Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-25
REPUBLICANS
IN BIG RALLY
Organize State League at
Trenton--The Resolutions.
From the NEWS Correspomdent.)

fFrom the NEWS Correspondent.)
Trenton, Oct. 25.-1he real old
time enthusiasm for Republicanism
manifested i'll the convention of Re-
publican clubs in the Trent theatre
here yesterday afternoon was well
set forth in the opening speech made
by former State Senator Edmund W..
Wakelec, chairman of the Republl-
can State Committee, when he de-
clarcd: "If anyone wants to know
that the Republican party in New
Jersey is not dead, this convention
is the answer" This statement
from the state chairman vas called
forth by q great manifestation OF
party fervor which had been given
even at this early stage OF the gath
ering. The convention presented
all the features of the old time state
convention, but in several respects
was even more enthusiastic than
some of those meetings. For IN
stance, yesterdays convention had
two brass bands, n at the front
of the auditorium and another In the
rear, and so the musical attraction
was a double barreled affair.
No state convention in this city
ever had anything on this n in the
way of cheers and shouts for the
party and its candidates. The hun
dreds of delegates and other hun
dreds of visitors seemed just bub-
bling over with earnest desire Tor
party success and q real belief that
Taft and Sherman were to be victors
November 8, and this spirit led to
enthusiastic cheering on the slight
est ~provocation. Most of those
present carried small American flags
and these were waved with every
cheer, with picturesque effect.
Aside from aiding the Republican
party in the state campaign the real
purpose of the convention was per-
manently to organize the League or
Republican Clubs of New Jersey, as
an affiliated body with the National
League of Republican clubs. This
permanent organization was erected,
the following officers being elected
for the ensuing year: President, Sen
ator Austen Colgate, of Essex; first
vice president, Assemblyman Elmer
son L. Richards, Of Atlantic; second
vice president, Assemblyman VIII
liam f. Groves, of Union; third vice
president, former Speaker of the AS
sembly Harry P. Ward, of Bergen;
secretaries, former Assemblyman Ed
ware T. Moore, of Passaic, and Don
aid Mclean, of Union; treasurer,
Dwight Morrow. These officers, with
an executive committee of one mem
Der from each county will prosecute
the work of the new league.
The Resolutions Adopted.
Resolutions adopted by the con-
yention we're as follows.
The New Jersey State League OF
Republican Clubs, in convention as
sembled, hereby endorses the wise,
patriotic and efficient administration
of William Howard Taft, nd hereby
pledges to him nd to the entire Re-
publican ticket its loyal answering
U~1eartily endorses the ringing
@aeclaration of Republican principles
SIopted by due natruhal convention
at Chicago, and by the Republican
state convention at Trenton; ana
hereby reafirms its allegiance to the
fundamental principles of constltu-
tional and representative govern
ment, wisely established by our
fathers, and strengthened and nam
tanned by a long line of Republican
presidents.
The Republicn party has kept faith
with the people. 1t has fulfilled its
pledges and it represents the best
traditions of American citizenship.
1t has quietly, persistently n faith
fully carried forward h work with
which the people entrusted it, n
the voters Of New Jersey are urged
to support the entire Republican
ticket-national, congressional, state
and local.
The Democratic party stands to-
Cay, as it has stood for more than
half a century, for the principle OF
free trade, which has, whenever the
Democratic party has been successful,
brought ruin and disaster to Amerl-
can industries, and want md starva-
ton to American w~orkingmen. The
Democratic candidate for president of
the United STATES is the present gov
ernor of the state of New Jersey.
His administration as governor has
been inconsistent and weak and en-
tirelv unsatisfactory to the people OF
the state. His willingness to take
undeserved credit for the passage of
laws, his intolerance as a boss, his vi
olation of the spirit of the corrupt
practices act in making promises of
reward for the purpose of influence
Ing votes for his own candidates at