Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-09-13
County Progressives Practlc-
ally Decide on Full Ticket at
Banquet and Meeting Here
on Saturday Night.
SEVERAL GOOD SPEECHES
Three Candidates for Assem-
bly, are Endorsed and Three
of the FreehoIder Candi-
dates are Chosen.

At meeting of Progressives
rom all over the county Saturday
night in the Elks' building IN Mad1-
,on avenue, candidates were endors-
I'd to run for state senator, freehold
ers and assemblymen at the coming
primaries. The evening was begun
with a banquet which started at
o'clock and lasted until 8.
After the supper had been finish
ed County Chairman James A. Edgar
of New Brunswick, opened the meet
ing with few remarks relative to
the selection OF candidates for the
coming election. First candidate
for the Office of state senator was
named All present favored DR..
George w. Tyrrell of this city. Three
assem- bly, candidates were secured
from New Brunswick, Old Bridge
and Perth Amboy. Those selected to
run for this office were John Blow, OF
this city; Brognard Wright, of New
Brunswick, and Charles H. Reid, of
Old Bridge. There was much dis
cussion as to who would be the five
candidates for freeholders and 1t was
not until the subject had had lengthy
consideration that 1t was decided to
select three from men present at the
meeting and let a committee compos-
ed of the county chairman and the
three appointed freeholder selections
appoint the other two Progressives
to run for the office. The three
candidates for freeholders elected
were E. G. Smith, of Perth Amboy;
G. E. Wildeman, of New Brunswick,
and W. U. Brewer, of Roosevelt. The
object in selecting those present for
the different offices was to have one
from each section of the county so
that there will be an equal vote
throughout the county and not a
large poll in the northern or eastern
sections and scarcely any in the
southern or western.
There were three short speeches
made after the selection of candidates
had taken place, the first being made
by John A. Hopkins, of Morristown,
state secretary of the Progressive
Party, and the other two by Frank I.
Paterson, of Colonia and Henry Seidler,
of Roosevelt.
Mr. Hopkins told the Progressives
present that he was glad to see how
well and quickly they had taken hold
of things and had made their ticket
up.
All of these preparations will go
for naught if you do not work to-
gether, he said Organization is the
secret of success and it is the lack of
organization in previous elections that
have caused the defeat of some of the
candidates. Work together and have
unity and you will accomplish much
more than you would by individual
work.
He told the local men that many
good speakers had been secured by the
party and would be glad to make
speeches in this city or any other city
where one is needed to increase the
Progressive feeling. He also asked for
large representation at the conven-
tion to be held in Trenton after the
primaries.
Frank I. Paterson gave q stirring ad-
dress which brought forth much ap-
splause In the course of the speech he
said: "Many people claim that the
spirit of the Progressive Party in
shrinking. To the contrary it is in
creasing daily, but there is floating
vote that is for one party one year
and another the next and this is the vote
that many times in needed by the vari-
Gus parties to make them winners -
He also brought out the necessity of
organization as Mr.. Hopkins did say
ing that there is no reason why this
county should not be organized Find
out who you are and where you are.
Find out who is for and against you
and then begin at home and gradually
extend yourself until you have the
whole vicinity and district where you
know just who to expect vote from
and who not. One of the secrets of
organization is to be so in touch with
individuals that you work in harmony
with them instead of going blindly into
the thing and doing more harm than
good. There is nothing more important
theus a man s political life, yet reports
s. that fifty per cent. of the men of
jnited States did not use their
ilege to vote at the big election
1912 These fifty per cent. should be
! ones that are shown the principles
the Progressive Party and influenced
tgive their vote for the cause. One
Ject of the Progressive Party is to
ftoleSo tHe peoPio III PoilIicai ii1e;
and once they get interested they will
work as hard in politics as they do in
every day work. In short get Middle
sex county organized and back up the
candidates selected with heart and
soul.'
Organization seemed to be the key
note Of the evening and when Henry
Seidler, of Roosevelt, spoke, he also laid
emphasis on the organization policy.
Twenty-Five Progressives were present.
Because of another important en-
ugagenlent Everett Colby, who was to
'De Speaker of the evening, was un-
able to attend and John A. Hopkins,
state chairman of the Progressive
party, was sent to represent Mr..
Colby. Judge Adrian Lyon, of the
nsj Progressive party, was also to
ade an address, but because
nktng of the State Y NJ c. A..
it WIS impossible for