Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-05-06
: COL. ROOSEVELT
FOR PRESIDENT
DECLARES LYON
Judge Gave a Ringing Speech
Before Progressive Club
Last Night.
ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Plans to Put Strong Bull Moose
Ticket in the Field
Next Fall.
GRlDLEY1EADS COMMITTEE
Will Meet Wednesday Night to
Prepare Local Ticket;
Large Attendance.
GRIDLEY7EADS COMMITTEE

Former Judge Adrian Lyon urged
the nomination of the strongest Pro-
gressiye ticket possible and lent
further support to former President
Theodore Roosevelt in speech
which rang clearly in the ears of
members of the Progressive Club at
their regular meeting last night
There was good attendance despite
weather conditions and business was
transacted. Edward l.. Gridley was
appointed chairman Of the entertain
ment committee to succeed Harvey
Sell, former president of the health
board who has removed from the
city. Active work in preparation for
the coming fall election will be taken
up by the Board of Governors of the
dub at meeting of that body to be
held week from today.
Mr.. Lyon spoke ON Short Re-
view of the Political Situation at
Present" He made no direct ref
erence to the recent report made
here that Republicans would en-
deavor to unite with the progressives
in determined effort to defeat the
Democrats. He urged the Progress
sives to stand together for their
best interests and declared that If
the Republicans supported another
conservative In 1915, Roosevelt
would become the Progressive can
didate for president of the United
ST. St tes.
The Judge referred to speech of
Senator Beveridge in which the lat
ter said before the advent of the Pro-
gressive party voting had been more
of "an expression Of the vengeance
CT the people" In turning out Of office
the party In power at times when
things went wrong. ut meant then,"
said the Juge, that the other party
would be put in power. But what
will happen. now? There will be
numbers of Democrats who voted for
Wilson who will be dissatisfied, but
1t is going to be easier for a dissatis-
fed Dem ocrat to vote the Progressive
ticket than the Republican ticket. The
Progressive party would lose one of
the greatest opportunities ever offer
ed 1t If it does not have the strongest
ticket 1t can nominate, from presi-
dent to poundkeeper, SO that every
one who wishes to vote that ticket
may have the opportunity.
There is much ground for specu-
lation as to what particulars are in
store for us in the trying times the
present administration is encoutering.
They are not having, an easy time at
Washington. We justly feel that the
administration has not the full sup
port of the public-to a certain ex-
tent. How far this is due to pre-
judice and how far the administra-
ton will be backed up will be reflect
ed in measure at the congressional
elections Of next fall. The American
spirit, however, will support the ad-
ministration, particularly at this
time, even while disappearing of the
methods which have led to the pres
ent situation. Perhaps by the time
Of the next presidential election the
Democrats may be repudiated. What
Will happen if the Democratic party
goes out of power? Ordinarily we
would say the Republicans would go
in. That party since the time of
Lincoln built up strong machine,
but when the ring element grew dom
ineering and bolder it repudiated
the progressive spirit within it, re-
sulting in the Progressive party of
today under the leadership of Theo-
dore Roosevelt 1t was the states
manship of Roosevelt that prepared
the way and made possible the A. B.
c. conference, the result Of which,
however, is still in doubt.
1.-THE Republican party can no
more elect president in 1915 than it
can fly to the moon. Suppose they
nominate Roosevelt. Unmistakable
signs all about us indicate they would
be willing to nominate him If he
would accept. But would he? What
would the situation be? He would
not accept unless 1t was the Progress
i've party in policy and spirit, what
ever the name might be.
"If the standpatters of Chicago,
who are still in control of the party, |
insist on running the party their way,
it will go further down. The people |
have no faith in them. Their work
has brought that party into disrepute !
and defeat. I am inclined to believe
that should the Republicans attempt |
to nominate another conservative in |
1916 that Roosevelt will again be the |
Progressive candidate. This may |
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