Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-08
BY
THE 3RO PARTY
Roosevelt Club Will Oppose
Any Candidates Affiliated
With Either Machine.
SUPPORT PARTY NOMINEES
Special Meeting Last Night
Progressives Stand Alone
--Committees Appointed.

Denouncing all past political affi-
liations, and declaring allegiance
only to the Progressive party, the
Roosevelt club, of this city, issued a
statement today to the newspapers,
following a special meeting last night
in the organizations headquarters, in
! the Splitter building, in which it is
set forth that the Progressive party
stands alone" prepared to support
the nominees of that party in the
county, state and nation, as well as
lined in battle array to oppose the
f, local candidates who are part and
| parcel of the so-called machines.
| Statement In Full.
| The statement was prepared by the
Board of Governors, in accordance
with a motion passed at the clubs
meeting on Thursday night, October
3, and was submitted to the members
last night for approval. 1t was
adopted, as follows:
"In order to correct any erroneous
impressions that may have been
formed in the minds Of the public as
to the attitude of the Roosevelt Club
in the present political campaign, the
board of governors submit for your
approval the following statement as
| setting forth our aims:
"This club is not affiliated in any
way with the Republican or Demo
cratic parties, nor is it a faction of
either, but is formed to further the
principles of the Progressive party
and support its platform and candi-
dates in national affairs.
"The Progressive party stands
alone.
In state and county affairs we
shall support the Progressive party
candidates and platform, as we con-
slider this essential to supply the ne
cessary support to the administra-
tion of Roosevelt and Johnson after
election
"In local affairs we shall, If we
see fit, do all in our power to oppose
the election of any candidates on the
local tickets, regardless of political
faith, who by word or attitude give
us reason to believe that they will
consent, if elected, to allowing a few
SO called and self constituted Leaders
toNasesa'f Mn es5ss 6 2|sssTd5lEEss dlEssAss:Ss
ernmeRt. as is done at present, and
has been done for years
IF any member of this organiza-
ton makes any statement not cor
responding with the above, or makes
any overtures to, or arrangement
with, the Democratic or Republican
machines, or creates an impression
that the Progressive party is fac
tion OF any other party, he does SO of
his own volition, and without the in
ment of this club"
Committees Are Named.
| Chairman F. w. Pugsley appointed
| tho fn1InxUinO yv,it ha
present campaign: finance-A. F.
| Munoz, Joseph Crowell, William A.
H. Carpenter and E. l.. Gridley; press
Victor P. Christofferson, Daniel
Weber and William H. Cortelyou:
mem mbership-Frank r. Newman, Eu-
gene Cross and John B. Dunamorati;
public meetings-R. L. Whitehead,
| Harvey Sell j. F. Tangaard and Ell
| wood Johnson.
Plans have been completed for the
clubs rally at 8 o'clock tonight in
Goodwill hall. The speakers win be
as follows: Carl Hauser, of New
| York; Mrs. William Grant Brown,
president of the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, of New York state; form
or 1ud@es Adrian Won of this city,
aud others. Mrs. Brown was a dele
gate to the second Chicago and New
York conventions, and had the honor
of seconding the nomination Of Oscar
S, Straus for governor of New York.
Goodwill's fife and drum corps will
| furnish the music.
| The Roosevelt Club has decided TO
remove It's headquarters into the
apex rooms of the same building,
which are larger and better fitted for
| the organizatiOn'S needs