Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-06
JERSEY DIVIDED
ON TEDDY'S MATE
Some Favor Governor johnson
for Vice-President, While
Others Like Lindsay.
BY LESLIE II. FORT.

.E AI1IAkhAIo4 aus
delegates to the national Progressive
convention are very much divided or
the subject OF the candidate TO be
selected for the vice-presidency.
There is a strong sentiment among
some of the members of the delega-
lion for Governor Hiram w. John
son. of California, and an equally
strong sentiment for a Democrat,
with Ben b. Lindsey, the Denver
Judge, as the favorite.
1t was said by members OF the
Colorado delegation this morning
tina Judge Lindsey was a receptive
candidate. ON the other hand Gov
ernor johnson. of California, is not
In a receptive mood, as he would
like to finish out his term at home.
He is, however. willing to run if the
convention thinks he should be the
candidate.
Want to Keep Governor.
The C~alifornians, almost to a man,
are opposed to having Governor
ans taken from them, as they
think his work is at home.
At the caucus of the New Jersey
the subject was brought
up his morning, and a resolution to
test the relative strength of johnson
and Lindsey was sidetracked after
considerable discussion.
II will be thrashed out at a meet
ing of the delegation to be held this
evening, at which time members of
the committee to notify the president
and president will also be
chosen.
Sidetrsck Resolution.
Charles II. Ennis, of Morristown,
brought up the subject this morning
and said that he preferred Lindsey
Frank b.. Jess, with an idea of getting
some idea of the sentiment suggested
that. an informal vote be taken, ana
this was at first thought the best
thing to do.
Secretary Potter passed around
blanl< ballots on which to express
choice. Then there was another dis
cnssion. and Jess withdrew his reso-
luton. 1t seemed to be the opinion
of even those who favored johnson
that the wishes of his supporters in
California should be thoroughly con-
sidered in the matter.
After the meeting vas over some or
those who declared that they were
for Lindsey were Francis ID. Potter,
John r.. Gill. Charles r.. Ennis, Ed
gar A. Knapp and Mark O. Prentiss.
a delegate from Metuchen. who did
not arrive until this morning.
Former Senator Colby. when asked
by the Evening Star correspondent
What he thought about the matter,
said that he favored Johnson, as he
believed hat he was the biggest man
next DO Roosevelt who is at present
at the convention. He said that 1t
was a matter of choosing a man
equal to the greatness of the position
rather than not choosing him be-
cause the people of his State did
not want him to take the office or
because he did not especially want
1t
DR., Joseph L. Cannon. of Jersey
City. one of the four negro dele
gates from New Jersey, is a member
OF the credentials committee from the
State, and he has won a high place
In the esteem Of those with whom he
has come in contact because of his
fairness in the handling of the negro
question. il was on his resolution
that the negro delegates from Flor
Ida were thrown out, as well as the
white delegates.
The delegates were about the
Blackstone Hotel early yesterday
ana among the first to greet them
were former Judge Adrian Lyon, of
Perth Amboy: John /. Driver, of
Newark, and Mayor George w. v.
49, - Dt.4.G-1J nrAa af1 Mt -,
rive until late. A few went to the
station to see Colonel Roosevelt when
he : arrived in town just before 9
O'Clock.
Committeeman Named.
Later there was a caucus of the
delegation at the headquarters in the
Blackstone Hotel. at which the OF
ncers and committee members for
the State were named.
Former Governor j. Franklin Fort
heads the delegation and former Sem
ator Everett Colby vas chosen vice.
president OF the convention 10 take
the place of John Rotterdam, the
Hudson county member.
George l.. Record again is on the
resolutions committee, James G.
Blauvelt on rules. Frank b. Jess, of
Camden. was named TO SUCCEED John
Boyd Avis as a member of the ere
dentials committee but he declined
and Or. Joseph Il. Cannon, of Jersey
City, was chosen. John Il. Gill, Of
Mercer. is the member from the State
on permanent organization.
Alfred Ciramlich, of Bergen county,
was chosen to a secretaryship to as
sist Secretary Francis e. Potter. Of
Rridgeton.
whiting Unable to Serve.
Former Governor Fort was unani-
mously chosen as the national com
mittecman from New Jersey. inc
Afhere is some talk of making him
ykhairman of the State committee, as it
misunderstood here that for business
) E,epns Borden u. Whiting viii be
-AdHHDa to serve. Mr.. Fort is thought
FER ITO lave Edmund B. os-