Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-25
Plan TO Select a Candidate
for Governor Without a
Customary Party Scramble
HAD DOLLAR DINNER
IN MERCER COUNTY
10Th nosthh-Ro Roosevelt and Governor
Johnson Ssnd kilograms
Which Arouse Enthusiasm
CFrom the NEWS corresDondent)

Trenton, April 25.-The Progress
: YES of New Jersey will not go into
! imary contest with fight
among themselves over the governor
ship, but will endeavor to get to-
gether on a gubernatorial candidate
without party scramble. This was
the political talk ION the side lines"
last night at the dollar dinner of the
Mercer County Progressives.
Who will be the candidate7 That
didn't appear. The Mercer Progress
sives were entirely impartial as to
candidates for the nomination and
had nearly all of them as speakers
Former Governor John Franklin
Fort, for State-Senator Everett Col
by, Edmund G. Osborne and George
l.. Record all spoke and there was
no particular boom for any one Of
them. Mr.. Record made the most
telling speech, but he has declared he
Is not candidate for governor and
is supporting Mr.. Osborne. Most
of the talk for the governorship was
III favor Of Mr.. Osborne and ex-Sen-
ator Colby. The general opinion
seemed to be that with the Record
ties on the Osborne band wagon,
the South Orange man who Is noted
for his aggressiveness, might be
counted In the lead for the place at
the head of the ticket.
There was absolutely no talk in IA
vor of gressive-Republican hy-
brid ticket. The whole trend of the
function, both as to the dinner it.
self and the accompanying political
gossip was in favor of a middle of
the road" campaign, with the G. o.
P. welcome to come along If 1t de-
sires to do So
The dinner took place in Masonic
temple, with about 300 people pres
ent, many of them being women.
The women take an active part in the
Progressive movement in this coun-
ty, such well known ladies as Mrs
Jessie Lynch Williams, of Prince
ton; Miss Lille Williams, of the fac
ulty of the State Schools, and others
being among the executive commit
tee. Former Assemblyman John E.
Gill, who turned Progressive after
serving In the Assembly as a Regu-
lar, was POSTMASTER.
The company was stirred to en-
thusiasm by kilograms from Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt and Governor
Hiram w. Johnson, of California. the
standard bearers on the Bull Moose
ticket last fall. This was the mes
sage from the Colonel:
i want to send a word of hearty
greeting to the Progressives of Mer-
Ger county and to take this oppor-
tunfty of thanking them personally
for what they have done and are do
ing In the Progressive cause. Let
us proceed steadily along the course
we have outlined for ourselves, hold
ing out the hand of welcome to all
genuine Progressives irrespective of
their former party affiliations. who
desire to come with us and share in
the work we are doing, while at the
same time exerting every effort In
our power to bring about the enact
ment OF the legislation advocated In
the platform OF the Progressive
party looking to the social and in
dustrial welfare of the people. Keep
up the good fight and In the end the
cause for which we battle will sure
ly be triumphant"
Governor Johnson sent this mes
sage:
My best wishes and heartiest
greetings to the Progressives of Nor
Ger county. We are striving now to
accomplish in California what we
promised shall be done throughout
the Nation, and 1t is encouraging to
have received your assurance that
the good fight which we SO well
started last fall shall be continued
until that success which always
comes to a just cause, shall be
achieved in ours"
Besides those already mentioned.
the speakers were: United States
Senator Moses E. Clapp, of Mime
sofa; Richard S. Childs, Miss Lille
A. Williams and Miss Mary Antin,
of New York.