New-York tribune., 1901-10-21
ENTHUSIASM ATLAKEWOOD
HEARTY RECEPTION OF MIR. MURPHY
THERE AND AT TOMS RIVER
AND LONG BRANCH.


Lakewood Oct. 20 (SpeciaD.-When Franklin Muir
ply and his campaigning staff arrived yesterday
in this beautiful village in the pnes.' as ii has
come be appropriately known the Republican
candidate for Governor received a greeting which
would have gladdened the heart of any man aspir-
ing the suffrage of his fellow citizens. Lake
wood is perhaps, more conspicuously the home of
Republicanism than any place of equal population
in the State. 1t is village of homes and the abid
ing place of prosperous men and women and tidy
children Some time before the train bringing the
campaigning party arrived several of the broad
avenues and streets filed either side with
the villagers and when Mr. Murphy accompanied
by Captain A. NJ Bradshaw, himself veteran of
the Civil War and oldtme campagner still
full of the enthusiasm of his earlier years. and
delegation of citizens marched through these thor
oughfares they were greeted with cheers by the
men. waving handkerchiefs by the women and the
shouts of children, many of whom waved tiny flags.
1t was the welcome of sincerity. in which min
ged the earnestness of godspeed and good wishes.
More than five hundred people had assembled
about the railroad station their candidate
for Governor.
Captain Bradshaw. we'll seconded by Theodore ].
r. Brown. the chairman of the Republican County
Committee; Senator George G. Smith George L.
Shinn. the Republican nominee for State Senator;
George w. Holman. the party candidate for the
Assembly; George D. Roe. Samuel S. Taylor and
many other prominent Republicans of the county.
by turns grasped Mr.. Murphy and the members
of his party by the hand. Then the procession
formed and marched to the office of Captain Brad
shaw, in Main-st., where for than hour Mr..
Murphy shook hands and chatted with the voters,
| many of whom assured him that Ocean County
would do better in its him than it did three
years ago. when it gave plurality of 13i9 for SEN
ator Smith. No demonstration has approached the
enthusiasm which manifested here since Mr..
Murphy began his tour of the State. An elaborate
luncheon served at the Laurel House, the
pioneer hotel of this famous winter resort As the
campaigning party leaving town Senator
Kean remarked, 1T great; Congressman
Fowler said. 1T full of the promise of vic
tory" and Mr.. Murphy added. Yes. it is both. and
this village is place that regrets to leave"
AT TOMS RIVER
From Lakewood the party went Toms River.
the county seat of Ocean County, by stage. There
was large delegation there waiting 10 greet the
Republican candidate when he arrived at the
courthouse. A special train had brought many
people from Barnegat and the stations along the
line down the shore" Ex-Judge Chauncey Beas-
ley. Of Trenton. who recently announced that al
though he had always been a Democrat he would
now support the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor. the principal speaker the meeting.
Prosecutor T. ]. R. Brown, who had arranged the
programme for the Ocean County trip. introduced
Samuel S. Taylor, of Lakewood as chairman. Mr..
Beasley said. in part:
1 do come here apologize for certain acts
OF my life, but TO say a word TO some Democrats
who may be here and give them words OF wisdom
that have come to me by degrees. A man should
be governed by his conscience; and when that die
tateS he should obey. l thought il my duty in
1887 TO be the Democratic nominee for Congress In
, .%emocrat than was / believed the protective
tariff TO be hurtful TO the people OF the State and
I wrong. and l honestly say So one
reason for believing myself wrong was saw that
the tarin put certain articles. l the Tren-
clad and were getting better living They also
had more money than they had before the tariff
act was passed
Mr.. Beasley then characterized the Democratic
platform remarkable and scurriIous document
He asserted that the so-called mismanage cement in
the State Home for the Insane had existed only in
the mind of one newspaper editor. and that the
port OF the recent investigation would show the
only difficulty had been that OF the cooks had
improperly prepared some of the food. He de-
clared that the part OF the platform referring to
the appointment OF Senator MahIon Pitney the
Supreme Court bench as "prostituting' the court
for political purposes was scandalous and untrue.
Il want to say" Mr.. Beasley continued that as
an American citizen I satisfied with the ad-
ministration OF John W. Griggs and Foster NJ.
Voorhees,. and I confident that 1 shall be with
the direction OF affairs when administered by
Franklin Murphy
Mr.. Murphy roundly cheered. He spoke at
some length on national issues. Referring the
methods Of conducting campaigns he said, in sub
hope TO the day when. instead OF meetings
the candidates and speakers Of one party there
viii be meetings OF all the citizens. regardless Of
party. to consider public affairs, and addresses
from both sides. Such meetings would be both
helpful and useful AS II is now, tell you why
my Democratic friend says; Certainly Murphy
talks that way; He is a Republican. and he has
got 10 defend his party" Hence the present man
OF conducting campaigns is open TO charges OF
prejudice Colored statements often made and
l fear they are not always accurate; 1 would be
very willing meet my distinguished opponent on
the platform. We both said De poor
speakers, and in this respect. If this be true of
goes. l would like to such meetings. They
would be better. and the results would be better.
as instead of partisan statements both sides.
we would have statements of conditions and of
facts
Three cheers for Franklin Murphy" called
for and given with Will
Senator kean then said:
There only few Democrats in Ocean
County. Why don't you get rid of them by per-
suading them to come over to side, and thus
make everything harmonious and unanimous?
A short distance from Lakewood Mr.. Murphy
saw a banner swung across the road by a local
Republican club on which was printed: For Gov
ernor. Franklin Murphey." He called one of the
local people and drew his attention the fact
his name was incorrectly spelled. I'VE don't want
any Misrepresentation in this campaign" he said
''and If this becomes known some people
may say that are trying to improve upon a
good old Irish name"
THE MEETING IN LONG BRANCH
The next stop was at Long Branch. where mass
meeting held at the Lyceum. Special trains
were run from Atlantic Highlands on the north
and Point Pleasant. the south. and many people
were brought to the meeting from there and the
Intervening towns. While Mr.. Murphy, Senator
dining with Judge Wilbur A. Heisley the meeting
organized by the selection of ex-Sherifr Wool
ley chairman. and the three candidates for the
Assembly were introduced John A. Rowland gave