Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-23
THIRD PARTY IS SPLIT
ON TICKET QUESTION
State Convention
Is Being Held at
hsbury Park.
SPECIAL TRAIN
Special by United Press Wire.


Asbury Park, July 23.-The New
Jersey Progressive convention assem-
bled here today is divided into rival
/ factions over the question of disre-
garding entirely the regular Republi-
can organization and going it
alone" Interest is at fever heat.
! The committee of arrangements
was In session from early last even
| ing until after o'clock this morn
! ing and resumed it's session at 10
o'clock without having reached a.
definite conclusion on what it was
to recommend to the convention.
However, the advocates of the new
party are in majority and it was GER
, tain they would recommend state
/ congressional and local ticket. OPP
ponents of the new party plans we're
led by former Governor Stokes,
while advocates Of the complete in
| dependent movement were led by
former Governor Fort.
Harold j. Rowland, of the Out
look, before the vote on the resolu-
ton began today, told the state
committee that Roosevelt hoped that
the convention would break away
from the G. o. and form a new
! party III ll6 Sldlt W UdIlle lOI INC
presidential election and state Off
GERS.
AS a result of a compromise the
question of whether candidates of
the party In this state 81 I'll run in
| dependently or make their fights
at the Republican primary, was put
up to the district and county organ
( izations. The committees recon-
Tod 30 ,r1,o
met this afternoon that it would de-
eide for itself the question of what
/ the Presidential electors do. The
recommendation was made, however,
that the progressives run a complete
independent congressional and legis-
lative ticket, but that the candidates
decide after consulting with their
local committee whether they will
also fight for the Republican nomi-
nation at thep rimaries. The COM
mittee also recommended to the
convention that the candidate adopt
the parC.>SSss,sme to be decided on by
| the Chicago csa<S7Zz 7z-.rnr rnruk-sn on IL
Borden ID. Wmung opened the ses'
sion with a speech presenting ex-Goy-
ernor Fort as the chairman, recon-
mended by the state committee.
Ex-Governor Fort made an address
and then followed the appointment Of
: committees on resolutions, rules and
| the selection of delegates to the Chi
| cago convention.
| Former Senator Everett Colby and
| George L. Record will head the COM
| mittee on resolutions.
At the afternoon session will come
the reports Of various committees Mr..
Colby, George L. Record, Adrian Lyon,
Edmund B. Osborn and John e. Gill
will speak on the reports.
The delegates at large to the Chi
cago convention will be Edgar G. Ba-
con, ex-senator Colby. Ex-Governor
| Fort and Frank B. Jess There will
be twenty eight delegates and twenty
eight alternates.
(Former Governor Forts speech
will be found In full on page to-
| day.)
Special Train For Delegates.
Former Judge Adrian Lyon ana
twenty other staunch followers OF
Theodore Roosevelt in this city and
immediate vicinity added their num-
ber to the crowds of North Jersey
men. who have taken a like stand
against President William Howard
Taft, when the special train over
the Pennsylvania railroad, bound for
the state convention at Asbury Park
stopped in this city at 1925 o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Lyon stated be-
| fore leaving that at least another
score of Perth Amboyans, or resi-
dents of this vicinity, will attend the
convention, making the trip in auto
mobiles.
The special train was made up Of
eight passenger coaches, all comfort
ably filled, when it reached Perth
! Amboy. After leaving Jersey City, it
had made stops at Newark, Elizabeth
and Railway. Perth Amboy was the
last scheduled stop before reaching
the seashore city. Flags were
waved from every window when the
train rolled into the local station.
and a short cheer was offered the
Perth Amboy delegation. There
were many ladies in the coaches.
which fact added distinct color to
the special" That there were at
least 500 In the train when it left
here would be a conservative esti-
mate.
( Although twenty-six tickets had
been sold by Judge Lyon and assist
ants, that number of people did not
get on the train. Prominent ill the
party which left here were the fol-
lowing: Mr.. Lyon, Samuel G. Gar
retson, father of Acting Mayor Ferd
Garretson and temporary chairman
of the Progressive Republican Club;
I Rev. c. w. Hanson, pastor of the
! Danish NJ. E. church; Commissioners
Harvey Sell, of the Board of Health;
William Hilker, treasurer Of the
Young Mems Republican Club; Vic
tor P. Christofferson. j. P. Holm and
James E. Griswold, all of this city;
David A. Brown, of Woodbridge;
Mr.. Slugg, of Roosevelt, and Mr.. Dali
rample, of New Brunswick. Others
who went down on the regular train
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