Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-06-05
5000 WILSON
MEN WILL GO
New Jersey Enthusiasm for
the Governor at the BaIti-
more Convention.
DELEGATES ARE ACTIVE
Plan for a Jersey Day With
Banners, Buttons and Bad
geS for Everyone.
tFro,v the NEWS Corcspondent)

Trenton, June oil determine
tion and enthusiasm on the part Of
New Jersey Democrats can win
Governor Wilson the presidential
nomination, then Champ Clark and
his "houn' dawg" will have no show
at Baltimore The spirit of the
Wilson delegates at their meeting
here yesterday is we'll illustrated in
the resolution which was unant-
mously adopted, and which was as
follows:
The delegates of New Jersey
elected to present the name of
Woodrow Wilson for the presidency
OF the United States of America, at
the Baltimore convention, proclaim
their devotion to the cause of the
people, as Illuminated by the SER
vice of Woodrow Wilson as governor
Of New Jersey. They declare that
| for wisdom and courage there has
been no equal to him IN the individ-
ual direction of public affairs in this
country; and animated by knowl-
edge of the benefits the State of New
Jersey has derived from his service
as chief executive, and believing
that he combines the great qualities
that alone fit a man for the per-
| formance of the duties and the
| functions of the presidency, they
pledge themselves to labor constant
! ly to impress the delegates from the
other states with his singular fitness
for the high office, and the absolute
need that the next president Of the
| United States should be Woodrow
| Wilson, of New Jersey"
5000 Wilson Boomers,
Following the declaration of FOR
| m
Camden, that "Woodrow Wilson
will be nominated for president
without doubt, and we must land
him in the presidential chair"
plans were set on foot to get 5000
! Wilson boomers from this state to
Baltimore during the convention, to
aid in winning the head of the ticket
| for the governor. 1t was decided to
send a letter to thousands of lead
ing Democrats all over the state
urging them to go to Baltimore.
This letter, drafted by Walter Meas
| day, the governors personal secre-
tary, was unanimously adopted, as
| follows:
My dear Sir:
The Democratic party or the
nation through. It's duly selected
| representatives will choose its stan
| dard bearers in the coming presi-
| Dental campaign at the convention
| in Baltimore which opens June 20.
In this crisis in the history of our
country the minds of thoughtful
men are revertlng to our great gov
ernor, Woodrow Wilson, as the one
man to whom the destinies of the
nation may be most safely entrusted.
AS loyal son of New Jersey it must
he 81 ttpr pf D,.iJa RI Vor bot
should be 50.
From all parts Of the country
there will come to Baltimore men
who are pledged to Governor Will
son. They should find in the con-
vention city an enthusiastic body of
New Jersey men who will tell them
| first hand of the great achievements
of our governor and of his splendid
equipment to give the same service
In larger way to the nation. BY
being one of this body you will be
rendering the country a real SER
vice
The New Jersey headquarters will
be opened at the Hotel Stafford,
June 10, with national committee
man Hudspeth in charge. You are
requested to register there on that
day, or as soon thereafter as you
possibly can. Come prepared TO
fight every minute of the time from
then on until Woodrow Wilson is
nominated. In the meantime please
send word to our state headquarters
at Trenton whether you may be eX-
pected in Baltimore and when.
e. E. GROSSCUP,
Chairman.
WILLIAM K. DEVEREUX,
Secretary,
Plan for n Jersey Day.
There will be a Jersey day at
baltimore curing lhe CONVENTION