Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-20
KING LEAGUE IS
NOW ORGANIZED
G. A. Bloomfield President Of Or
ganizatiOn to Boom King

Declaring it is necessary to bring to
an end the idea of a political dynasty
within the Republican party in New
Jersey, announcement has been made
OF the formation of q statewide or
g~anization of Republicans, with mem
bers in every election district of the
state in the interests of the candi-
dacy of Warren C. King for the Re-
publican nomination for governor.
This organization. known as the
King League, state headquarters of
which have been established in Berg
en- Square. Jersey City, is headed by
Charles A. Bloomfield, of Metuchen,
In Mr.. Kings home county of Mid
dlesex, former president of the New
Jersey Clay Manufacturers Associa-
tion, past president of the Grand
Lodge of the Masonic Veterans Asso-
citation of New Jersey. a direct lineal
~descendent of one of the earliest gov
errors of New Jersey, who is presi-
dent, Major Henry G.. Opdycke, of Jer-
sey City, a veteran of the Spanish
American and of the recent war, and
who organized the signal corps of the
New Jersey National Guard in 1900,
is state director.
The announcement, which is signed
by Mr.. Bloomfield and by Major Opdy-
cke, declares that the King League al
ready has several thousand members
and constitutes a call to the rank and
file of the members of the Republi-
can party of the state to join with it.
The announcement is as follows:
The undersigned members of the
Republican party of New Jersey, be-
heving, with many others of the party,
that success at the polls in Novem-
Der is dependent upon the nominal
ton of a ticket and a candidate for
governor, hat will have the conf
dence of all elements of the party,
and,
Believing, that the voters of the
state are incensed at the efforts of the
Republican machine. handed down by
former Governor Walter e. Edge, to
create a purely political dynasty,
thereby establishing what is, in effect,
an Office holding trust a organized
the King League for the purpose of
bringing about the nomination at the
Republican primaries on September
23 of Warren c. King, of Bound
Brook, as the Republican candidate
for governor.
1.-The formation of the King Lea
que, which already has several thous-
and members in all parts of the
state, has been accomplished and is
being perfected with the knowledge
that the organization of the Repub-
1can in the state must be
met with a counter-organiZation OF
the rank and file of the party in or
der to bring about the objects sought.
Acting in behalf, therefore, of the
King League, we urge upon the Re
publican voters of the state to Join
with us in insuring the nomination of
Warren G. King, who, by being of
genuine service to the people of the
state, if chosen governor, will be of
the highest service to the Republican
party.
I'VE desire a governor who will be
subservient to no interests other than
the public welfare and who will free
the state from unhealthy and oppres-
sive dominance of its affairs by the
Public Service Corporation and the
interests allied with it.
"Mr. King has stated a platform up
on which we know he will fearlessly
stand and successfully carry out and
the King League is to constitute what
may be termed the stockholders of his
administration as Governor and will
be continued as his peoples advisory
cabinet throughout his administra-
ton. Those desiring to enroll in the
League ear do so by addressing either
of the undersigned at King League
State Headquarters, Bergen Square.
Jersey City.
"Charles A. Bloomfield"
Henry G. Opdycke."