Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-06
RAYMONDITES
SEEK TO ABSORB
PROGRESSNES
Exit of E. B. Osborne from Bull
Moose Party One of
Signs.
SENATOR COLBY SAYS
OFFER MADE TO HIM, TOO
Montclair Man Declares G. O..
P. Is Place to Fight
Now.

That the men supporting Mayor
Raymond in the latter's fight against
the regular Republican organization
are endeavoring to enlist the aid of
former members of the Progressive
i party in this city and county and
that they are being successful to a de-
gree, is seen in developments today
! connecting two men of Progressive
! tendencies. The first of these was
the formal announcement from Ed
mund Burke Osborne, of Montclair,
! former State chairman of the Pro-
gressive party, that he was quitting
the Bull Moose party to return to
the G. o. p. and a laudation of
Mayor Raymond. The second was
the statement of former Senator
Everett Colby. and the original Pro-
gressive hereabouts, that place on
the proposed Raymond Assembly
| ticket had been offered him, but that
he had rejected the proposition.
The desertion of the Progressive
party by Mr.. Osborne had been ex-
pected and his announcement is like
ly to be followed shortly by another
that he has secured a place on the
Raymond Assembly ticket. To Mr.
Colby, however, the action of Mr.
| Osborne was much in the nature of
a surprise, as Mr.. Colby said that
while he had understood that Mr..
Osborne had been flirting with the
Raymond movement he had under
stood the former State chairman OF
the ProgressiVes, had been turned
down" Mr.. Colby continued that as
far as he was concerned, he didn't
surrender his principles for an AS
sembly nomination and he intimated
that he might issue statement soon
anent the subject.
AS the latest sheep to stray from
the Bull Moose fold in this
State Mr.. Osborne is one of
the most prominent as he
has spent literally of both time and
money to the cause. AS one OF the
New Jersey delegates to the REPUBLIC
can national convention in l9l2 ne
followed Theodore Roosevelt in the
break from the G.. 0. =. and espoused
the Progressive cause. AS chairman
of the New Jersey State Progressive
Committee he managed the campaign
! of Colonel Roosevelt in this state.
Osborne was closely affiliated with
! that wing of the party taking counsel
/ with George l.. Record in the state as
apart from the followers of Everett
! Colby. OF late he has confined much
of his public activities to preparing
public statements which he had pub
iished at his own expense. He has
been mentioned as one of the possible
Assembly candidates of the Raymon-
ties in Essex county. and his espousal
of the cause of Mayor Raymond in his
statement as well as his severing of
affiliations with the Progressives is
probably a forerunner to his an
nouncement of an acceptance place on
the Raymond ticket
Mr.. Colby got his first intimation
of the Osborne resignation from an
Evening Star reporter and he was
visibly surprised.
That is very interesting, ifs true"
said Mr.. Colby. 81 had understood
that Mr.. Osborne had been flirting
with the Raymondite movement and
had offered himself as a willing As
sembly candidate, but my informa-
ton was that he had been turned
down. was myself offered a place
as an Assembly candidate for nomi-
nation on the Raymond ticket, but
refused. | do not surrender my prin-
cipleS so easily.
Il do not wish to appear to be ques-
tioning Mr. osborne's motives.
suppose that he has done what he
believed was right-at least | hopa
so. AS for myself, however, ! have
very strong convictions upon the SUBJ
ject and | propose to follow my own
course
When informed that Osborne had
echoed the opinion of George l.. Rec
ord, to the effect that the Progress
sive party is dead" Mr.. Colby said;
II will read Mr.. Osbornes state
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