Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-17
OSBORNE LOOKS
FOR A LANDSLIDE
Thinks Progressives viii Elect
cubernatoriaI candidate-Re-
pubIicans Hopeless, He Says.
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TUcKERToN. n. J., June 1.-THE
principal speeches at the Progressive
dollar dinner here last night were
made BY Victor Murdoch, the Pro-
rfessive leader in Congress, and NJ.
clyde Holly. the Progressive con-
gresham. Brief addresses were
made BY Edmund B. Osborne, CHAIR
man of the Progressive State kXec'F
tive. Committee. and Francis D. Pot
ter, state organizer
MIR. Osborne said that the Repuoh-
can leaders who dolefully predict
that neither the Progressives nor the
Republicans can win in New Jersey
As long as they are divided, are only
flals right. He admitted that Repuo-
4iean success is hopeless, but he as
serted that the Progressives will win
with a landslide only two-thirds as
great as the Wilson landslide of 1910
and that the Progressiyes expect to
produce the landslide. Mr.. Osborne SAID
In part. Mr.. Wakelee, the chairman
of the Republican state Committee
has announced his conviction that
neither the Republicans nor the Pro-
gressives can expect to win as long
as they are divided. Mr.. Wakelee is
a recognized authority on the condi-
zion and hopes of the Republican
marty. Nobody will question the
soundness of his judgement about his
own political family. 1t is, indeed
utterly hopeless for the Republicans
TO win without the help of the Pro-
gressives.
But if Mr.. Wakelee would apply
little arithmetic to the Progressive
situation, he would feel more cheer
fal about the outlook for the Pro-
gressive party. The Progressives- can
win lot easier with the help of the
Republicans We expect to get the
help of all Republicans as well as all
Democrats who actually believe in
our principles, but we can win with
out the Republicans and it won't take
a political miracle TO do it.
The Figures.
Here are the figures which show
that the Progressive party is justi-
fed in being much more hopeful of
victory in 1918 than the Democratic
party was in 1910. We polled $4,000
votes for Roosevelt last fall and the
vote for Wilson was 179. 600; a change
of only $4,000 from Wilson to Roose- |
Welt would have carried New Jersey !
for Roosevelt.
Z sThe Democratic landslide of 1910
vas caused by $4,000 Republicans
who voted for Fort in 1907. switching |
TO the Democratic party in 1910 and |
electing Wilson. A landslide two
thirds that size from the Democratic |
to the Progressives in 1918 viii elect |
a Progressive Governor in New Jer- |
sey
I'VE believe that it is entirely rea-
sonable to expect that many more
than l6, 900 Progressive Democrats. !
who voted for Wilson last fall will be
.iisgusted with the performances of
the Democratic Legislature and turn |
from the partially Progressive Demo- !
cratic party to the wholly progress |
sive Progressive party. Furthermore, !
We " III set a lbN VI NOAtS AAcaAA ~
progressive Republicans, who will
realize that Chairman Wakelee is
correct about the hopelessness Of the
Republican party and that a vote
for the Republican candidate will be
thrown away.
.'Chairman Wakelee has greatly
slmplified the situation by admitting
that the Republican party, so far as
winning is concerned, is practically
out of the contest. The fight will be
between the Progressives and the
Democrats, and we confidently IN
dertake the task of convincing 10000
Democrats that they can serve Pro-
Eressive principles more effectively in
the Progressive party than they can
IN the divided Democratic party
There will be no amalgamation or
union between the Progressive party
and the Republican party or Demo-
cratic party. but we extend a cor
dial welcome to all Republicans and
Democrats who believe in the prin-
ciples of the Progressive party, to
5ein us in the Progressive party and
work with us for the principles we
all believe in.