The sun., 1916-02-07
SEE MOOSE PLAN TO
SPLIT JERSEY G. O.P.
Republican Leaders Eyes Now
Fixed on Osborne. Record
and Blauvclt.
STIRRED THROUGH ".AD"

Every move made by the leaders ~
what is lef, of the progressive wing Of
The Republican party In New Jersey is
being watched by the regulars Just nov
In view Of the approaching campa pu
for GovernO Consequently the a.
nouncemcnt made by Edmund B o..
borne Of ESSEX county in q paid ad,c..
,sement In a Newark paper on SATURDAY
that "we anti-privilrge Republican
will put up "A candidate in the Repub.i-
can primaries and that the man t"
make the fight is Mayor Mark NJ. Fagai
Of Jersey city" caused much Interest
throughout the State.
Mayor Fagan told THE SuN that he
announcement was news 10 him ana tllht
he knew nothing whatever about II. lie
admitted. however. that many friends
had asked him tn become candidate
but said he had stcadfastly refused to
get into the race.
II hadn't consulted Mr. Fagan about
the aivcrtiscm, when ! published H.
M.. Osborne said yesterday at his home
in Montclair. and I haven't talked with
him about it since. Mayor Pagan -
"A man Of high sense % duty and ! am
sure II IL Is made clear to him that II
is his duty to become 81 candidate ne
will consent to run. That advertise
ment. however. was published right on
the bat
Leaders In the Republican organiza-
ton profess to see IN MIR Osborne
nomination" OF Mayor Fagan an effort
on the pa-t OF progressive leaders 10
max, trouble in the party in year
when the prospects for Reiuo icah sue
cess are considered very bright and
"a
hasn't any part in the progressive Lead
orS' progufnme at all.
The progreesiyes who are doing the
heavy thinking for the radical element
in the party are Mr.. osborne, George l.
Record of Hudson county and James b
Elauyelt Of passaic. Realizing thaF
MAYOR Fagan's successes In Democratic
Jersey city have demonstrated his
ability a. "A vote getter and that his fame
has spread all over the state, Republican
politicians say. Osborne. Record and
Blauvclt are ANXIOUS to put forward a
candidate OF Fagan's well known
strength in order to make the facti"nal
contest at the Republican primaries is
close ~ possible.
II has long been an open secret in
New Jersey that the progressive leaders
believe their programme viii never be
carried out until they demonstrate that
they are stronger within the Republican
party than the regulars and therefore
their efforts have for AN objective the
smashing -: the Republican organization.
Thus in so'cT,ns MAYOR Pagan ds Il
possible candidate. Republicans argue,
Messrs Osborne. Record and Blauvelt
are seeking the man with q large per-
soma, following IA the hope tha' ne would
make things lively AZ rhe primaries and
lead t. the BELIEF that tho progressiv.s
are still strong
The progressivcs' intend - make their
campaign on the land tax ISSUE. which
doesn't appeal 20 Republicans 20 any
great extent. and T. Is believed the sled =
ding will Ne hard for thcm unless they
succeed In inducing "a very popular pro-
eressive To- lead their fight. II is known
that Mayor Fagan doesn't relish the idea
OF hcCpmius candidate for Governor
o. any other pt''ce just nov. T. Ne fol =
owed MS personal .uciirations y i be-
.i"yci that NJ would s.t back and let
.h!ugs political 20 hang for timc
State senators Austen Colgat. o. F>-
sex and Walter J.: Edge of Atlantic have
already ann puu,rl that they are can
didates for tn. Gubc.u uorial nomination
at III" Republican primaries Proc John
Dyueley Prince former STATE senator Of
Tassaic county, has also said tAat he Is
IL the race