New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-01
4 JERSEY MOOSE
LEADERS QUIT;
CALL PARTY DEAD
g |. Record, Roosevelt'S
Friend, Leads Exodus
Back to Republicans.
pROGRESSIVES ADMIT
CRISIS is NEAR
Ex-senator Colby. Still Loyal,
Declares They Will Not
DiSband.

Asbury Park. y. j., July 31-The
p-oc-es>.vc state Committee received
,,;s afternoon She formal designations
- george l.. Record. Herbert NJ. Bailey,
lanes C B,auyclt and Edmund f. Os-
horne These men. thus far at the
.-,r. Of the Bull Moose movement in
New Jersey. have forsaken the ranks
e.. fgbt for Progressive principles as
Republicans.
George /. Record former Corpora
zion Counsel Of Jersey City and one
~ the mos prominent men in the
state has resigned because he consid-
cred .he Progressive party as a sepa-
rs.e organ axiom dead.
The designations Of the four men
we're announced few minutes before
3D., conference Of the committee was
opercd az che Metropolitan Hotel.
Their Departure from the ranks of the
Youngest party moved National Cfair-
IAN George IS. Perkins TO inform the
convention 'aSt night that Victor Muir
dock. o. Kansas, would give out g.
statement tomorrow defining the po-
...o~ o. sac Progressive party.
Nr Record wrote 20 J. 4. II. Lop-
krs. State C.r.uau. as follows:
81 a~ ir receipt Of your lnVitato on
% attend che conference Of the rep
rtsen,atYt, Of the Progressive party
az A-bary Park on Saturday, July 81.
Most OF che men with whom ] have
been politically affiliated during the
last ten years iu this county and in
tre state have determined 10 return
90 tt, Republican pary and IN the
primaries OF that party 10 fight for
the nomination Of men committed 70
the principles in which you and we
believe. The Progressive party could
only hope for success by perSuadlDg
the rank and file o. the Republican
party 20 Join the Progressive ranks.
Experience has shown that 1t is
easier TO get the Republican voters,
the majority of whom are unquestion-
ably Progressive. TO support at the
regular Republican primaries candi-
dates committed 20 our principles than
u is 20 induce them 90 leave the Re
publican party. Last year in Hudson
County We ran the Progressive ticket
also in the Republican primaries and
received over 5000 votes without any
campaign. The Progressive primaries
pol1ed less than 500 votes in this
county. II is obvious, therefore. that
our main support lies IN the Republi-
can party
Back in Republican Ranks.
"For these reasons I have deter
mined 10 60 back into the Republican
party and there fight for the princi-
pies in which ] believe by supporting
candidates in the Republican primaries
committed 20 those principles. should
feel cratifed II, as the result Of your
conference, the Progressive leaders
with whom 7 have been associated dur
,nc the last two years could see their
way clear TO join Us in This movement,
so that an Of US who are committed to
our principles could work in concert
and with the maximum Of efficiency.
If however. you determine to con-
t.nUe the existence Of the Progressive
party as a separate organization IL Is
only fair that ! should resign my posi-
ton as % member Of the state commit
tee Of that party, and such resignation
] herewith tender
To his letter 20 Mr. Hopkins, Mr..
b. icy. OF Uachensack. said he resigned
for reasons that were obvious. Mr..
B.aGve't's note read in part:
Of have joined the Republican party,
believing that II offers the best means
20 secure the reforms for which we
have .aoorel these many years. | am
accordingly supporting the campaign
OF legislative candidates in the Eepub-
lean primary pledged 20 local option or
the right of every community 10 decide
for itself a- least three things: