Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-02
ROOSEVELT MAY
INVADE JERSEY IN
COMING CAMP PAIGN
Progressive Leaders Intimate
That Party Head viii Be
Asked to Come.

There is a possibility Of Theodore
Roosevelt taking an active part in The
Progressive campaign in New Jer-
Soy this year This intimatiou has
been made by prominent ProgressiYos
in discussing the meeting of the
Progressive County Committee to-
night.
At present TO definite announce
mcnt of the former Presidents in
tcntionS Regarding this State eau be
made. So far as Is known he has
not yet even been approached with
view to having him inject his char
act eristic campaign methods into the
fight the Jersey Moose viii make
this fall. II is certain, however
Progressivcs said that the colonel
Will he asked TO speak here. More
over. il was explained. he will not
be requested merely to make one
or two perfunctory addresses, but will
be urged tn keep in touch with the
campaign all the way through.
Jersey Fight Interests Roosevelt.
Colonel Roosevelt, it is said takes
more than passing interest in the
Progressive cause here. He has al
ready given indications Of desire
10 unite the ProgressiYes If this
State into an effective fighting force,
which will be real factor in the
politics OF tho State
Progressives here have told the
colonel in times past that he aud he
alone possesses the qualiiica-
,r.f.-
the Moose of New Jersey
and members of other parties
who have Ieanings toward Progress
sivencss into "a strong army of voters.
Personal and party interests else
where prevented the colonel from
taking the active leadership Of the
State Moose when the Progressiyes
explained the New Jersey situation
party leaders fondly expect the col
onel's affairs will be in ssch shape
that he can come here. unite the
party fight with the Progressives in
the local elections TO be decided in
November. aud effect an organization
that will bc prepared to hold its own
in tho next elections.
All efforts to obtain Mr. Roosevelt's
aid. the Progressive leaders OK
planned are more or less unofficial
at. present Leaders of the party
merely have discussed informally the
advisability of asking tho coionel 10
! help them IN New Jersey and have
! decided. quite AS informally, that the
entrance Of the national Progressive
leader into New Jersey affairs of the
party would be a great boon to the
Progressive cause in this State.
An official request to Mr.. Rooso-
Welt 10 come here must be deferred,
of course until after the colonel re
turns from Spain. where he Will at
tend the marriage of his son Kermit.
Pennsylvania Wants t. RS Aid.
Pennsylvania Progressives already
have requested Mr.. Roosevelt TO aid
them in fighting Boies Penrose in
his campaign for reelection to the
United States Senate. and the
colonel has agreed to help them. The
issues in New Jersey, Progressive
here say. are quite as important 10
the Progressive cause as is the ae-
feat of Penrose, and they feel they
will have little difficulty in eonyinc-
ing the colonel he is needed mere as
well as in Pennsylvania,
Some. indications of the colonei's
inteEions regarding this State, the
HrOSf6SSlNcS say pfOpdplN MIL no
received at the dinner which will be
given to Irving Il. Taylor. county
chairman. Douglas Robinson. Colonel
Roosevelts brother-in- law, is to 5e
a speaker at the dinner and may
bring a message from the former
! President.
Just at present. Essex county Pro-
gressives appear to be playing a
waiting game. They said today there
will be absolutely no discussion of
their campaign or their probable
candidates at the meeting tonight.
A great part of the meeting. it was
said, probably will be taken up with
a discussion of Edmund B. Osborne's
resolution that the committee go on
record as approving government
ownership of public utilities. Mr..
Osborne is out of town at present,
so it is likely a vote on the resoiu-
ton will not be taken until next
months meeting.