Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-21
This Action May Be Taken by
Bull Moose State Com
mittee Today.
ARGUMENT EXPECTED TO
WAX WARM ON QUESTION
Colby Resignation Another
Matter That Viii Cause
Much Debate.
BY HERMAN 3. WALKER


AsBURY PARK. y. J.. June IL
When the Progressive Conferences
, was opened at noon today it was evil
dent that fight was imminent over
whether or not Bull Mooser should
be a candidate in the Republican pri-
mary.
A resolution was introduced to the
effect that the opinion Of the con-
ference was that no Progressive
should be such candidate
Another question which was ex-
pected to come up this afternoon was
the resignation from the Stare conn
mittee of former Senator Everett Cffz
by. Nobody seemed to know inst
what the attitude of the conferences
would be in this regard. Some of the
leaders wanted to urge him to stay.
one resolution to be considered by
the conference was in Condemnation
OF the attempts made in Paterson to
restrict the fundamental right OF free
speech.
| There were many more Progressives
on hand today-sixty or seventy from
every part of the State
While the conference will not dis
cuss the subject of a gubernatoriaI
candidate a petition was in evidences
at the New Monterey this morning in
behalf of Edmund B. Osborne. It was
signed by number of the members.
Senator Colby was not here, but It Is
generally understood that he too. viii
be candidate for governor
BY unanimous vote the executive
committee of the Progressive State
Committee last night went on record
as opposing any plan of fusion or
amalgamation with the Republican
or any other party. Twenty-Five men
and two women attended the meeting
held in the parlors of the New Mop-
terey Hotel Newspaper reporters
were excluded with the explanation
that it was desired to have free ana
Informal discussion OF ways and
means
The committee got together at 10
o'clock and spent two hours dis
cussing the fusion proposition. It
was intended to frame a program
for today's conference. but the
fusion discussion lasted so long noti1-
ing else was talked about.
There was no talk of capdidates IN
the executive session. but it was de-
clared by several members that there
would probably be two candidates for
Governor in the Progressive pri-
maries It was also asserted that
Charles NJ. Fowler was expected to be
candidate in both the Progressive
and Republican parties.
George L. Record told the commit
tee that in his opinion there was
nothing in the law to prevent any
man being candidate in the pri-
maries of more than one party. 1t was
told at the meeting that overtnres for
amalgamation had been made by Re-
publicans in several counties and ia
every case they had been rejected.
Those present at the meeting de-
clared themselves in favor of Pro-
gressive candidates accepting Reptb-
lican nominations whenever thsy
could get them. Others declared that
they would not support a candidate
who accepted Republican nomina-
ton
There were two women present at
the meeting. Miss Crozier D. Reeves
and Miss Mary Emma Jones. Of
Trenton.
Former Governor Fort was not at
the meeting, and Edmund B. Osborne.
of Essex, acted as chairman.
Others who took part in the meet-
ing were James E. Blackwell. Henry
Marcel, John II. Adamson and Colonel
/ S. V. 2. Muzzey, of Passaic; William
Duneddie, Of Middlesex; Frazer So
field c W Ennis and II I Houlxir1k
of Morris: William H. Bright and
George H. Barrett. of Cape May.
Fred Taggart and Edgar Knapp. Of
Union: Herbert NJ. Bailey, Julius
Grunew and Yancey Cohan, of Ber-
gen: X. d. Crozier Reeves. of Mercer.
Frank J. Seggins. of Hudson. Ed
mund B. Osborne and Herman B.
Walker were the only Essex County
representatives here tonight