The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-03-18
REPUBLICANS TO
GET TOGETHER
County Chairmen from All Over
!. State Met at Trenton.

will bring back to the republican fold
those who left the party last fall to
follow the call of the Bull Moose.
An organization was effected by the
county chairmen to renew party ac-
tivity, the plan being to conduct an
aggressive campaign from now until
election day.
The conference, which was held
under the auspices of the republican
state committee, was attended by
eighteen of the twenty-one county
chairmen and nearly all the republi-
can senators and assemblymen.
Former Governor Edward C. Stokes
as yice-chafrman of the state COM
mittee, presided at the opening Of the
conference. State Chairman Wake
lee. who was prevented from being
q present by an engagement in court,
sent message of approval and en-
couragement. Ex-Governor Stokes
made it plain at the start that the
1heeting was not intended to boom
any candidate or serve any 1ndlVldual
interest, but to promote harmony ana
advance republican principles. he
Z states that in view of the reactlon-
sfary developments in the democratic
party last fall, the time was oppor-
tune for republican initiative rms
movement, he said, should approprl-
ately come from the county chair
men, who had been elected by the
people ,at the direct primary last fall
rather than from the state comihll-
tee, the members of which had held
over from a former period.
The county chairmen having been
thus chosen by popular vote mad
l. fhfN 1soT
of the party, and show that the par
ty was responsive to new conoltlohs.
Governor Stokes address was heart
ily applauded.
A temporary organization was eff
fected by the election of Herbert w.
TAYLOR, chairman of the Essex coun-
ty committee, as president, and Frank
S Davis, chairman of the Gloucester
county committee, as secretary.
Each county chairman, III turn
made a report on conditions in his
county. The general sentiment, as
expressed by Chairman Reeves, OF
Camden county, was that, without re-
gard to whether the voter had been
~ Taft man or Roosevelt man last
fall. all who believed in repuDhcan
principles should combine IN oppos-
ing the democracy this fall.
Former Assemblyman Plkaart, OF
I12assaic, presented plan OF cam
paign. This was adopted and re-
fered to a committee for practlcal
working out.
II was decided to form a permanent
organization to be known as the
league of republican county chalr-
men. These officers were elected
resident-Hrebert w. Taylor, OF
Essex county; ice-president-Jam
S. Mulheron, of Mercer county; sec
retary-Frank S. Davis, Gloucester
county. The president was author
lied to appoint treasurer and name
finance, rules, advisory and pubic
ity committees. 1t is proposed TO
have regular meetings of the league
and to prepare plans for an active
campaign.
statement was prepared to be
sent out to the voters and particular
ly to the progressives, inviting CO.
operation in the coming campaign.
The statement follows
1--WE, the chairmen of the several
republican county committees of the
State of New Jersey, elected at the
same primary, and by the same voters
who cast their votes for Roosevelt
and Taft, receiving our authority di-
rect from the people themselves, ap-
beal to all those now or heretofore
affiliated with the republican party
whether styling themselves repubh-
cans or progressives, to unite in mar
(, raonious effort for our common prin-
<tiples.
I .'As Lincoln said, slightly para
hphrased: We are not enemies but
friends We must not be enemies:
Though differences may have strained
they must not break the bonds OF
unity. Can opponents make progress
easier than friends can make laws!
Suppose we refuse to unite, we can
not fight always, and when after con-
tinued defeats for both sides and no
gains to either, we cease to differ,
The policies we both advocate will
still be untried and no progress will
be made.
'oThe party to which we now belong
is a progressive party. Borah, Had
ley. Bourne, Cummins, McGovern,
and La Follette-pioneer progressives
as they are-are not dividing their
forces, but are working out their
policies within the party ranks.
ITO those who have political am
bitions to serve, or who prefer no
toriety to principle, this appeal is
not made. but to the rank and file
who have no object but the public
good, we plead for cooperation and
unity.
.'Our party history has been the
same. For years we have marched
shoulder to shoulder politically. We
slory in the same achievements.
{r'We accord praise to the same
statesmen. Our genesis is the same,
our birthright should not be divided.
"In Michigan the republicans and
progressives have united upon a COM
mon platform and common ticket
and are doing their part to redeem
their state and their nation from a
party whose success was won, not
upon merit, but upon our unfortunate
division
"New Jersey can initiate their ex-
ample, and without sacrifice of honor
or of principle. We can join hands
in common cause against politi-
cal organization to which we are
both opposed.
Let us begin our reunion at the
bottom, each county working out it's
problem in its own way. From this
effort will come leadership that will
command the confidence of thepeoplei
who want only what is best for the
state
I'VE hold that no clique or faction
should dominate our action The