Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-05-25
At
STATE SESSION
Mayor Ten Brock on ExeCu-
tive Committee for Coming
Elections.
By Special Correspondent.

GlCOlIOIlOs
By Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, May 25-With the
three candidates for the G.. o. P. NOM
ination for United States senator hold
ing the center of the stage, the annual
convention Of the New Jersey League
Of Republican Clubs assembled here
this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the au-
ditorium of the Republican Club to
formally put the party in fighting
shape for the coming battle to keep
New Jersey in the Republican ranks.
Between four and f1ve hundred dele
gates came to this city this morning
to attend the convention, represent
ing 500 clubs throughout the state,
including within their membership
900 men.
Governor Edge, former Senator
Colgate. Of Essex, and George L. Rec
ord, of Jersey City, all accepted invi-
tations to attend the convention, and
the proceedings Of the afternoon.
A feature of today's gathering was
the fact that while the fight for the
senatorial nomination overshadowed
other political considerations, booms
were suddenly launched for both
State Chairman Newton A. K. Bug
bee and State Treasurer William T.
Read for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton a year hence. At noon the Mer-
Ger county delegates to the conven-
ton rendered Bugbee luncheon at
Hildebretch's restaurant, and at the
same hour in another part of the
same building the seventy-f1ve party
men in attendance from Camden gave
q mplimentary luncheon to Mr.
Read. The holding Of these two events
simultaneously was one Of the chief
topics of discussion here this morning,
and was taken as a forecast that the
Republicans of Mercer and those Of
Camden county would a year hence be
found fighting at the primaries for
their favorite sons for the nomina-
ton for governor. Booms for each Of
these two men were launched here
today at these luncheons.
Edward G. Bremen, of West New
York. opened the convention with a
brief speech, and introduced Mr..
Bugbee, who Is chairman Of the State
Committee. The chairman made a
brief talk, urging upon the party
and he pleaded for harmony in the
party ranks. Touching upon the
spirited primarys campaign with ref
erence to the senatorial situation, al
though he did not specifically men
ton it, Mr.. Bugbee made it plain
that any bitterness that should crop
out should be removed by the time
the fight starts prior to the general
election. Marvin A. Riley, of Tren-
ton, secretary of the league, acted in
that capacity for the convention, and
Frederick A. Pope, of Somerville,
who is q candidate for the nomina-
ton for congress in the fourth dis
trict, addressed the delegates on gen.
eral Republican principles and party
aspirations at this time. Winklers
Band was on hand to discourse music.
Speakers and leaders at the con-
vention were at pains to explain that
the league so far as primary is con
cerned is on-factional and impartial,
and that 1t intends in no way to take
sides in any primary contest. Secre-
tary Riley declared that the organ
ization hoped to have 1000 units by
September.
Chairman Bremen during the af-
ternoon will appoint vice presidents
for each county. A feature of the
opening session was the announce
ment of the appointment of an ad-
visory committee to the league to as
ing the list was the name Of Cover
nor Edge. followed in order by Bug
bee, Read, Colgate, Baird, Freling-
huysen. Stokes and Murphy. The
other members of the committee fol-
low:
John B. Woolston, Joseph Riker,
Daniel Pomeroy, Col. Myron Robin
son, Theodore Boettger, Alfred Gram
Itch, Frank B. Jess, Hon. Joshua
Knox Taylor, E. P. Bay
lor, James 8. studdiford, Percival
Chrystie, w. F. Redmond, X. G..
Roebling, Hon. John E. Gill, Simon
Gerson, A. j. Hemphill, Lewis s.
James w. Johnson, Alfred
Hon. John F. TenBroeck, Will
liam H. Albright, Hon. Francis w.
Davis, Hon. John I. B. Kelley, Hon.
John shipman, Hon. Arthur Whitney
Hamilton F. Kean. Frank H.
Smith.
Jacob Van Blarcom, Frederick Gen.
tieu, D. Morris Smith, Hon. Thomas
F. McCran, George F. Wright, Hon.
Morris Van Wrinkle, Hon. Richard r.
Doherty, Thomas j. Stewart, Frank
Wanser, Joseph McDermott, Edward
Crabbe, Hon. C. D. White, Henry P.
Thorn, Charles H. Codding. A. B.
r. Stevens f. Bertram Mott, Benjamin
D. Jones and George w. Holman, Jr.
Because of the fact that the Repub-
|ican members of the United States
Senate and the House Of Representa-
tives were scheduled to have con-
ference at Washington today on party
matters, which he had to attend, Will
n. Hays, chairman of the National
was unable to come here
FOR the convention. He sent an 800 !
word message of greetings to the New |
Jersey Republicans in which he urged |
party loyalty and solidifcation, and
pledged the Republican party to the
program of winning the war.