Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-18
PROCRESS|VES
AT METUCHEN
B. D. Whiting Hands Out
Interesting Material.
to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Metuchen, Oct. 18:-What he
termed as his only speech in New
Jersey during this campaign was
made by Borden D. whiting at a
county Progressive rally in the high
school auditorium last night. Charles
A. Bloomfield introduced Mr.. Whit
Ing as the man whom New Jersey
had chosen for member of the ma
tional committee Of the Republican
party after turning down former
Governor Murphy, but that Mr..
Whiting had, for the good of human
ity, quit this berth to join the Pro-
gressive party. Whiting said: my
experience in the Republican Nation
al Committee was certainly very
brief for l literally walked right in
and turned around and walked right
out again. have never regretted it
tional Committee never regretted
it."
Mr.. Whiting said he was present
to make a quiet statement of facts
and If anybody expected a fireworks
display he would kindly leave the
hall as quietly as possible. One man
got up and walked out. Continuing
he said: According to the news
papers you Progressives down here
In the Third District have been hav-
ing a little trouble over the selection
Of a congress candidate. The trouble
is that you had two real Progress
siyes, both willing and anxious to
serve you and that is a very healthy
sign. You have here in Metuchen
as one Of those men Mark o. Prem
tiss, a man who deserves much
credit, for when he saw it was for
his party's sake, was willing to for
get his own desire to leave the way
clear for the election Of a Progress
sive. Mark Prentiss did not step
aside through any bossism. State
headquarters did not order him to
take any step. He came to head
quarters and said he would with
draw for the benefit of the cause and
he deserves praise for his action. OF
course ONE Of you fellow towns
men Of his, realizing his great worth
and sterling qualities, did not like to
think Of another getting honors
which you felt belonged to a fellow
townsmen, but 1t is a healthy thing
for any party to have these little
family quarrels."
Henry D. Seidler, of the borough
of Roosevelt, who when a member Of
the Montana legislature placed in
nomination Joseph M. Dixon for
United States senator from Montana,
and who is now a candidate for as
sembly on the Progressive ticket in
Middlesex, said the present fight on
| tho mort of tho prOoracSiyoc 10 not n
fight but a crusade.
William Dinwiddie, Of Metuchen,
candidate for presidential elector,
who as war correspondent for sever
al newspapers was with Colonel
Roosevelt and the Rough Riders in
the battle OF San Juan Hill in 1898,
told his audience that Colonel
Roosevelt had forced the first battle
OF the a II personally know"
said Mr.. D~inwiddie, chat so enraged
was General Shafter at this that he
said 30 l and others heard, hat he
| would send that man Roosevelt SO
far in the rear he would never smell
powder again. Roosevelt and his
men were placed in the rear in a
narrow roadway hardly wide enough
for two wagons to pass. When the
real fighting began again Colonel
R~oosevelt's men cut their way
through the thicket in order to get
to the front and l had the honor to
see the only man who rode his horse
in the battle of San Juan Hill ride
right up to the firing line and that
man was Colonel Roosevelt"
Mrs. Frank Amber Pattison, vice
chairman of the Middlesex County
Progressive Executive Committee,
said that the Progressive party stood
for all the good points in the plat
forms of the other parties combined
with some original and valuable re-
forms OF its own. She said that all
women should support the Progress
sive party because 1t Is the party
that is out to help the women.