Evening journal., 1913-04-30
PROCRESSIVES
GIVE HOWELL
THEIRSUPPORT
Mayors Second Term Can
didaCy is Favored by Joint
Republican Committees
PLEDGES LOYALTY
TO THE NEW PARTY

Mayor Harrison w Howell, who is
candidate for denomination at the
joint Republican and National Pro
gressive primary, was twice endorsed
by the city committee of the Pro-
gressives at its regular meeting last
night Tho FIRST endorsement was not
unanimous, one member falling to
vote but the second time action was
taken, the vote was unanimous.
Samuel Allen. a member OF the
committee from the Twelfth ward,
was the holding out member on the
first vote taken, and he explained
that while he personally favored
Mayor Howelrs candidacy he did not
think 1t was policy for the commit
tee to endorse him as the committee
was not certain that was expressing
sentiments of all the National Pro
gressives in the city He said he did
not feel as though he should vote for
the 400 National Progressive voters
I'm his ward.
William j. White explained that the
i endorsement was more in the nature
of a recommendation of endorse
ment OF DR.. Howell as he stood for
the principles for which the National
Progressives had declared them-
selves in the present campaign.
Mayor Howell attended the meeting
and expressed regret that the discus
sion had come up and he was willing
that the endorsement be withdrawn.
= He said he would be as we'll satisfied
to have the matter remain as it was
with the understanding that if there
were any other candidates for the
Mayoralty at the joint primary both
parties should endorse the successful
one. He would endorse the success
ful candidate. ne said whoever he
. might be. provided the National Pro
lgressives would do the same. Con.
z tinuiug the Mayor said he admired
Mr.. Allen for having the courage O
voicing his convictions He said hI
felt himself responsible in measur'
for the motion to endorse him whicl
y was made by DR.. w o. Stack, mas
much as he had said in his address
] to the committeeman that he did no
known whether he had been ENDORSE
9 by the National Progressives.
Il want the members te know ina
lI did not come here for endorsement
u said the Mayor emphatically
0 Mr.. Allen said he feared the for
s. NAL endorsement of ayor Ilowel
c might lose some independent vote
S for the ticket in his ward and the
Q were all needed to elect a council
n man from that district
. fI,fu funrfnrp Maynr HnWCII re
y tired from the room to let the com
d mittee thresh out the question Fol
: lowing further discussion on th
Il subject during which Chairman Lu
A" ther NJ Broadway made rousin
speech contending that the entire dis
cussion had been on trivial points an
as Dr. Howell had told them he wa
a Progressive Republican and ha
been one from the time he first wen
G into Office, that should be sufficient
. entitle him to an endorsement. II
further added that the mayor ha
satisfactorily answered all the ques
- tions put to him by the Nationf
/ Progressives. on municipal question:
s, and as a result OF this he said
q am going to again make the motto
that he be endorsed, and hope thf
d. every member will support it,
r Mr.. Allen said that If il was m
l. derstoOd that Mayor Howell wa
81. running as a Progressive Repubiica
he was prepared to second and vol
s. for the motion. The motion was the
sr voted on and unanimously carried.
al In his address to the committo
= Mayor Howell said in part:
III "As | understand IL, the Nations
le Progressives have demonstrated th'
they are not satisfied with either
} the old parties and have determine
to form a new organization To n
course of men sincere in their pu
'e pose, no one can offer reasonable oI
u lection You have naturally decide
o. to go into joint primaries with yoi
10 nearest of kin, the Republicans in Il
belief that by coalition you can evcl
III tually bring to consummation q
m principles you advocate
81 have come TO the belief that
rs is impossible to accomplish the thinl
e. We desire under the present form
n government At present there is a
u parently no help for the lack OF co
as troll over the different city depar
IS, ments The mayor can appoint mer
/. bers on the different city commi
sions, but he cannot recall the
- when they make a mistake. ! am co
vinced of the inadequacy Of the pre-
I'll ent form of government"
The mayor remarked on the fna
I cial problems Of the city and q
N equalization of tax assessments. I
said that the low amounts realized
4 city bonds sold recently was not d
! to the credit Of the city being impair
but to the condition Of the fnanci
N market
II William p. White. candidate T
II president Of City Council. spoke
n the issues on the progressive platfor
/ the Improvement in the manner
collecting and assessing taxes. Il
n Capitalization Of the collection Of ci
II revenue, and the adoption Of the col
mission form Of government
Charles Warner announced that
would expect to make an address
the next regular meeting of the col
mittee Tuesday night.