Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-24
new PARTY IN
SOUTH AMBOY
Progrsssivss He'd Mass
Meeting in City Hall.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
South Amboy, Oct. 24:-The meet
ing of the Progressives held in the
city hall last evening was decided
success. Notwithstanding the incle-
mency of the weather some ESQ peo-
pie assembled to hear the principles
OF the Progressive party expounded
by some of the most able men in this
state.
The meeting was called to order by
]. Frank Fulton, candidate for coun-
Gilman Of the second ward in this
city. In his Introductory remarks
Mr.. Fulton spoke Of the character OF
politics prevalent in the city and as
an example referred to the presenta-
tion before the grand jury OF the
writing of circular to each and
every voter In the city calling their
attention to certain matters they
were perhaps not aware OF.
The first speaker introduced was
Hon. Adrian Lyon, of Perth Amboy,
candidate for senator on the Pro-
gressive ticket. He spoke of the
manner in which the old parties had
for years been dominated and con-
trolled by machine politics so that
the people have not had the right to
say who should be nominated for Of
fee or even should be elected. He
called attention to the fact that the
Progressive party stands for direct
primaries not only in cities and
states but for the President OF the
United States. He explained in some
detail the workings OF the Chicago
convention that resulted in steal of
the nomination. He also briefly re-
ferred to the principles of the party
in regard to the regulation of trusts
and fixing the hours of labor. In
closing he stated the Progressive
party means turning this government
back to the people to which 1t be-
longs and not permitting it to remain
in the hands of special interests.
The next speaker introduced was
James A. Edgar, candidate for as
sembly He spoke of the parties be-
ing dominated by bosses and asked
II the people were going to permit
the Strong" boss who had domin-
ated politics in Middlesex county for
so many years to continue to do SO.
Mr.. Edgar was followed by Henry
s. Seidler, Of Roosevelt, also a can
didate for assembly. In very able
and interesting address Mr.. Seidler
showed wherein Mr.. Taft had not
been successful president and
clearly pointed out that the Demo-
cratic candidate was an unknown
quantity, and asked that the people
consider Colonel Roosevelt strictly
on merit as true type OF American.
The main speaker OF the evening
was Bainbridge Colby, of New York,
who County Chairman Dinwiddie in-
troduced as the counsel in the con-
test Of Theodore Roosevelt in the Re-
publican convention, afterwards a
delegate to the Progressive national
and delegate to the New York
State Progressive convention and
among the men spoken OF for the
governernship Of New York and who
gave way with several other very
iminent and able men to that marvel
GUS man Oscar Straus. Mr. Colby's
remarks were OF the highest type and
laid bare the defects Of the Repub-
lican and Democratic platform at
least 80 far as concerns the common
people Of the country. He said while
In theory this has been a self goern-
ing republic 1t has not been SO in
fact.
He dwelt at some length upon the
necessity for the people as to body
standing with an energetic, true and
honest type Of leader in order to ac-
complish the purposes of the Pro-
gressive party. Particular stress was
laid upon the inability or disinclina-
ton Of the other candidates to pre-
sent their platforms in an intelligent
manner. and brought to the attention
of all the fact that the Democratic
platform had been repud1ated by the
strongest Democratic newspaper or
gan In the country. The talk given
by Mr.. Colby was one OF the most sin
cere and interesting talks ever given
in this city and the manner in which
the speaker handled the various SUBJ
jects could not but fail to impress
upon the hearers the truth as ex-
pounded by him. At various times
and particularly at the close of his
speech he was greeted with the loud
est applause
Chairman Dinwiddie closed the
meeting by explaining to the people
the bearing which inflated stock deals
had on the high cost Of living and
the close harmony existing between
the corporations and political bosses.
He gave oncrete facts and figures
which could not but help impress all
present,