applause as he cautioned the con-
vention to think twice before cutting
away from the Republican party and
that applause was directed more to
his expressions Of devotion to Roose-
welt than to his advice. The crowd
sat up and yelled few minutes
later when Edmund B. Osborne, Of
Montclair. made rafting reply to
Mr.. Fowler and urged the Progress
sives to leave the Republican party,
horse, foot and dragons.
Fowler Defines His Position.