Evening journal., 1912-07-19

PROCRESSIVES
LAUNCH PARTY
Twenty Eight Roosevelt Boom
erS Volunteer Services as
State Convention Delegates
DREXLER READS
THE CONVENTION CALL

With a meeting In the Y. NJ. c. A.
auditorium last night the National
Progressive party was launched in
Delaware. An organization was
formed with Horace G. Eastburn as
chairman and Arthur A. Wilmot as
secretary, and twenty-eight men vol
unteered to go as delegates to the
state convention in Dover on July 81,
when delegates to the Chicago con
vention OF Aug will be nominated. |
Col Robert G. Houston of Georgetown
and State Senator Louis A. Drexler.
OF Bethany Beach. were present TO
help got the progressive party ahoat.
About seventy-iive persons at
tended the meeting, some OF them
being:
Horace Greeley Eastburn, Harry
Thompson G. W. Taylor, l.. f. Mel
son. ]. f. Grew. Edward +. Carley,
George w. pierson. Arthur A. Will
mot, W. II. Wyatt. Walter l.. Roberts,
w. W. Pusey. I'd. Samuel Wesley
Long, Thomas Fouracre, Of Middle
town. W. II. Wyatt James Brown
| William Craig, John Clark. w. II.
Deer. William Brown, Frank Jusu-
son. Joseph l.. Pyle. Colonel l. G.
sterner. of Camden, Joseph II. Bart
lett. Judge James W. Lattomus,
Jacob NJ. Minker. James II. Semple,
DIR. w o. Stack. Charles r. Fox, A.
+. Vaughn. Robert G.. Houston, l.. A.
| Drexler. William =. White, Norman
Z. John. Charles H. Hagner, John
! Svlvauus. William Tinsman, Dr.
Samuel G. Elhert. c. h. Weldln,
i David McHenery. John T. Spring, Jr .
Samuel J. Allen, Jr.. c. NJ. Wright, II.
ID. wilkins, w. II. Moore, a. T. Cal
houn. A. J. Kooch. A. W. Fairbanks
G. NJ. Slngley, w. T. Farra, u. Ross
Farra. G. L. Cameron. r. G. Craig
Frank Stout. Thomas Schwamb, Her
man Dohl. Harry Smith. G. n.
Park, ]. Edward Deering' Harry II.
prettyman, Or G. Burton Pearson
C l.. simmons. Dr J. b. Sm0os'
Thomas Wilson. George w Patter-
son. Edward Sharpless, G. p. Sharp
less Sumner Jones, and several
others whose names were not en-
rolled
County treasurer Robert NJ. Burns
called at the opening Of the meeting,
but left in a few minutes.
The meeting was called for the law
office of Mr. Eastburn, but when Il
assembled the Office was too small TO
accommodate them and the crowd
: marched to the auditorium OF the \.
NJ. c. A. Mr.. Eastburn was elected
chairman and Arthur A. Wilmot secre-
tary Mr.. Eastburn opened the meet
ing by stating It's purposes, told OF
the Roosevelt movement and denounc-
cd President Taft Mr.. Eastburn said:
"This movement did not begin tonight
but several years ago when Demo-
cratic wave swept the country on ac-
count of the mistakes Of President
Taft. who should not become the
standard bearer OF the Republican
party this year because IL is against
D the hearts OF the common people.
e am not here as a supporter Of Roose-
welt as man, but am here as a sup
porter OF Roosevelt because he is
the one man who has had the courage
y to stand against the combined inter
o. ests representing the trusts"
I Drexler Reads Call.
Senator Drexler then read the call
for the State convention az Dover
3 July 81. He told OF the Progressive
e movement this State and how II had
p been started by about twenty Repub-
licans who met in Mr. Pyle's cottage
I'm Rehoboth and selected a commit
tee Of twelve 10 go to Oyster Bay and
= ask Mr.. Roosevelt IL he would occepi
II the nomination from the Progressive
Il party 81 am convinced that Roose.
welt has no personal ambition to be-
n come president against the will Of the
people, said Mr.. DreXler. He has
70 such men as Dixon and Perkins who
n are not Office seekers, but because
E. they have seen the handwriting on the
- wall"
= Senator Drexler said the reason pri
q maries had not been called 10 cleo
delegates to go TO Dover was hecaus,
of the lack OF time He also told tn,
members not 20 vote for Woodrow
u, Wilson i'm an effort to get away from
~ bosses. because he had just taken int,
his cabinet hat boss, Willard Sauls
n bury
Z In Salisbury Cabinet.
= When a man says he is going q
!. clear the situation by voting for viii
= son, what does he get" asked Sena
!, tor Drexler. We'll, he'll be in III
" same cabinet with Willard Sauls
=, bury"
Robert G. Houston next was calle
on to say something. He stated tina
the Republican party had been
n. wonderful party, but it had becom
re the means of few to further thei
n. own ends. which he claimed had bee
h demonstrated at the Chicago conven
V. ton. Mr.. Houston said II had bee
I'd his experience TO be twice stear
4. rollered at a Republican National Con
vention, but the Chicago action.
ge contended was national in effect an
ig not merely affecting some State fac
he tional fight. Colonel Roosevelt, he de
J. clared to be a peerless leader. IN
IS. equal OF any man on Gods gree